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With all of these 1E/2E adventures being converted, and being a fool that is about to embark on a conversion project of my own, I was wondering if anyone had put together a guideline for converting adventures. Looking for something that incorporates a discussion of the philosophy of conversion...

Thanks to all those who suggested Ema's sheets. I've just checked them out and they look great. Too bad they aren't forms though. I'm kind of surprised nobody posted HeroForge here though. It's a great excel based character developer and sheet. I use it for all of my D&D based games. The...

The previews look great! I am soooo looking forward to really starting up a DS campaign. As a DM, I really enjoy running, but don't have the time to fully flesh out my own campaign setting and adventures. I run a Greyhawk campaign now, and only once in a year of weekly play have I had the...

I take a very high level view when I'm running my game. I simply remember that its a game. I allow all the "splat" books, as well as Monte's 2 Eldritch Might books (though no one has really used them yet). I don't allow FR stuff (more because I run a Greyhawk campaign and don't want to taint...

Played a bunch as a kid/teenager in the late seventies / early eighties then fell away from the hobby. Didn't pick it up again until March of 2001, when I was in a WotC store buying Pokemon cards for my kids and I saw the new boxed set. Brought it home, played it for my kids & wife and was...

Thanks. I've d/l it and have been checking it out. I guess now the topic of conversation is the long term existance of third party developed D&D utility programs. --Sam

Are you kidding? I do that because my wife is playing! --Sam

Still use the med/hvy armor movement rules. That's about it though.

This just happened. Party of 5 & 6th level characters look to infiltrate a shop. The monk (cloak & boots of elvenkind) sneaks in, does some recon & comes out & reports. He goes back in to do some more recon, and sneaks all the way to the top floor, where the buff, 8th level sorcerer is...

I don't know if my players use the rules for scribing costs or not. As a DM, I don't really track the GP level of my characters much. I kind of keep them on the honor system with that and it seems to have worked well. I suppose I should just ask to make sure that they are tracking costs like...

Initiative envy?

Things that don't get used: Refocus (never figured out why someone would do that) Parry Sunder (even though one of my player has a sword that gives bonuses to sundering attacks if the wielder has the feat) Encumberance Bluff/Feint in combat Trip Mundane consumable ammunition Saving throws for...

I've downloaded the new version and update of RPM and have been testing it for the last few hours. Much better than the last time I checked it out (before the beginning of the year). The tutorial and Hitchhiker's Guide are great additions! I've been messing with the BattleMap...

I tried to download DM's Familiar, but kept getting an internal server error after I put in my email address.

I've been toying with the idea of having a laptop at my side for two reasons. 1) I'd like to have a convienent way to take notes (without having to later type them into my desktop); and 2) I want a way to lookup monster & spell stats without pulling out the MM or PHB, etc. Once I grab a book...

I'm thinking about taking my work laptop home on D&D nights to use when I run my campaign. Question is, I'm not sure which software makes sense to use. I mean, really use to good effect during a game. I've heard a lot of stories how the use of a laptop actually slows the game down, and I...

So, which movie was this? --Sam

DungeonCrafter doesn't seem to allow you to adjust the tile size, and the largest scale I could get AutoRealm to was 1.29 squares to an inch. I liked AutoRealm better, but it still doesn't get me where I want to be. Thanks for the info though. --Sam

Zandy & Painfully, thanks for the info. I guess I was looking for a simple, drag & drop way to create rooms/encounter areas without having to figure out CC2. Something that already had pre-painted tiles appropriate for D&D. It's going to be a while before I get around to slogging through...

Does anyone know of software that will generate battlemat (1" square) sized layouts? I was thinking it would be really cool to have pre-printed layouts of rooms, streets, etc., rather than have to draw them on the battlemat. I'd even use transparancies so the gridlines showed through. Has...