Forum: Table Top Role Play

Just curious, what do you you all like more DND 3.5 or 4.0? I feel that both have their strong points. But on the flip side 4.0 has way more weak points, in my opinion. It is layed out much like WoW. I already play enoug ( when home) of the game. I don't want it in my DnD as well

Thursday, September 11, 2008 Scum and Villainy Scoundrels of All Kinds by Rodney Thompson, Gary Astleford, Robert J. Schwalb, Owen K. C. Stephens Scum and Villainy brings the Saga Edition rules to the fringes of society, introducing new rules and information on smugglers,...

Scum & Villainy Errata p. 17 – Swift Strider Remove the phrase “as a standard action” from the end of the first paragraph. p. 21 – Misplaced Loyalty Add the following sentence before the last sentence of the talent’s description: “You may not gain the benefit this talent if another...

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/QuickStartRules.pdf Great catch for an easy set of beginning rules! Help yourselves! http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/insider/characterbuilder A character builder for easy use!

Amplify The official rules for the amplify ability are as follows: 502.27. Amplify 502.27a Amplify is a static ability. "Amplify " means "As this card comes into play, reveal any number of cards from your hand that share a creature type with this card. This card comes into play...

n this section, I normally talk about tweaks to individual rules, or a rule that's been added somewhere within the rulebook, or the like. I can't do that today, because everything has changed. To give you an idea, the old rulebook had section 404, "Triggered Abilities," and section 412, "Handling...

Dragon Whelp Dragon Whelp's delayed triggered ability is confusing. It currently says "At end of turn, if this ability has been played four or more times this turn, sacrifice Dragon Whelp." Let's say you activate the ability during the end step. The delayed triggered ability will trigger...

The in-play zone is now the battlefield. This was the single biggest Oracle change. A lot of cards—no, seriously, a lot of cards—do something when they enter the battlefield, or do something when they leave the battlefield, or enter the battlefield with counters on them, or put a token onto the...

Hey there true Believers! I came across some newer cards while playing some MTG games, and heard through a recent con event that new MTG rules are coming into effect. Some good. Some bad. All in all, here we go. The next series of posts are going to cover all that's possible. The...

Alright! Admit it! WHO plays? I know there are a lot of you out there, and I am very curious to see who and how many there are. I recently had something proposed to me, and I would like to see how possible it might be. Anyone play Magic Online through WOTC?

I'm currently in the process of making a scout-based rogue. However, not being familiar with scouts, and only a little familiar with rogues in general, I'm having difficulty choosing which skills to work on. So far, I've gone with the following: Move Silently Hide Spot Listen Climb Disable...

Dave Arneson October 1, 1947 - April 7, 2009 Dave Arneson, co-creator of the original Dungeons & Dragons game, passed away on Tuesday evening, April 7th, after waging one final battle against cancer. In 1969, when Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax first met at GenCon, both were dedicated...

I found the PERFECT game for people wanting to get their feet wet in table top. Or even people who are really self conscious about themselves and table topping in general. Munchkin is a card game that has a humorous take on role-playing games, based on the concept of munchkins (immature...

Whaddup people?! This is TK posting up data about whatever he finds interesting. (Holy crap, I feel like I'm writing a column) I've recently discovered an interesting pen&paper RPG (Think D&D for any who aren't familiar) called Rifts. Humorously: My friend's sister showed me her friend's page...

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http://www.wizards.com/files/367_Children.pdf How amazing. ^_^

Trying something new for you all! A creature of the week! I'll start it out with something to be posted, and then all that want to take a hand into it, can post and comment, and toss out suggestions for others! My first pick! Metallic Dragon Dragons are widely renowned as some of...

We were deep beneath The Happy Beggar, a bed and breakfast for the downtrodden run by a sweet, retired, paladin couple, when I decided I needed a career change. This particular encounter was hard, and Tabitha was having her wizard's robes handed to her by an aggro shadar-kai and a pantload of dark...

Well as I mentioned in my GM ideas thread I'm working on a 28 Days Later 'Viral Zombie' campaign. The primary focus would be on survival, fast zombies, and a somewhat plausible, non-undead zombie plague. As with every campaign I've ever done, especially in D20, I've always tried to change at...

I'm curious...! Over Christmas break, I made a horrifying discovery about my parents. First, let me tell you a little about them. They're nice people in their early sixties. They like shopping, crime dramas, and spending copious amounts of time discussing D&D just so they can work in that...

I'm not sure if many of you remember me, however I used to come here a looonnnng time ago. Several years back, and was one of the original members. I come by time to time to check up on things, see how things are doing here, etc. However, my visit this time around is to see if anyone needs any help...

Sideseat gamers! LOL. We were deep beneath The Happy Beggar, a bed and breakfast for the downtrodden run by a sweet, retired, paladin couple, when I decided I needed a career change. This particular encounter was hard, and Tabitha was having her wizard's robes handed to her by an aggro...

This whole Dungeon Mastering thing has gone to my head. I’m on a quest to get everyone I know to play D&D. I’m like a jazzed up, hyper-competitive Mary Kay saleswoman bound and determined to sell enough lip gloss and firming eye cream to get behind the wheel of my very own pink Cadillac. I threaten...

Disclaimer: While this short post focuses on D&D 3rd ed./3.5 ed. this can easily be applied to other systems. Now I know D&D is the absolute staple RPG. Everyone who has played tabletop has played D&D. The thing is, D&D is a very, very forgiving system often tweaked to the players favor. Now,...

Would trying out a table top PC game be helpful for DnD beginners? Or spark more interest (maybe for the ladies)? So far someone recommended Neverwinter Nights. Any other suggestions?

People who have played Tabletop RPGs (especially GMs) know that tracking everything can be an absolute mongrel. So I decided that it would be ideal to have a list of utilities that people get to help them in their RPing. Feel free to reply and add your own programs. initiativetool This tool...

I post them here because they both have similar physics. Kingdom of Loathing: www.kingdomofloathing.com Fun little online game where you create a character, wander around a little world where everything you do seems to a parady of something. It also has Pastamancers. Progress Quest:...

Yeah, kind of like a bank, I guess. This is a good place to throw ideas into. If you've got an idea for a campaign, a weapon, puzzle, spell, class, or some other item dealing with any tabletop RPG, feel free to open it to the public. Of course, you may have ideas that you want to keep to...

I inherited the Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook Core Rulebook I from my friend who died recently, and I was really interested in learning how to play but I'm facing two problems 1) It's confusing as hell. 2) I don't know anyone besides my late friend who play/played that game. So my...