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Maybe big stand-off fights with bosses like this could provide an ideal opening for, oh.., say, negotiation? Just askin'! ;) That was the problem with 5 round kill or be killed fights; there was never enough time or motivation for well-matched opponents to seriously consider any other...

40-something professional looking to get out from behind the DM's screen for a while. I've been running games off and on for 30 years (D&D, Traveller, Shadowrun, etc.). My usual group is on hold indefinitely due to work schedule conflicts. Plus, I would really like to try 4th edition from the...

I very much doubt that this is the original Bugaboo of fame and legend. The classic Bugaboo was a true artiste, and I doubt would stoop to such elementary material. I guess the alias became available again; I haven't been aware of the original Bugaboo posting for several years.

Pink Pony: "I'm a MONSTAR! Rowr!" :p

Best non-news 4th edition discussion thread in several weeks!!! ;) You guys rock! Seriously. :cool: That may not be a very high bar, but despite inevitable bits of silly posturing and needless scab picking, the signal survived for a good many pages. Thanks! I won't switch this spring...

Yummay!!! :D

As far as I am concerned, the 3E grapple rules are complete ass. I'm quite comfortable with this view, as the only people who really count in my game, my players, all agree and have let me know on a regular basis (for several years now) just how assy grappling is. This is despite the fact that...

I agree that this book may not contain any new classes. It looks to me like Rogue is the new base swashing class, rather than Fighter. I definitely see the Swashbuckler as a martial striker with some secondary control powers. I always just assumed that the Monk would be a martial controller...

The furry law of roleplay dynamics? ;)

Since I'm going on some very old memories for 1E AD&D rules, I'm quite willing to stand corrected on that score; your knowledge of 1E is clearly fresher than mine. I agree with your final conclusion; that's a good analysis. In any case, the point was that 4E has changed design direction in...

Nail, meet hammer, heheh... ;) I agree that 4E is going to upset a lot of closet simulationists this spring. The design architecture for 4E clearly a vision of gamist flexibility and power, and supports narrative play mainly through the abstraction provided by that architecture. That same...

OMG, nerf my uber twinkage!!! :p

Muchas Gracias for the West Marches link! :cool:

I mis-understood the poll, and voted on what I wanted (expectation of need), rather than try to second guess the marketplace. I'll feel a lot more confident about 3rd party high-level content after 5 months than before... While I'm leaning towards 4E optimism, my current 3.5 campaign won't...

I like it. It's like a pinewood derby for newbie GMs, and everyone can publish their version on the web (gleemax, etc.). When I started out, drawing the map was half the fun of homebrewing; this setting-kit setup allows beginners to put their own stamp on their campaigns without excessive...

True enough; my apologies for the mis-characterization! The 'firing' thread you referred to had a very personal tone overall, and I projected that onto your post. My bad. :\

It's not Meet the Engineer, but it is clever. The tiefling is annoying on purpose; they're intentionally playing on stereotypes. Insert tongue into cheek, etc. I have to wonder in awe at the serious emotional investment required for anyone to think this flash video is their personal D&D...

Oh, and in regards to lifespan, I like the Shadowrun approach to elven lifespans. Best of both worlds... :cool:

On balance, me likey mucho grande! Not perfect, but the flaws are small to meaningless, IMO. Heh. We get it that you hate. A lot. You could probably power several small desktop accessories off that much hate. In fact, I've just started a pot of tea off the residual intertubes hate-runoff from...

BRILLIANT!!! ;) Bonus points for fitting her into the whole PoL setting thing, hehehe...