Previously I rambled on about the ways in which I use skill challenges, and a bit about what lead me to that opinion. I’m still not done wasting time going on and on about these challenges. Having them lumped in with combat means that careful design of the challenges is key. Just like you can’t randomly grab monsters and drop them on the battlemat and expect the encounter to be any good, you can’t just toss in a skill challenge and expect it to work well. Obviously the first thing ...
So, our first game for the Year of Blue Fire campaign is coming up this Friday. I’ve got the basic concept together for the first adventure, but I still need to sit down and stat out potential encounters and spend some time jotting down key locations and information. I usually work well under pressure and it is a first level game, so I’m not too worried about it. I’ve decided to try out logging the campaign on Obsidian Portal. I created a campaign there last night. So far, I’ve only ...
In the D&D 4E games I’ve been running I’ve been trying to make use of Skill Challenges periodically. Reading about them I really love the way that game mechanic feels, since it gives you a direct way to engage the players with a purely role play scenario. The trouble is that thus far I haven’t had much success incorporating them into the game sessions. I know there’s been a ton of stuff written about them already; but none of it was said by me, which I think means that still more needs to ...
here is floor 2. Now I didn't include WHAT an ancient cloaker is technically. The Ancient Cloaker is an adapted version of the Cloaker. For fear of copyright infringement, I won't include any details on AnC's or the Chief cloaker. What I was thinking was modify certain creatures to be LIKE cloakers. Basically switch and swap abilities. The following are the creatures I was thinking of using as a base (add in cloaker abilities like shadow shift and engulf): Herald ...
Updated 12-15-2010 at 11:02 AM by yukonhorror
I'm in the process of running a pick-up game of Wushu here in PPG chat, for a few players, including Pieh and ak47 and others; bog-standard quick fantasy adventure. We'll see how it goes. Here are some example PCs. Lurg Ugghrugger Ogre Brute Smash Things 5 Thick Hide 4 Intimidating Demeanor 2 Friend of a Boar 3 Weakness: Too Big Honor: 2 Darkkiaser Ninja Blademastery 4 Ninjitsu 4 Gadgets 3 ...
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