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In my campaign XP is awarded as follows: Player present, PC participates in challenge = Full XP Player absent, PC participates in challenge = Full XP Player present, PC does not participate in challenge = No XP Player absent, PC does not participate in challenge = No XP I've been doing...

I started recreating all my random tables in Google Docs. I am almost to the point where all I have in front of me while DMing is my iPad, a notebook, a pencil, and a single set of dice.

I use a miniature. DM: "What's your race?" Me: "Look at the mini." "What's your gender?" "Look at the mini." "Hair color?" "Mini." "Weapon?" "Mini!" "Armor?" "MINI!" "Class, let's see... fighter." "Nope, bard." "But you're wearing full plate?!?" "I couldn't find a dwarf bard mini." :erm:

Actually, I'd bet the other way. That is, Hasbro is not selling WotC to Disney, Hasbro is shedding under performing assets in order to sell itself to Disney (or Comcast, or Sony). It's no secret that Hasbro's goal was to be the next Marvel. And they have tried to follow Marvel's lead. It stands...

I like both methods. I've used both methods. I'm currently using 4d6DL with a character stable in my 3.5 campaign. IMHO, that method provides my players with enough statistical variance to fulfill a character concept, but also allows for some level of character discovery. Sure, but 3.5 has a...

Quite frankly, I'd rather a player be explicit about what hooks their character than tease that information out of a multi-page backstory. Give me three-to-five sentences that explicitly express a belief, a goal, a motivation, a rival, a plot-line, whatever, and fill in the details as they...

Really? Yellow! Jacob "Who's eyes now hurt from trying to read Lanefan's post" Marley :p

I'll take that bet! The rest of the stat block is only possible with an 18 Dex. He's a level 10 Thief with an AC of 2. You need a minimum Dex of 9 to be a Thief, and he only has +1 Leather and a Ring of Protection +1 to adjust his AC. In order to get an AC of 2 with what's written in his stat...

Damn Gygax!

From what I've read of his posts, I don't see any reason why we should restrict Blue from playing D&D with us.

Nah, we're just broadening the definition (see: Mary Sue, LWQF, sandbox, railroad, fudging, etc., etc., etc. ;)).

Got it. Thank you for sharing the results of your analysis.

What your analysis does is it provides us with a baseline for discussion. It establishes the inherent mathematical outcomes within this edition, assuming all other things being equal. What it doesn't do, however, is put a period on the discussion of survivability. In order to examine this idea...

When running these analyses, are you looking strictly at the mathematical chances character A has versus character B straight up in an unremarkable environment? That is, hell hound and character stand toe-to-toe, each hitting the other until one of them falls? By contrast, in an environment...

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I think the very nature of running a sandbox already throws off the CR/XP guidelines, regardless of how ability scores are generated. And I am ok with that! :D

I don't think we can really say whether or not a character is "cheesed out" by examining their stats. We also need to consider the context in which this character exists. Some campaigns are going to want characters with higher ability scores to balance against using tougher encounters. For...

Blackmoor 13 Greyhawk 11 Lankhmar 11 Mystara 11 Ah, the four good settings remain.

IMHO, a great DM is aware of their own strengths and limitations, and understands how to use their strengths to overcome their limitations. For example, one of the best DM I played under was fantastic at characterizations. He had an amazing command of his voice, his facial expressions, and his...

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