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Archive for December, 2007
The gimmick game
Written by Yax - Published on December 19, 2007Our total party height is 17 feet, 3 inches
I read somewhere - can’t remember where - that someone was starting a game in which all the players are halflings. I like this idea because it will probably get long time players out of their comfort zone and give a unique vibe to the game.
Other interesting ideas [...]
Rewarding players with XP
Written by Yax - Published on December 18, 2007A lot of people chimed in on the recent article about real-time based leveling instead of XP based leveling.
Rewarding players with XP
I’d like to know if anyone uses some kind of reward system for players who are performing better than expected, or better than others.
I remember a White Wolf game in which about half our XP [...]
Dante is on fire
Written by Yax - Published on December 17, 2007He’s on fire!
I’d like to mention that Dante over at StupidRanger.com has been on fire lately. In the same week he wrote 3 great articles for all DMs and GMs out there. They’re so good that I can’t even wait for the usual Monday morning speedlinking before linking to them.
Investigation campaigns
Get a clue!
Political intrigue
Enjoy!
Monday morning speedlinking - combat edition
Written by Yax - Published on December 17, 2007It’s Monday morning and you’re thinking about lacing your coffee with amphetamines because coffee just won’t cut it. Don’t do it! You don’t have to be productive. You can check out these links instead of working:
Black Dragon! Expy - my young adult red dragon friend and mascot - will kill me [...]
13.33 encounters later…
Written by Yax - Published on December 15, 2007Awarding Experience points
Let me start by saying that I do not follow the encounter level guidelines to award experience points in my D&D games. The guidelines suggest that about 13 encounters (both combat, and otherwise) should allow a character to level up.
Leveling up once a year
Since my D&D buddies and I only get together [...]
Famous Dungeons & Dragons last words
Written by Yax - Published on December 14, 2007Famous D&D last words
Heard just before a character died:
Are you sure you want to do that?
I want to ride the dragon turtle!
What exactly do you mean when you say “save or die”?
I thought all city guards were incompetent!
You don’t have the weapon proficiency to use that vorpal sword.
Wait. That’s not a healing potion!
I’ll try [...]