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I've been trying multiple systems on-and-off for the last year or so. I've happily run a lot of Pathfinder, AD&D 1E, GURPS, and now some Numenera. Each has its strengths and weaknesses, and AD&D will always be my first love, but I'm still looking for something... different. I'm looking for a...

Greetings, I am introducing my PF group to AD&D 1E for the first time, and I've decided to run The Temple of Elemental Evil. I've been pouring through the adventure, and I've run into a bit of a problem. Namely, I don't know what to do. The descriptions talk about the residents of Hommelet...

Greetings, My friend and I are looking for a group - preferably some flavor of D&D or Pathfinder (edition isn't an issue). We would like something we could play weekly or bi-weekly over the internet, using something like Roll20 or a similar setup. He is 18 and I am 26, both friendly and...

I'm running a Pathfinder game - homebrew setting. Initially, my players had a blast. but we've encountered a problem. One of my players roleplays too much. Reread that. Crazy right? RP is a DM dream, isn't it? But... My players are getting restless. We had a 5-hour extended dialog sequence...

Our DM threw us a real challenge last session. He says it's not related to the context of the game or game world... "You say you know me inside and out, but I'm not like a radar in that sense. Who I am is the key, what I am is the answer." Anyone care to take a crack at it?

My adventure is about to be completely derailed by the spell 'Create Water'. I am tracking heat/dehydration and other survival factors... The fact that this spell is at-will is... a wrench in my plans. I'm not sure how to handle this. I'm running the Serpent's Skull adventure path. How have you...

Hey everyone, I am running the first session of the Serpent's Skull adventure path on Sunday, and one of my players has created what seems to be a very high-power inquisitor. He took the Rich Parents trait (start with 900 GP) and a trait from the SS Player's Guide (I forgot the name) which...

My group is having some confusion with the spell Animate Dead. As some of us understand it, the spell only allows you to create Skeletons and Zombies - our interpretation of this is that only the base skeletons and zombies (those with single hit dice, in the Bestiary) can be created. Our...

There are plenty of great posts on these forums regarding good sources of music for your tabletop RPG session, but in my experience, I have found that well-placed sound effects and background noise can be just as effective as music (and the two used together can be amazing). So I'm wondering...

Ive heard a lot of talk about Trailblazer recently. As a Pathfinder player, this has me intrigued, but I haven't been able to find a lot of information on it. I don't want to buy something without knowing the gist of it, so I'm asking for anyone with Trailblazer knowledge to please fill me in on...

I was recently invited to play in a 4E group in my area amongst some new friends, and I've decided to play a bard. I really love the flavor of the Vicious Mockery power, but I want to add a bit of a cool factor to it by blurting out harsh insults whenever I use it. So, what are some...

I've heard the term "gestalt" thrown around a lot here (gestalt characters, gestalt campaign, etc.), but I honestly don't know what that refers to and I was wondering I'd someone could help me out. My thanks in advance.

I am curious about some of the techniques others use to increase their monsters' damage output. Per MM3, we see that even WotC acknowledged the problem with low damage expressions. I was thinking something like adding 1/2 level to damage. Is that too powerful at higher levels and too weak at low...

Can a wizard deliver touch attacks with a quarterstaff? I could have sworn I had read something about that in the 3.5 PH, but I wasn't able to find anything about it in the PF Core Rulebook. If a wizard can deliver a touch attack with a quarterstaff, can he add its enhancement bonus to the...

I just moved to Arizona, and I'm seeking a group who wouldn't mind having another player for it's Pathfinder, GURPS, or 4E game. I'm willing to try other games as well, but I'd probably need a crash course on the rules. I also DM, but I'd like to get to know everyone a bit before I jump in and...

It's been a year since I've written anything adventure-related. I've been trying to scratch that itch for awhile, but every time I sit down to write, the inspiration seems to fade so quickly. I used to crank out adventures like it was nothing. Now, just designing encounters is a difficult task...

I've been scratching my head over whether or not to pick up WotBS. I'm wondering what those of you who have had a chance to read through / run the campaign (to any extent) think of it. I'm interested in running either version (3.5 or 4E), but if anyone can offer some insights on how...