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Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 5:38 am

Fine, thanks.

Still trawling through D&D reference material.
*mumbles* Hmm, which dragon to put in....:mischief:

Or there's always a tarrasque.... :devil:

Lestat · Post by **Lestat** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 5:48 am

Or there's always a tarrasque....

Talking about overkill...

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 5:50 am

Yep, that's the point though.

Lestat · Post by **Lestat** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 5:55 am

So are you online DMing or table top?

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 5:57 am

Oh, I'm taking over the campaign Kipi has been running on GB.
It's quite the learning curve.

My first experience at DM'ing too.

Lestat · Post by **Lestat** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:08 am

Well, word of advice. The first rule of DMing is:

Fun shall be had by all.

All other rules derive from that, adventures should be challenging and risky but never outright deadly, and remember one thing above all: you are not the PCs' opponent, you play the PCs' opponents (and also their allies, and the neutral people). I learned it the hard way.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:11 am

Ahh, thanks.

I take it you sent some unfortunate characters into an impossible situation?

Lestat · Post by **Lestat** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:24 am

That, and other mistakes like:

"You can't do that!"
Bending the rules or forbidding the PCs doing something (that you hadn't foreseen) because it completely upsets your carefully planned adventure, or gives them an unforeseen huge advantage.
If it is possible in the circumstances and not against the rules, one should allow it and wing it.

Vengeance
Sending massive enemies against the PCs because they foiled your carefully laid plans.

Deathtraps
Crushing ceilings and the like with no escape.

And in general anything that seems that you steer the PCs in one or the other direction.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:28 am

No vengeance? Darn...I could think of the perfect example too...

Hmm, sometimes it's hard not to steer, when the situation is very open-ended.

Lestat · Post by **Lestat** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:39 am

[QUOTE=Ravager]No vengeance? Darn...I could think of the perfect example too...

Hmm, sometimes it's hard not to steer, when the situation is very open-ended.[/QUOTE]
Oh I didn't say you shouldn't steer. Only make sure it isn't obvious.

Of course, on-line your options are more limited (no smug grins from behind the DM screen or random rattling of dice :mischief: ).

Aramant · Post by **Aramant** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:50 am

I've been trying to write up a campaign lately. I used to be pretty good at it, but for some reason now I just can't do it. I have no idea what the problem is... I simply just can't get it together.

Kipi · Post by **Kipi** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:57 am

[QUOTE=Aramant]I've been trying to write up a campaign lately. I used to be pretty good at it, but for some reason now I just can't do it. I have no idea what the problem is... I simply just can't get it together.[/QUOTE]
Is it Forgotten Realms -campaign you were trying to make?

Aramant · Post by **Aramant** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:58 am

No, I make up my own little worlds and stuff, and just use the Greyhawk deities out of the Player's Handbook.

Edit: Also, I have a general idea for an adventure. It's just putting it into a story line and expanding it beyond a single episode of action that I'm struggling with.

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:01 am

[QUOTE=Lestat]Talking about overkill...

[/QUOTE]
I have a taresque as my banner on proboards. Oh, and it has LOTS of punctuation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:03 am

Yeah, don't forget to say who made that banner eh, chu?

@Aramant, hope you get past the inspiration block.

Okay, going for a while. See you all later.

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:09 am

[QUOTE=Ravager]Yeah, don't forget to say who made that banner eh, chu?

[/QUOTE]
I got it from photobucket!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:15 am

Hi Rav, bye Rav

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Howdy everyone, how's it all going?

Juniper · Post by **Juniper** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:51 am

Hello! Good Monday?!

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:53 am

Indeed it is... but be careful, I seem to have a knack at scaring everyone off...

Juniper · Post by **Juniper** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:57 am

[QUOTE=dj_venom]Indeed it is... but be careful, I seem to have a knack at scaring everyone off...

[/QUOTE]
Ohhh......no worries....I don't scare easily!! You'll have to try veeery hard to scare me off... :laugh:

did you have a pleasant weekend?

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