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Don't discount the possibility of taking a few Rogue levels. If you space them out right, you can end up with a lot of skill ranks in Tumble, add evasion, and a nice bit of extra damage on sneak attacks--which, when fighting with two weapons, could add up. If you're going the high Dex route...

Added: All the material from the epic SRD, any spells and domains from the Spell Compendium that made it through a rigorous R&D cut, a limited sample of magic items from the DMG (don't ask me what--that's a toughie), a minor appendix on psionics, a mino appendix on how to do cross-overs into the...

This thread is actually making me want to play Monopoly, but with a d20. Dave

My room cost about $800, but I had other people chipping in (I spent $400). Dinners cost a bit, gas wasn't cheap this year, and there were obligatory purchases of dice. All told, I'm seeing the $750 to $1,000 figure as good. It can be done on a lot less. I've managed a four-day GenCon trip...

The nine original alignment languages, druidic, thieves cant, and whatever other four are least likely to be spoken by anyone else. Dave

It's curious. The players who cringe at certain kinds of restrictions, I'd think, are feeling that they're being deprived of something. I'd think it's not about the game, really. I mean, what difference does it make? Playing is playing. Either the players trust the DM or they don't. If...

I didn't find the Radisson particularly good or bad. It's a little bit of a walk, and some other folks I know had some AC problems (minor ones). I had an AWESOME view out my window, and that's worth at least something. But, the hotel wasn't particularly gamer friendly, and I was not at all...

Cool ideas. I'm looking forward to seeing this stuff worked out in detail. Dave

My friends and I have played Werewolf for years. I printed up some cards once, but you can use playing cards too (put two facecards in a pack for the Werewolves, maybe an Ace for the seer, and everyone else is a number). The game is best played with 13, 15, or 17 players. Eleven is okay, 9...

I'm sad to make the same report. For a couple years, maxminis has been my home away from home, but it appears to be sliding into the trash heap. Dave

I'm holding the Epic Drizzt. I figured I'd post in General as it's a GenCon news item even more than it's a minis fanatic item. Cost 235 points Commander 5 Level 13 Speed 8 AC 23 HP 150 Melee +19/+19/+14 (15 magic + 5 cold) Com. Ef: same as non-epic Warband building: same as non-epic...

This changed a while back. Currently, the typical warband size is 200 points (the last several sets have been designed to optimize 200-point bands), unless you're doing epic play (i.e. including epic and Huge pieces), in which case the typical size is 500. This is no longer done either--the...

Thanks for the useful review. Sounds like the extras would only really be worth it to me if a whole group of PCs were investing in those kinds of characters. I believe I'll let this one sit on the shelf for now. I'm also not liking the video-game aspect of things. More and more, we're seeing...

I'm rather fond of the Eldritch Knight. It's very easy to qualify for (taking a level in Aristocrat worked well for a character I've played), and the advantages, I feel, outweigh the disadvantages. The better Fort saves alone can be worth it, especially against other mage types. And the...

A giant Wal-Mart. Dave

I'm not a betting man, but if I were, I'd bet that there won't be any such announcement. Dave

Chainmail? Okay, I'm really hoping here that I missed something else in the previous 13 pages. Someone tell me that this isn't right. Chainmail, I'd guess, accounts for almost no business today. Surely what is meant is the DDM line. But if that's so, why the word "Chainmail"? Are there...

I don't think it'll happen. As all the minis games use square grids, and as the rumors indicate that 4e will be more minis-centered, I don't see them losing the advantage of their already-existing, robust minis line. Dave

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Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance... Dave