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You may pleased to hear that the current rumor is that RotK has at least one cut that is over 4 hours long. (There are also appearantly two shorter cuts). It seems, the success of the 3 1/2 hour TTT has encouraged the powers that be that an even longer movie could make excellent money at the...

I would think that Jon Snow (and company) fit the bill of CG goodguy pretty well. Also I think Daeyns (sp?) has evolved into a very likable character. Also Samwell Tarley seems to be getting some guts to back up his moral sense. Bran and the Cragomen also seem fairly herioc. My sense is that...

I disagree. I was bored by Jorden during the first book and never read another. The Martin books are in another class and are really something special. They are not directly inspired by Tolkein but share some of the same interest in mass warfare. They also tend to polarize people. Don't read...

So this an added defensive advantage when fighting a specific school? So should this have been expressed as "Exploit Weakness [school name]." The d20 listings only say "Exploit Weakness" without further identification. Would some sort of parry feat be an adequate substitute? (maybe limited to...

How does the mechanic work in the original game. Does it give you some advantage to your combat rolls when fighting a different sword school? Could you think of a d20 analog?

This is a reference to the d20 implementation of 7th Sea called Swashbuckling Adventures. I notice that many of the Prestige classes have an "Exploit Weakness" trait in the list of class features. I can't find an explanation of what this means. Could anyone tell me where to look for this...

He's definately a strange one. I think his backstory was that he was brought back into the Seven Kingdoms from one of the Free Cities because it was believed he was of Valyiran blood. Then his ship sunk and he lost his mind. Did I remember that right? If so, he might be his own sort of thing...

I think that's Jackson's daughter. Another boy, I believe his son, is also in the Biblo scene and shown moments later in Helm's Deep (I believe). At least, it looked to me like the same kids.

Agreed. And I'd point out to all gamers that "hated" the movie: your sentiments are a pity because this is likely to be the high water mark for the genre for quite some time. So get used to dissappointment.

Re: Re: How does open gaming lisence fit into this? How would you go about legally stripping it to OGC stuff only? Just copy the text of the feat and spell descriptions, for example?

Re: Re: How does open gaming lisence fit into this? So if you purchased the PDF (or scanned from a book you bought) you can then distribute the OGL material combined with all the other OGL material you wish to include, right? Is there a problem creating a unauthorized derivative copyright by...

How does open gaming lisence fit into this? The following is an actual question, not a cheap rationale for piracy. I geniunely don't know the answer to this. It is my understanding that certain materials in every d20 book are public domain, that is, the author makes no claim to copyright...

On another thread someone suggested I check out Swashbuckling Adventures for class and feat templates. I did and there is a lot in the book that would be applicable to SoFaI. To start with, it has non magical Paladin, Ranger and Bard classes; Assassins as a class rather than PrC; and various...

Fair enough. The world would certainly be a dull place if we all agreed on everything. I have to admit that I am one of those people who found the movie to be basically perfect. Perhaps there will one day come a movie that sets the bar for Fantasy movies even higher (RotK?). But for the...

I'm not sure the extent the nickname "Bloody Mummers" was intended to be descriptive, but a gang of evil bard mercs would certainly be a change of pace for most games.

I just picked up the Swashbuckling Adventures book (the d20 implementation of 7th sea) and I have a question for all you 7th Sea players: what presence, if any, do demi humans and monsters have in the setting? I noticed references to "Sidhe" which suggest that they have substantial interaction...

I see this problem as a pacing issue and the sex jokes are just a symptom that you should try to move the game along more quickly. The hardest part about DMing is keeping the pace of the game moving. Its a hard thing to judge because sometimes a slower pace is needed to build atmosphere or...

I see your point, but for my two cents, I think there are two dramatic considerations here. First Jackson wants to make sure that Boromir's fall remains tragic as discussed above. Second, I think he wants to make sure that the ring remains a tangible threat -- a sort of serpent in the midst...

Eric, I think you are exactly right about this. Its hard to give a sense of nobility to a character without tough choices. And without the benefit of an interior monologue, in film, you have to represent a tough choice through action. In the books (IMHO) Faramir seemed too quick to give up the...

Would the Maester get spells? Why have a soldier and not just fighter? How would they be different? The Priest should have four subtypes: (1) Priest of the Faith (the Seven). Each aspect of the Seven would have fairly obvious domains. But how much magic to allow? (2) Priest of Rhylleh...