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  1. Laman Stahros

    Just Plain Broken

    I ask this on a regular basis and I never seem to get an answer. What is Pun-Pun?
  2. Laman Stahros

    How Detailed Would Your Ideal Published Campaign Setting Be?

    That sounds good. QFT. The novels advancing the timeline are what drove me away from the published settings.
  3. Laman Stahros

    OotS 474

    Two problems with that. 1: It would require Remove Curse, not Remove Paralysis. 2: O-Chul is a paladin, not a cleric. There is no way he can cast Raise Dead.
  4. Laman Stahros

    Can a Mount be Surprised When the Rider is Not?

    I think you are missing the point in the OP. The DM called for the horse to make a Spot check, not the player. The player was opposed to it on the grounds that the horse is controlled by the PC, who made his Spot check. In the games that I GM, I do not make mounts make Spot checks. There is...
  5. Laman Stahros

    How mediaeval is D&D, anyway?

    I have always tried to shoehorn D&D into the "medieval" paradigm, but Eberron has caused me to rethink that. I am starting to look at things more along the lines of "what would things be like if Rome had magic and didn't fall?". I mean, think about it, what if Rome hadn't fallen? Where would...
  6. Laman Stahros

    Stacking Caster Level from Different Classes

    The magic rating system in Unearthed Arcana doesn't increase the number of spells per day at all, only the caster level of the spells the character has already. Of course it can be read (or applied) in different ways. I have used the magic rating system and it seems to work very nicely. I...
  7. Laman Stahros

    What to do with all those 3e adventures?

    I ran the WotC 3.0 series of adventures on the fly using 3.5 and the main problem I had was some of the creatures changed size. Really mucked up a couple of the encounters in Heart of Nightfang Spire. But otherwise you shouldn't have any real problems.
  8. Laman Stahros

    Gaming in the Military - Your Experiences?

    I was in the US Navy from 1983 to 2003. RPGs are everywhere in the Navy. All I ever had to do to get players was sit in a common area (the messdecks on a ship, barracks lounge, etc) reading a D&D book like the PHB and at least 5 people would be asking if I played within 10 minutes. Did it on my...
  9. Laman Stahros

    OotS #470

    Actually, I believe it is stated to be a longbow in the comic where she shoots at Redcloak.
  10. Laman Stahros

    OotS #469

    The hobgoblins were probably talking about the Sopranos. In 3.0, rangers did not get evasion, so Belkar probably didn't know that he had it. Edit: Oh, and the Order is 13th level based on V's using Mass spells on 13 targets.
  11. Laman Stahros

    Kobolds as Pangolins

    What is this Pun-Pun I keep hearing about? I get it that it is some sort of uber-munchkin character, but really, what is it?
  12. Laman Stahros

    Old Edition Magic Items?

    Wow, everyone missed the main one. The sword of sharpness was dropped as too random.
  13. Laman Stahros

    Sell me on Complete Mage/Complete Scoundrel/Complete Champion

    Since no one else has addressed your concerns, I will. These three books do not repeat ground that was in the original four. In many ways, the new three books do what I thought the first four would do. The newer books add elements of the arcane, divine, or scoundrel to any character. Very nice...
  14. Laman Stahros

    DM or GM?

    In 1e AD&D, I thought of myself as a DM, but then I was running dungeoncrawls alot. I never really liked it though. After I joined the US Navy in '83, I played so many other games that used GM instead that I got used to that term. By the time I started running 2e AD&D, I was a GM. And so I have...
  15. Laman Stahros

    Wikipedia Abeir-Toril Entry

    Anchorome is the unofficial (I think) name of the landmass north of Maztica.
  16. Laman Stahros

    Feat per level

    In my current campaign, I am giving the PCs a feat each level and it is working just great. The Psion with Mind over Body has crazy hit points (at 6th level), but otherwise there seems to be no problems. I will probably make it standard in my campaigns from now on.
  17. Laman Stahros

    Favorite third party monster book

    Quoted for truth. None better.
  18. Laman Stahros

    Eliminating extra numbers: Arcane Spell Failure

    Nice, but it doesn't quite work. ASF would be no threat to a spell that doesn't allow a save. Would make buffing spellcasters really happy. :D
  19. Laman Stahros

    How do you like your elves best?

    I like to mix it up. In my homebrew, the grey elves have the doomed and knowing it, the high elves are high arcane-like, and all of them have elements of the Eberron elves. So, couldn't vote.
  20. Laman Stahros

    Dire Boars loose in Alabama

    He's 11 years old. Give him a break, he's working his way up to the big time of spear usage. :D
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