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I've tried doing these in the past. Usually a full account of the session was too much to ask for from players between work and families. I usually provide the session summaries as the DM now. What is interesting, I've found, is that there are things I will totally gloss over mentally and the...

Splat books are not a problem in and of themselves. Most of them have their fair mix of good, bad and broken items. And it sounds like from your own posts that your players are not going to go out of their way to break their characters or the game. Do you know what your players want to play...

RevTurkey I think a lot of it may come down to DM and campaign, too. If you're fighting some ancient evil that devours the souls of virgins then I doubt anyone is going to fault you for killing it. I'm pretty sure those LG deities will be lining up to give you high fives. But, if you're...

I would apply those bonuses and penalties as modifiers for the Undead's will saves. Seems the easiest way to deal with it. :)

I DM'd for a player that would refrain from taking lives and would usually try diplomacy if given a chance. She dealt only nonlethal damage, would take prisoners and turn them over to the local constabulary. If the party was far from civilization, she would spare her foes if they swore an oath...

387 free D&D maps I've also used this random map generator. Be careful though as some of the monster combos make little sense. Like a 15x15 room with 8 ogres in it. ;) Or a low level dungeon with a disintegrate trap on the door. ;)

This is something you need to discuss with your DM. The main clause in that statement, is that if you grew up in a desert you cannot wildshape into a polar bear or a blue whale. You've never seen them before. You may not even know that such a creature exists! Ask your DM what animals are...

Isn't healing magic evocation in 5E? You can blast the hit points back into your fighter. ;)

Really, this is where the DM needs to fudge it a little. Roll Knowledge A or B, whichever is higher. However, B won't give you as much knowledge as A would.

I think Living Greyhawk used to have specific regions for Knowledge Local. Could they be thinking/remembering that?

Local is one of those skills that could be outright replaced with other skills or just folded right into Bardic Knowledge. I've never enforced Know(Local) to be for one specific area. All your DM is doing is hitting you with a skill point tax. The only way I could see having a separate...

While I think a lot of it depends on personal preference, Conjuration is usually considered one of the stronger schools. Evocation is usually considered one of the weakest.

Nothing like having a hero's feast every morning for breakfast.

For clarification, Bob's spouse does not play D&D. Though she is friendly with my wife.

Thank you for the advice everyone!

So, in my gaming group one of the players, lets call him Bob, quit in a huff over an imaginary dress. After the session Bob said that he wasn't interested in creating a new high level character but wanted us to let him know when we started a new campaign. However, Bob's behavior at the table...

GuardianLurker you're correct. I was hoping that would be easy enough. Sometimes, especially with riddles, I think to myself "Oh this is easy!" but that's because I already know the solution.

GuardianLurker is it Watership Down? The party, after failing to defeat the BBEG, is sucked into a rift and transported far away from their homes. In order to get home they must acquire a magical tome for the sage. However, disturbing the tome summons an army of the dead! The PCs must rally...

If you do switch from SR to D&D, keep your SR notes. You never know when the group, months later, may say that they want to switch back or finish it. Sometimes you just need a breather. :)

I think part of the description depends on the source of the ability damage. Poisons would be described as a burning beneath the skin. Physical abilities I tend to describe as a loss of strength, feeling weak and sluggish or even dizzy. Mental ablities usually involve a mental fog. If I...