30 Day D&D Challenge Day 30

The best DM I ever had, hmmmm.  Not wanting to step on any toes, and yes there were more than a few rough moments with him...Govin.  First time I met him, I called up my friend Nick and asked what was going on.  He said, "Playing D&D."  I went over to his place in L.A. and I have never looked back.

He wove stories into the game and opened up this world of the Forgotten Realms.  It was great.  Yes, he did screw me over more than once, but we all had problems and issues.  The big thing I remember is the way he could truly bring you and fellow gamers into world with descriptive worlds and phrases.

Best DM...

30 Day D&D Challenge Day 29

Day 29 What is the number you always seem to roll on a d20?

Well, I don't know about always, but I do roll a 3 or a 6 more often than not.  And it is never a good time when I do.  Oh well...

30 Dady D&D Challenge Day 28

Alright, Day 28--just under the gun--

A character I would never play again?  Hmmmmm, I don't know if I would do that.  There are characters that have baggage, like Symal my elven ranger.  LOTS of baggage.  But that doesn't mean I wouldn't play him.  None of my characters are tainted beyond play.  Even William/Willamenia deMontefort isn't beyond playing.  Just need to find a way to uncurse myself and maybe get rid of Nerull as the current god she worships.

So, I am going to have to say, there is no character I would never play again.  All of my characters are worthy of being picked up again and played.

30 Day Challenge 20-26

Yeah, been busy and just in a weird headspace recently.

Anyway...

Day 20-Favorite Monster (Humaniod/Natural/Fey)  Would have to say that my favorite is the Half-Orc.  He can sort of blend into society, and yet still have the savage orc background.  Need to use more of them...

Day 21-Favorite Dragon Color/Type- That is easy, the red dragon, the biggest, meanest dragons around.  Just love them.

Day 22-Favorite Monster overall- Going to have to stick to the red dragon.

Day 23-Least Favorite Monster overall- any of the oozes.  They are alright, but for the most part,t hey are just annoying creatures.

Day 24- Favorite Energy Type-Electricity.  As a grip friend of mine once said, "Electricity is smart fire."

Day 25- Favorite Magic Item- Ring of Three Wishes.  Wishes and players and FUN!

Day 26-  Favorite Nonmagic Item- Long sword.  Basic, durable, a good damage range.  Me and my trusty sword is all I need.

Day 27- A character I want to play in the future- A wizard.  Just a young wizard trying to learn more powerful spells.  Will think of this a bit more...

30 Day D&D Challenge Day 19

Day 19: Favorite Elemental or Plant Monster:

Well, this is a bit hard.  I have some likes, though I have never really had a chance to throw either at my players.  There is the want to try and throw a treant at them once and again.  And not the treants from the book.  I like the WoW version of a treant, the huge hulking things that look like in one punch could crush an entire adventuring party.

The other side is I have always liked the water weird and the fire elemental.  Again, never had a chance to really throw them at the players, yet, I would like to try it.  The closest I have gotten is to throw a watery double spell at someone.  It creates a water clone of the person and tries to drown them.  That was fun for me, and horrible for the player that had it cast on them.

But, I think I would have to go with the treant.  Yeah, final answer, treant.

30 Day D&D Challenge Day 18

Day 18: Favorite Immortal/Outsider?

I would have to say that devils are probably the ones I like the most.  Lawful evil, can make deals with them and they will use EVERY loophole around to get out of it, yet will deliver.  So, there you go...

30 Dat D&D CHallenge Day 13-17

Sorry, got a bit busy and then was battling an ee infection or something.  The eye thing is clearing up and I can see the screen without crying because of the light.  (Yeah, no idea what was going on, just glad I am on the mend.)

So, I will do a quick catch-up

Day 13: Favorite Trap/Puzzle-  Favorite trap I have ever used has to be the Death Frost Doom module itself.  If you don't know what it is, here is a link.  It is a killer module, literally.  I know a few of my players that are reading this blog shake their fists at this module.  They should be happy I haven't tried the new one, which goes to Favorite Trap/Puzzle I have seen which is this

Day 14: Favorite NPC- My players should know there are two that I have inserted into every game I have every run.  One of the Roberto Miguel de'Seville, a swashbuckling rouge with a minor magical talent.  Garish, foppish and wielding a partially cursed back biter (this was made by a friend who was DMing a game when I first came up with Roberto.  It is a rapier that will stab through the target and backstab if you roll a 20.  I did this once during the play with Roberto--on an undead which did nothing.)
My other favorite NPC is The Great Khan.  Think Hedonism Bot made flesh, along with his own Jambie.  This merchant has caused problems and given slightly cursed items to many of my players.  Most notably the chain mail +4 on a female player.  And every once and again, her nipples would be tweaked, for the Khan had had an extra enchantment placed upon it to fell up and be able to tweak anyone's nipples if they wore the mail.

Day 15: Favorite (Undead) Monster: Though I don't use them as often as I should, I love the ghast.  The ghoul that can mess up an elf.  Look just like ghouls, until they hit an elf and you look at the player and say "Make a saving throw versus paralyzation." And they realize what it is that is attacking them.

Day 16: Favorite (Aberration) Monster: I am not going to lie, I had to look this up.  I'm an old school player and the term was odd.  (I know what it means, just never thought of things like the beholder and the rust monster as abberations.  I would have to say that the beholder is my favorite.  The floating eye things are creepy, hard to kill--not impossible, just hard, and weird.

Day 17: Favorite (Animal/Vermin) Monster: I have to go with an oldie, but goodie, the rat.  The rat is a bit cliche, yet I love them for the various ways you can make use of them.  A swarm, a few giant rats, or even just a few regular ones.  All of them have a chance of delivering a disease that I sometimes forget to roll for.  They are versatile and easy to use.  Plus, in most settings, people are surprised to see a few rats roaming around.

Caught up!  Now, I hope to keep going...we will see...