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Message: <blockquote data-quote="robaustin" data-source="post: 731582" data-attributes="member: 2703">Check out <a href="http://www.pbem.com" target="_blank">www.pbem.com</a> for some more info on DM'ing online.The way I run my two games is that I take care of all rolls as DM. There's an inherent trust a player has to build in for the game to work this way. We concentrate a lot on character and role play.  When combat time comes, each player submits an action (and possible alternate actions) for the combat round and then the DM does the round like this: From:  Rob Usdin <rusdin@optonline.net> Date:  Sat Feb 22, 2003  9:30 amSubject:  Skeleton Combat Round 1, call for round 2 actions ADVERTISEMENT  INIT ORDER: Kras, Jeneska, Tarai, Brianna, Nym Kras - Attacks with ExiterYou requested that 1 roll of a 20-sided die be rolled. Roll them bones ... your dice are Roll 1: 9.(+5, +5)) = 19 HIT!Damage: You requested that 1 roll of a 8-sided die be rolled. Roll them bones ... your dice are Roll 1: 4.(+6) = 10 (half damage toSkeleton from slashing weapon) = 5 damage Still standingJeneska - Attacks with LongswordYou requested that 1 roll of a 20-sided die be rolled. Roll them bones ... your dice are Roll 1: 8.(+4, +2) = 14 HIT!Damage: You requested that 1 roll of a 8-sided die be rolled. Roll them bones ... your dice are Roll 1: 6.(+3) = 9 (half damage toskeleton from slashing weapon) = 4.5 rounded down = 4 Still standingTarai - Stands up and Readies Sling (yahoo!)Brianna - Casts Spell (Shillelagh)Skeletons -S1 attacks short swordYou requested that 1 roll of a 20-sided die be rolled. Roll them bones ... your dice are Roll 1: 10. Miss!S2 attacks short swordYou requested that 1 roll of a 20-sided die be rolled. Roll them bones ... your dice are Roll 1: 11. Miss!Nym - Casts Summon (dog)Dog attacks (bite)You requested that 1 roll of a 20-sided die be rolled. Roll them bones ... your dice are Roll 1: 8.(+3) = 11 Miss!Two more Skeletons show up from the northern portion of the room... With a separate flavor text post like this:From:  Rob Usdin <rusdin@optonline.net> Date:  Sat Feb 22, 2003  9:30 amSubject:  Get those bones! ADVERTISEMENT  As the skeletons attempt to move forward they are rebuffed by Krasnakand Jeneska who hold them at bay at the doorway. Krasnaks' axe comesdown hard on the one in front him, almost sending it flying into a pileof bones, but it manages to hold its form, but just barely. Jeneskadoesn't fare much better, and the skeletons continue to attempt toadvance.Meanwhile. Brianna readies for battle, as does Tarai. Nym manages tocast a spell and summon a ferocious dog behind the skeletons, and thedog attempts to bite at them, but gets nothing but thin air. Two moreskeletons move up to fill in the ranks, should their brethrean fall.You hear "Are you all alright in there?!" from just outside the cave -it's Malak - who hasn't gotten very far and hears the commotion..... So....it can be done....see my group at:<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DHGame2/" target="_blank">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DHGame2/</a>To look at at a decent game...--*Rob</blockquote>

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