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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercutio01" data-source="post: 5837461" data-attributes="member: 37277"> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    Ability scores generation method?  Usually 4d6 drop lowest. Sometimes I allow a reroll of the lowest score.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    How are death and dying handled?  Up to the player whether they want to roll up a new character or wait to get raised/resurrected. Most choose to roll up new characters</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    What about raising the dead? See above</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    How are replacement PCs handled? Come in at lowest level of the party member</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    Initiative: individual, group, or something else? F2F games--individual. PBP, I try to group all the PCs and NPCs.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    Are there critical hits and fumbles? How do they work? Yes to critical hits, but those are based on the RAW. No to fumbles.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    Do I get any benefits for wearing a helmet? No</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    Can I hurt my friends if I fire into melee or do something similarly silly? No.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    Will we need to run from some encounters, or will we be able to kill everything? It'll be fairly obvious if the party is overmatched.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    Level-draining monsters: yes or no? Yes</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    Are there going to be cases where a failed save results in PC death? Could be.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    How strictly are encumbrance & resources tracked? I track resources (arrows, daggers) closer than encumbrance, but I do keep an eye on it to make sure it isn't ridiculous.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    What's required when my PC gains a level? Training? Do I get new spells automatically? Can it happen in the middle of an adventure, or do I have to wait for down time? Funny, that hasn't happened yet, but will be soon. General consensus is increased ability scores, BAB, HP, but skills, spells, feats, and class abilities wait until the next 8hr rest.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    What do I get experience for? Overcoming obstacles (traps, enemies, quests). Enemies don't have to die, but they do have to be "beaten," however that may happen.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    How are traps located? Description, dice rolling, or some combination? Dice rolling and description. "I look for traps." "Roll Search." I generally do a reflexive Spot check against a trap's DC to see if the rogue spots anything strange, and find an in-character way to hint to the player that he/she should Search.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    Are retainers encouraged and how does morale work? No retainers. Morale is not being used.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    How do I identify magic items? Detect Magic and Identify</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    Can I buy magic items? Oh, come on: how about just potions? Well, it's an XCrawl game, so buying items is different.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    Can I create magic items? When and how? See above.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">    What about splitting the party? Hasn't come up in game yet, but I wouldn't be averse to it.</li> </ol></blockquote>

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