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I buy mine mostly at Barnes & Noble (D&D) or my FLGS (Shadowrun, Exalted, everything else). This is partly because they're a bit more convenient than ordering online, as I have a B&N by my work and my apartment. The B&N at work is especially nice, I can read the new book on my way home. Brad

Our group doesn't generally do trophy-taking. Very few enemies last forever, and it's not really worth it in general. We do make sure they're not faking death. If facing a known necromancer, we'll destroy the bodies to render them unusable. It's distasteful, but necessary. However, some...

Just finished a big Tom Clancy reread, of Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, and The Bear and the Dragon. Next up is the third Safehold book and Star Carrier. Brad

Out of general curiosity, what's a "fun" magic item? I ask this because I've found that most of the items in AVs 1 and 2 that are not routinely blasted as being broken or boring (like, say, the Iron Armbands of Power) have such niche uses that they're not likely to be useful in any given...

See the Avenger section in PH2. Go farther in the article, past the feats. Brad

I voted Zealous Assassin, because I likes my teleporting around. My other Avenger, waiting in the wings for some vague opening possibility, took Pit Fighter, thanks to Nifft's suggestion. Brad

True, though Pursuit Avenger uses Dex, which means you *can* use rogue stuff with it fairly easily if you want. Heck, my Avenger MCed into rogue for Thievery training, since we needed someone to cover such things. And, hrm, yes, the Godsworn Avalanche feat does synergize nicely. Though there...

In our Birthright game, back in 3.0, our DM threw in an NPC with 8 levels in Disciple of Dispater who used a falchion. Crit on a hit of 9+. Did I mention it was a Vorpal Falchion? So now, on a roll of a 9 or higher, you're almost certainly dead. He probably confirmed, as he had a high BAB...

What kind of epic destinies are there? I'm looking for one for my cleric, and I'm not seeing much that excites me. Brad

For the Staff of Ruin change, were some people really arguing that it and Dual Implement Spellcaster gave a total of 4x Enh bonus to damage? Really? Our poor barbarian is going to cry. He was rejoicing in his Hide Armor Expertise AC that put him at over the Warden's AC. Brad

The relevant PH (PH1 for game where I play a cleric, PH2 for avenger's game) Relevant splatbook (DP) AV1 One of: AV2, new book That's 4 books, which is about the limit I can comfortably put in the backpack. I also bring the character sheet, dice, pencil, box with 3 x 5 index power cards, and...

I live in a ground floor apartment in Arlington. Fortunately, we're rather far up above the river, and flooding has never been a problem, even after a hurricane or massive snowmelts. I grew up in Western Kentucky, on what used to be a flood plain for the Ohio, and we didn't have a basement...

Yeah, I'm one of those who doesn't think it's broken. A high AC is certainly nice and helpful, but a lot of the things an avenger will draw attacks from scoff at AC. Brad

Well, I do play one. But I don't really see that it's an issue, given how often my character is (a) out of healing range and (b) taking attacks from something that's kind of irritated at him, and (c) it means I'm spending a feat that could go somewhere else. Brad

I certainly like the DDI article, but it's totally viable without it. Oath is great. You do want to have the double roll on it as much as possible, so be careful with positioning. As kilpatds mentions, the Censures are often hard to come into play. Pursuit (the one I like) requires them to...

Woot! I am rather surprised that one feat made it onto the FAQ preview. Brad

I keep thinking of doing a warforged Grey Guard, whose entire modus operandi when interacting socially is grabbing the social target by the lapel and flinging him up against walls, punctuating sentences by flinging him up against another wall. Sort of like from Naked Gun when Frank is...

I wound up getting the Droid, and now I wonder how on earth I managed to live without it. Heck, after playing with it in the restaurant for a half hour on Friday, my friend decided to get one, too. I *really* like the keyboard. It doesn't feel nearly as cheap as I thought, and they adjusted...

I'm a big fan of Pit Fighter for my battle cleric. Our party is often smaller than normal, and being able to do credible damage is quite nice, especially on a AP Nova round. Brad

Ah, cool. His TV show was pretty good, too. Brad