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  1. Hunter Simon

    The Paladin killed someone...what to do?

    Uh, you do realize, of course, that *everyone* has "beliefs as to what is right and wrong." That alone means nothing. Stalin, Nero, Ghengis Khan, Hitler, the Inquisitors, serial killers . . . They *all* have "beliefs as to what is right and wrong." The question isn't "Do you have beliefs as...
  2. Hunter Simon

    The Paladin killed someone...what to do?

    Well said. To quote the great Allan Bloom: "There is one thing every university professor can be certain of. Every student entering the university believes--or says he believes--that truth is relative. If this assertion is questioned the students will be uncomprehending, as if the...
  3. Hunter Simon

    Official Nostalgia Thread (thread necromancy)

    Holy crap, I laughed my ass off at that one. Mark, bless you for posting that, son. :p :p And thanks for reminding me about the D&D cartoon! The laser bow guy was my favorite!
  4. Hunter Simon

    Official Nostalgia Thread (thread necromancy)

    Posted this on rpg.net and thought I'd start it up here too. Enjoy! === WARNING: THIS THREAD CONTAINS SERIOUS NOSTALGIA ABOUT THE GOOD OLD DAYS. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 30 YEARS OLD TO CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY. Remember the good old days, when men were men, women wore chainmail bikinis, and...
  5. Hunter Simon

    How does a chaotic society function?

    I think the problem is that when we think of alignment we tend to think in absolutes, so that "lawful" means "hardass" and "chaotic" means "wild". :) But ever since AD&D 1e, the creators of D&D have tried to stress that alignments represent tendencies, not absolutes. This is true for both...
  6. Hunter Simon

    How does a chaotic society function?

    What planet does this happen on?
  7. Hunter Simon

    X/day mechanic; what's the problem? (Mercule, looking your way...)

    Because raging is more exhausting than running. Simple. Personally, I like x/day mechanic for its simplicity. As far as in-game rationale, I chalk it *all* up to fatigue. A spellcaster can't cast more than a certain number of spells per day because going past that number *exhausts* his...
  8. Hunter Simon

    How RPGs nearly killed my creativity (and how I got it back)

    I just have to share this. If anyone has similar stories, I’d love to hear them. I started gaming back in 1980 and since that time I have repeated the following mantra hundreds, if not thousands of times: “I love RPGs because they inspire my creativity.” They used to. But something strange...
  9. Hunter Simon

    When referring to the current edition of DND...

    I primarily play 3.0, yet I use the Ranger and Bard from 3.5, plus a few 3.5 rules as house rules (i.e. Dwarves gain +4 stability vs. bull rush; racial weapons martial rather than exotic for member races, etc.) So what do I play? 3.0? Not totally...3.5? Nope... I suspect most people are like...
  10. Hunter Simon

    How many of you would consider playing an older version of D&D?

    What if your DM wanted to play a strict 3.0 game?
  11. Hunter Simon

    A simplified D&D? Aren't you all forgetting something...

    Yup. It actually happens all the time. Just in my group alone, our DM wanted to run AD&D 2e (as a break from 3.5) and everyone said, "I'm not into that...I hate 2e...I won't be there." So the DM gave up. Then later in the year he wanted to run Shadowrun (again, as a break from 3.5) and three...
  12. Hunter Simon

    A simplified D&D? Aren't you all forgetting something...

    ??????? I think some of this message must have been cut off or something... :confused:
  13. Hunter Simon

    Simplifying my life...can any of you relate?

    It does indeed. Like you and Atom Again, I have a daughter too. I'm also downsizing. GURPS 4e...gone. D20 Modern...gone. Alternity (HUGE collection)...gone. I'm thinking of focusing just on D&D, and maybe Paranoia XP for laughs. :heh: Out of curiosity, Pigeon, what RPG stuff did you keep?
  14. Hunter Simon

    3.0 to 3.5--the Definitive List (TM)?

    Holy crap! But thanks for posting the link, guys. Here I was thinking the list would be only a page or so. :p
  15. Hunter Simon

    3.0 to 3.5--the Definitive List (TM)?

    Does anyone know if there is an "official" (or at least a reliable ;) ) definitive list of all the changes from 3.0 to 3.5? Of course, I could print off the SRD and comb through it, but that's what I'm trying to avoid. :) Thanks in advance...
  16. Hunter Simon

    D&D has threatened my job!

    You're not a parent, are you?
  17. Hunter Simon

    D&D has threatened my job!

    Your lack of wisdom is going to lead to trouble, I fear. But I wish you the best. :\
  18. Hunter Simon

    D&D has threatened my job!

    Well, they're either crackpots, or they're people who have different beliefs from you. Remember that thing called "tolerance"? If we only tolerate people who happen to be like us, we aren't being tolerant. Everyone deserves respect and dignity--even "crackpots" from the Bible belt. [Steps...
  19. Hunter Simon

    The future of RPGs

    Uh, which is what? :confused: (Not trying to be snarky...I'm honestly not sure what comic books are to movies...)
  20. Hunter Simon

    D&D 4E I bought GURPS 4e!!!! (and returned it the next day)

    He wasn't talking about old GURPS books. He was talking about GURPS 4e. Thus, your 50+ books have nothing at all to do with the discussion. People aren't complaining that SJ Games wont' replace the books. People are complaining that they *fell apart in the first place*. Your comment, once...
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