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I thought Lords of Darkness was a great book as well. I'm going to be using it for my next campaign (which will be the first FR campaign I've ever run!) On the other hand, I did not pick up Magic of Faerun, as it seemed like munchkiny filler to me. I don't know about Silver Marches. At...

Hmmm, you forgot the bit about being judged by the color of your scales (ahem) skin! After all, these are super intelligent creatures. Why would all red dragons be evil and all silver dragons be good? There's no cosmic influence on them, i.e., they aren't outsiders, so why should they be...

I don't think there's a real problem with the combos that you mentioned, I think there's a problem with the way the GM is running the game. An adventuring party should not be fighting a single combat and then resting each day! That is what makes the wizard unbalanced. Suppose the fight you...

ARRRGHHH! /begin rant I am getting sick and tired of too many damn changes at WOTC! Yes, they saved D&D, for which I am extremely thankful. It was like an unexpected engagement ring, you laugh, you cry, you realize that your whole life is ahead of you and that you can just take these three...

I'd start with the idea of a gentleman highwayman... long black overcoat, silver handled rapier, big floppy hat ;) When his orcish buddies were looting and pillaging merchant caravans, he would protect the travellers, offering to (ahem) ransom them back to their families. With a rough...

How about this: A wizard's school has been recently destroyed, the upper buildings have crumbled leaving only the subbasements intact. The head mage was working on a new form of magic that would avoid reliance upon the weave. However, the resulting energies from her experiment destroyed the...

I think perhaps the most important application of an 18 Wisdom to the character that you have described is that he would be aware (in game terms through Sense Motive), that his attitude might be detrimental to the cohesiveness of the party. In other words, he would know that if he acts in a...

Shadowdale Reporter Business Section Investors are still reeling as the spike market shows no indication of recovering after its spectacular rise and then plummet in sales. "It seemed like such a powerful seller, but I guess people thought it was just a novelty." Rumors that everyone would...

Done! Printed, signed and in the envelope at 3:49, June 20! Mine comes out at 650 words, 11 pt. including headings and title ;) I'm actually more excited about posting it to the boards than hearing from WOTC, as winning is a long shot for everyone. Any idea when we can do this and if it is...

I'm looking at this from a 3E perspective, so let's see what the stats really mean in practical terms: Strength - 8 - modifies to hit and damage, neither of which I can do :) Dexterity - 10 - modifies initiative, reflexes, archery, AC (dodging), hiding and sneaking, and other agility based...

I'm running RTEE with a character who is a Ghost, currently working towards the Gatecrasher prestige class. It does pose some difficulties in the game, but nothing a reasonable clever and creative DM can't handle. To handle Glencullen, the dwarven tinker who became a ghost after an untimely...

I agree that I would have liked to see more specific questions. I've had several problems with the RPGA, and none were addressed in the poll. The biggest problem by far is the competition aspect. I wouldn't even mind the points for playing games so long as there wasn't that damn "vote for...

I like keeping my porn and my gaming separate, thank you. Porn in the bedroom, gaming in the living room. That said, the occassional chain mail bikini doesn't bother me. I, personally, have not voted because my selection: - "I'd like to see more half naked male sorcerers with leather...

Here's some general things that I have found useful to do to prepare for RTEE (currently on its 16th session!) in no particular order :) 1. For the first session, prepare a map of Hommlet. Not the crappy one that comes with the module, or the larger but still crappy one from Dragon. You...

Begin rant: It is very interesting to me that this thread has gone on for five pages with only one general opinion being expressed, to various degrees of extremity. I am not saying that games kill people. But some games are more addictive in nature than others. Magic the Gathering and...

I'm going to try to get there this year! Actually, I've never been to Gen Con. Although I go to many science fiction cons, gaming-only cons never seem as much fun for me... But this year, hopefully I'll be able to go. I'll know after I start my job this summer whether I can pull it off...

SPOILERS!!! I've run Sunless Citidel three times now and none of the parties have ever entered that part of the dungeon, oddly enough! The problem is that there are only two real ways to get the key: either steal or take it from the kobalds or get the kobalds to give it to you. None of the...

Hmmm, my comment re: Sailor Moon seems to have been somewhat misinterpreted... It is true that SM is marketed to girls and has a lot of the doll/makeup thing going on, but that isn't why I think it makes a good RPG. What makes it a good RPG, especially for younger girls, is that girls are the...

My 2 cents, well actually closer to a buck fifty :) On attracting new female players: if people want female players, there is a lot of advice out there to help them make their games more attractice to players of both genders. However, what I'd like to see is advice for high school girls on...

Some more epic level characters... Brunhilda Baba Yaga Galadriel Non-epic level: Joan de Arc Cleopatra Medea Balsamic Dragon