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Ahhh, baby owlbears. I once had a group follow the tracks of the owlbears they just killed back to a nest and found an owlbear chick. It made baby sounds at them. They killed it. Then wondered WHY I told them "No xp for killing baby owlbears!"

When I'm really short on sleep, I find that I'm constantly hungry for hot food, and have a hard time keeping myself warm. So nothing is better than soup for me, especially if I can get some good chicken noodle or spicy ramen. Energy-wise, what's gonna keep you well-fueled is protein and...

"Whoa! I've got TWO feet?!"

Lets seee.... 1) Think about the game all week, but put off all the prep work til the day before the game. 2) Get all the other stuff done for the day, figuring that I'll work better if it's my only thing to think about. 3) Figure that an hour of tv can't hurt.... 4) Spend way too much time...

I'm SEVERELY tempted. I was tempted last year as well, and had to shake my head ferociously to refrain from trying it at a time when I knew I couldnt commit to it. I have a lot of goals left to complete by the end of the year, so if I can sit down and sensibly plan sopme projects, I might do it.

8-10 to feel rested. But I love to sleep. I CAN oversleep and feel tired, but a warm soft bed is about the best thing there is. Someday I plan to pick a day when I don't have work, anywhere to go, or anything I need to get done, and just snooze the whole day away, just for fun. I need a...

Suzanne Vega's "The Queen and the Soldier." "The Queen & The Soldier" The soldier came knocking upon the queen's door He said, "I am not fighting for you any more" The queen knew she'd seen his face someplace before And slowly she let him inside. He said, "I've watched your palace up here on...

When choosing music, go for something that emulates the rythm of a beating heart. It makes things more visceral and driving. Then if the beat speeds up later, it adds to the urgency. Take away their sense of control. Have things happening around them that they don't have the ability to...

In my opinion, in game stuff should be rewarded in game, out of game stuff out of game. However, I consider XP to be out of game, since the characters don't have any concept of it. So when my players do things like write or draw stuff about their characters, or bring food, or roleplay well, or...

All the regular stuff. I like cheese and sour cream, but only a little bit. Salsa or taco sauce is ok, but usually only mild. I like spicy, but not too hot.

Emoticards, Expressions on a Stick! Made by yours truly, these are small cards with various expressions in thought bubbles. There are some smileys, and punctuation symbols like ?, !, and @$%&!. The backs of the cards have languages on them. The set includes all the languages in the PHB...

Aging paper with tea: rip the edges of the paper so they're good and rough. Use extra hot water and make super concentrated tea. half a cup of water let steep for 5-10 minutes is good. crumple the paper up good and soak it in the tea for a few minutes, then spread it out flat to dry. Looks...

Gah, I must do the agreement-dance there. I'm currently typing up 30-some spells from that book for my druid to use. Three spells from that list are not included in the actual spell list, only in the full length spell section, and I've seen numerous typos. It makes my poor English majored...

NPCs that the PCs aren't going to fight rarely get statted out, aside from a note or two about skill points, since you never know when sensing motives or bluffing might happen. For combat NPCs, sometimes I roll, and sometimes I just plug in numbers. If I'm making fighter grunts, and the PCs...

I use a sheet that can be filled out on the computer, and keep it in plastic sleeves. Spells, notes, and hit points are recorded on a steno pad during sessions. Important things get noted on the sheet. I only have to reprint a sheet every few levels, which is also when I go through everything...

Thanks for the tips, everybody. I've definitely got some stuff to think about now. Ahh, my mouse. Good old Demetrius. What happened with that, was, the very first time I played this character, it was as a one shot prequel to my joining the group (I was still away at school at the time). I...

My first thread! I feel special. So an ongoing game is about to pick up again after hiatus, and I'm looking for ways to play my character more effectively. I've heard a bunch of times on this forum that the druid is a powerful class...so what am I not seeing? When I wildshape, the low AC...

Lucky duck! So where did you get him? My area doesn't have a FLGS, and they don't carry them at Media Play... :p

A thick sketchbook and mechanical pencils. I can draw in it, write in it, and use the paper to make things like playing cards or build fires.

If she does decide to go with mace or pepper spray, be very, VERY careful with it. It's far too easy to fumble in an emergency and either get the can backwards and spray yourself, have the wind blow it back in your face, or, if you're using it to ward off a human, have it grabbed away and used...