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  1. Sigurd

    What demands would the Fairy Queen make?

    Do they seek to save the future of the world or simply the present? If the present they may take the item but they will not get back any spells, magic or arcane, until they have pleased Mab. New items will be incorporeal to their touch and the coming sunrise will feel cold and forbidding. They...
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    Wishing for Immortality (Unaging actually)?

    I'll happily listen to people talk from their experiences and trust they know what they're talking about. I think its obvious that with a few exceptions for most of us the storyline stops long before the aging becomes onerous. No one ever talks of the short lifespan of the half orc as a...
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    Wishing for Immortality (Unaging actually)?

    A lot depends on your DM and how hard you've worked for the wish. The guidelines for the wish spell are certainly there but they are only guidelines. Non aging is a rather weak ability at most tables because characters usually die by outside effects. Look at the disparity between life spans...
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    Cromweld died, but wouldn't lie down.

    Give the Cleric a vision from the Red knight saying that 'he is to support this 'piece' because it has a part to play'.
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    new rule: Caster Level = Character Level

    It currently is the mirror image of the fighter 1 wizard 19. He has expanded weapons but can't use them well. Wizard 1 \ Fighter 19 has some useful spells and a spell list that lets him\her use wands etc etc... but can't cast as well or with as much power as a full caster. I don't think you...
  6. Sigurd

    Help design a necromancer's lair

    How about: A mechanized bear - completely un-necromantic. Thats his excuse if something is moving around in his house. A walled garden, with necromantic herbs. A false basement with his lair. Inside his lair: A pool for bleeding his bodies, perhaps able to gather the blood. An extended...
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    Help design a necromancer's lair

    Is the Necromancer trying to conceal his necromancy? Is he actually in the confines of Ptolus? What district? What sort of non dead cronies, companions, family does he have? What is his payoff for the effort? Labour, Love, Information?
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    Modules, it turns out, apparently DO sell

    I think they have been left in a unique situation. I think they are the biggest OGL 3.x publisher by the departure of WOTC. The inherited a large market that needed new modules and are the only place for that market to get new approximately correct rule books. If they can sell one quarter of...
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    Modules, it turns out, apparently DO sell

    Without financial numbers the thread mostly measures loyalty to Paizo. Production isn't necessarily profit.
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    Modules, it turns out, apparently DO sell

    I don't think that's fair. Its no more a fluke for Paizo to do well with their experience than for any other experienced gaming company to do well. They deserve credit for their innovation and player loyalty. 1. I think their cheap rules pdfs are a great idea. Anyone with ten bucks can get...
  11. Sigurd

    Portal or Long journey?

    If the portal is instant and commonplace, the guards and the law from one city will work with the other. You have to figure the players aren't the first runaways.
  12. Sigurd

    Mass area spells

    Illusions. Even a low level illusionist would give you more tricks to play.
  13. Sigurd

    The Raven Blades

    Are you the DM or the player. Players shouldn't know everything at first. It really is less fun. Don't be afraid to leave some questions in the background that might be answered appropriately by game play. Sigurd
  14. Sigurd

    Will Constant Errata Kill the Essential Line?

    I think in the bigger picture WOTC simply has to work with its fans to have a good game and a popular product. They deserve kudos for their errata and I think it can only help their whole line. Products not directly addressed in a set of errata will be retrofitted by players that care. Players...
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    How do people handle finding enemy spellbooks?

    That's no different from the most vanilla spell book out there. Chances are a discerning purchaser with money to spend will have seen dozens of standard books. Even a standard book though, is going to have to prove its a functioning spellbook. If you say so. I think a huge number of wizards...
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    The Raven Blades

    So you have a reference to two Wolves that Serve Odin. You have a reference to two Ravens that bring odin secrets and observations from the world over. What is more in keeping with that then having two swords, blessed by the ravens, that are meant to bring wolf like heroes to Odin's attention...
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    How do people handle finding enemy spellbooks?

    Are you kidding? They won't have to work hard to convince their buyer that its different and might have something very very strange\powerful. Assuming they can lug the thing around and don't have to bury the human skin, a lot of collectors would want such a book. sigurd
  18. Sigurd

    Monsters like a challenge!

    If all your monsters are stupid you deprive the kids of a smart foe and leave no room for a truly stupid one. S
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    Prep without players - wasted?

    I have a half dozen players who I think would jump at an adventure. They are vocal, eager, all the things you want. I've been sort of burned out for actually putting adventures together so I've been quietly building characters and settings to use for the 'eventual' game. Each thing I make can...
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    Prep without players - wasted?

    I've been reluctant to take on the workload of DMing. I have some excellent players around but I got sort of burned out on 3.x and didn't like 4ed. (This is not an edition war thread). My question is how much prep is really valuable if you aren't in an adventure? The player characters have such...
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