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What is the best way to abuse gate spell?
Gate spell may be used for calling a extraplanar creature up to 39 HD for your service, e.g. Solar. That creature may be commanded to use wish spell for raising your attributes or for creating a magic ...
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How do you gain “Implement” added to your class feature list without going hybrid?
Most classes have Implements in their class feature. How does one add Implements to their class feature without going hybrid?
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Encouraging players to not cheat the item purchase system?
I'm running a campaign for a group of friends who - while not new to roleplaying - are new to the idea of a generic resource points system. For context only (still system-agnostic advice), I'm talking ...
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1answer
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Implement usage
I'm still new to implements, so far all I know is that it could be anything so long as you have it with you (meaning it does not have to be equipped) and you use its bonuses for attacks and damage ...
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In D&D, A PC became king. How do I keep him in check?
I'm running a D&D 4e campaign. There, a player has worked very hard and somehow tricked me into becoming a king of an evil kingdom. Good for him; he deserves it. However, how do I keep him from:
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Puzzling Things Out in tremulus and failing - how would that move the story forward?
According to the philosophy of AWE, when PCs make a move and fail the roll, the story should still get advanced somehow. In effect, it's time for the GM to make a move of their own. This has been ...
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Hide in Plain Sight vs True Seeing
Does casting True Seeing pierce through a Ranger's Hide in Plain Sight? What about a Shadowdancer's Hide in Plain Sight?
According to the True Seeing description:
True seeing does not help the ...
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What do I need to change about Call of Cthulhu to set it in the 60s?
I am in the process of planning a CoC game (or Trail of... I've not picked up a copy but it looks interesting) set a long time after the events of the Whisperer in the Darkness. To do so, I wanted to ...
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How can I let players make more choices during combat?
When my players are in combat, they mostly spend a moment figuring out what the most effective target is for each of them, and how to attack it, and then everyone rolls until combat is over. They ...
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What die rolls are open-ended?
In Burning Wheel Gold, so far as I can tell, the following tests have open-ended die rolls:
Magic
Perception
Any skill-based test with the funky little squiggly S after it (which are generally ...
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Do you have to reveal your NPC's aspects?
Important NPCs may have hidden aspects that PCs are supposed to assess somehow before using them: can such a NPC invoke one of his hidden aspects without the GM revealing it to the players?
Example:
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How to make a confinement situation interesting without railroading players?
There are many scenarios where players will be confined for a period of time in a location: Prison, castle under siege, mega dungeon adventure (like Undermountain) or a labyrinth. I'd like to play the ...
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Mutant Chronicles: Luna City and Moon physics
Okay, this is in fact a bunch of related sub-questions, but I'll try and sum them up in one:
How has the physical workings of the Moon -- home to the new central hub of humanity: Luna -- changed in ...
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How to get new a new player to understand the time investment of a table top RPG
I have a problem and I was hoping you guys could help me.
My friends and I are about to start a Pathfinder campaign. We are all very new, none of us have played any sort of table top RPG before.
Most ...
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4answers
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Can characters reach Mach 1 and higher in D&D 3(.5)?
A few years back our group tried to come up with the fastest possible D&D character. If I remember correctly we could build a character that could go faster than the speed of sound, but I can't ...
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How does sneak attack work for ranged rogues after surprise round?
Does he become useless?
Do you have to place a houserule?
Is it spending actions on getting invisible or out of sight again the only way to get sneak attack again?
It seems to me a ranged rogue ...
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1answer
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How to handle initiative while keeping the spotlight on a duel within a larger combat?
In some weeks we will play 7th Sea, an RPG with much fencing.
I want to make fights more like a duel between players and minions. I think some (most?) battles will be one player duelling a minion, ...
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Does casting a spell require a check to succeed?
If my character is a spell caster, and he is not wearing any armor, is there any chance to fail casting the spell? I'm wondering specifically about normal circumstances: There is nobody who can attack ...
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1answer
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Transporting players from Faerun to Athas (Dark Sun)
Am looking for some idea's on how one would send his/her current players to Dark Sun from Forgotten Realms, allowing the players to remain content & happy, keeping their precious characters due to ...
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1answer
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Trying to understand stacking defense bonuses from Racial / Feat / Items in DND4e?
I am a relatively new player to DND (4e). I've tried to look this information up and have found tidbits but I am still unclear. This is a multi-part question though the core of it is understanding if ...
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2answers
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What are some good chance/luck-themed spells for Sorcerers?
I'm building a gambler-themed Spellscale Sorcerer, and I was wondering if anyone knew of any good luck-themed spells. I know there's things like Unluck and the various Prismatic/Rainbow spells (the ...
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2answers
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How does crossing the borders of Ravenloft's domains work?
As I understand it, in Ravenloft a Dark Lord has control over his/her land.
However, when traveling between lands, can the PCs cross borders as they like, as long as the Lord of the land has not ...
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Character Build - “Bad Luck” Theme
I'm trying to build a character who suffers a strange and inexplicable stigma that attracts misfortune to all the people around him. (In South America it's called "mufa"; in colloquial language, ...
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6answers
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A system that models improved threat range of critical misses?
Have you ever fumbled with a flail? It sucks, especially when you are first learning it. It can happen very often; Sometimes in such a terrible way it far surpasses the risk of swinging a staff, hands ...
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What kind of penalty does moving over furniture incur?
In a previous encounter I filled a room with a bunch of chairs and tables with the intent of players run around or over them to escape a difficult creature. I wasn't sure what the penalties were so I ...
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How do you make the PC scream: “I wish we had a mage!”?
