Recent content by Werther von G

I cannot remember the actual name for this weapon from Sword & Fist, because it's been replaced in my mind with "orcish tetherball." A heavy weight at the end of a pointed, springy stick: plant one end, pull back, and *thwap* your opponent at range.

Combine a color with a common noun or musical term. "The Blue Note," "The Black Cat," "The Yellow Sign". That should do it.

Ah! So, sort of like Shadowrun then? I can understand that. (Although Shadowrun provides, through its templates, some class-like options.)

Could be; I've only skimmed TRoS, although it's high on my list to things to investigate. Does it have sub-groups that fill the role that classes do in D&D or Hermetic Houses do in Ars Magica?

I don't know if I'd go that far. I think that Iron Lore is to the warrior what Ars Magica is to the wizard: it's a celebration of all that makes that archetype fun.

The drop bear is statted up in the d20 Modern Menace Manual.

Which reminds me of "Instrument of Destiny," an Egyptian themed module due from Atlas Games.

Actually, Eschew Materials is a General feat, probably to avoid that very problem.

Where can you find a 75¢ cup of coffee in Boston?

What puzzles me is the presence of both doppelgangers and "mostly human" races in the book, and yet absolutely no mention of changelings or shifters. I know they're going to get an in-depth treatment in Races of Eberron, but a little support wouldn't hurt.

That sounds an awful lot like the plus-feats from d20 Future.

You laugh. But we've been making similar jokes ever since D&D 3.0 came out. It seems that, in order to relax, elves need four hours of trance. Probably with some jungle or drum & bass to break up the monotony.

The odd truth is that the Player's Handbook has already been featured in a TV spot. Granted, it was for Kenmore dishwashers, but still. :)

It's odd you say so; the two things you considered as the most powerful abilities were doubled up because, as yet, they'd only be considered "flavor" in our campaign -- I've never had cause to make a curse check or found a Vistana-only item. The "real" bonus there is the feat, and most of the...

A few months back, I asked for suggestions for making Unearthed Arcana-style paragon levels for Ravenloft's half-vistana race. No commentary, so my DM and I hashed something out. Here's what we came up with. Hit Die: d8 Skill Points: 4+INT Mod Class Skills: Appraise (INT), Bluff (CHA), Craft...