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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Mhoram" data-source="post: 5839236" data-attributes="member: 4789">Sure - I'll join in. Although my answers are going to be a little strange because of the situation we play in - the wife and I tend to run solo games for each other, but we like to use purchased adventures. So running one (maybe 2) characters through a module need more powerful than normal characters - and we don't often have extra npcs for the combat. In a full group setting, I would not be doing anywhere near the same kind of over the top stuff.1. Ability scores generation method? Yahtzee method. Roll 5 dice keep as many as you want. Roll the rest again. Repeat 1 more time. Take highest three. 2. How are death and dying handled?Scene cut, and an explanation of how you really didn't die (like the cliffhanger and next episode on a classic film serial)   3. What about raising the dead?Often - if needed.4. How are replacement PCs handled?Games are designed for a solo PC, so ways are found to not let character die.   5. Initiative: individual, group, or something else?Individual - when in group 1 d20 is rolled and everyone just adds theirinitiative bonus to that one roll   6. Are there critical hits and fumbles? How do they work?Standard 3.5   7. Do I get any benefits for wearing a helmet?Specifically no - but magic ones are fun.   8. Can I hurt my friends if I fire into melee or do something similarly silly?No   9. Will we need to run from some encounters, or will we be able to kill everything?Some running required.  10. Level-draining monsters: yes or no?Very limited  11. Are there going to be cases where a failed save results in PC death?Yes - but see above.12. How strictly are encumbrance & resources tracked?Fairly - mostly in weapons and armor. Bags of holding become fairly common early in game.  13. 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 and money. 1st edition approach - no matter how much XP you earn in adventure, you don't raise a level until you train. Your XP stops at 1 pt before the level beyond which you train for.14. What do I get experience for?  Killing things, avoiding things, quests.15. How are traps located? Description, dice rolling, or some combination?combination  16. Are retainers encouraged and how does morale work?Not encourages. Work mostly thorugh RP.  17. How do I identify magic items?Spellcraft Check to get basics, spells back in town.  18. Can I buy magic items? Oh, come on: how about just potions?Yes - although the less common the item, the less likely it will be. a +1 sword will be in most every magic shop. Ioun stones are much harder to find. Think of it likes books at a thrift shop - you will always find Stephen King, John Grisham and some Romance novels. Tolkien is less common but there. Finding E E Doc Smith is rare.  19. Can I create magic items? When and how?Yes. Standard 3.5 rules.  20. What about splitting the party?Solo play - but when it happens - I just go around the table like normal, intermixes each groups actions.</blockquote>

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