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I have been touching on this subject in several other recent posts, and I know there have been other threads that have addressed this, but I would like to focus on it afresh.

How many of you have perused the romance subplot in this AP (I refer specifically to a Lavinia to PC scenario, though there are others that make sense)? Of those that did, how did you address it (i.e. Role Play to Rules ratio and what rules)? Then, how did it work out for you in your game? Was it worth it and would you recommend it?

When I ran the STAP, the Lavinia/PC romance was a subplot and I’ll share if anyone wishes, but I’d like to get some initial responses first.

Last year I picked up a set of "Cheater Dice" a t a con. For those not familiar with these, they are a set of dice with thre variation of the same type: 3 d3s, 3 d10s and 3 d6s. One of the three is just a regular die of that type, one tends to roll higher, and the last tends to roll lower. I bought it specifically for the times when, as a DM, I have to make an opposing roll and I either want to go easy on the party or go a little hard on the party. I just was wondering what people think about that.

I took a lot of flack from the guy selling them (I think I even asked him why he was selling them if he was so opposed to them in principle). My thought is, hey, I'm the DM. I don't even HAVE to make a roll. That's why I have the screen. I can just SAY "you fail" or "you succeede." But somehow, it seems more exciting when they see the roll.

Of course, they don't know they are "cheater dice." MOST of the time I use the streight dice.

Anyway, enough from me. What do you all think?