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I've been prepping to run The Occupation of Szith Morcane, and the Derro are listed as having light repeating crossbows. Are there rules somewhere for repeating crossbows? Also, are the Derro listed somewhere besides the adventure packet? Their spear damage seemed low so I wanted to double...

So I played the first session of the Out of the Abyss Encounters season last night and I think my past experience with the format caused a flawed expectation. I was expecting Encounters to be a new player friendly introduction to D&D, and that's not what last night's session felt like. I had...

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So I've finally gotten a chance to play 5E. I'm running a game for my son and two of his friends. All three boys are 11 years old. I haven't played in a long time, and the boys have never played any RPG before. I have struggled a bit trying to learn the game at the same time I'm teaching it...

So I'm excited for the new release, pre-ordered the core books and starter set, but I'm hedging on the two new adventures. Based on the descriptions, they seem to be built from the ground up for the Forgotten Realms. I know that many people love that campaign setting, but it just doesn't ring...

So I've been putting together a B/X campaign for my son, and I re-discovered the advice that dungeon level and monster level(hit dice) should usually correspond. I was just wondering how closely you follow that advice in your present day game, and if you or your DM followed it back in the olden...

I just downloaded the Rules Cyclopedia and started giving it a read. I started with Moldvay Basic and Expert, and never got the Mentzer boxes before moving on to AD&D. Was weapon mastery an option from Mentzer rules? Was it a popular option? I may be looking back through the eyes of my 12...

So I'm intrigued by the Savage Worlds system, but I don't know whether to get the hardback Deluxe or the Explorer Deluxe rules. I generally prefer full size rule books, but for the difference in price the hardback Deluxe rules would need to have something good to justify the extra cash. Does...

About a year ago I read that WoTC declined to renew the Star Wars license for SAGA and the mini line. Since then I had heard that "some" company was in talks to acquire the license and keep Star Wars gaming alive in some fashion (mini war gaming?, PnP RPG?, LaRP?, Pogs?). So what's the word...

So I was perusing my RPG bookshelf and found my copy of Mongoose Traveller. I've never played it, and I've only mostly read through it. So give me some books, movies, T.V. shows, and/or music to help get me motivated to get to grips with it. I want to get in the right mindset to sell it to my...

I posted this on the WotC boards and haven't gotten a response yet, so I thought I'd give ENWorld a shot. I'm running Encounters season 3 at my FLGS and I need some advice/assistance. I've never run a public event before, but with some assistance from this community I was able to get scheduled...

Ok, I'm a bit frustrated with trying to run a public D&D event at my FLGS. Maybe you grizzled veterans can help me out. A little over a year ago I did the online test deal and got my Herald level DM card. I tried for months to schedule an event at my FLGS, but I was never able to "add a...

I'm putting together a campaign after some time away from 4E, and I plan to use certain humanoids as common antagonists. I have skimmed my books to see where the procedure for advancing monsters might be, but I can't seem to find it. How do I make Orcs or Hobgoblins that can present an...

So I tried 4E when it released, and my experiences weren't great. I don't plame the sytem for the results because there were several factors that made the game fall flat. I was trying to DM with a new system after a long hiatus, the group was a mix of veteran 3.X gamers and absolute...

I'm interested in getting the EN World community's opinion on the Federation Commander game system. I never played Star Fleet Battles in my youth, because I didn't want to dedicate that much time to a single game session. I didn't have the attention span for a marathon combat sim back then. I...

I'm in the middle of moving to a new house, and my "Martial Powers" book is in a box somewhere. I tried looking this up on Compendium, but didn't find the answer. When a power has the keyword "invigorating", what is the effect?

Why would the RPGA not make it as easy as possible to become a member? I got an email from WotC last Wednesday, telling me about the D&D Gameday to be held three days later on Saturday.:erm: I have been running a game at my FLGS for people interested in 4E, and I thought running the gameday...

Anybody know if there are 4E stats for giant centipedes and giant ants anywhere? I like to use stuff like giant centipedes and giant ants in my adventures because players can usually relate to the "creepyness" factor of those creatures.

Let me start by saying that the things I intend to discuss are my own fault and I am not blaming the system. I think there are several reasons for the issues I'm having, and 4E isn't the main culprit. I am DMing 4E for a group at my FLGS. The group consists of 5 to 7 people who are friendly...