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For me at least, the frustration stems from the following: We are told the Teeth of Barkash Nour is about to be published, that the next installment of of CZ is on track. Then we are told a new agreement has been inked with Mongoose, and...nothing. We go to Gygax Games webpage and read...

CORRECTION: Harm CAN kill on a failed save, if the damage dealt is sufficient, but never on a successful save. Apologies for the confusion. This does not alter my opinion of the spell, however, since Slay Living AUTO-kills on a failed save.

The first Players Handbook was released in 1978, the second of the core triad of AD&D books. The Monster Manual was released the year previous, and the Dungeon Masters Guide the year following. Prior to this, in the D&D system (before "O"D&D or Basic D&D), the organization was rather ad hoc...

The iterations of creature compendiums goes back to the very beginning of RPGs, with the Monsters and Treasure booklet of the D&D wood-grain box. The direct antecedent to this one, the 3E Monster Manual, was released in 2000, with a page count of 224. The 3.5E Monster Manual has gained a...

City maps are included for the following: Aglarond: Relkath's Foot (largest permanent settlement of half-elves in the Yuirwood) The Great Dale: Uthmere (largest settlement of the Great Dale, costal terminus of the Great Road) Rashemen: Immilmar (Rashemi capital, home to the Citadel of the...

Blacksway Note: This review was added by SurgicalSteel with no scrore (actually he added it as a new product!) NOTE: This product was recieved as a complimentary copy from WotC. The Unapproachable East is the new Forgotten Realms world expansion from WotC. The hardcover clocks in at a solid...

game I live right next to UCR, off the 60/215. I have tried to email the two of you, but for some reason I can't access your email addresses. email me at seraphic8x Ayahoo.com (Replace the capital A with @, no space). Lets correspond by email, then go from there. ttyl, mike

In the comments that follow, bear in mind that I nurture an animus against Microsoft. If you will be getting only one console, you have to make a decision: now or later? If now is your answer, PS2 is your choice. If later is your answer, XBox is the best choice. PS2 is "better" now (has far...

The best use of Mythus is as a universal supplement, the specific items being: Mythus Magic Epic of Aerth Necropolis The Bestiary is basically crap. The best part of the core rulebook is the skill section. Ignore the mechanics and use the material. That is easily the best part Mythus (just...

Aaron, I have been reading your stuff for a long time, and I appreciate that you are trying to be fair on this matter. The thing is, I think you are just wrong in this instance. The two statements seem to indicate that reviewers in general are constrained due to the fact that the item is free...

You are asking the wrong question. The right question is: what would the townsfolk do? To answer that, look at the nature of the town. It is a frontier town, should be pretty rough and tumble..... OTOH, it could also be home to drifters and ne'er-do-wells. Such might use the PCs, or maybe try...

These are all good points (especially the last) or reasonable conjectures, but everyone seems to be overlooking a very important point. The pettiness of the player running the wizard is widely agreed upon, yet no-one seems to acknowledge the pettiness of the rest. If the ring is so damn...

No, it is you who are misrepresenting what the previous poster stated. Here is the original quote: Note: "Certainly those are more dangerous jobs" There is a clear implication that since the fighter's and rogue's jobs are *more* dangerous, the mage is obligated to them. The previous poster...

For a good example of shaking things up look at the Iron Kingdoms world. The Monsternomicon is the best place to start (the Witchfire Trilogy was horribly railroading).

The basic argument you make is extremely weak. If the mage could wear armor, had tons of hit points, and had good attack rolls, I doubt he would hesitate to engage in melee. You attribute to selfishness and cowardice what is actually caused by extremely rigid class penalties. Mages on the...