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  1. Lord Captian Tobacco

    Ah, the stupid things PCs do...

    Where to start? The party (low level, 2nd ed, D&D) has this mage. He had the most powerful spell available - 'Sleep'. Buut he had this habit of targetting the leading baddie, thinking that the leader would be the one out front. Unfortunatly, by the time the spell went off, it would also catch...
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    Gnome Names

    I had a Gnome Illusionist (1st ed) named Bink Guildersleeves the Third, Four times removed from the upper bunk by his Second cousin... My suggestion is to get a Thesaurus and look up some aspect of his/her personality. Don't forget the delusions of grandure (to make up for their short...
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    Chris keep out! - Looking for ideas to bounce off of players/dms

    Depending on the investigative abilites of the party, you could try a change on the 'Princess Bride' option. Kidnap (maybe with the intent to replace), The job goes badly (victim is killed), The characterss are responsible (they interupt the action or implicated in the crime. TREASON!) To...
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    Gaming in the basement

    The Perfect Setting While in the army over in Germany, we had this bar...with a back room in the basement. We arranged to have the room on Saturdays and would run a tab that often got quite high after twelve to fifteen hours (which made the owners happy to have us use the room). The room was...
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    When Is PC Death Worst?

    As a GM the deaths that bother me falls into two catagories: 1. The one where a VERY improbable roll (in the open - no GM adjustment) kills without mercy. 2. When a character with VITAL information for the stroy arc (not just the adventure) gets offed without telling anybody else the...
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    Is house ruling fair to the game or gamers when first introducing it?

    Not really sure that this is an issue with some of the games...when you are digging for some calling on an activity and have to dig through 15+ books, you may be better off making a call and researching later. Mostly, I tell the new player "Ask me. I'll tell you." It's not an Easter Egg...
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