Dungeon Master Forum

Basically I'd just like to know the importance of a weapon's basic damage and the damage specific to each of the several actions possible with that weapon. Is the specific (action) damage governed by the basic damage rating? What's more important?

Just one question... How does the program calculate damage from weapon and spell attacks??

I know every weapons has a base damage, and also a specific damage value associated with each action you can perform with it.
Dexterity and strength seem to play a role as well, and the creature's armour will ...

Ooooh... please, please, please...

(holding breath)

Creature movement sounds. Ooooooh, please...
This would be so great.
Pleeeeeeease....

Say no more, saaay no more.


(Tapping for fake walls has already been implemented, I understand?)

Well, thanks for the welcome. I'm feeling right at home here.

But...
Damn. After reading that other thread about DM/CSB rules for reincarnating champions I entered the Hall of Champions and did a bit of experimenting, and sure enough, I had reincarnated my party with half stats. Finally realized ...

Oops... well, that's news for me, at least.

Sorry for bringing up that old thread again, but it sure is an unpleasant surprise. No wonder my party is wheezing through lvl 3, chased by worms and dropping from exhaustion and hunger... Or is it just me being stupid? This hasn't been fixed in the ...

Another question...

When you play a new dungeon, do you still draw your own maps using pencil & paper as you go along?

Sometimes I keep wishing for an automapper... but it sure is an important part of the fun, at least for me.

Sorry for bothering you, but people's opinion and several FAQ's seem to differ in this point...

In short, my question is:
Are shields worth carrying around in the ready hand??
Do they really increase armor, or are they ignored when it comes to damage?

Hi there.

Hm... my, I'd never have thought there was still such a large community for such an old game. Glad to see all those sites still hanging in there, though.

You see, somehow or other I never got around to playing DM in the time of my youth. So recently, when a friend of mine told of the ...