My girlfriend would like to join our Shadowrun game. She witnessed the first two game sessions and realized how cool the game and the setting is. She would like to make a mage and will start playing ...
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In a high magic setting, how should I introduce “unnatural” magic?
I am going to run a game of 13th Age, which is pretty high magic - the industry of the world is primarily enhanced by ritual magic (wind elemental bind to sailing ships, rituals ensuring good weather ...
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Forums for discussions? [migrated]
A lot of my questions would be better answered in a discussion rather that Q&A style, and although I love the answers I get here, it often ends up being discussion anyways due to the way I ask the ...
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1answer
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What are the rules for a flyby grapple?
I'm trying to create an encounter where PCs are climbing a vine or rope down a 100ft shaft. About half way down, a creature flies up and attempts to grab one of the PCs to fly away with her.
The ...
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1answer
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Druids' access to Domains in Pathfinder?
In Pathfinder, does a Druid gain access to two Domains like the cleric? If he does, would it be the elemental types such as Fire, Water, etc.?
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What combat tracker displays well on a television screen?
There have been numerous questions on similar topics but none of them really meet my requirements.
I am looking for a 4th edition digital combat tracker that can be viewed easily on a 32" television.
...
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How to make GURPS combat fast?
The GURPS combat system can be really painful, especially if you use some optional rules. Two-players-vs.-two-NPC combat can easily take more than half an hour. Are there some tips, rules to players, ...
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Where can I find a tutorial for Pokemon Tabletop Adventures?
I recently decided to look for a Pokemon RPG, and I found Pokemon Tabletop Adventures, which was exactly what I wanted. However, as it's still a work in progress, some of the rules aren't very clear ...
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How much to bend “the rules” about populating a world?
All right, I have a question about creating a world and populating it with appropriate monsters, etc.
I created a world a little while back, loosely based off of the world found in Michael ...
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1answer
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Technological warfare: how does Iron Man fight?
In Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, players construct their dice pools for an action by claiming any and all dice off their character sheet they can justify, one from each category. One of such categories ...
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1answer
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Sources for additional (summonable) creatures in Anima: Beyond Fantasy
I'm playing a summoner in Anima. I've gone through the book and there is a startling lack of things that I can use to summon - which makes me rather weak, as my main ability doesn't have many options.
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2answers
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Which class is the Magical Knack more useful in?
The idea is 3 Knife Master / 1 White-haired witch / 1 Sorcerer [with a bloodline that grants many free feats* which synergize with a rogue], then X Knife Master & Scout. Originally the plan was 3 ...
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1answer
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What attack rolls does a TWF 3 Rogue/1 White-haired Witch get?
The White-Haired Witch gains a powerful natural attack (that automatically grapples when it hits). How many attacks do a 3 Knife Master/1 Winter Witch I get for a full round attack, and what are those ...
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1answer
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Is it an automatic crit if I hit with an extended threat range?
In 13th Age, like most D20 variants, you can have items or abilities that improve your crit range. However, in 13th Age, a natural 20 is a automatic crit hit (if I am not mistaken, you do not need to ...
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1answer
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Does blind-fight allow a rogue to use sneak attacks in dim light?
Without it when there's concealment (even just some wimpy fog, or dim light) you can't usually sneak attack, as you can't quite make out the cracks and gabs in the armor, the or exactly where "between ...
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1answer
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Ack! Where do I find the spell descriptions for casters?
I've downloaded the play test and the clerics' and wizard's spells are not on their character sheets. It is unclear from the character sheet where those are listed.
Where can I find their spell ...
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1answer
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What is Gnosis? How is it calculated and what does it impact?
I recently started playing Anima: Beyond Fantasy and encountered a term not explained much in the book, Gnosis is a value which comes up in summoning as a restriction on what you can and cant do to ...
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1answer
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What makes a Scene worthwhile in a game of Microscope?
We just finished playing our first game of Microscope and had a great time. Most of the elements of the game were handled very well by the group: periods, events, the palette, etc.
Scenes, however, ...
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1answer
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How does resist all apply to an attack that deals two types of (non-combined) damage?
Resist all applies to all damage types (including untyped damage), reducing the damage by the resist amount. What happens when a single attack deals two different kinds of damage? Not combined damage, ...
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Where can I get fantasy public domain art?
I'm working on a series of NPC cards but I'm having trouble finding good pictures. Is there a good source for public domain/creative commons fantasy-themed art out there? Is there another good way to ...
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1answer
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Where can I find a lot of d20 Modern mods?
There's a huge number of games that use the d20 System, including d20 Modern. I've been looking for mods that adapt d20 Modern, or just the d20 System in general. I feel there must be a list somewhere ...
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How to handle wealthy player characters as a GM?
One of the long-standing settings our group keeps returning to is classic medieval fantasy. (Examples are MERP, Rolemaster, The Dark Eye -- But this question is aimed to be system agnostic and is ...
2
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2answers
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How can I optimize this Slayer?
I am Creating a 5th level Charge Happy Slayer. Should I choose to do an extra 1d8+3 damage on each charge or knock the enemy prone on every attack? Our party is Cleric, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue & ...
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What can I do to improve as a player for Burning Wheel
For games of Burning Wheel, what do you consider to make a good roleplayer, as a GM? What are some things to avoid? Socially, what type of player makes it enjoyable to GM a game?
I'm mostly focused ...
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How can I run games in Shadowrun, without going overboard?
I've recently picked up my SR4 20th anniversary edition rulebook and I'm interested in running a game for some of my friends. The issue I'm facing is that....well, I don't want to spoil my players too ...
