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    Alternate Magic Rules

    Hey, I think the Second World sourcebook does have a good section on magic conversion, but that's definitely not the focus of the book. Another flavor possibility is to edit the spell lists yourself...such that fireball and other blatant magic simply doesn't exist (or, a la White Wolf's Mage...
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    Expanded ride skill

    Tell me what you think... Speeds Fast Trot = base speed (60 for light horse) Gallop = Base +10 Sprint = Base +15 All-out = Base +20 (note, only specially trained horses can be spurred to this speed) DCs by Speed and Task Speed horse is traveling at now Task *Fast...
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    Ghost-legend powers

    A new monster idea from an adventure I'm writing: The ghost-legend comes to be when an ancient ghost (centuries old) is caught up in a case of mistaken identity by the populace. So, the people all believe they were actually a hero, tyrant, or some other legendary figure, who may very well have...
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    Taking it all the way as a new DM. Opinions?

    YOU CAN DO IT! A good web resources is WebRPG, which has dice, map program, etc. I used it once or twice when I dabbled with the idea of online role-playing.
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    Influencing the Masses with Song

    Willie, you are a bardic genius! :lol: That first poem was just epic!! As for the rules, I'd only go with a perform check if your player is really shy (unlikely for a bard) and refuses to RP the scene. Remember, it probably takes more than one song to sway the whole city, but then again... A...
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    What non-european settings have/do you used?

    Khemit (a fantasy egypt with many ties to planescape). In fact, I played a mainly planescape game for a while. It rocked! Though I have to say I've rarely forayed into traditional western fantasy, I did run a game for my friend and his girlfriend set in the city of Watership Vale based on the...
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    Trying to make a game harsh, care to input?

    Quick additions... for those who don't know egyptian myth, anhur's profile is war, hunt, and leadership, Isis's profile is healing, fertility, and magic. thought that'd help...
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    Trying to make a game harsh, care to input?

    long post I remember reading about patron saints as a feat somewhere on EnWorld. I think that would be phenomonally cool! Some historic considerations about monotheism...Take Persia (Iran), where Zoroastrianism (ahura mazda is big god, many demons and divine beings fighting, good vs. evil...
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    Trying to make a game harsh, care to input?

    I recently re-found a really good internet source for d20 Ars Magica by Erik Jordan. Check it out! I think he's done a superior job. I'll let you know when I get a working copy of my own adaptation done. Soon hopefully. :heh: To really understand the system you need to check out Ars Magica...
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    Prestige Classes

    Heather Grove wrote a great 8 part series on half-djinn for any system, which is great inspiration for making your own prestige class along those lines. Catch it over at: http://www.burningvoid.com/users/heather/roleplaying/Essays/barakah1.html
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    A Good Non-orc Orc/Minion Race...

    wererats Wererats! Hordes of filthy, treacherous, cowardly wererats! What's worse is you never know who has the disease of lycanthropy within the city walls.
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    To DM or Not to DM: Need Advice

    Yeah, go for it! Your first time DMing will take quite a bit of preparation, and it is so worth the effort! My recommendation? Start with 1st level or 0th level (i.e commoner or peasant) characters. Have the players decide how they know each other. Decide on a theme for the first adventure and...
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    Sphinx of legend

    The party is high-level 14-18. The sphinx was sent by gods to punish hubris of man. It did its job and decided to stay, having developed a taste for man flesh. It's technically female, but I think it deserves a better stat block than the gynosphinx offers. They can't just kill the sphinx for...
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    Help me name and stat out this monster, please!

    Why it's clearly the Audrey 2! What about giving it a feat like Swallow Whole and Spit Back Out? This could be explained by the plant having a thirst for flesh, but being allergic to metals. A character who is spat out is a projectile dealing 1d6 if small, 2d6 if medium, and 3d6 if large...
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    Sphinx of legend

    What would you expect out of an encounter with a sphinx of legend? Besides the riddles of course. Are there any sources for such a creature? I'm thinking of trickery...For example, dressing a group of recently killed criminals as the PCs, mangling them, and displaying them around her lair...
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