The Gaming Den

I would now like to direct everyone to the part of the PHB that specifies allies and enemies, pg 57: "If a power directly affects one or more creatures or objects, it has a “Target” or “Targets” entry. When a power’s target entry specifies that it affects you and one or more of your allies, th...

This is why, if you intend to capture the PCs for any reason, there are only two real options: 1) Use overwhelming force and be prepared for Plan B, where the PCs somehow defeat/escape said overwhelming force. 2) Use GM Narrative Bullshit Powers. "Suddenly, you're waking up. A 20'-tall man wre...

But I have seen graceless, senseless railroading firsthand, and it ain't pretty. That's why we won't allow a particular person in our group to be the DM, despite him wanting to. He always craft the most beautiful plots and such. But he doesn't accept we change the tinyest bit of it. We look like a ...

ou'd be a moron or a masochist to fully plot out an adventure and then just throw it away because the PCs don't want to swallow your hooks. I did that in the past and will that in the future. It's the PCs game in the DM world. NOT the DM game, in the DM world with the DM decisions and DM fun. Playe...

The same can be said for any encounter the Pc's have with monsters. There are rules for combat. No it can't. Because the combat rules are to be used when the PCs are involved. That's the whole point. If combats happen offstage, then its' DM fiat. D&D is not a wargame. It's a skirmish game. You ...