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N'raac, as Celebrim points out, technically Luke stole the X-wing but that idea does make room for a scenario in which a PC is allowed to have stolen a valuable resource once entrusted to him. Now the PC's former associates might want to get that resource back. Voila: a potentially recurring...

Hm, yeah. "I used to be a fighter pilot. When I left the RAF I was allowed to keep my Typhoon FGR4." It is a big ask, isn't it?

The more I've read and played 5e, the less I've been enamoured with it. The absence of rules for many things, touted as a strength by some, I see as a huge weakness, leaving the DM vulnerable to accusations of DM fiat when a ruling goes against a player (something I've already seen a fair amount...

If I were DM, I wouldn't agree to the 32 point buy, at least not without consideration to the point Celebrim makes about it above. The DMG's notes on its NPC builds specifically state they're average, like the monsters in the MM, not elites. So, I'd recommend the standard or non-elite array with...

I hope my CV/resumé-writing days are behind me. If not, I wouldn't mention D&D, certainly not outside of a games industry application. However, reading this has given me an idea. If, during an interview, the interviewer asked me what I would do if I disagreed with an order given by a superior...

What a shame. For me, it's one of those details that doesn't need constant attention but which supports my suspension of disbelief and evokes the eldritch nature of the game world. I enjoy having wizard PCs plan for those occasional days and nights of studious scribing by the light of a burning...

If you're up for buying in bulk, try running a classified ad in The Acaeum. Explain exactly what you're after (specific issues as a bundle or whole collections) and it'll be a lot less hit-and-miss than trawling eBay. At least, that was my experience. But compilations don't exist. Alas.

I didn't know that nugget, Goldomark. Brilliant, thank you. It reminds me of the time British authorities impounded an imported consignment of Steve Jackson Games' Autoduellists Association Handbook supplement for Car Wars because they thought it was a terrorist weapons catalogue. Yep, our guys...

For some reason, that reminds me of an old comedy sketch set ancient Rome. "Have you got the scrolls?" "No. It's just the way I walk." I realise this isn't helpful to the discussion but it's all my mind has left after trying to process 'honorary Platonic'.

Well, if we're going there, my favourite is a d20 numbered 0-9 twice. Unsurprisingly, I consider the contemporary d10 an abomination. At least you have the the good taste to choose a platonic solid.

And yet they had the temerity to abandon the d4 for the wizard HD. Sorry. Just having a get-off-my-lawn moment.

You are my hero.

Nooooooooooooooooo! Seriously. Not my cup of tea. At all. But glad it's out, because (a) D&D and (b) play what you like. And once were done with this lot, 3.0? Please?

It is. It is both coterminous and co-existent, at least in the standard Great Wheel cosmology. By the way, if you're thinking of using any shadowcaster stuff from ToM, you might be interested in this file. It's Mouseferatu's own unofficial errata for the class, which he wrote. He posted them to...

Yeah but you know what they say. Jesus saves. Everyone else takes full damage.

Funny, 'old school' where I come from means embrace complexity. I liked A/D at first but I've gone off it. I think it's too reductive. In fact, that's my main criticism of 5e as a whole.

Jaheira is true neutral but she does moan a lot, about almost anything. Having said that, I've just been replaying the BG enhanced editions with a CG lead. His reputation is off-the-scale heroic and she's never complained once about how heroes are supposed to be. Picking up a certain CE...

Very entertaining. I watched the extended version and I'll have to check out the other Critical Role stuff that's been mentioned. One thing I thought was really nice was the subtle use of sound effects in post-production. Good fun.

Zak, I'm not sure why you're calling me out but, for what it's worth, I gave Balesir XP not because of anything he said that you might think took issue with you, per se, but for his reasoning. For what it's worth, I agree with 99.999 (recurring) of what I have read in terms of your truck with...

I liked the coverage in The Independent. It wasn't so much the story. (That was simply, "Hey, we just read this in The Atlantic.") It was because some commentard wag wrote, "It's the GSV So Much For Subtlety." Edit: Oh and Scott, the episode was called, 'Relics'.