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good thread. I'm looking to buy my first setting and still can't decide which. Which of these settings has the most detailed info on setting cities, NPC's, maps, etc? I know FR and Eberron are fairly saturated with early edition products. Is that the same for 4e? Would buying earlier...

I used to be a lecturer nearly 15 years ago on my first stint in Korea. This time, it's all privately tutoring kids. Both had different perks. I've had five short visits to Japan, and I wouldn't be surprised if there were many geek/gamer shops there. In Korea, there is basically *nothing*...

I bought a large metal d20 that PC's roll after rolling a natural 20. I made a 1-20 "magic" and "Weapon" bonus chart that the player gets based upon the roll of the metal d20. The damage or effect gradually increases, but not until 17-20 does it become fairly significant. It's fun and the...

I like your goal a lot. I don't like the mechanics of making these actual encounter powers, etc. What I do in my game will not work in some. In my game, all the players are younger and new to D&D, so although I'm rather inexperienced, they view me as Gandolf. Secondly, there is a ton of...

Auggies and RPGlocker are great for overseas - I ship them to Korea. I just bought from both and averaged around 70 cents per mini.

Thanks for the reply. I'm *exactly* the same. B/c I'm DM'ing 6 or 7 games a week, however, my own stories get crossed and I start confusing which story is which. I could create my own world, but I'd like to spend my time creating stories/adventures. Thus, I'm starting to think that if I can...

Sort of changed the topic - sorry. I've been researching campaign settings and learning a little, but another even more basic question has arisen: How do most people use the published campaign books? I'm thinking that I usually wouldn't use the published adventures, but that would be...

I've been in and out of the country for many years, with family now in both Korea and the states. I brought my family back here two years ago and rather than teaching at a traditional school, my wife and I are tutoring kids in our house - this usually gives me small classes with 2~4 students...

I guess I didn't even know there a default setting. I've read about the "points of light" but that is more a concept and not a location. Are there maps, city details, etc? Those are the things that I think might be more helpful.

After a 20 year layoff, I've gotten back to playing D&D (4e) with a vengeance this past year. I DM several games a week for mostly middle school advanced Korean ESL students. I use all home-brew settings, most of which are not too complex. When I played decades ago, we used only home-brews as...

I would love to hear suggestions. I understand "skill challenge" is the standard reply - and maybe that is correct. But I think that much of a hack is taking it too far. Maybe I'm wrong... Any other suggestions?

Cool - not playing dark sun, but I think that I will start adapting this. I might do it for arcane powers of encounter/daily levels only when the PC rolls 1-5 for example. I'll have to think of how to incorporate it. I like the cinematic element it provides.

Last week I killed the party's thief. He reached -14HP exactly, which was his death HP. The player asked, and I agreed, to allow him to stay at -13 but I had the Orc's axe cut off his ear (permanent -2 perception), slice his face open terribly. I then gave him a permanent -5 charisma down to...

I just pre-ordered my son the Essentials Dungeon Masters Kit and he's only 9 - although he's been playing 4e for nearly a year and is pretty bright. I think the Redbox would be ideal if he is brand new to D&D. I think 12+ is really not written in stone (In fact, I'm fairly certain it's simply...

classic, and so true with my 2 1/2 y/o.

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Icosahedrophilia Icosahedrophilia 4e. I promise - give this a listen. The first few episodes were some of my least favorites, but it is exceptionally well created and played. The DM is a theology professor, so it's pretty prepared and imaginative. 4e. A close second is Nerd Bound's New...

I started playing with my oldest this past year when he was close to nine years old. He's now playing 4+ hrs/week with his friends in two different campaigns which I DM. My littlest monster is only 2 1/2, but he loves paying with "guys and monsters" and throwing the dice. He's growing his...

I just killed his party's thief NPC last week. He and his friends rolled on the floor laughing. Good sign. Thanks for the advice everyone. I'm going for the DM Kit for all the reasons stated above. If he loves it, I might also get the Red Box as well. Lastly, at the very least, at least...

I left out the Essential Dungeons & Dragons Compendium - but it is a possibility of course. Maybe it'd be the most complete, but I worry it'd be a little too dry to grow his imagination.