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Is this possibly deadly encounter fair to run? [closed]
The Situation
One of my players angered a very dangerous guild of assassins, by killing one of their members, that of course got him a nice bounty for his head. In a attempt to deceive the guild, ...
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How can I quickly adjust encounters for variable party sizes?
Problem
I'm running a campaign with 6 players, but they can't always show up1. That, by itself, would not be a problem, if I knew how many would come with enough time to prepare for it. The thing is: ...
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How do you judge the difficulty of an encounter in Strands of Fate?
I recently found Strands of Fate and it looks like a really fun system; so, naturally, I want to run a short campaign in it to try it out. Unfortunately, the book doesn't seem to give any tips for how ...
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How to set up a Castle Siege? [closed]
I am running a war, for my players. They have won a battle pushing their opponent back into a citadel within the cliffs.
I am looking for stories, suggestions, or more importantly rules on how to ...
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How can I avoid making extended/prolonged encounters boring?
I have run this campaign for just over a year. Many encounters later, I have come to one snag; If I run an encounter that lasts for more than a few rounds, I lose all my flair. I just resort to "hit" ...
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How can I quickly come up with random encounters and puzzles?
I'm DMing my first campaign in D&D 4e using my own setting, and I need to create some random encounters throughout the map surrounding the starting village. I only have a week available between ...
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Do I need both DMG1 and 2 to create adventures?
I'm working on my first custom campaign for my players and I am wondering if I should read both DMG1 and 2 or if it's possible to just use DMG2 as a guideline. I have previously run modules out of ...
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