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<blockquote data-quote="StupidSmurf" data-source="post: 2757046" data-attributes="member: 35893">My gimmicks:1.There's always one certified nutcase running around...a crazed hermit, a zany gnome...an eccentric alchemist...2. A dive tavern called The Boring Pig.3. One real nice, decent inn for the PCs to rest their heads.4. There's no such thing as a generic &quot;plus-something&quot; melee weapon. Each of my magical swords, hammers, maces, spears, axes, and even some daggers, have a name and powers. No two are exactly alike. My youngest son's Wood Elf Ranger wields the long sword &quot;Orcslayer&quot;, while my wife's cleric of Talona uses a heavy mace called &quot;The Persuader&quot;, and a friend's Fighter carries the two-handed sword called &quot;Screaming Brute&quot;.5. The tendency for relatives of NPCs to pop up. The party defeated a priestess of Cyric named Evah Rigo. In a new Realms campaign with new characters, they are going to meet her son, Dagaton, the result of a union between Evah and a demon.6. The tendency to name villains after people I know. Evah Rigo is a close approximation to the name of my wicked aunt.7. Like computer programs, each of my adventures has a &quot;back door&quot;....if you can think creatively, and get a little lucky, you can bypass a lot of needless crap and hit the heart of the matter.8. As a corollary to #7, there's always at least ONE escape hatch. Trick is, finding it and knowing when to use it.9. Rock song references pop in a lot, as well as inside jokes. My current campaign has a female halfling named Tessie Dropkicker. To make it worse, she has a cousin named Vinitar Dropkicker.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="StupidSmurf, post: 2757046, member: 35893"] My gimmicks: 1.There's always one certified nutcase running around...a crazed hermit, a zany gnome...an eccentric alchemist... 2. A dive tavern called The Boring Pig. 3. One real nice, decent inn for the PCs to rest their heads. 4. There's no such thing as a generic "plus-something" melee weapon. Each of my magical swords, hammers, maces, spears, axes, and even some daggers, have a name and powers. No two are exactly alike. My youngest son's Wood Elf Ranger wields the long sword "Orcslayer", while my wife's cleric of Talona uses a heavy mace called "The Persuader", and a friend's Fighter carries the two-handed sword called "Screaming Brute". 5. The tendency for relatives of NPCs to pop up. The party defeated a priestess of Cyric named Evah Rigo. In a new Realms campaign with new characters, they are going to meet her son, Dagaton, the result of a union between Evah and a demon. 6. The tendency to name villains after people I know. Evah Rigo is a close approximation to the name of my wicked aunt. 7. Like computer programs, each of my adventures has a "back door"....if you can think creatively, and get a little lucky, you can bypass a lot of needless crap and hit the heart of the matter. 8. As a corollary to #7, there's always at least ONE escape hatch. Trick is, finding it and knowing when to use it. 9. Rock song references pop in a lot, as well as inside jokes. My current campaign has a female halfling named Tessie Dropkicker. To make it worse, she has a cousin named Vinitar Dropkicker. [/QUOTE]

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