23
Sep/2008

by Bane_Star

Alot of great games have closed encounters. It makes a nice simple flow, gets the characters into the scenario easier, players react easier, the answers to the puzzles seems easier. Dungeons are classic. You enter, you search for any given exit, find out whats beyond the exit, deal with any problems, repeat. When all possible exist are exhausted, you return to the previous room. Nice simple semi-linear, understandable layout. 
Personally, I dont like when a dungeon is designed purely as... Read More

22
Sep/2008

by MitchBrock

Ok, my arms been twisted and so we are going to have a D&D Play by Post game. Everyone is welcome to play in this game, regardless of RPG experience, but I can’t run a PBP with more then 8 players so sign up soon. I have some house rules.


Character creation:  


Level: 

We are starting at 1st level! I'm generous w/ the XP so you'll advance quickly.


Stats: 

We are using the point buy system. Your heroes ar... Read More

29
Aug/2008

by StupidSmurf

It is my considered opinion that a terrific dungeon Master is:

One part Rules Lawyer
One part Referee
One part Impartial Mediator
One part Good Buddy
Two parts Actor
Two parts Writer
Three parts Storyteller
Five parts Complete and Utter S.O.B.

Let me break it down.

Rules Lawyer: While no one asks you to know every single rule, you better have a good grasp of the fundamentals of the game you're running. Missed/blown calls frustrate players and m... Read More

27
Aug/2008

by Sphynx

Play-by-Play. As this is our re-take on the previous adventure (starting over) here's what our first game looked like. He made it ALOT tougher due to our experience with the game now. Our Party: Dragonborn Warlord - Halfling Rogue - Eladrin Wizard - Elven Ranger - Tiefling Warlock - Dwarven ClericEncounter 1: First Encounter was a solo for everybody. The first time we ran this adventure, we each had to kill 2 or 3 Zombie Rotters. This time though, we were faced with something a bit m... Read More

25
Aug/2008

by Sphynx

Ok, this kinda bites, and kinda rocks.  Our DM was curious as to what our characters would be like if we knew the game as well back when we created our characters, as we knew it from 14 games.  So, we were all asked to bring a 12th level character "What if?" for an extra 5000 xp.  Dragonborn Paladin became a Dragonborn WarLord turned Knight Commander (Platemail, Heavy Shield, etc)Human Ranger became Halfling Rogue Shadow Assassin with Ranger MultiClass (Sneak Attack + Hunter's Qua... Read More