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Session 4 is now up. Session 4

Hey all, episodes 2 and 3 have been posted. Session 2 Session 3

Hey everyone, I realize that this isn't exactly a campaign journal, but it's pretty close, as I think if you like reading about other people's RPG campaigns there's a chance you would be interested in this. Inspired by the opportunity presented by the podcast format, as well as by some truly...

My players use readied actions a lot as well, but mostly they ready their action for what their allies are planning to do, rather than what the enemies are planning to do. This is the most useful application of the readied action IMO. For example a fighter and a rogue turn a corner and are...

It seems clear that feats are effects according to the RAW. I also see no reason that said effects could not, in turn, cause or provide additional, secondary effects. It also seems clear that some feats to cause effects (Augment Summoning is the first example that comes to mind), while others...

I think the truth probably lies somewhere in between those two statements. Clearly, Chris Pramas learned alot about designing RPGs from the process of building 3rd Edition and applied it to WHFRP, but based on what I have seen of his work on this project, it also seems clear he did not simply...

This is what I do as well. I used to just use scratch paper, or index cards, and this has cut way down on both time to get combat going, and mistakes made when tracking initiave and special effects. The players cannot see the init order, but they don't really need to.

If you haven't seen the cover art yet, you should. It's awesome. http://paizo.com/image/product/catalog/TSR/TSR82124_500.jpeg

Well there is this:

So far as my own games go, I fall into the "lawful" camp rather than the "chaotic" one. I believe the game is most fun when the characters have as much access to the rules as the DM (monster and NPC stats aside). I don't believe in keeping rules from my players, because I believe the game is...

Wow, that's a lot of information to assimilate all at once. Just a couple of comments off the cuff: I am amazed you don't have a Phylactery of Undead Turning, it allows you to turn undead as if you were 4 levels higher. Admittedly, it costs 11,000, but I would consider it a must have for...

POWER ATTACK What can I say? Psion sold me.

In talking with some fellow DMs over the past few weeks, I have discovered (to my surprise) that most of them have some kind of house rule for teleport, either banning it outright, or changing it in some respect. Do you have a special rule for teleport in your campaign?

A couple of comments The feat from the ECS that lets you use d8s instead of d6s is very good once you start rolling 2 dice for action points (IIRC that happens at level 8 or 9). The combination of 2 dice and that feat is worth about +2-+3 to all your saving throws which is a real bargin for a...

nope or, to put it another way, when they have lost thier spellbooks, this paticular feat would not have helped them, they (we) had more problems then just not being able to prepare spells. besides, how often could this possibly come up? I have never been in a situation (or seen one) where...

SPELL MASTERY [SPECIAL] Having chosen a feat, I must vote for it until it goes away. Besides which, this feat is pretty darn bad.

SPELL MASTERY [SPECIAL] Time for some new ideas. I have never seen anyone take this, it could dissappear and I think most people wouldn't even notice.

DEFT HANDS [GENERAL] Same reason as before (of all the +2/+2 skill feats, this one is the worst, but they should all probably be tossed off). Gotta disagree on Combat Reflexes by the way, that feat+enlarge person+reach weapon is terrific. No one can move within a 20 ft radius without getting...

DEFT HANDS [GENERAL] +2 to Slight of Hand and Use Rope? This has got to be the least-taken feat in the game.

One quick reminder, an elf's favored class is wizard, so cleric4/fighter1 would have an xp penalty. Not sure if that matters for a 1-shot, but it's worth noting.