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    Minion Fist Fights

    Here's my feeble logic at work: One of the 4e design goals is to speed up play and make the bookkeeping less tedious. 1 hp minions certainly does this. But if minions really do have a half-damage AOE or similar exception, that creates an extra rule to employ which flys in the face of the...
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    Adventuring within the body of a dead god...

    Monte Cook also wrote Demon Gods Fane that takes place within a large humanoid shaped statue. As the title implies, though, its full of demons.
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    Adjusting Level Adjustment?

    I love the idea of playing monsters as characters (an old planescape habit). But I hate Level Adjustments. It just makes characters into paper tigers – terrible hp, terrible saves, & terrible skills. I know I'm not alone here. So, I’ve whipped up the following for PC’s only (NPC’s are on...
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    Pathfinder 1E Paizo no longer publishing Dungeon and Dragon

    If reading WotC's online content is as rough on the eyes as this thread, my gaming dough will be re-budgeted for glasses! :D
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    [Free book] Happy Halloween!

    Happy All Hallows Eve! Enjoy the mayhem - of the night as well as this thread!
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    Units of game-design complexity?

    The time honored way is to name units after the people most associated with their use/development. Especially once they die. :D But since most of the people associated with RPG development are still alive, name the units after TSR. Afterall, TSR made RPG's widespread and its gone! "My...
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    Anyone have their recent Rappan Athuk: Reloaded shipped from Amazon.com?

    Ordered mine from Amazon @ $47 on Aug 14, received it Aug 21. No fuss, no muss!
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    Is the Miniatures Handbook worth buying?

    Speaking of the Aspects, does the book include "how to" rules or does it just present some in a "you can figure it out" presentation?
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