Recent content by Hunter Simon

Uh, you do realize, of course, that *everyone* has "beliefs as to what is right and wrong." That alone means nothing. Stalin, Nero, Ghengis Khan, Hitler, the Inquisitors, serial killers . . . They *all* have "beliefs as to what is right and wrong." The question isn't "Do you have beliefs as...

Well said. To quote the great Allan Bloom: "There is one thing every university professor can be certain of. Every student entering the university believes--or says he believes--that truth is relative. If this assertion is questioned the students will be uncomprehending, as if the...

Holy crap, I laughed my ass off at that one. Mark, bless you for posting that, son. :p :p And thanks for reminding me about the D&D cartoon! The laser bow guy was my favorite!

Posted this on rpg.net and thought I'd start it up here too. Enjoy! === WARNING: THIS THREAD CONTAINS SERIOUS NOSTALGIA ABOUT THE GOOD OLD DAYS. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 30 YEARS OLD TO CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY. Remember the good old days, when men were men, women wore chainmail bikinis, and...

I think the problem is that when we think of alignment we tend to think in absolutes, so that "lawful" means "hardass" and "chaotic" means "wild". :) But ever since AD&D 1e, the creators of D&D have tried to stress that alignments represent tendencies, not absolutes. This is true for both...

What planet does this happen on?

Because raging is more exhausting than running. Simple. Personally, I like x/day mechanic for its simplicity. As far as in-game rationale, I chalk it *all* up to fatigue. A spellcaster can't cast more than a certain number of spells per day because going past that number *exhausts* his...

I just have to share this. If anyone has similar stories, I’d love to hear them. I started gaming back in 1980 and since that time I have repeated the following mantra hundreds, if not thousands of times: “I love RPGs because they inspire my creativity.” They used to. But something strange...

I primarily play 3.0, yet I use the Ranger and Bard from 3.5, plus a few 3.5 rules as house rules (i.e. Dwarves gain +4 stability vs. bull rush; racial weapons martial rather than exotic for member races, etc.) So what do I play? 3.0? Not totally...3.5? Nope... I suspect most people are like...

What if your DM wanted to play a strict 3.0 game?

Yup. It actually happens all the time. Just in my group alone, our DM wanted to run AD&D 2e (as a break from 3.5) and everyone said, "I'm not into that...I hate 2e...I won't be there." So the DM gave up. Then later in the year he wanted to run Shadowrun (again, as a break from 3.5) and three...

??????? I think some of this message must have been cut off or something... :confused:

It does indeed. Like you and Atom Again, I have a daughter too. I'm also downsizing. GURPS 4e...gone. D20 Modern...gone. Alternity (HUGE collection)...gone. I'm thinking of focusing just on D&D, and maybe Paranoia XP for laughs. :heh: Out of curiosity, Pigeon, what RPG stuff did you keep?

Holy crap! But thanks for posting the link, guys. Here I was thinking the list would be only a page or so. :p

Does anyone know if there is an "official" (or at least a reliable ;) ) definitive list of all the changes from 3.0 to 3.5? Of course, I could print off the SRD and comb through it, but that's what I'm trying to avoid. :) Thanks in advance...