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  Alatheon

  in Jumping in... February 2011

  Thanks, I'm pretty proud of it. One of the challenges with my campaign is that I've established that magic items are pretty uncommon, so almost every enchanted item the party comes across is more than just a plain-old bonus. I'm also adding item…
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  Alatheon

  in Dungeon Brainstorming 1: Temple of Fire February 2011

  One problem I find with logic puzzles in game is that they rely almost exclusively on player ability rather than character ability. I'd recommend figuring out a way for characters to make intelligence tests for hints to the puzzle, and you should r…
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  Alatheon

  in Dungeon Brainstorming 1: Temple of Fire February 2011

  The book Dungeonscape for 3rd Ed D&D has some cool ideas for trap encounters. The important thing is to find a way to keep the whole party actively engaged -if it can only be resolved with spell casting, the rogue and the monk will quickly grow…
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  Alatheon

  in If you could make your favorite show/movie/video game into a campaign setting what would it be?? December 2010

  I just got the Pirates of Dark Water television series for christmas, and immediately started thinking about adapting it for D&D or Pathfinder. I forgot how cool that world was -there are actually a lot of thematic similarities to Dark Sun, and…
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  Alatheon

  in magic and warfare November 2010

  I'd look at some of the Eberron materials from WotC -that setting is very much about magic as a surrogate for real-world technology, and the main continent of the setting (Khorvaire) has only recently ended a long, major war. Obviously, every uni…
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  Alatheon

  in XP Bar November 2010

  Thanks for the update! I've also included a Scott Pilgrim inspired variant... @
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  Alatheon

  in XP Bar November 2010

  I have made a rather inelegant solution to the problem, but any other pointers would be appreciated.
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  Alatheon

  in XP Bar November 2010

  I'd really like it if I could set that to the top of the second page, or anywhere on the first (although it seems unlikely that I can do that within the parameters of the dynamic sheet).
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  Alatheon

  in XP Bar November 2010

  I completely stole your code for the bar from "Aurek's bio":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/ragged-vestiges/characters/aurek-stronghawk I like the look of it for my "new character":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/the-circle-of-thi…
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  Alatheon

  in XP Bar November 2010

  That did the trick. That's a neat little toy. I might just use that in the next game I start. (as a side note, it's exciting to finally be just a player instead of DMing all the time)
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  Alatheon

  in XP Bar November 2010

  When I paste the code from above into a wiki page, the only thing that actually appears on the page is "0/1,000 XP" So, dumb question: Is there more to it than that?
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  Alatheon

  in Just Introducing Myself! November 2010

  I reward my players for writing the summaries themselves, "in character":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/dragonbone-kingdoms/adventure-log/to-shale-creek if possible. This keeps them more interesting than just a bullet-pointed recitation of …
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  Alatheon

  in Compact Stat Block November 2010

  Uniformly using a space before each plus sign does eliminate the underline problem, although obviously it does give you extra spaces in the text.
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  Alatheon

  in Battle Mats: Chessex vs. Roll4Initiative November 2010

  I've never really had a problem with Chessex and wet erase markers -even after leaving a map drawn on it almost a month between sessions. They say you can use dry erase markers on it, but they can be kind of a pain to clean off. Most office supply…
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  Alatheon

  in Obsidian Portal Additiction. November 2010

  Food and sleep are largely optional. Gaming is not.
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  Alatheon

  in List of Dynamic Sheets? November 2010

  I suppose what I was really getting at was: How long before we have a 3.5 or Pathfinder sheet? I see them on the list linked above, but can't actually see the sheet to see how close they are to completion.
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  Alatheon

  in Props -Coins or Tokens November 2010

  Raven, I do kind of covet those Game Mastery coins, but there are enough demands on my nerd budget right now that I need something cheaper if I want to do props for action points. I have poker chips, but they need to be free for actual card games -…
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  Alatheon

  in Magic resistance November 2010

  That wound up a lot longer than I intended, but I hope it was helpful.
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  Alatheon

  in Magic resistance November 2010

  In third edition D&D (and 3.5), there are a number of ways to get Spell Resistance, often abbreviated as SR. This works as an "all or nothing" sort of defense -the spell caster makes a level check against the SR value and the spell might be blo…
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  Alatheon

  in Game Prep: NPC Spells? October 2010

  I've started cribbing a little from 4e. When make an NPC spellcaster I look at how many spells and what levels they can use and then I break them down into Encounters, At-Will, and Pre-cast. I usually use a spell of the Highest Level as an 1/Enc…
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  Alatheon

  in Ideas for Gladiator Games October 2010

  I just finished reading the book "Hunger Games":http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Suzanne-Collins/dp/0439023483. Pretty good (and messed up) ideas for gladitorial combat in there. The bloodsport takes place over several weeks in a carefully man…
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  Alatheon

  in Ideas for Gladiator Games October 2010 edited October 2010

  I played in a gladiator game, and the most important rule in the arena was to make it fun for the audience. Avoid any kind of tactic that slows down a fight, and encourage your players to do the same. When our cleric cast brambles and brought the …
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  Alatheon

  in Huh?! Plus signs underline things now? October 2010

  Right, and if you write it like so: Str 18 ( +4) Dex 12 ( +1) you should not get an underline. I agree that it would be better if plus signs were dedicated as a character and not a formatting indicator, but this is a pretty easy workaround. …
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  Alatheon

  in Campaign Default Formatting October 2010

  Thanks, that does get the job done, but I'm thinking it would be nice to have the ability to implement a formatting change without having to edit every individual page. While I'm sure "my wiki":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/dragonbone-kingd…
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  Alatheon

  in Props -Coins or Tokens October 2010

  Gnunn, thanks for the great link. I will look into it. Now that I'm getting back into Warhammer I was starting to think about hand-painting clay poker chips. This looks a lot faster, so I can paint my minis instead.
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  Alatheon

  in Micro-leveling October 2010

  Dusk, have you ever run into issues with players having consistently really bad (or really good) luck that leads to a power imbalance in the party?
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  Alatheon

  in Props -Coins or Tokens October 2010

  Knowing my players, they might eat the cardboard too...
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  Alatheon

  in Run for cover game mechanic help October 2010

  This sounds good; savvy players will find a lot of possibilities in some of those random cover types. Last time I tried to run something like this my party insisted (over my not-so-subtle hints) that they should just fight the thing. I don't rea…
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  Alatheon

  in Mana System for D&D3.5 October 2010

  Given that Psionics are basically a mana driven spell system, this seems a little like reinventing the wheel. That said, this does provide an alternative for those who prefer to use the traditional spells. Without having playtested it, it does …
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  Alatheon

  in Jumping in... October 2010 edited October 2010

  I suppose a link would be helpful, huh? Here's my URL: "Dragonbone Kingdoms":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/dragonbone-kingdoms