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I'll just jump on the "that's way too many players, especially for a new gm" bandwagon.

Regarding how to nicely convince folks not to come, you can just tell them "sorry, but this is a game and the game rules only allow for a max of 5 players at most." Odds are that none of them have the rules anyways. ;) Compare it to some other game that only allows 3 or 4 players.

But the adult thing to do would just be to tell them that you're new and you're not going to exceed 4 players. Personally, for a new GM, I think 2 or 3 players would be the ideal training wheels.

p.s.--expect someone to suggest that "can't everyone come, but only 4 or 5 will play". Do not accept this. Those extra folks will be a distraction at best. :-/

I'm mindblown that no one has mentioned DungeonPainter. It's a free, web-based map builder created by one of the Fantasy Grounds (free plug for the best Virtual Table Top...in my humble opinion) forum members. Build out a map, add all kinds of stuff, export it as an image file.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8EFGpBN6aQ
Link: http://pyromancers.com/dungeon-painter-online/

Sorry, but the initial post absolutely reeks of juvenile narcissism. The fact that this question is being asked indicates interpersonal issues inherent to the group. If everyone is great friends and this is all in-game fun, the OP would never have asked this question to begin with.

The only good rationale for PVP in-game is that it allows for issues to be resolved. In this case, if the one at the hub of the issues (the CE char) actually lives (but I doubt the GM will let that happen), then the issues will just resurface with the new chars (now specifically built to handle the CE chars attacks) and the cycle will begin anew.

The absolute worst case scenario here is that nothing is resolved and the OP begins a tit-for-tat revenge campaign of pettiness, which will just lead to ever increasing IRL irritation. By then, the GM should have stepped in though.

Situation:
PC has no reason to suspect NPC is peeved. They talk for a moment, then the NPC snaps and punches the PC.

Mechanically, what should occur here? The PC perhaps gets a perception check to notice peeved body language? Assuming PC fails, the NPC gets a surprise round to attack, then it's initiative as normal?

Thanks

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It's been getting lots of discussion in other places, but I thought it could use its own thread over here. What do people think? My own rather personal reactions are below.

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The fact that the vomitous drivel that is The Wheel Of Pain...err Time, is even on this list calls into question the intellect of the public. All of America's troubles now make more sense if this is the voice of the real populace.

I'm not hatin or anything ;)

This one:

Female Drow

is wearing armor. Does it work?

This is actually the one I'm going to use probably. I'm just cropping it down a bit to be a headshot because of the armor. I was looking for a standard drow, such as a scullery maid, for instance, not one in armor, hence the minor photoshopping.

Having said all that, this is still not (in my mind) a drow. Drow are black. Not purple, dark blue, grey, or dark/light brown, but inky, oil-black. Ah well. I'll take what I can get in this situation. :)

Thanks all!

So this topic came up in a discussion recently, and I'm curious enough to ask the pros about it. :)

How does "art" get into any given PDF (or printed product, for that matter)? First off, I know some of it is created wholly in Photoshop. I get that. What I don't get is how other, non-computer art gets in. Do artists sketch a picture in color and it gets put into a scanner? What about if they actually paint a picture? I can't imagine that fits into a scanner?

Thanks!