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So the game gets deadlier for pc's... thats a good thing! Especially for 4e vs experienced players who want a grittier game. One round of "real" combat is going to have more room for panic and error than several thousand hours of basic training combined. No plan survives contact with the...

here's my system: Critical hits; all normal rules apply *plus* roll the critical hit die, an oversized d12 that has 11 conditions on it (dazed, stunned, slowed etc) and one "amputate" label. The dm describes the hit according to your roll (a "slow" might be a blow to the knee's for example)...

basic dnd, 1987. First thing that happened was I fell in a pit, dm fiat that I roll a d6 and on a 1 I break my neck. I rolled a 4! Played a few sessions, pretty sure I went up a level. First actual death was in 1990, 1ed. A pack of piranah-dogs. Didn't level.

Pardon me; I did not mean the magic rules - I meant a person falling in love with the game itself, finding the game to be mysterious, compelling. Clearly dnd players are one of the most diverse crowds associated with any hobby; thus the question of why it's "rep" is poor. But "rep" is a...

The most interested and passionate people became the hobbies leaders; the games structure putting a lot of how the game is experienced/perceived in the hands of these leaders (as dm's) Their motivations were usually comprised of one or more of the following: 1. intelligent, relatively heavy...

This is fun. Imagine your campaigns race selection for players was based off of this system? I wonder what final 6 pc races will be allowed for "vote-wurld". Sad to see the humans going, but happy that the classic dwarf and elf have zero votes!

Awesome sneaky move by the halflings. Thumbs down to genasi.

With a large enough collection you could run things a different way; have the minis you DO own represent the actual demographics of your world. I like legions of orcs as much as the next guy, but you might find it refreshing to have a planet peopled very differently than the atypical campaign...

I've always had a blast running underdark, especially evil cities. I like the underdark experience to start out as an insane, intense jungle of chaos and danger - but by the end the characters have learned so many secrets they'd have a shot at navigating even the most difficult zones as 1st...

Chaos. From rolling up stats to no instant-kills; the game has gone in more of a balanced direction and in some ways is less dangerous/thrilling. This was done on purpose with the intent that the final fun factor would be higher with the "no fun" aspects taken out (rolling crappy stats for...

Other: players describe how they use the skill of their choice, dm adjusts the dc according to how effective he judges the description - roll. Each consecutive use of the same skill by the same player adds +2 to the dc. Base dc's determined by table of relative dc's to party/encounter level...

LET THE SIMULATIONIST HAVE HIS WAY. If he's a fan of simulation, he'll like your nifty details such as the 1 cp leather loop protecting your monsters from being disarmed; I know it's handy on my super realistic umbrella. And thats for the level 1 monsters. Obviously you'd be seeing...

I appreciate that a fully statted up npc is not usually a good idea; but two counter points if I may... 1. It's not hard or time consuming to generate, unlike 3e. I input class, race and then push a button, tweaking if I wish afterward. 2. The real pc's would not normally interact with the...

I'm about to introduce my players favorite old villain from 3e, a vampire wizard/warrior and his gang of cohorts. Im thinking of doing these badguys up as full fledged characters in the character generator. I want them to be special, and shocking - but im worried that: 1. maybe pc vs pc...

level 18 campaign - many close calls only one death so far 8th level dwarven cleric got boiled to death by a hazard; technically a strategic error as he could have been rescued by another character; but that guy didn't see the option until afterwards. There are no leaders or healers in our...

In the new patch, Blizzard has dedicated their new dungeon to Dave Arneson. "Blizzard Entertainment would like to dedicate Secrets of Ulduar in memory of Dave Arneson. We were greatly saddened by the news of Dave's passing. His work, passion, and creativity helped give life to an entirely...

Be sure to have a place to buy stuff at least once every other level.

My group changed things a little, making it so you do provoke an OA for getting up, but may shift while prone... (which I think is illegal by the official rules) Works for us.

Stratagies for dm'ing professionally I am not interested in/have abandoned for now: #1 (the king of france strategy) Lower your cost of living to zero (become homeless bum) and play for fun. This is not a bad option in north america if your zen enough to get over all the cool toys most of...

The discussion between you and the people who see it differently, or are trying to understand the way you see it, is being clouded by those with an edition war agenda. I have stated (in response to the OP) that most of the people contradicting their own logic belong in the edition wars camp...