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Im using this item in my campaign. I have a player who loves to abuse magic items. This should teach him a lesson. *Evil DM chuckle*

Don't know what to do this year.

Last year I went as a boy scout and my friend went as a priest. :)
Yah were going to hell.

Thanks Cos. Your the man. And the speed of service here is incredible. Keep up the great job Paizo crew.

I recently placed an order for a couple of Dungeon crawl classic adventures and the new critical hit deck. One of the adventures (Saga of the Dragon Cult) is on Pre-order. I chose to wait on my order and combine shipping and wait for the whole order once the Pre-order is in stock. Would it be possible for me to change my decision and have my crit deck and second adventure ship out and leave the Pre-order item in limbo until it is in stock?

I would be all for a Fumble Deck. I just bought the Critical Hit deck.
We use critical fumbles similart to the critical hits with confirmation roll. Had a character crit fumble once, rolled a natural 1, confirmed with another natural 1 and beacause the DM was feeling good that day had me roll another time just to be sure and yep got a 3rd natural 1.So a crit fumble with a spiked chain ends up wrapping himself up with the chain then falling off the rooftop he was fighting on and landing on our party's dwarf.

The "cat" rant seem's to me like it could be solved by the "2nd amendment"rant

Intruding Feline + Firearm = no more problems

or if that makes too much noise for your community I recommend poison blow gun darts.

But most importantly I learned my lesson and limit my consumption. Moderation is my new motto.

The facts of this story are a bit "R" rated for this board. All I can offer are key words, you will have to draw your own conclusions but I assure you it's probably not what first impressions imply.lol

Public Beach
WAYYYY to much alcohol(beer, liquor, you name it I drank it)
Fat girl
Public urination
disappearing clothing
and plenty of shocked onlookers

again first impressions are not always correct lol

Aberzombie wrote:

I hate drinking too much mead last night....

You got mead? Where did you get it? How can I get some? You live in Philly so the supplier has got to be nearby! Come on, man, I need some mead! Gimme some mead, man! I NEED MEAD!!!!!

Just a little bit.......

FH (looking for a fix)

Fake man you should look into brewing some of your own. My brother got into it. He hasn't perfected the recipe yet but it's getting there. From what I here Mead isn't too hard to brew.

Mister DM sir....Can I play a warforged Artificer with adamantium armor after you make me be a commoner?

Just for the enjoyment of HardKore...

For the record screw warforged and all things Eberron.

I hate the treasure system in D&D. I hate how the DMG basically says that any creature of CR X will possess Y treasure. Take a wraith for example. CR 9 creature (I believe). If the party succeeds in killing the wraith, the DMG assumes that the wraith MUST be guarding a treasure worth so many GP. In my games, you know what the wraith is guarding? His tomb! Unless this is the wraith of a potent spellcaster or a noble of some sort, opening his tomb is going to reveal the following: a dead body (possibly only skeletal remains), some tattered burial garments, and lots of dust. If you're lucky, there might be a wedding band or something in there.

I do not reward treasure by CR. I completely ignore most of the things they include in the Monster Manual statblocks after the BAB and skills section (though I do still pay attention to tactics and environment). Consequently, my games tend to be underpowered by equipment standards. If the characters develop a strong need for money, they seek well-paying quests or go after dungeons in search of wealth. 9 times out of 10, wealth is not the motivating factor of the parties I DM for. Most of the time, there's some greater good (or evil, on rare occassion) to be accomplished and monetary wealth is far from a concern of the heroes. I had a group of 4 players enter the Underdark at level 11 and between the four of them, there were 5 magic items, the most potent of which were a +1 metalline bastard sword and a pair of gloves of Dexterity +2. The fights were hard, brutal, and often ended with serious injuries but you know what? They survived and the challenge was what made it so much fun for all of us. After they crawled out of the Underdark, they had acquired a wand of fireballs that only had 12 charges left in it. That was it. Maybe a handful (20 or so) of gold pieces and a wand was all they had to show for a 3-session-long excursion into the Underdark. They even got enough xp in there to level up to level 12.

Now, granted, when they got...

Thank god I'm not the only one who feels the treasure rewards are a bit exagerated(sp). I try to do something of the like in my campaings and customize the treasures to more realisticly represent the situation.

I live about an hour outside of Louisville, KY. The PD there seems to be pretty good-

That said, New Albany's PD sucks.

Hey small world Saern, I live on the Hoosier side of Louisville also. Clarksville born and raised.

The Behold o' Lantern is a great idea. Im gonna have to get in on that. Make sure to take pics of them so we can compare after its over.

Damn..... amen brother

::raises fist in agreement::

AAAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!
After 4 days of sneaking around at work to read all 757 previous posts, I finally make a reply to this fantastic thread and the "Tab" key on my computer keeps sending me back to the first post and erasing what i have written here.
So now on my third attempt at this... here goes.

