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    Role Playing Quandry for my Cleric

    To be fair to the DM - and the entire group - this situation sort of caught us by surprise. As a christmas present the DM gave each of us a "raise yourself" for coupon redeamable at time of death. The first 2, the Monk and the Bard were killed in a battle with an evil cleric, who animated...
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    Role Playing Quandry for my Cleric

    Been a while since I last posted - so I apologize if this is in the wrong forum (none of the others seemed appropriate) and feel free to move it. I have a cleric in weekly campaign who worships a God whose aspects include woods and animals. (The theology is based off of a pantheon where all the...
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    What would you do with a Rouge Toad?

    Lick it? Or is that Frogs? Seriously can't you just polymorph him back?
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    Labelling April Fools

    I too have a dislike for April Fools day. Sure most of the time it is good clean fun - but to often people take it as a free pass to make their attempts at humor - and asking things to be labled as "humor" is really not to much to ask. I have to admit - when I got on to EN World this morning...
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    Help me swing my players away from clerics

    I would like to highlight the who concept of clerics worshipping different deities. You state that they all play "compatible" gods. First off, I would question this - Gods (IMO) tend to be vain, egocentric entities who's prime motivation is to extend the sphere of influence. So, sure, gods...
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    Talisman, the board game

    You can find out more about Talisman (as well as purchase/sell a copy) at boardgamegeek.com http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/714
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    Have computer games ruined table RPGs?

    I would say, in a word - no. CRPGs are basically a box - you are allowed to do a failry broad set of actions inside that box - whereas with RPGs - there is no box. Secondly, when I play a computer game I am looking at anothers person's interpretation of a world - whereas with a RPG - I paint...
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    Is D&D a lifestyle for you?

    I voted for "Its a small but important part of my life" - Since this was the closest fit. As many others have said, being married with 3 kids really puts a damper on ones free time - thus I consider it one of my entertainment options - but not the only one and on equal footing with finishing my...
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    Our world, without people?

    On the flip side - Roman roads are still in great shape today - so alot has to do with the quality of manterials and constructions - after all, the Roman Legionairre never had to deal with Lowest Bid Contractors :D
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    Our world, without people?

    From a zooalogical perspective there is a book called "After Man" by Douglas Dixon that shows what animals might be around one people dissapear. More information can be found here...
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    "sleeper" spells you didn't realize were so good

    and while it is nasty for PC's to use - it is particularly nasty for DMs to use.... especially for a 4th level spell. Oh, and yea they do stack - and stack nicely - just make sure you don't hit undead with it :o
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    "sleeper" spells you didn't realize were so good

    Enervation is a wonderfull spell Ray attack targets loses 1d4 levels - no save - Oh and if they happen to be a high level Mage - bye bye 1d4 highest level spell. My DM used to hate this spell - If my mage won initiative, I could pretty much neutralize the opposing mage (or at least limit his...
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    The Art of Eberron: AWESOME new WOTC Update!

    Odd, Grock hate change!!!! :D
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    the Dungeon Cliche

    Pit Traps located 10 feet inside the dungeon - even though there are enough tracks for an army of orcs Skeletons and Giant Rats A "Chess Room" where the PCs take the place of various pieces A reverse gravity area
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    The Art of Eberron: AWESOME new WOTC Update!

    A bit of a clarification - The Native American Tribes never saw the horse until it was introduced by the Europeans. The Stirrup was invented long before this - the Parthian - in about 400 AD or so....IIRC That all being said, your basic premise is correct - it is quite a bit easier to refine...
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    Do paladins work in most games?

    As been mentioned before, it is not being a Paladin that makes them unplayable - it is the extremist nature in which most Paladins are played. In any real-life group setting, a certain amount of flexability is needed - and this is no different for a group of characters. In real-life "average"...
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    Eberron- And why I cannot jump onboard? A different take

    While I like the design philospohy behind it - Raiders of the Lost Arc meets Maltese Falcon meets somthing else I too have been lukewarm about it.
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    What d20 Purchases to you Regret?

    Well, looking back, I would not have bought the following: Any of my Scared Lands stuff (CC 1 & 2) and Relics and Rituals all quite bad books (given todays standards) - but I would keep Hollofaust for idea minining. likely the Class Splat books - while they were good in their day - they just...
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    Underdark Ecology

    Actually, your sun-stones are not a bad approach - In this cases we can borrow very heavily from ideas being thought of for space travel/planet colonization. I would look to what NASA or some other space exploration think tank has to say. You could end up haveing some sort of mage prestegie...
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    Underdark Ecology

    A bit a physics here - not necesarily - yes there would be gases - but not necessarily breathable air. Denser gases tend to hug the ground (Bournuli's Law IIRC) - so the underdark would be populated with toxic gases - at least to surface dwellers. The cool thing about this is that you could...
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