Recent content by Maniac

That's crazy enough it just might work. Thanks for the great tip. M.

I does not really work for me either. In fact, the setup stuff acually sounds cooler to me. I don't know how you would balance it but I think I would like it if fighters had many situational "at-will" abilities that a clever player could setup. Sadly, this does not really work for me...

Hello everyone, One of my disconnects with the Fighter powers is that as a Player, I have to think about things differently than what my character is thinking. This breaks my immersion a little bit. I've become used to many D&Disms over the years and so I've been able to map them to the...

Great observation and a nice way to point out the difference between this edition and the others. A further observation is that what the characters do has changed, in some cases dramatically. For example, Wizards no longer do the most powerful attacks. The rogue now is expected to be doing...

Isn't that a failure of how the skill system works then. Really the same thing could happen when rolling. If I roll a 15 but needed a 16 I missed it by one point - close does not count. The missed climbing check could be interpreted as someone who almost made it but got a little...

The one thing I did not like is Carter has always been portrayed as smart. Just as smart as all the geniuses but not as educated. No this episode comes on and says he's just average??! I am probably asking too much for a show like this but it really broke my suspension of disbelief. M.

Has he been able to aid in anything outside of combat? M.

I missed that one on my read through. Sounds good. Do you think the Incarnate makes a good 5th party member or can it actually be a replacement of one of the characters in a standard party? M.

Hello all! I recently purchased Magic of the Incarnum and while I generally like the book I can't seem to get a grasp on what the Incarnate's role in a party is. Versatility seems to be its biggest strength but power wise it just looks weak. It looks like it could be a backup fighter or skill...

I don't think this had been mentioned before but perhaps the thing you need to cause to fall is more intestines. [Ewww!]. That would explain the extra parts in the pool. I have no idea how you would cause "some to fall" though. M.

You might even want to go lower than those treasure limits. Look at Dark Sun for example. Characters began at 3rd level but had access only to weapons, armor and equipment made from subpar materieal like bone and obsidian. You were happy just to get a [I[metal[/I] sword. So you still got...

Much power in high level play comes from Magic Items - especially for the non-spell casters. Capping the availability of powerful magic items reduces the power level and number crunching of the higher levels but still leaves a "sweet spot" level of magic around. You would need to increase costs...

Problems with STII:TWOK Don't even get started with all the problems with STII and I do think its the best of the ST films. A small selection. 1. Starfleet does not know the change in the Ceti Alpha star system despite their sensors and star charts. 2. In episodes of TOS they routinely...

One more recommendation. Rootkit Revealer from www.sysinternals.com This will find stuff that is hidden from all the other programs. For example the recent sony DRM software. As with Hijack this, use with caution as it will show things that are not necessarily a problem. M.

But when Analucia asked how he heard Bernard Goodwin said he could hear him from the beach. That implied he was on the beach with the rest of the tail people and would have had to come from the ocean. M.