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<blockquote data-quote="King-Panda" data-source="post: 3995878" data-attributes="member: 32115">Brian: They player in question is a DM as well. My group has been together and playing for around 7 years now, and we rotate between me and 2 other DM's. Making new items isn't anything new to them, and I make sure they do it right, or change it if I feel it needs changing.I think we've pretty much determined that it isn't viable. Even if he manages to do everything right, he's still going to be taking at least half damage, if not more. I talked to him on the phone a little while ago, and he agreed (without issue) not to do it anymore.It's actually a recent development; he's only tried it in three combat situations so far. The first time, he merely grappled an enemy, and we just rolled damage for falling (1d6). The next time he tried it, he brought up falling objects doing damage based on weight. We couldn't remember where the rule was (DMG 303), so I just said an extra 4d6 because he was so heavy. Then we found the rule, and that's where the arguing started. I ended up saying he couldn't do it anymore until I figured it out. Thanks for all the advice on dealing with it though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="King-Panda, post: 3995878, member: 32115"] Brian: They player in question is a DM as well. My group has been together and playing for around 7 years now, and we rotate between me and 2 other DM's. Making new items isn't anything new to them, and I make sure they do it right, or change it if I feel it needs changing. I think we've pretty much determined that it isn't viable. Even if he manages to do everything right, he's still going to be taking at least half damage, if not more. I talked to him on the phone a little while ago, and he agreed (without issue) not to do it anymore. It's actually a recent development; he's only tried it in three combat situations so far. The first time, he merely grappled an enemy, and we just rolled damage for falling (1d6). The next time he tried it, he brought up falling objects doing damage based on weight. We couldn't remember where the rule was (DMG 303), so I just said an extra 4d6 because he was so heavy. Then we found the rule, and that's where the arguing started. I ended up saying he couldn't do it anymore until I figured it out. Thanks for all the advice on dealing with it though. [/QUOTE]

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