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  1. JoelF

    Define some genres

    There's a RPG (out of print I believe) which covers lots of the genres mentioned. IT CAME FROM THE LATE, LATE SHOW. The game is a RPG set in the world of bad movies....it's a ton of fun, and can be used to simulate any of these genres that are based on B-movies. Only copy I could find online...
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    Downer - I just don't get it

    While I don't HATE Downer, I'm not all that fond of it either. Especially since they started shifting the scene to some cabal of bad guys that so far haven't interacted with Downer himself at all. I would much prefer that if they're going to stick with Downer, stick to what's going on with...
  3. JoelF

    Event Registration

    I'm in....but now I'm timing out when I try to add the event to my cart!!!! JoelF
  4. JoelF

    Subscribers receiving Dungeon 111?

    Add one more subscriber who hasn't gotten the issue yet. Are there any subscribers who have gotten it? Joel
  5. JoelF

    Arms & Armor Open Call

    Back from vacation....still no word.....patience almost at an end...... :)
  6. JoelF

    Limiting Player choice useless?

    I've toyed with the idea of having a campaign where the core spellcasting classes (wizard, sorceror, cleric and druid) were only available up to level 6, and after that, you MUST take a prestige class to advance in spellcasting ability. The theory was that only low powered magic was able to be...
  7. JoelF

    Great D&D article in today's Boston Globe!

    This was a nice thing to read - especially after seeing a recent re-run of Forensic Files on Court TV. In it their suspect was discovered to be a gamer, and they had one of the detectives on the case comment that once they found out he played Dungeons and Dragons, they immediately suspected he...
  8. JoelF

    D&D 3E/3.5 [3.5] Sleep and Deep Slumber vs. Calm Animals and Animal Trance

    I noticed how in 3.5 they changed sleep to affect 4HD of creatures, and added deep slumber that affects 10HD. While I'm not sure if I like that change (for one thing it makes these spells unable to be maximized or empowered.) I also noticed that Animal Trance and Calm Animals still affect...
  9. JoelF

    D&D 3E/3.5 [3.5] Why Enlarge PERSON?

    I'm going to house rule that it affects any creature. There's no enlarge monster spell to cover other creature types, and the precedent for having separate spells for person and monster is for mental spells such as charm, dominate, daze, etc. I'm probably also going to add a greater enlarge...
  10. JoelF

    D&D 3E/3.5 [3.5] A tale of two spells

    Another problem with the new hold person is that it somewhat weakens the slippery mind rogue class ability.
  11. JoelF

    D&D 3E/3.5 [3.5] Why Enlarge PERSON?

    >For doors, just use Arcana Lock or Hold Portal. Yes, but it made the enlarge spell just a bit more versatile - even if the bonus wasn't as good as what hold portal or arcane lock was, having a single spell available that had multiple uses is always a plus....but 3.5 seems to break these spells...
  12. JoelF

    D&D 3E/3.5 3.5 Errata Reporting

    The disguise skill lists a +2 bonus if you have the Deceptive feat, but in the feat chapter, the feat is named Deceitful.
  13. JoelF

    D&D 3E/3.5 [3.5] Why Enlarge PERSON?

    Does anyone have any idea why they changed enlarge and reduce to only affect humanoids? This is actually 2 questions: a) why only humanoids, it seems pretty silly to have a different spell to enlarge a horse, treant or dragon. b) What about enlarging or reducing objects? It was always a...
  14. JoelF

    [Gen Con] RPGA events

    Where exactly? I've seen a few living events, but not many, and certainly no RPGA non-living events? I downloaded the whole file and there's still no listing for RPGA as the sponsor for any events. Thanks!
  15. JoelF

    [GenCon] "(more) Road Construction News!" (Scouting and Info Within)

    5:48 CST - 3:48 PST They have a new announcement that reads: ***Registration and housing is delayed until noon (PST) Tuesday, February 4 due to a programming delay with our new registration system. Please be patient while we go through the transition and get your badge tomorrow! ***
  16. JoelF

    How much real info in your game?

    I don't have a campaing....yet, but I've toyed with the idea of having a terrorist cell using shadow creatures instead of conventional bombs. JoelF
  17. JoelF

    Concussion vs. Mind Darts (psionics question)

    It's all about the main stat. Concussion is CON based, Mind Darts is INT based. If you're playing a battle mind with a Con under 12, you can't use Concussion, but if you had an INT of 13, you could use mind darts - not as good, but a damage attack option. Also, against anything with...
  18. JoelF

    Potions and scrolls problem???

    we can argue real life economics all we want, but the root of the problem is why would someone make their own and pay the XP cost instead of just buying it for the exact same wealth? I can think of situations where you would use craft for non-magical items....mid-adventure to make something you...
  19. JoelF

    Potions and scrolls problem???

    But why would anyone make their own when they have to spend XP also? Who wouldn't just buy it and only spend the wealth. The analogy with modern items purchased vs. crafted is that modern items are mass produced, and therefore the purchase DC is the same as crafting it yourself, since you...
  20. JoelF

    Potions and scrolls problem???

    I just finished reading all the way through the rule book and came upon something that seems wrong with making potions and scrolls. When you make them with the mage advanced class, there is a wealth DC for the raw materials equal to 15 (17 for potions) + spell level + caster level. That's fine...
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