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    The percentage of women in gaming?

    Most of the other female gamers I've met were kind of . . . um . . . flaky, so I don't know how desirable it is to have a bunch of them around, anyway. Of course, maybe I could also be considered a flake, but I don't think so. I'm rather more balanced and practical-minded. In fact, I'm rather...
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    English Grammar and Spelling

    I like English, and not simply because I'm a native English-speaker. It's a language which manages to be simultaneously precise and brief, technical and poetic. Unfortunately, this means that those not gifted in the linguistic realm must work hard at the task of wielding its many arcane...
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    Pythonesque Feats

    I'm NOT the Messiah! Pre-Reqs: Knowledge: Religion 8 ranks +4 to Bluff and Diplomacy checks against persons belonging to any religion. Ni! Pre-Reqs: Perform 8 ranks Whenever your character deals sonic damage with a spell, targets failing their saving throw are stunned for 1 round, or 1...
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    Real DnD Heroes

    It's not so much A story as something I've encountered in a number of games: female players with rampant insecurities that only do two things in the game: demand to be the center of attention because they are really, really, incredibly good looking (Zoolander, anyone?), and push the male players...
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    Less death, more "dying"

    Why even have negative HP at all? Any number you use requires tracking by someone. Here's a system I came up with on the fly that uses no immediate tracking: 1. If the blow that would drop you to 0 HP is a crit, you are dead, end of discussion. 2. If it's not a crit, make a fort save vs...
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    Rewards for filling iconic roles

    You could also make up some more roles, like: WILDERNESS EXPERT (Track Feat, Survival, Knowledge Nature) BLASTER (Offensive spells) CRAFTER (Craft, Appraise, Knowledge:Arch and Eng, Dungeoneering) TRANSPORTER (Teleport, Handle Animal, Ride) STEALTH (Hide, MS, Disguise, Listen, Spot) DIPLOMAT...
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    Real DnD Heroes

    How about this: Elven Wine presents: Real DnD Heroes. Real D N D Heeero-ohs! Today we salute you, Miss Anime Character Player! Miss anime character player! You claim innocence while flashing your enormous bosoms at every opportunity. There's more than one kind of clevage! The male players exist...
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    So, is the use of...

    Ah, but you forget the all-time best gender-neutral address. Oi! YOU LOT! If you think a Southern accent is bizarre, you should try living in Ohio for a while. They just pronounce their city names strangely. Buena Vista? Most people say "Bwena Veesta" Ohioans? "Bewna Vista". Lima =...
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    Psionics and Forgotten Realms

    I don't know how much interest this will rouse, but here goes. I've been working on a game that I want to run involving Psionic characters in the Forgotten Realms, unfortunately, numerous snags have presented themselves and prevented it from becoming a reality. The biggest snag? No players...
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    The Official Welcome Thread - Version 2.0

    Ahoyhoy Well, here I am, new to this forum. My actual name, which I'm not shy about, is Jennifer Snow. My SN, Yesminde, comes from a halfling fighter I played in a very fun campaign several years ago. She was short, cute, and more than a little dense. I'm none of those. I'm living in...
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