Recent content by vox

DragonCon is next week (9/1-5) in Atlanta. I know it has less pure game content than Gencon but I have had a great time in the past and am going this year (to tell the truth though, going to Atlanta is half the appeal--what a great town). Is anyone else going? Do you have any gaming plans?

I haven't read masks in ages but the "high magic/low magic" problems that creep up most commonly when I try to adapt something like CoC are: 1) people can move around extremely quickly with teleport (no '30s style events happening on a cross-continent journey). 2) people have access to...

racial tension A human child from half-orc/half-elf mating could cause quite a stir in the game world. Perhaps there would be a group out to get him if they realized what he/she was. Maybe his parents hid the facts about the child to protect him but things come to light when he becomes an...

If you are still thinking of a multi-class bard/archer you may want to check out last months dragon. They had an article on chaotic feats and there was one similar to practiced caster for bardic music. You can add +4 to your level (up to your total HD) for the purposes of what bardic music you...

I put 1 in 4 but it is probably a bit less than that. This campaign the deaths have clumped up (near TPK) and then we have gone a long time w/no deaths. Also, we are in Ghostwalk so death is not such a big deal as you can continue playing as a ghost. That said, we have had 3 deaths followed much...

race & game setting I haven't ready Eberron yet but I was interested in this too. I disagree with the whole "race in a fantasy game is irrelevant" argument. It can be irrelevant but in Greyhawk race and racial migration is quite significant and a potentially important story element. So, I...

The PHB is pretty straightforward on this. In game terms, journalism is a profession. The three skills used to directly generate income are craft, perform & profession. Craft uses raw materials to make more valuable materials which can then be sold--so it's not a craft (ink and paper aren't raw...

We always use "average + .5". It means no one gets screwed and we always know how many hit points each character is supposed to have--the DM doesn't have to be around to see your rolls, etc. But the "DM roll + player roll, you pick method" seems like it could be fun too. I may run that up the...

game terms I guess I have been trolled but I agree with SKR that when a game product is functioning as a technical manual and describing a game concept it should be precise in its terminology. Writers shouldn't use game-defined terms to mean something other than those meanings if they are...

Archer bards I'm fond of archer-bards w/precise shot & point blank shot to start. If you take a couple of levels of fighter for weapon focus or other archer feats that works out well. The bard's singing as well as spells like heroism, cat's grace, haste (still excellent for archers), slow...

Bolt & quiver Yeah, B&Q remind me of "Family Circus" or "Hi and Lois". It's there, I get the joke, it's easy to follow and...it's just not funny. I keep hoping to be surprised but it's not there.

I look for it Granted, it's a little hard to follow but I like Downer and look for it in every issue. I don't mind a few "what the hell?" moments if things clear up later (I trust that they will). Overall I think I have a pretty decent idea of what's going on. In particular, I like the...

exclusiveness and minority groups I think what you are seeing isn't sexism or reverse-sexism or whatever you want to call it. It's just that people are already very familiar w/male dominated societys. Look at history or pop culture and you can find plenty of references to many different...

I use a sysem similar to what Die Kluge mentioned; alignment is a connection to an outer plane and most people aren't connected to an outer plane. So most people are "neutral" even if they are very good or evil or whatnot. Clerics, demons etc are aligned but that's it. I like this system since...