To resolve an uncertain action that demands more than a simple stat comparison, the Game Master draws a card from the Fortune Deck — which can be upright or reversed — and describes the outcome based on the card’s meaning and symbolism. Basic meanings are printed right on the cards so ...
That’s what dice do. And that’s all they do. True Game Masters accept that list as is. They don’t pretend the pros aren’t pros and the cons aren’t cons. And they don’t try to ascribe dice any further meaning or purpose. True Game Masters don’t consider realism or simulatio...
This is actually one area where I find that online chat gaming reigns supreme–characters are themselves and there’s no inappropriate poor voice stand in to get between you and what you “hear” from the text. In the last game I was in, I played two characters and tried to use their ...
in the meaning? I supposed he questioned the trolls, understood the party never returned to the caves and bring the corpses of the two dead smithes to the Runecauldron, to resurrect them as Giant runeslaves, he ordered to patrol again area C3 and bring Galenmir, as well as his group ...
I believe the arrows are slope indicators, going down in the direction the arrow points. I'm uncertain on the dotted lines. They didn't seem terribly important so I ignored them. I suspect it's something related to the cave topology, but can't put my finger on the exact meaning.Major...
Beryllia is decked in elegant noble’s attire. Her long skirt, blouse, and bodice are of rich autumn hues. She holds a gnarled quarterstaff in one hand and has a dagger tucked into her sash-like belt. The Third Element: Symbols and Decorations and their Meaning or Context ...
My point is, this ain’t ayouthing. This ain’t justyourplayers. It’s players. Players suck hard at tracking inventory. Even the ones who actually give a crap about equipment management and expedition planning. So how canwe— as an awesome team of sexy gaming genius and in-the-gaming...
[Treat the duration as a CL 1st Fog Cloud spell, meaning the smoke persists for 10 rounds, normally.] Jolistina’s smoke bombs also expose those in the smoke’s radius to a weaponized, fast-acting version of Vorel’s Phage (Pathfinder #2: The Skinsaw Murders, p. 27). To most ...
BUT, that’s not the metagame we’re talking about here. Because, in D&D and other RPGs, the word metagame has become co-opted by screaming GMing dips$&%s who needed a word to yell at players with. And the meaning is this: metagaming (as a verb) occurs when a player makes a ...
Point is, I’m the exception that proves the rule. Which is a phrase no one uses correctly. No one but me anyway. It’s based on an alternative definition of prove.Provemeaningto test. Like a proving ground is a testing ground. The exception that proves the rule is something that appa...