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We have spells directly responsible for conjuring (relatively low-CR) Fey, Celestials, Elementals, and woodland critters. What about Fiends, or other outsider-types? Obviously Magic Circle and Planar Binding are involved, but what mechanism actually drags the target into the circle from its...

Scott, Thank you for responding. I wasn't expecting any sort of official response, especially one as gracious and generous as this. Please understand that I was also in no way trawling for any sort of compensation for the bad experience, but was merely venting. In fact, I have already made...

Double post. Apologies.

I attended only the Saturday session this year. The Good: Introduced my kids to Gencon. They thoroughly enjoyed it and have already started saving their allowances for next year’s show, as they went through the money their parents gave them rather quickly. The look on their faces as they...

Gilwen beat me to the punch...and also has the right if it in the above explanation. :cool:

It depends on the power. If the power doesn't effect your combat trade-offs, then you aren't generally limited by PL. For example, I could have Quickness 20 even as a PL 10 character as that power in no way impacts any of my saves or combat bonuses (or anything else capped by PL). Immunity...

The page right before the heroic archetypes begin....the one opposite the first archetype (armored guy)...all the math for the heroic archetypes is listed in one place, in one box, right there.

So you've had some positive experiences there -- good for you. Doesn't mean the same holds true for everyone. I've been twice and both times the place failed to make any sort of impression. The guy behind the counter was nice, but no more knowledgeable than the game buyers at Great Escape --...

Hey, Phil. I'll draw you a map Sunday night at dinner. Great Escape -- My favorite. Decent backstock, great employees, good atmosphere. Comic Book World -- Great backstock, but seems a little...sterile...next to GE. Spectacular Collectibles and The Louisville Game Shop are both relatively...

Momentary threadjack for geekiness -- muchos kudos to Jonrog1. I'm a big fan of Kung Fu Monkey. :D Sorry, everybody. Back to your previously schedule thread.

Bows have a rating for the STR minimum needed to actually use them. Range and cost are also based on that rating. If you have less than that STR, you suffer a -2 penalty to your dice pool. Damage is that min + 2. I hope something is said about obscene STR level bows come the release of...

I'm just gona cut-n-paste from a response on this subject I sent to a friend of mine: *Streamlined dice mechanic. Seems like it will go much faster -- especially with the advice strewn liberally throughout the text. *Magic seems more scalable. Time and play will determine whether this...

Blackwyrm Games will be releasing Fires of War: The Algernon Files Vol II at Gencon. An exciting sourcebook full of chunky golden age and pulp goodness, it will have over a 100 new characters, zombie nazis, vehicles, dinosaur men, maps, and multiple mad scientists. FOW will also be...

[Mr.Burnsvoice]Excelleeeeeeent.[/Mr. Burnsvoice] ;)

Hmm... *I have a high speed connection, I am in EST, and I can most certainly post at least once a day. I have not read Slavelords of Cydonia (and I, too, have a bone to pick with Osseum -- though not nearly as bloody a one as ye, from what I hear. My sympathies, Ben). However, * I still...