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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jacob Marley" data-source="post: 5837513" data-attributes="member: 89537"> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Ability scores generation method? 4d6 drop the lowest, arrange to taste.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">How are death and dying handled? Death at negative Con score.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What about raising the dead? Ok.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">How are replacement PCs handled? Each player, at the start of the game, creates 4-5 characters. These represent the characters the player has available to them. If a character dies, the player has the option of using another character from their stable or creating a new character (3d6, arrange to taste).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Initiative: individual, group, or something else? Individual.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Are there critical hits and fumbles? How do they work? Critical hits, yes. Fumbles, no. Critical hits are as per RAW with an added bonus determined at random from our critical hits table.</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? Yes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Will we need to run from some encounters, or will we be able to kill everything? Our 1st-level PCs encountered a Fiendish Roc. 'Nuff said. We run and hide.</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? Yes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">How strictly are encumbrance & resources tracked? Strictly.</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? Training is required to level. Generally, one week is required in study or practice from a more experieced NPC or other powerful entity (dragon, demon, etc.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What do I get experience for? Combat, role-playing, traps, achieving strategic and tactical goals.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">How are traps located? Description, dice rolling, or some combination? Combination.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Are retainers encouraged and how does morale work? Hirelings are encouraged. Morale is DM fiat at the moment.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">How do I identify magic items? Spells, skills, or trial-and-error.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Can I buy magic items? Oh, come on: how about just potions? Some are available. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Can I create magic items? When and how? Yes, as per RAW.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What about splitting the party? We often split the party.</li> </ol></blockquote>

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