Recent content by JohnBrown

Talath, I am currently doing something similar to what you are proposing. I wouldn't worry about Lolth at this point. You characters have a LONG way to go before they encounter her. By the time your characters get close, you will better be able to judge what your party is capable of...

I hope I remember this correctly: “Here’s to Beer. The cause of, and the solution to, all of the world’s problems!”

Well, if you accept the Book of Exalted Deeds definition of good, then it is definitely not good. And if you accept the Book of Vile Darkness definition of evil, then it may well have been evil. Based on the paladin climbs up a cliff which starts an avalanche which kills villagers example...

Being a huge fan of the original as a child (heck, I even like Galactic a 1980), I have to say that I enjoyed the new BSG. After reading through all of the posts, some of the negative comments read as if some posters are wallowing in nostalgic feelings of a beloved childhood memory and not...

Edena, Your stories were very interesting. Good job! While no literary great myself, I never have a problem critiquing the works of others. :) :) The first story seemed like you wanted it to be a ‘fish out of water’ story, but you as the ‘fish’ could have as easily been a 1st level...

Thanks for your help

This might be stupid question, but the text in the Monster Manual(s) is confusing me. Assuming that you are not employing psionics as per the Psionics Handbook, but simply as a special type of spell-like ability, how many times per day can a Mind Flayer use its psionic abilities? What I’ve...

Possible Spoiler As far as Tripp being punished is concerned, I think that the thought that he had played some part in the death of someone he was trying to help was probably worse than being demoted. I really liked that final part of the show. I could almost feel Tripp’s shock, and...

Well, since the book is months away from release, and what we know so far is only waht has been posted on the Net. I am not sure that we fully appreciate what this book may or may not contain. Based on some of the tidbits we have gathered so far. Here are my uninformed, sarcastic opinions...

Olive, Here is what I came up for as the paladin codes for my game. They are half-stolen form various elements. Some of those elements being posters on this board . :) Anyway, here you go: 1. Servitude – Serve the greater good. Always venerate tradition, and respect authority. Go the...

As I understand it, and that by no means says that I know what I am talking about, WoTC will put one or two more sets of pokeman cards and then they are done. Is the pokeman craze over? Yes. Does WoTC wish D&D made anywhere near what pokeman still makes? Yes. In the relatively short run of...

William, You may be right. It might not be worth quantifying something like nationalism/morale. It may work better just assuming it 100%. It was just a thought on my part. Edena, While I am not really interested in participating in a second FR IR, once you decide how you want to quantify...

William, You are completely correct. The level of Nationalism (or as Mr. Draco phrased it Morale) could potentially be very subjective. You are also correct that a nation faced with an outside threat does tend to band together fairly effectively. It could be argued, however, that a strength...

Edena, It may be too late (or you may not want) to change your power calculation at this point, but I was noticing some things that could perhaps be better represented. I readily admit I know little or nothing about the Realms, but if what I read in this thread is true, then you may want to...

Guilt Puppy, I am sorry if you found that section of the post insulting. It wasn’t my intent to be insulting. I apologize. It doesn’t change my point of view though. I’m simply asking person X to play his or her own gender. This a rule that is applied evenly across all players. My female...