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Rocketboom's D&D 101 Rocketboom, a YouTube channel that specializes in news reports and editorials with tongue-in-cheek humor, did a nice video profile of D&D. Molly, the host, even says she plays as a halfling. This profile, however, isn't terribly humorous, but just a straight-up look at the...

Thank you, Borders, for offering the one-day only 50% off coupon for any book. Why? Because I bought the "Pathfinder" core book with it. Yaaay! Now, how do you suggest I get the rest of my 3.5e playing group to do the same? The price is probably the main obstacle (which we can overcome with...

I start a new campaign on Thursday. I don't have stats yet, but here are a few ideas I'm playing around with, and I'd appreciate your thoughts on any/each. Yep, it's a lot of character ideas, but I figure if I come up with enough ideas, I might not have to settle for a boring build. Cleric...

The situation: A cleric with a longspear is tucked behind the fighter. The fighter is engaged with a monster. Can cleric stab at the monster with the longspear? Does the monster have cover? On the map: C=Cleric, F=Fighter, M=Monster Map 1: CFM Map 2 (As the cleric makes a 5-foot step to...

Here's the story from Wisconsin .... One thing I notice in many media reports about D&D and RPGs is that reporters don't really know how to describe D&D (in just a few words) to the general public. How would you do it?

If anyone is interested in Fantasy Hockey on Yahoo!, I'm running a league for something like the eighth year in a row. This is a head-to-head league. Once you get a yahoo! ID, go to Fantasy Hockey Leagues on Yahoo! Sports then click on "Join a League" From there, the League ID is:107094 The...

Here's the story ... D&D rulebooks focus of lawsuits

Last night's game featured a confrontation with a Mudmaw (Monster Manual 2). The Mudmaw was published under 3.0 rules, we use 3.5e. In the book, the mudmaw's full attack is listed as 2 tentacle slaps at +11 and a bite at +6. So, if it launches all of these attacks in one round, are the attacks...

RPG Objects has published the first of a new fantasy RPG series from John Simcoe (that's me!). Cities of Fantasy is framed in 3.5e rules, but is rules-free enough (and inexpensive enough) to be suitable for any fantasy role-playing game. The Gravediggers Guild is the first volume, and it offers...

If anyone's interested in joining a fantasy hockey league over on Yahoo!, I'd love to have ya! Here's the details for my League ... League ID#: 33014 League Name: Shazam! League Password: [[[~~PM ME TO GET PASSWORD!~~]]] Custom League URL: Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Hockey - There was a...

I'm starting a new campaign soon, and the BBEG has four Monk (or Monk-ish) companions who are all Warforged. Anyone interested in building me a few? The basic theme is that two of the monks are ice-themed, and two are fire-themed. Any takers? The characters would each be Level 12, with a full...

As I mentioned in this thread, I'm prepping for a new campaign. I've set up a wiki for a campaign web site, swiped some art and text from WotC and now I've got it looking pretty much how I want. So if you're interested, take a look. I'd like to hear your thoughts about my race selections, house...

I'm assembling my house rules for an upcoming game. I want to ban skills that provide instant travel powers and push communication and skill use rather than relying on spells. So .... With those restrictions in mind, what spells would you ban? And, while I'm at it, what spells do you ban and why?

I know there's a running joke about Yakfolk being stupid and I can certainly understand why they are disliked for those who hate the "animal headed" human premise. And I'll also acknowledge that they've got a terrible, terrible name. But what I've been wondering is there something beyond that...

Over at RPG.net, posters to this thread are trying to build a 20th-level character with 20 different classes. A great idea and quite funny. The question is, can you come up with your own 20/20 build?

In the next few weeks its expected that the campaign I'm playing in will end (prematurely) because the DM's is moving away. I've volunteered to be DM next. My thought is to really try to shake things up for the players, and I'm thinking of assembling a game that revolves around a lot of...

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For my next character, I'd like to make a dawrf fighter that specializes in tripping and shield bashing (for when he's disarmed). Can you help me build someone like that with WotC-only feats? My basic plan is this: He'll have a flail in one hand and a spiked heavy shield in the other. So, what...

How do you store and carry your D&D-brand plastic minis? I found an empty kitty-litter bucket made out of clear plastic, peeled off the stickers and put mine in there. Insided, I further separating them into plastic bags labeled things like "critters," "orcs," "kobold," "aquatics" and so on...

Since color choice in character costuming doesn't effect skills like Hide, Diplomacy or Disguise, do you describe your character as having brash, vibrant or weird colors?