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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ahnehnois" data-source="post: 5838945" data-attributes="member: 17106">Ability scores generation method? Your ability scores add up to a modifier total (usually between 8 and 11). 3 odds.How are death and dying handled? With the greatest sensitivity. Just kidding.My vp/wp system makes it relatively hard to die. What about raising the dead?You have to trade a soul in (i.e. kill someone of equal or greater HD) to raise the dead (but not reincarnate). Yikes. How are replacement PCs handled? If you die, you make a new PC at the same level.Initiative: individual, group, or something else? Individual.Are there critical hits and fumbles? How do they work? Crits, as part of my vp/wp system, multiply damage and deal a portion of it straight to wp. There are no fumbles.Do I get any benefits for wearing a helmet? No, unless it's magic or part of your suit of armor.Can I hurt my friends if I fire into melee or do something similarly silly? Yes.Will we need to run from some encounters, or will we be able to kill everything? If you don't run, I won't save you.Level-draining monsters: yes or no? No. Replaced with con drain.Are there going to be cases where a failed save results in PC death? Sure. Lots.How strictly are encumbrance & resources tracked? Not that strictly. I generally leave this to the players.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? Typically I wait until there is some down time, both in game and in life. I don't require training.What do I get experience for? You don't. You level when I think it's time. Everyone usually levels together.How are traps located? Description, dice rolling, or some combination? Traps? I wouldn't worry about those. You won't be in a dungeon. But if you com upon a trap, it's going to be largely about dice rolling with some description.Are retainers encouraged and how does morale work? I don't do anything on either of these fronts. You roleplay your characters, and I'll do mine.How do I identify magic items? Knowledge checks. Or ask nicely. Identify spell as a last resort. I'm not stringent on this.Can I buy magic items? Oh, come on: how about just potions? Sure, as long as you're in a big city or you can find a vendor. Preferably in between sessions; I hate wasting time on business transactions.Can I create magic items? When and how? I suppose. If you take the feats and I feel like giving you some downtime. I wouldn't recommend that, because I tend not to give you much downtime.What about splitting the party? Sure.I enjoy intercutting as a style, and as long as the character dynamics are interesting and genuine, I'll let the good times roll. I try to limit things as little as possible.</blockquote>

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