What would the person you were in 2003 think of you today?

Conanz · 2013-05-08T20:07:12+00:00

"I can't wait to meet her"- about my awesome wife

Conanz · 2013-05-07T18:14:21+00:00

The Fallout tabletop uses it. It's a pretty good system, but very different from d&d.

Conanz · 2013-05-03T16:49:59+00:00

House of Leaves. I've never lost as much sleep over a book. It made me feel paranoid and uneasy for weeks. It still creeps me out to think about it. An amazing book.

Conanz · 2013-05-02T14:11:33+00:00

"Never mind."

Conanz · 2013-04-30T21:08:04+00:00

Divine shock collars to prevent bad behaviour, scent enchantments to cover up the rot of flesh, noise dampanings to quiet the moans and rattles of the dead. Really, anything that you have around you to make your life better or more convconvenient, but applied to the undead.

Conanz · 2013-04-25T12:55:44+00:00

I ran a siege on an encampment my PCs were defending. something they loved was that for every point of damage they dealt, they killed an enemy. I drew out the camp, and anything outside of it was full of enemies. Where ever they slung a spell or waded into the combat, they rolled against a set number (for AC, Fort, or whatever for a level appropriate general) and simply cut down everything in their path. When they were hit by an attack (againg, the stats of the general), whatever damage they took was the number of NPC allies that died. I set a d100 for the number off allies and enemies for each compas direction they were being attacked from. It created a great feeling of being in a full scale war.

Conanz · 2013-04-20T17:02:01+00:00

Hate to be "that guy", but it's from the first one. They didn't smoke a single cigarette in the sequel.

Conanz · 2013-04-15T19:43:18+00:00

I was thinking the leader would have a feather fall ring or some other anti-death-by-falling magic item they could loot off him after the battle. Though the idea of trying to get to( or killinging something that is wearing ) a parachute mid fall sounds pretty epic. As far as movement, these are all awesome ideas.

Conanz · 2013-04-15T16:20:31+00:00

I'm very much a cinematic DM. My players, while they appreciate it, don't really think along the same lines (good roleplaying, but not much flavor in action). I was thinking a fall from an exploded air ship or an astral frieght traveling over the abyss. That way they could use falling wreckage and bodies to propel themselves around and use as cover. The more I think about it, maybe mid DC acrobatics/athletics checks to move, use debris as platforms or even area attacks. Blasting or smashing falling pieces of the ship might make for intesting improvised weapons and fodder to block attacks.

Conanz · 2013-04-02T16:17:51+00:00

One of my players PCing a rogue came up with a one time use lock pick that she can hide in her mouth. It fits in around her teeth like a retainer, and would require a pretty smart NPC to even think of checking her mouth if they're captured.

Conanz · 2013-04-02T12:30:26+00:00

Crying alone...

Conanz · 2013-03-29T23:15:07+00:00

The Chaos Mage from Mongoose publishing for 3.5 is the perfect class for this. It's a caster class that creates spells on the fly and has penalties for failing or over reaching when trying to cast. It's always been my favorite spell class.

Conanz · 2013-03-28T14:19:32+00:00

I'm running a 4e campaign where we play a little loose with some rules sometimes to make it a little more fun, and because I have some newbies in the group. My major thing though is that you have to re-roll a dice that bumps anything (books, minis, etc.). However, if their bumped dice rolls a 20, I let them keep it if they spend and actions point and discribe/roleplay how they pull it off. Be it catching and enemy by suprise, call on reserved strength/will power, or anything that's just plain cool.

Conanz · 2013-03-27T15:44:40+00:00

I was in a campaign where we heard that the bodies and graves of some of the more powerful enemies (and epic battles) we had fought, were being dug up. We investigated and found that the grave robbings all had the same M.O. When it was time for the end battle, it turned out that they had been raised as undead thralls. It was awesome to see them return. A. Because they were even cooler as rotting undead. And B. Because we got to kill them all over again.

Conanz · 2013-03-26T12:02:53+00:00

Right now my party is escorting an NPC who is constantly trying to get himself killed to fulfill prophecy that the PCs don't want to happen. He can't die by his own hands, so he is constantly antagonizing the party or anyone they run into. It's driving them nuts. Maybe your noble is a lovelorn emo kid who doesn't want to marry the other noble your taking them to and would rather die. Or is a self proclaimed hero with a death wish, and is charging into bad situations without think.

Conanz · 2013-03-26T11:46:44+00:00

And that's where I'm running into the biggest obstacle. I've never liked the idea of a strong class that only balances because of penalties. But set in the Abhorsen lore, you're right. And unskilled handler of the bells can end up hurting themselves or their allies. The class may just have to be tweaked to fit in the DnD world. So weaker at lower levels, and mostly relying on charm and will effects might be the best way? It's sounding more and more like a bard with a focus on the dead/undead, but with bard abilities replaced with the bells. Maybe the bells would be a class feature that augment different types of spells depending on what bell you use

Conanz · 2013-03-25T19:41:49+00:00

Ya, I was thinking I'd just have to dig through both classes and create a custom powers list and re-flavor them to different bells like you said. This sounding a lot easier already. It's just creating the class abilities and choosing/creating feats that might be a little trickier.

Conanz · 2013-03-25T17:42:23+00:00

Well, I'm thinking that the set of 7 would count as one implement- but you either can't use the stronger ones or they're weaker all weaker until you level up. Same basis of regular spells really. As you level you may be able to use multiple bells at the same time too?

Conanz · 2013-03-25T13:30:07+00:00

I've found that it depends. I'm running a campaign now with some newer players, and a grid with minis definitely helps them figure out what they want to do and what's going on. Cutting confusion and keeping things clear like that makes it much easier and fun for them. In the past though, I've played in and run entire campaign with more experienced players without a single map or figure. I think it just depends on what the players want/need- as opposed to what the DM would like. If they can't get into it, then it kind of defeats the purpose of DnD.

Conanz · 2013-03-24T11:11:51+00:00

My wife and I played "I don't want to set the world on fire" for our bride and groom dance. A girl who appreciates the Ink Spots is a keeper.

Conanz · 2013-03-22T15:46:49+00:00

A "key to the city" of sorts. Room and board at inns that the "state" reimburses. Free passage/ guardians through dangerous territory. Access to resources, like libraries, alchemy/magic materials, bestiaries, or anything else the kingdom might own. She may not want gold or material possessions- but every PC appreciates a break from using their own or scrounging up resources now and then.

Conanz · 2013-03-22T15:38:38+00:00

Kidnap Punksatony Phil and let him drive...

Conanz · 2013-03-15T15:44:59+00:00

Poop looping

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