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waidaminnit. I thought the combination of Dranko giving up fame and PC training out Leadership severed the company's connection to the Undermen. Oh, wait that was just the being leader thing. Dranko still "works" for them huh? Gosh, time travel and timeline changing is confusing. Neat birthday...

The issue is perception. On a forum, only people with questions that rely adjudication post very often for 3.5, because most of the mechanics have been hashed out, and no one wants to keep answering those same questions for newer players. With 4e, there is still the "how the &!#@ does this...

QFT I have only ever seen 3 successful skill challenges- two of them were in 3.5 too. -party patron, a 10th level ranger (we were... 2nd I think) saved us from gnolls but was badly poisoned and diseased. Tomas, the necromancer-physician identified the blood poisoning and we spent about half an...

bah! Messed up on the XP screen; finger slip, comment forever ruined. Ah, well. You could run it as a reverse-skill challenge. By using the PCs skills to throw up roadblocks (infiltrate sanctum, bribe guards, ruin breakfast to throw off his focus) countered by the NPC's own skill training, they...

My favorite-ish prC for these situations is champion of legacy (from weapons of legacy). Under the SPECIAL header it says "+1 existing class". Not spellcasting +1, but class features +1. So, you've maxed out all five levels of archmage, say? 2 levels of CoL will get you up to archmage 6th...

Personally, I'm assuming the adversary, who scared all the traveling gods to this world in the first place, is on his way. It makes small amount of sense, seeing as how some of the travelers (or the other gods, I can't keep em straight :/ ) are traveling again. But who knows? There have been...

Almost. A good fumble chart should be cinematic; again, I've had a lot of bad experiences. the DM implemented A devastating fumble chart (where the best result, a broken limb, was still 50% likely to lead to death) because he had players roll 1d10+9 for stats, removed racial level maximums, and...

You probably weren't looking. It really depends on how you view deific power. A lot of common consensus is to slap the abrahamic "all mighty, all powerful and infallible" onto any concept of the divine. I disagree, myself; elsewise, how could Zeus have overthrown the titans? Or the aesir beat...

There are substantial piles of evidence that 5th level is about the max skill potential of any human alive- the ol' Einstein was a 5th level e pert and unrelated Gandalf was a 5th level magic user. Numerically, a 20th level fighter is much closer to divine might than professional athlete. As...

Man excellent. The story is quickly getting to the point where I can't follow all the strands and threads; I have new appreciation for Mostin's comprehension of the 'motes. I think this is the most spectacular handling of standard 2e trope play ever- the PCs have to deal with world ending evil...

Cross-posted for fun Ha! So that was you on E-sam. Wasn't sure for a minute there. So I've been thinkin about this. Best I could come up with that was clean was to reference an obscure rule I haven't bothered to really read through. In one of the Complete splat-books (arcane or Mage; I can...

So Sound advice, Nifft. E6 is considered gritty for all the reasons listed, but more concretely; I started up two 6th level NPCs (leaders of opposite sides) and given their attack and armor numbers, both people, who are experienced and competent warriors, could still be killed by their...

I second the last post. Angels are good, but they are also GOOD to the point of being alien and inscrutable. Add a double twist instead of single; I will let her go? Make it clear that the enemy has a very clear honor streak, and will respect noble actions on the party's side. The choice comes...

Commenting for the Subscription mostly EDIT: here's the thing. Sandbox is a noun (game type) and railroad is a verb (method of play). Apples and oranges, and lots of misplaced vitriol. The same goes with the word plot- y'all should specify whether you mean a villains plot (plan to be executed)...

Ach. Poor Dranko, famous for dying. The guy just can't catch a break. Heh.

No clue. I tried to explain my lack of cohesion with "geeking out" and my phone changed the word. I can neither preview nor edit my posts, either; my browser crashes and I lose the message. So I corrected myself in a later post. Games like Sepulchrave II's are interesting as a diversion, but...

Situation was, game started with PCs captured by slavers. The incarnate (tiefling ACL incarnate 2) was put in an arena do to be the most succesful failed escape. No equipment except sub-optimal melds + dissolving spittle (2d6 ranged touch, acid, 30' range standard action, provokes)...

PC, I was actually commenting on all of the pictures in the epic level handbook. It shows all of the iconic characters (even the PrC ones) but with "epic" gear. I know they had to show the difference since they were using a visual medium, but some of the images were jarring and absurd- most...

Situation: single combat. Enemy NPC is a match/slightly superior to PC, and they are fighting one-on-one. Then the NPC goes berserk. 2 more hits will drop the PC, but if they can hold out until the rage subsides, the battle is theirs. The PC readies his action to move when the NPC attacks...

Aah! Preview button ate my comment! Well, let's try again. Not as nice as the first time though... Consider that, though a DM screen, the players will be the ones really looking at it all the time, and what you see and hear constantly affects your mood. DM a god-like narrator? Get a hooded man...