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Iron Maiden and Jethro Tull are great bands, but these are not really the kind of CDs we are looking for. We want to stick with actual soundtracks - great soundtrack CDs.

Good point about iconic soundtracks like LOTR - you can just avoid some of the more recognizable songs though. I still think these deserves to be on the Must Have list

Dalgrim, son of Dalgror wrote:

...some great soundtracks

...but, you're only missing the most awesome gamer soundtrack ever recorded! The Conan soundtrack by Basil Poledouris! Play the first track while you're setting up the battlemat for an important combat encounter and let loose the dogs of war :)

Good lord! I was sure I had Conan on the list!

I was able to go in and edit the list, so the Conan soundtrack(s) are now there where they belong! Thanks!!!

OK, I've spent the better part of my lunch hour searching the boards for discussions on great soundtracks for gaming and found some good stuff. Some of the suggestions I have already while others I would like to pick up.

What I want to do is come up with a list of the 20 Best "MUST HAVE" CD Soundtracks for Gaming? They can be movie or TV. These should not be soundtracks that just have a few good songs on them, these should be great overall soundtracks that should be in every D&D players library.

What I would love to do is have everyone add to this list if you feel strongly or take away from the list if you feel one is not good enough to be on the list.

So, here is list of the soundtracks I have seen mentioned repeatedly as being great overall music to play during a game:

Conan
Lord of the Rings
Gladiator
Lost (TV show)
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Last Samurai
Last of the Mohicans
Alexander
Kingdom of Heaven
King Arthur
The 13th Warrior
Excalibur
Troy
Sleepy Hollow
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Waterworld
Dragonslayer
Black Hawk Down
Dark Crystal
Dragon Heart
Willow

So, is this list close? Thoughts???

Quick question ...

Once the party encounters:

... how soon after that do they finally have the big run in with:

The feat is also great if you are a high level cleric, for instance, who wants to found a temple and "staff" it with loyal followers. The highest level followers become the primary priests of the temple while the lower levels become the workers, guards etc.

Same goes for a PC rogue that wants to be the head of his own thieves guild. All those low level followers become the guilds agents etc.

As long as the player and GM are willing to work together, the feat can add a great deal to the campaign.

I've gone ahead and relisted these ... I even lowered the price! :)

Check'em out if you are interested:

Link.

Thanks!

OK ... so, I went ahead and relisted these ... even lowered the price! :)

Check'em out if you are interested:

CLICK HERE ... you know you want to!

Thanks!

If it's your first time GM'ing, make sure to know some of the core rules to keep things accurate and flowing well:

1. DCs for saves vs. spells = 10 + the ability modifier + the level of the spell

2. CMB vs. CMD rules in combat

3. Read the whole Combat section thoroughly!!!

4. Understand movement rules thoroughly - newbie characters will try and do too much on their turn - remember pulling something out of a bag is a move action...etc.

5. Help your players think strategically - inform rogues about the importance of moving stealthy into the room in shadows and positionining themselves for sneak attacks, or getting themselves in flanking positions which allow their sneak attacks on each round they are flanked with another friend...Keep wizards in the back lobbing spells, not on the front line...you know - all the basic stuff.

6. Most of all, play for fun, not for rules! A long session should have something special for each character, an event or item or something that would mean something to particular characters - it makes them love the game and want to come back for more. I had a monk once who loved the whole Asian fighting/monk scene. In a home game, he was scouting down a hall by himself and was suddenly faced by another monk - an evil black-robed monk from a sect that he hated...I just threw it in there at the last minute, and he loved it.

All good points - your games sound like a hoot to play in! :)

To the original poster, one thing I would add is ..... don't sweat it too much. Read these message boards, follow the advice and then just jump in. Your players should be willing to cut you some slack while you learn the fine points of DM'ing, as long as they (and YOU) are having fun.

One other thing I'd advise: establish the rule that if something comes up during the game that your not sure of, don't slow the game down too much while you look it up. If you can't find the answer within a minute or so, make your best choice and move on with the game. Then, later when you are not under 'stress' and have plenty of time, take that extra time to find the answer so you know for the next time - this is how you really learn the game.

And when you have to make that 'seat of your pants' ruling, remember this All Important Rule: When All Else Fails, Roll A D20! Basically, assign some rough odds (say, 50/50 or whatever) and then roll. 1 -10 it worked, 11 - 20 it didn't ... and then get on with the game!

Hope that helps!

You can take over! You can take over!!!

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Oh, and Dwarves can crush Leprechauns with their hammers without even tangling their beards, so ... um ... so there!

Bah! No self respecting Dwarf worth his beard would ever have anything to do with sorcerers! Now a cleric of Torag ... that's a class a Dwarf can be proud of!

Just kidding! Seriously, I like it. I think the new bloodline aspect of Pathfinder sorcerers offers a potential goldmine of untapped potential ...

You go down to the bottom of the box you type in,

and it'll say "post as" and you can scroll through your alias choices there.
Cheers!

Cool! Thanks! I never even thought to look here - I was looking in My Account for a place to switch ...

Sheesh! Thanks Heathansson!