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How to get a new group into the spirit of the game Paranoia?
My roleplaying group is talking about taking a break from our 4e D&D campaign for a bit, and doing some one-offs. We are planning on doing a few sessions with a GURPS game of some sort, and the prospect of playing a session or three of Paranoia…
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Techniques for allowing character defeat without character death
Character death can be extremely disruptive to an ongoing RPG, particularly in a game where character agendas are the driving force behind the plot. However, for a good story with a sense of conflict and danger, there needs to be an opportunity for…
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Can the DM forbid my character from using certain weapons because he "doesn't like them"?
My friends and I have recently become interested in playing D&D and one of my friends has chosen to play the DM for us because he has the most knowledge of the game. He's been helping each of us with making our characters and I've chosen to play a…
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How to deal with anti-authoritarian player characters?
One player I infrequently role play with (let's call him Bob) seems to have a bit of an issue with authority - or at the very least he likes playing characters who do. It's not that he does not respect the GM, but he gets very defensive (sometimes…
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Can a zero-HP, unconscious and stable character be woken up prematurely?
Whenever you drop to 0 hp you become unconscious (and are dying). If you manage to stabilize you will wake up in 1d4 hrs with 1 hp.
We had a situation where an unconscious character was stablized, but the party had no healing magic left. The…
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How do I keep spellcasters from casting while in jail?
Interesting situation came up in my session. The players captured a wizard NPC and put him in jail. Then came a long discussion about what measures needed to be taken in order to prevent said wizard from using spells to force his way out.
Basic…
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Handy Haversack vs. Bag of Holding
The Bag of Holding (DMG pg.153) is an uncommon magic item and has a significantly greater volume than any of the pouches (or even all combined) of Heward's Handy Haversack (DMG pg.174), which is rare.
My confusion stems from the fact that, while the…
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How to create a dungeon based on a realistic tomb, but still enjoyable to explore?
One of the typical location that is used as an excuse to build a dungeon is The Ancient Tomb (tm).
I often struggle building dungeons that are credible tombs, in terms of rooms disposition and type of rooms contained. It seems to me that either my…
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Are babies of evil humanoid species inherently evil?
The Monster Manual lists certain creatures as Evil. For example the Duergar, or Grey Dwarves, are Lawful Evil. Is a Duergar baby evil?
Here's the situation: A Duergar child is born to the king and queen of the Duergar realm, however the baby has…
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Handling encounter elements that would realistically cause instant death
Creating an encounter often plays out the same for me: I come up with ideas for making the experience epic, find myself unable to solve the "what if they fail" problem, and then minimize or eliminate the cool ideas, leaving me with a feeling of…
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How can I tell the DM that I wasn't having fun and that I fault him for it?
Yesterday I was playing a one-shot DnD 5e and didn't expect that I would become salty.
The Adventure
The one-shot started at level 5 and I made a Sharpshooter\Fighter and my character was Neutral Good.
So my character had to alone fight a bunch of…
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What is a spell slot in-lore, and how does it justify the limits on casting spells?
Spell slots are something that we, as players, expend when we want our spellcasting PCs to cast a spell. It is a resource to limit how many powerful spells we can cast in a day. But for our characters in-game, they don't exist. So what are they?
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Can a raging barbarian carry live rabbits to kill them, in order to keep his rage going?
One of my players, a human barbarian, came up with the idea of carrying captured rabbits, feeding them and treating them nicely, so that he can rip them apart mid-battle if he knows he will be unable to attack during the round. Does this sound…
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How do I allow the Rogue opportunities to be stealthy with a Druid in the party?
My party is currently level 6, and consists of a Halfling Rogue, Human Druid, Halfling Barbarian, and Half-Elf Monk. They're all excellent players who play tactically and know their class well. I'm currently running into a problem with the Rogue and…
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How do I make weather an important part of the game?
We're starting up a dark ages fantasy game, using some homebrew rules similar to D&D.
As the GM, how can I make weather an important part of the game?
To be clear, I'm not trying to just toss in random weather details that the players will ignore. …
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