dpatchery

Rochester, NY

Software Developer by day.

Husband, Father, avid gamer by night.

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Is it necessary to change motor oil every 5,000km/3,000 miles?

cars asked Jun 3, 2011 at 18:36

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51 votes

How do you discourage "player knowledge" as a GM?

gm-techniques campaign-development system-agnostic metagaming asked May 18, 2011 at 12:14

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48 votes

What are the strengths and weaknesses of each follower?

diablo-3 asked May 18, 2012 at 12:55

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40 votes

How do you identify rare items?

diablo-3 asked May 15, 2012 at 12:12

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40 votes

How do I get better at narrating/storytelling as a GM?

roleplaying story asked Jun 15, 2011 at 14:18

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38 votes

How do I allow player agency in situations with predetermined outcomes?

gm-techniques story railroading asked Aug 19, 2011 at 14:08

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37 votes

What ways are there to anger the PC's without angering the players?

campaign-development system-agnostic encounter-design asked Apr 14, 2011 at 17:55

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37 votes

Did a version of Windows ever behave this way?

windows long-filenames asked Apr 18, 2012 at 17:49

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37 votes

How do I know what type of soul a creature has?

skyrim asked Nov 17, 2011 at 13:10

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34 votes

How do I transition my players from roll-playing to role-playing?

gm-techniques system-agnostic roleplaying asked Aug 14, 2012 at 13:37

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How can I prevent a TPK without obvious Deus Ex Machina?

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How do you identify rare items?

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Can you place something living in a bag of holding?

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What is the difference between "No Action" and "Free Action"?

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How do you deal with a drunk player who refuses to participate?

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Good math bed-time stories for children?

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Why does everyone carry a 10' pole?

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Becoming a billionaire in GTA V (not GTA Online)

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Does leveling up do damage?

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How do I keep NPCs from just sounding the alarm?

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Why are my enchanted items worth less and less?

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Does movement continue after an Opportunity Attack?

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Is teleporting a creature considered forced movement of said creature?

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Techniques for skimming through travel (fast travel) without meta-teleportation

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Randomly-generating weather for a sandbox campaign

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Can a character take a free action outside of their turn?

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What do the colors mean on damage numbers?

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How do I signal that alternate tactical end states are possible?

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How can I level up more quickly?

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If you are chained to a boulder and the boulder falls off a cliff, are you pulled with it?

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Do shield and armor check modifiers stack?

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Is there a tactic to take out two enemies next to each other silently?

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What do temporary hitpoints represent, and how to roleplay them?

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What constitutes "closer" on a map of squares?

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A boon too far? Riding Tenser's Floating Disk with Tenser's Circular Shield

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Where are the key wardens and where are my Infernal Machines to create a Hellfire Ring/Hellfire Amulet?

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Finding time to play

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Can you teleport a monster vertically up and thus damage them when they fall?

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How can I tell which bridges I have already flown under & can fly under for the Under the Bridge Challenge?

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In D&D 4E, Changelings can keep other forms when sleeping?

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