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  1. Xyanthon

    Whould you buy a system-free setting?

    Sure if I liked or was intrigued by the setting. I bought the World of Khaas book that was set in the world of Arduin. I thought it was pretty good. I think I'd like to see more of that sort of thing actually. I tend to tweak system rules to my taste anyhow so I don't see what the big deal...
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    New gamer in Seattle - where to go?

    I'll second the Dreaming in the U District. I really miss that place. I used to frequent Game Spot in Woodinville (there is one in Smokey Point as well). They were decent but I went there mostly because I lived in Bothell so they were less than 10 minutes away. There are several others...
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    Your D&D Pedigree

    I'm not sure of the timeline. I started around '84 but I actually had the "Official Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Coloring Book" for about a year or two before I started playing and that is what piqued my interest. So my pedigree would look something like this: 1e BECMI 1e 2e 1e 3.x 1e Many...
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    FFG - Recommendations

    They do the $5 sale every now and again. I picked up quite a bit of stuff from them over a year ago when they had their sale. As others have mentioned, Portals & Planes is fantasitc. Traps and Treachery are great too. For the price, I really don't think you can go bad with anything FFG has...
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    Dungeonscape art gallery is up. Notably the return of the rotgrub!

    I love the nod to the old school that these pics are showing. I like the Tomb of Horrors pic. And the Rot Grubs. And Demogorgon. I'm looking forward to it (I'm a sucker for art anyway).
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    What book should I get? Suggestions, please.

    I'll join the chorus of those recommending the DMG. As has been said, there is a lot of stuff in there that isn't in the SRD. I have the DMG II but haven't read through it yet (I have a HUGE stack of stuff that I haven't had a chance to read through yet) so I can't personaly recommend it but I...
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    Goodies from Goodman: Castle Whiterock

    Grrrr....I can't see the link from work. Well, I'll just have to wait until I get home. I've been very satisfied with Goodman Games so I'm sure it'll be another must have for me. I still have to catch up on my DCC collection though :D .
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    Dungeonscape art gallery is up. Notably the return of the rotgrub!

    Alright! This one looks like a must have for the rot grubs alone :D ! I'm sold.
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    How many of you came close to selling off your stuff?

    I'm sure that my wife would be happy if I got rid of some of my books :D . I did trade a few of my 3rd party early 3e stuff about a year and a half ago and don't miss it. Pretty much everything else I have I'm going to keep. Several years ago I just flat out lost stuff from various moves and...
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    Maybe THIS could be the future format of D&D...

    What? No, I demand that flumphs be included as a core race!!! Now maybe my half fiendish dire flumph/needleman loremaster/blackguard will get some offically sanctioned WotC love that it deserves :lol: .
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    D&D 4E Will 4E be announced at D&D Experience?

    No, I think it'll be more along the lines of 2009 or 2010 (I'd think that a late 2009 launch for 4e would be the prefered year). Why? Well, 3e is well established but there are still a few things to be put out there for it (FC III, more Eberon material, More modules, Fantastic Locations, etc)...
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    D&D 4E What would you like 4E to look like.

    I’m an avowed 1e fan but I must admit that I wouldn’t expect or want 4e to be 1e in different packaging. After all, I’ve still got all of the books from the previous editions and they still play as good now as they did then. Also OSRIC is making new 1e material possible and I like that. So...
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    What monster type do you use / encounter the least?

    For me it's a toss up. I used to pretty much try and include all sorts of critters. Now, I am tending to use less. I am begining to prefer to use the baddest and most flexible monster of them all: man. I still like to use fey, dragons, outsiders and all of the rest but I prefer for them to...
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    I'm Back...Sorta

    Gary, I hope your recovery is swift! Welcome back.
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    How Many Boosters/Cases Do You Buy Of Each Set?

    I don't play the minis game but want to use the minis for roleplaying. I find myself right now wanting large numbers of orcs, goblins, skeletons, and the like. All of the mooks. I wish they would just put out sets of just the commons. Oh well, I suppose that is what eBay is for...
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    Would you be satisifed with d20 as your only RPG? [Ties into RyanD's blog entry.]

    Nah. Even back when 1e was the dominant game, I was entralled by the idea that other systems existed. I like the idea that there are many methods to basically accomplish the same thing. Even though I still predominantly like D&D, I have many, many other systems and like it that way. Like...
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    How Many Boosters/Cases Do You Buy Of Each Set?

    As a couple of months ago I would have happily said none. However, since then, I've spent around $500 on DDM. GRRRRRRRRRRR.............. like I need another stinking habbit. I quit smoking for chrisakes, now plastic crack. Where does it end? :lol:
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    Do you prefer D20 or To Hit and Save Tables

    I do like the tables. I'm not sure I can really justify it, but for whatever reason, I always found something about them rather arcane and pretty cool. Recently I've been looking at my old Marvel Superheroes game with the Universal Table. If there was one game that really competed for D&D for...
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    Best Stirge Encounter?

    Heh, I recall an encounter from when I first started playing in the 1e days. My Fighter/Illusionist gnome was attacked by some stirges and finished off by a piercer. I think to add insult to injury, the DM had a gray ooze or black pudding come and eat his corpse. Heh, well we were like 10 or...
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    1e inspiration list, how much have you read?

    Heh, I consider myself an old school gamer but I've read very little from the list. My favorites were Tolkien, Moorcock, Howard, and Lovecraft. I think what really got me into gaming were the stories of King Arthur and the like. I was also a BIG comic book fan when I was young so I spent much...
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