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Fire tokens
My party fought some Runeflame Skeletons this weekend, and they have a tendency to set things on fire. Basically, they can go insubstantial and move 8 squares, setting everything on fire as they walk around it. The fire then blocks line of sight. They also have a nasty aura that stacks, causing damage to those […]
Dealing with varying levels of XP amongst your players
I currently DM a group of 7 players, varying in levels from about 5 (maybe 6) to 8. Some players can’t always make it, and the way we’ve been dealing with absent players is to hand wave them as just sort of disappearing into the background, only to reappear next time the players shows up. […]
Compiling useful stuff (My 100th post) & a contest.
EDIT FRIDAY NIGHT 5/29/09 11:59:59PM -The contest is now over! Random.org tells me the winner is Aaron, who is a big fan of the momentum bonus and the counter making tutorial! Aaron, I’ll be reaching out to you soon. For all of you that entered, thank you for taking the time, and thank you for […]
Are you a new DM looking for players?
So, you are a new DM with a wonderful idea for a campaign. You’ve got it all planned out, down to the one liners your bad guy will throw at your players in their final, epic encounter. Unfortunately, you’ve got no players to play with. Boo-hoo. What do you do? Go back to kill the […]
I knew Githzerai looked familiar.
I will not eat green eggs and ham. I will not eat them, a Psionic Githzerai Monk I am.
Players Handbook 3 cover… revealed?
So this is the cover to Player’s Handbook 3? May be old news, but I’ve never seen it. Ki we know is gone, but is the Shadow power source gone? Have we seen the last of new power sources with the Psionic power? Minotaur and Githyanki races, nice. Interesting… how many more PHB’s will […]
Changes are in store for DDI this summer…
It seems prices are going to go up for D&D Insider soon. On the flip side, subscribers can expect more exclusive material. Here’s the email I just received: Dear Insider, As a valued D&D Insider™ subscriber, we wanted to make sure that you were among the first to know about some changes to D&DI that will […]
Bribe your players with bonus tokens.
I’m going to start something new in my campaign in order to speed up gameplay. I run 7 players right now, and sometimes the game grinds to a halt due to slow decision making during combat. I understand that the tactical nature of 4th Ed. somewhat created this situation, as opposed to other, more abstract forms of […]
New DM Starter Kit now available!
Continuing the theme of yesterday’s post, where I gave some tips for the new DM, today I’m making something available for download. If you are a new DM, and are planning on running (which I highly recommend) the Kobold Hall adventure in the back of the DMG then you should download this PDF I’ve put […]
Advice for new DM’s only!
Experienced DM’s, this article is not for you, so move along. Nothing to see here… In July, it’ll be a year since I started DM’ing. Unfortunately, we don’t get to play as often as I’d like, so my time behind the screen doesn’t come about often enough. Nevertheless, the amount of time we do get […]
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