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    Opinion: PoL and high tiers do not fit in the long run

    So, when one side eliminated in 3.5 what do you do? It should be pretty much the same thing in 4e.
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    Transhuman Space - A Setting Defined By Its Freedoms

    The Golden Age series of books (3) by Wright (I forget his first name) are very transhumanist. He goes into brief detail about the four current modes of brain alteration and the benefits of eliminating or rewiring certain lobes. He constrains himself with fairly hard science, but beyond that...
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    Welcome to the Halmae (updated 2/27/07)

    Just a bump to say that the story is missed and I hope you are all still gaming.
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    Who's the god of dogs?

    In the Moorcock stories Roofdrak is the lord of all canines.
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    Which was your favorite onscreen Captain Marvel on "Shazam!"?

    Oh might Isis, how I adored thee. I barely understood why I was so entranced by her show. I remember my father snickering when I insisted that I couldn't do my chores until after the second half of the Shazam Hour.
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    GenCon vs. DragonCon

    I second this endorsement. I've had a great time at all of the Dragon*Cons I have been to save one, and that one was due to some interpersonal issues. I've attended many Dragon*Cons but only one Gen-Con. It has been about 6-8 years since I last attended a major game convention. If I could...
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    Gold or Silver Standard?

    That's what I do now. What am I doing wrong?
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    In praise of the missing...

    Turtle Half-Orc Monk Not nearly as dim as he portrayed himself, he spoke haltingly due to his imperfect mastery of Common. When asked why he was called Turtle, he replied "because my master says I'm green and slow." When it was pointed out that he was the fastest runner in the party, Turtle...
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    Fantasy Sports and gambling games

    Trollball. Five trolls on a side, a trollkin (goblin, basically) is the ball. The goal only counts if the ball is alive when it crosses the line. You can have clubs, but armor really only slows you down. Magic is forbidden. The giant punts cheaters. It's a blast.
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    New Mindflayer Info

    This would rock. I even remember seeing something like it on the Discovery channel on one of those ancient weapons / warriors shows. The berserker stood in front of the battle line and cut his chest and arms while yellinga nd screaming at the other side. When suitably enraged he charged the...
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    Constructed Religions

    Oh, yes. The group I'm running has worshippers of Ksarul and Hnalla, they've done a favor for a temple of Thumis and one has been visited by an aspect of Durritlamesh. I'm waiting for the party to polarize between light and dark. It should be amusing. www.tekumel.com is a good resource for the...
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    D&D 4E Nobles And Diplomats in 4e?

    I've never played Spycraft, but I had a Noble 4 / Jedi 2 in SWSE. He was sweet. Started as a Noble and raised him with the wealth and ... persuasion (?) talent trees. If he had a chance to talk to you he had a good chance to sway your mind on a topic and if he barked at you in battle you might...
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    Podcast up

    No, the language was more like "we're not going to have non-permanent stat increases in the game, because it is too much of a pain reconfiguring your character sheet at the end of a fight after you've been hit by a bull's strength and a ray of enfeeblement. Stat changes because you've leveled...
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    D&D 4E Ioun as part of the 4E core pantheon? What about Jack Vance?

    No, I believe that Lovecraft died 75+ years ago.
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    Need weird, creepy animal ideas

    The two things that creeped my players out to no end were zombie wasps and cordicepsis fungi. Great stuff enhanced by the fact that they're real.
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    D&D 4E Richard Baker talks Magic in the 4E Realms

    Yes. In my Dune / Nine Princes in Amber homebrew campaign I use the concept of the dragonmarks very heavily. Unfortunately I'll have to wait a long time to see the WotC concepts. I'll probably write my own as I wait.
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    Opinion: As the world moves forward...

    Strangely, I find Forbidden Planet to have held up well. I more wierded out by Leslie Neilson in a serious role than anything else.
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    Why Have You Left A Game or Campaign?

    I left because I had some personality conflicts with other players and / or the DM, and once I had to drop out of a RuneQuest game because of work / school timing. I really liked that game. There was one game that I dropped out of that I was having a fairly good time with. It was an evil...
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    Are you interested in kid friendly products?

    Yes, definately. The tales of Odysseus of House Gryffindor are legendary around the baronial estate. My 6 y.o. son loves playing D&D and proudly proclaims himself a gamer to all.
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