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<blockquote data-quote="xnosipjpqmhd" data-source="post: 2683157"><p>Text in white are specifically stated in my group.</p><p>Text in pink are implied, unwritten, or decided on a session-by-session basis.</p><p>Text in red are not used in my group.</p><p></p><p>- <span style="color: Magenta">Everyone brings a snack or a drink for everyone to share</span> <span style="color: DarkRed">(or everyone bring their own food to eat!)</span></p><p>- No rules-laywering <span style="color: DarkRed">(with a system in place to solve rule disputes such as, if the person can not find a relevant rule in 5 minutes or less, </span> the DM just makes a decision and further discussion is left until after the game)</p><p>- <span style="color: Magenta">No trying to play other people's characters (i.e. let people decide for themselves what they want their character to do)</span></p><p>- <span style="color: DarkRed">Unless specified otherwise, everything you say is assumed to be in character</span></p><p>- <span style="color: Magenta">Everyone chips in towards the cost of pizza</span> <span style="color: DarkRed">(except for the DM!)</span></p><p>- <span style="color: Magenta">All player rolls must be made in the open</span></p><p>- If the die comes to rest against a book/cup/whatever so that it is not flat, roll the die again</p><p>- <span style="color: Magenta">If a player is missing from a session his character</span> <span style="color: DarkRed">magically disappears/</span><span style="color: Magenta">is played by the DM</span><span style="color: DarkRed">/is played by another PC</span></p><p>- If a player is missing from a session he receives <span style="color: DarkRed">full/</span>half<span style="color: DarkRed">/no </span> experience for the session</p><p>- When a character dies/a new character is brought into the campaign s/he starts at a level below<span style="color: DarkRed">/equal to</span> the lowest level character, etc <span style="color: DarkRed">(many different options to choose from for this one)</span></p><p>- <span style="color: Magenta">If more than 1 person is not able to attend a session it is cancelled/another game/campaign is played instead</span></p><p>- <span style="color: Magenta">If a mistake was made by the DM and more than a round passes before it is realised the mistake stands</span></p><p>- <span style="color: DarkRed">Core rules only/WotC products only/</span><span style="color: Magenta">Anything outside of the core rules (PrC, magic items, races, etc.) must get the Dm's ok before it can be used</span><span style="color: DarkRed">/Free for all!</span></p><p>- <span style="color: Magenta">All actions must be declared within 30 seconds of your turn coming up otherwise you do nothing this round</span></p><p>- <span style="color: DarkRed">Only the DM may have access to the DMG and the MM at the table</span></p><p>- <span style="color: Magenta">All search, spot, move silently rolls are made in secret by the DM</span></p><p>- <span style="color: DarkRed">At the end of each session everybody secretly votes for a person to get extra xp for good roleplaying, teamwork, etc.,</span></p><p></p><p>Most of our stated rules apply to things outside the game, like "don't bring your kids unless your spouse is coming to watch them" (which we are in the process of changing to simply "don't bring your kids")...</p><p></p><p>ironregime</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xnosipjpqmhd, post: 2683157"] Text in white are specifically stated in my group. Text in pink are implied, unwritten, or decided on a session-by-session basis. Text in red are not used in my group. - [COLOR=Magenta]Everyone brings a snack or a drink for everyone to share[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed](or everyone bring their own food to eat!)[/COLOR] - No rules-laywering [COLOR=DarkRed](with a system in place to solve rule disputes such as, if the person can not find a relevant rule in 5 minutes or less, [/COLOR] the DM just makes a decision and further discussion is left until after the game) - [COLOR=Magenta]No trying to play other people's characters (i.e. let people decide for themselves what they want their character to do)[/COLOR] - [COLOR=DarkRed]Unless specified otherwise, everything you say is assumed to be in character[/COLOR] - [COLOR=Magenta]Everyone chips in towards the cost of pizza[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed](except for the DM!)[/COLOR] - [COLOR=Magenta]All player rolls must be made in the open[/COLOR] - If the die comes to rest against a book/cup/whatever so that it is not flat, roll the die again - [COLOR=Magenta]If a player is missing from a session his character[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed]magically disappears/[/COLOR][COLOR=Magenta]is played by the DM[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkRed]/is played by another PC[/COLOR] - If a player is missing from a session he receives [COLOR=DarkRed]full/[/COLOR]half[COLOR=DarkRed]/no [/COLOR] experience for the session - When a character dies/a new character is brought into the campaign s/he starts at a level below[COLOR=DarkRed]/equal to[/COLOR] the lowest level character, etc [COLOR=DarkRed](many different options to choose from for this one)[/COLOR] - [COLOR=Magenta]If more than 1 person is not able to attend a session it is cancelled/another game/campaign is played instead[/COLOR] - [COLOR=Magenta]If a mistake was made by the DM and more than a round passes before it is realised the mistake stands[/COLOR] - [COLOR=DarkRed]Core rules only/WotC products only/[/COLOR][COLOR=Magenta]Anything outside of the core rules (PrC, magic items, races, etc.) must get the Dm's ok before it can be used[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkRed]/Free for all![/COLOR] - [COLOR=Magenta]All actions must be declared within 30 seconds of your turn coming up otherwise you do nothing this round[/COLOR] - [COLOR=DarkRed]Only the DM may have access to the DMG and the MM at the table[/COLOR] - [COLOR=Magenta]All search, spot, move silently rolls are made in secret by the DM[/COLOR] - [COLOR=DarkRed]At the end of each session everybody secretly votes for a person to get extra xp for good roleplaying, teamwork, etc.,[/COLOR] Most of our stated rules apply to things outside the game, like "don't bring your kids unless your spouse is coming to watch them" (which we are in the process of changing to simply "don't bring your kids")... ironregime [/QUOTE]
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