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Hm. Yeah, it does sound pretty arrogant. Turned me right off. Funny, I have no problem with other gamers trashing on bad writing, but when a professional does it, it somehow seems wrong. Maybe it's because making a living at it gives you some air of authority? J

Are the legendary artisan and extraordinary artisan feats like weapon focus - that is, you choose an item creation feat for them to work on? J

It doesn't make you a better climber (bonus to climb), it makes you able to learn faster (same amount of time = more skill points). J

LEGO all the way - build the terrain you want? sweet! Some of the clone brands might be good for gaming as well, and cheaper - MegaBloks has some figures that look very orcish, for example. J

Might as well make a trifecta and read (or re-read) Brust's homage to Dumas, The Phoenix Guards! Anyway, here's mine: Just Finished Going Postal by Terry Pratchett (excellent as always) Fearful Symmetries by S. Andrew Swann (decent, actually breaks from the formula of the first three) Now...

Never heard of this series - it sounds similar to Mary Gentle's Grunts, although I'm not entirely certain what you mean by 'orcs as good guys'. Grunts certainly had orcs as protagonists, so if that's all you meant then the sole 'innovative' item wasn't even that. J

I've got no idea who you are, but I'm sorry to hear about your dad. It's been 3 years for me and it's still tough. Good luck with your projects. J

You might try looking at rpgnow.com - I'm fairly certain they have the files in unsplit format. J

I've been thinking about mixing in some of Midnight's spell energy for a level of casting ability somewhere between GT and standard D&D - the systems seem pretty similar already, and the ability to remove a few dice of burn could make a big difference when trying to access the higher level...

Actually, he can't - there's a certain amount of time involved in making each purchase. So if you want to buy an infinite number of sandwiches all at once, you need to add together the cost and buy them all at once. If you want to buy them one at a time, taking time for each one, then you use...

Walter Jon Williams' Metropolitan and City on Fire come to mind, sort of. J

When my players split up to do investigations (when we're not using the investigation montage technique from Church & State) or roleplay, I generally have the other two take on the roles of NPCs that are involved in the scene. I give them a brief synopsis of a character (anything from 'a...

If people think that spending points on skills is a "waste" then you are not calling for enough skill checks. J

I suspect that "Copy Cat" is someone with duplication powers - so it makes perfect sense for there to be six of her.

Aw, hell. Can't believe I forgot Cyrano. That kills me every time I read it. I guess it's because I read it and saw it as a play rather than a movie. J

Don't let it. In fact, expunge the movie from your mind as much as possible. The TV series is what Whedon wanted to do all along, the movie got Hollywoodized. Wow. I'm surprised at how many people said this. I usually regard the movie as a great example of what to do when adapting a...

Although you wouldn't expect it from a britcom, one of the best is from the final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth. Also, from Blake's 7.

Just finished Caleb Carr's The Alienist - wonderful. Unfortunately, his talent doesn't seem to extend to science fiction, as I couldn't get very far into Killing Time. Also on the historical fiction front, Sharpe's Eagle by Bernard Cornwell, for which I blame Sean Bean. I've got a Sharpe...

I've got a friend who is convinced that not only is Jon a Targaryen (as many people think), but Tyrion is one as well. If I remembered all of his evidence, I'd put it here, but there was some indication that one of the Ts had been sleeping with Tywin's wife, and the fact that Tyrion's...