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<blockquote data-quote="mkletch" data-source="post: 498442" data-attributes="member: 3396">Unless it was flaming when the opponent used it.&nbsp; Then you need a command word to tun it off (it has no duration).That is as far as we house-ruled it: it let you know that there was more, but not what.&nbsp; This is usually enough to keep people from guessing the rest; I run with a paranoid group.In over 21 years of gaming, I have yet to find a 'pull it out of your rear' DM that could even approach one that worked by notes.&nbsp; It only ever has a chance of working if the players are equally scatterbrained.&nbsp; If you have a player that keeps good notes/journal, they will catch you, over and over and over again.&nbsp; After then 10th time (sometimes even earlier), the DM looks like a fool.&nbsp; The players have to always tell him the NPCs names!&nbsp; I've seen it a dozen times, with different levels of gamers, in different parts of the US.&nbsp; The story is the same, every time.Now, I don't mind playing in a 'make up' adventure or campaign every now and then.&nbsp; They do have a much different flavor.&nbsp; But it slips over time, and meta-DMing is a massive problem (no it is not a feature).The list of bonuses to be 'remembered' for all players easily fits on a 1&quot;x1.5&quot; post-it note that covers up a little-used table on the inside of my DM screen.&nbsp; Oh, that's tough.-Fletch!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mkletch, post: 498442, member: 3396"] Unless it was flaming when the opponent used it. Then you need a command word to tun it off (it has no duration). That is as far as we house-ruled it: it let you know that there was more, but not what. This is usually enough to keep people from guessing the rest; I run with a paranoid group. In over 21 years of gaming, I have yet to find a 'pull it out of your rear' DM that could even approach one that worked by notes. It only ever has a chance of working if the players are equally scatterbrained. If you have a player that keeps good notes/journal, they will catch you, over and over and over again. After then 10th time (sometimes even earlier), the DM looks like a fool. The players have to always tell him the NPCs names! I've seen it a dozen times, with different levels of gamers, in different parts of the US. The story is the same, every time. Now, I don't mind playing in a 'make up' adventure or campaign every now and then. They do have a much different flavor. But it slips over time, and meta-DMing is a massive problem (no it is not a feature). The list of bonuses to be 'remembered' for all players easily fits on a 1"x1.5" post-it note that covers up a little-used table on the inside of my DM screen. Oh, that's tough. -Fletch! [/QUOTE]

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