There has been a lot of discussion on the 3.X Powergaming/Munchkinism issue. I agree with the person that said this behavior is ultimately the responsibility of the player, but i do feel that 3.X makes it easier to accomplish this with all the unnecessary feats/skills/PrC's and crap that most people just don't have time for.
Speaking of not having time. I hate that the close knit and highly entertaining group that I grew up playing D&D with has suffered so much from the curse of "growing up" and now can't seem to get together for 5 minutes much less get a game together.
The group I am now gaming with contains a little more "Rollplaying" and not enough "Roleplaying". But we are running the SCAP and haveing a good time of it.
I would love to get a group going with some of the posters on these forums (although very unlikey we will ever meet) I have been reading several posts and feel that some of us are a bit of kindred spirits. Fake Healer, F2K, Grimcleaver, Ultradan, Lilith, and many more (just too many,no offense to those not mentioned).
I could bi&^% for days about all the stuff that pi#%&^ me off but after reading this entire thread most of it has been covered and I feel better just knowing I'm not the only one who has to go through this life with these issues, keep the posts coming.

Is this for real? 200$ for this mini Unbagged?
If so does anyone want one i have 2 of em.

We just went on a 5 day stretch of triple digits here in Indiana..(grumble grumble) damn river valley. It wouldnt be so bad but the humidity is just unbearable.

We haven't officially named our group yet, but my suggestion for a name was "The Caldera Crew"

My group just started the campain. We have just now rescued the orphans (I know.... we have a long way to go). We meet only once a month but our sessions are 8-10 hours. Only 1 death so far, it was our only mage who rerolled as a fighter, now we are extremely heavy on the melee side. Although we do hand out a healthy but whoopin when fight time starts.Our group consits of
2 human warriors
1 human knight
1 human battle sorcerer
1 human rogue/fighter <--- me
1 dwarf cleric of Pelor

I feel your pain man. When I DM I'm notorious for voices and various sound effects to the endless amusement of our group. But I think it makes the game a little more colorful (no matter how bad my interpretation of a Slime dropping off a ceiling or an old rusty door might be)

Iv'e played WoW since the first week it hit the shelves. For the most part it is a wonderful game. I probably have 60-70 days total tied up in my different characters but compared to good old fashioned gaming, I'd give up my mouse for a D20 anyday.

In my high school years gaming was still carrying that "weird" stigma, I've only been playing since '91-'92. I've always been one to keep my head down when the topic of gaming came up but as i get older I see that most people just dont care or call me a geek and we move on with our lives. However I am thankful that I didn't receive the close minded and "for your own good" treatment from my parents, my father actually while not a gamer himself thought the game was a good way to expand our vocabulary, problem solving and teamwork skills. He even played a character through the entire Hero Quest board game with us.

Your the DM. 'Nuff said. I'ts your game, you roll how you see fit as long as the game is fun and continues to be so. I always roll behind the screen it makes the players crazy.
I drive my players nuts with the suspense. Have fun with it.

Thanks guys I appreciate the info.

I've seen alot of mention of the Warlock class but have never seen it myself. Can someone please tell me where to find the information on this class.

I love Terry Goodkinds work. I've actually tried to come up with stats of a Gar in my campaing.

King Richard "Lionheart" cause he's seen some wicked stuff in his travels and could bring some "realisim" to the story.

and

Rasputin the mad russian. I've just always found him interesting and wonder what in the world his sick mind would come up with.

Lmao... Number 1 in the hood G!!!!

Oh well that's even better I think that is what a lot of these guys have been wanting. Just to have a way to stock up on the cards they need but not having to buy a bunch of cards they dont need.

Why not offer complete sets and the booster packs? Get the best of both worlds.

Will there be single cards available from Paizo in the future once some packs have been opened, or are we going to have to set up a "Want to Trade" forum.

My group is about to start on the Shackled city campaign. I dont have much experience with the AoW campaign other than what I have read on this site. But if it is anywhere near as good as the Shackled city (never read myself only been given background info by my DM), which I am very excited about, then consider my group on the list waiting for an AoW hardcover.

I love this thread. Keep it coming, this is how i start my day at work by reading the new posts. :)

Summer 1992 I dont remember how i first found out about D&D but i know once my friend and i decided we were going to play, nothing was going to stop us. Not being old enough to drive (I was 11 he was 12) and our parents not interested in giving us a ride to the mall, we hopped on our bikes and rode across town to buy our first boxed set. It was the one with the dragon and fighter swinging a huge axe on the front. I remember reading the book the first time, and knew right away that I wanted to be the Dungeon Master. Just think, all those monsters and the power to run the world at my fingertips:). Any way, after reading the demo section with "Axle's funny dice" we began the adventure with my friend as a thief my little brother as our fighter and me controlling the minions of the mighty wizard Zanzer Tem.

This is a great thread i hope to see it continue, I love reading these posts, it makes me want to leave work and go round up my dice.

And in case your wondering they did survive the adventure and save the day.