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I read just about any kind of fantasy (or SciFi for that matter) out there but I must admit that I prefer a story that has a fair bit of action. That being said though, I suppose the most important thing is interesting characters and the interplay between those characters. A good example of...

Had them way back in first edition..... they were broken. Looked at the rules in second edition and they still seemed broken so they were not allowed. Looked at the rules for third edition and they seemed okay but it turned out they were still broken. Now with 3.5 I hear rumours that they are...

it was "of Legend" and I believe it was MM II

I'm with the majority.... that excerpt is not going to tempt me to part with any of my hard earned money. That being said, if people are interested in this type of thing I would encourage you to check out the Game Mechanics. They have an entire series called Artifacts of the Ages. They even...

apparently you are bang on with this one. Here is what Toby Keith had to say about the song..... (note the bolded section - bold is my emphasis) When I was a kid I worked for a rodeo company. The old timers who worked the stock and stuff in the back would carry a pint of whiskey in their...

Or, as I find is most often the case, the player perceived as unbalanced is simply a better player. By that I mean they play a particular character in a way that reflects the strengths and weaknesses of the character. I find that most of the time any of my players who find a class too weak...

1976 for me, I was 15. Some friends got me started one afternoon (if I remember correctly I cut class to play - the first of many) I played a wizard, he lasted about 20 minutes. I have been playing ever since with more success (just not with wizards).

Don't remember where I found it, (long enough ago that we were playing 1st Ed) it was in a magazine and very a very detailed system. For me double or triple damage just doesn't do it. I can remember a session where the Ranger had her sword arm lopped off and after making a system shock roll...

One of the players in my group has a set of the metal dice and while I gotta admit they are pretty cool...... you gotta watch where you leave them. A week in my buddies car in January left them pretty much unusable for a bit, at least without gloves on. ;) You could just about see the air...

I figure I have a few hundred, although I have to admit I never counted. Lots of d6's though (I played a lot of Shadowrun). This thread got me thinking about dice, and their evolution, and I was wondering how many people remember the old high impact dice. I particular the d4s spring to...

I was wondering if anyone out there has developed (and is willing to share) a critical hits/fumble system that is more in line with the old school system - you know arms and legs lopped off, skulls crushed and the like. I am finding that I kinda miss the carnage.

I do this as well and the best part is the players know it but they just can't help themselves. Something happens that they don't understand and they just have to speculate. Sometimes they have such cool ideas that I just have to use them.

and possibly even before that.

I discovered Farscape only 4 months ago and have since seen every episode on DVD (and yes in spite of how it looks I have a life - I just don't sleep much). I now catch myself using the odd frell etc without thinking about it. So my vote goes for frell. Prior to finding Farscape my vote would...

I was at the Mongoose Publishing website the other day and noticed that they were releasing an RPG based on the TV series Jeremiah. The release date is 11/2004. Does anyone know if it has been released and if so has anyone had a look at it? I liked the show and thought when I first saw it...

Over the years I have both maimed (as a DM) and been maimed (as a player) and without exception it was taken well. We all knew the risks going in (a rather involved set of critical and fumble tables -- I kinda miss those - the d20 system of critical seems so sterile) and it actually added some...

None currently but in the last few years: Dangerous Journey's Morrow Project Twilight 2000 (2nd ed) Powers & Perils (still the best FRPG - at least IMHO) Tales of the Floating Vagabond (although I have to admit a little of this goes along way) Earthdawn (1st ed)

While I love the 3/3.5 version of the rules there is one thing that I miss. I miss the old optional critical hit/fumble rules that were all over the place. I was about to sit down and try to hash out some rules for this when I thought, I can't be the only person who feels this way (and...

Another thing I use to speed things up is to get players to roll ahead of time, when it comes to a players turn he/she announces the numbers and the results are determined.

As far as index cards are concerned check out the Game Mechanics they have "initiative cards" that a designed specifically for this. They also serve as miniature character sheets so the DM has some of the essentials right there behind the screen. They can be found in the section of the...