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You are the only survivors of The Maiden’s Fury, an airship out of Waterdeep that crashed after a fierce battle with a white dragon in the midst of a blizzard. The ship hit the icy waters of Maer Dualdon, and quickly began to sink. Huddled on pieces of debris, you were rescued by a fishing boat...

Shaper of Stone A Novel by Keith Keffer My name is Devin Symms. I’m not from here. Hell, I don’t even know where here is. I only know it isn’t home. It isn’t Earth. I don’t know how I got here and I don’t know how to get back. I don’t even know if I can get back. I’ve met some people...

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Just a wild guess, but you might want to set your game location.

I don't go to as many movies as I used to, but when I do, you can bet it isn't to one that requires me to wear glasses over my glasses. The movie could be free and I still wouldn't think it was worth it.

I have to go for the original boxed set. The other material was interesting, but most of it never made it into my campaign. I'm okay with new material, but I don't like world altering material.

I recall seeing a study a few years ago comparing monthly subscriptions to pay as you go models (ie microtransactions for perks). In a straight up comparison micro transactions could generate more revenue for a company. I'm not surprised to see many more mmos going to it. I'd rather see a...

Why not ask Superman how he feels about it. Gutters - Issue #145 by Scott Cohn

In the movie "Trilogy of Terror" (I think) there was a woman who got a possessed voodoo dall/totem thing that chased her through her home. The doll wasn't so scary, but at the end of the story, the woman was sitting on the floor digging a knife into it as she smiled at the camera with a mouth...

LOTR is responsible for a lot of us gamers, and I'd feel foolish not to side with Gandalf. Plus, I'm begging to hate writers who don't seem to be capable of finishing a story, even if I think the story they are writing is fantastic.

I played the XBOX demo with my daughter last night. I thought it would be cool to have a game we could play coop on the same XBOX. To say I was disappointed with it doesn't even come close. Maybe its a better game playing solo or spread out on other machines but I'm not likely to find out. I...

That looks like a pretty good resource. It is more than I was looking for but I"m thinking I might still grab it.

Yep, that is pretty much what I figured too. I've got a few folks I'm trying to get interested in the game and showing them a 500+ page rule book is sure to scare them off. Normally I'll put together something of my own to introduce new folks, but wanted to double check before I started.

Hi there, I was wondering if anyone knew of a place where I could download something to hand to new players who know almost nothing about RPGs and even less about Pathfinder, OGL or D&D versions. A 500 page rule book tends to be pretty scary, and I was hoping there might be something around 5...