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Jan 21, 2009 by Troy E. Taylor16

Troy’s Crock Pot: Oh darn! The NPC just rolled a 1

The gnome NPC just rolled a 1. Tracking down the source of the rumors led to a paranoid gnome minstrel named Barty  who just couldn't stop telling tales about the true (and imagined) indiscretions of the daughters of the finest families in town. Barty was causing other problems, too, which is why the PCs felt that had to intervene. Of course the problem was a particularly sticky one: How do ...
Jun 23, 2008 by Troy E. Taylor23

D&D Burgoo (3.5): Don’t Get So Defensive

With D&D going more and more to static numbers for saves and defense, especially in the Fourth Edition of the rules, I know I’m swimming upstream with this suggestion for Third Edition DMs. All the same, here it is: I think defenders should roll for their Armor Class, and thus, oppose the roll made by the attacker. After all, the use of opposed rolls is a key component ...

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