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| bio | website | markdavidrogers.com |
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| location | Austin, TX | |
| age | 33 | |
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I have a level 13 shadow-assassin thief and zephyr-blade battlemind, a level 8 sorceress and barbarian. also I've been DMing for a few months.
I've been trying to adapt D&D 4e to a more sci-fi setting, and have been looking at D20 modern and homebrew stuff. I see DMing as a chance to play with writing stories and getting interactive feedback.
I'm often curious in how other groups handle various minutia, and ask questions about that.
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Feb 24 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Feb 19 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Feb 14 |
revised |
How does a DM deal with characters leveling up too quickly for the module, due to side-quests/ random encounters? added 1 characters in body; edited title |
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Jan 31 |
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What are the perils of having the players play themselves as characters? I play a lot RPGs and some individual encounters as if I were placed in that situation with my current set of morals and values as a sort of psychological experiment. I think it's interesting to think about how different personalities might make different decisions based on the same input. Thinking about things from your own perspective creates a nice baseline. |
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Jan 16 |
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GM attacking a recently stabilized ally: is this allowed? @BESW - The idea that thematically 1st level heroes have more power than gods, seems pretty awkward to me. If I was in the Vietnam War and my wounded enemies started healing miraculously around me and rising, I would start going for head shots and double taps. |
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Jan 16 |
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GM attacking a recently stabilized ally: is this allowed? Good answer, but I take a little issue with the idea that finishing off downed opponents is a "poor tactical choice". If one lives in a world where the gravest injuries are healed in an instant, finishing off a down opponent is the obvious, perhaps the most important tactical choice any mildly intelligent fighting monster with a will to live can make. I'm not saying a DM should ever kill their players, but leaving a dying enemy alive in a world of instant magical healing is tactically absurd. In combat it always makes sense to press home an advantage whenever it is granted. |
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Jan 7 |
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How does a DM deal with characters leveling up too quickly for the module, due to side-quests/ random encounters? Put the last paragraph first, I think it reads a little better, but I'm not married to it. |
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Jan 7 |
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How does a DM deal with characters leveling up too quickly for the module, due to side-quests/ random encounters? reordered |
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Jan 3 |
awarded | Citizen Patrol |
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Jan 3 |
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How does a DM deal with characters leveling up too quickly for the module, due to side-quests/ random encounters? I think this answer was intended as a comment on sarge_smith's answer. |
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Dec 20 |
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Should PCs be limited to choosing forms into which to polymorph (or wild shape, etc.) that the PCs have previously encountered? +1 good post, also want hat! |
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Dec 20 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on Move-attack order and unspent movement - can I mix these however I want? |
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Dec 18 |
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Which rules should be used for a new power? Compendium / Char-builder, or the Dragon article which introduced it? The most recent rules in any situation are usually preferred because those rules contain the most recent fixes for game-play problems. |
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Dec 18 |
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Enabling PC-driven Climate Change: is there a rules system to deal with PC created changes to the environment? 2nd Edition Dark Sun's Defilers had a slew of environmental related rules. |
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Dec 4 |
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How can I create a megadungeon in a futuristic/post-apocalyptic setting? I did a massive comet/meteor as a dungeon of sorts, Larry Niven-style. For space dungeons, WH4K loves the Space Hulk a massive space wreck that's collected other wrecks and bad stuff. |
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Nov 11 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Nov 9 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Oct 14 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Oct 14 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Sep 27 |
revised |
How should I respond to a DM who unfairly plays the “rules-lawyer” card? edited body |
