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Faramir One thing to consider with the Faramir change is, I think, how it's going to work out in the final film. (ROTK book spoilers to follow) In the book, Faramir is wise and good. He lets Frodo go, with help and blessing, without being tempted by the Ring. But he also has problems with...

Leaving work at noon, ditching the office Christmas party, rescheduling a meeting with my dissertation advisor just so we can watch the Extended Edition then drive an hour to the good stadium seating theatre to see The Two Towers. Are my priorities a little out of whack?

I get on a western kick every so often. I am a big fan of the Man With No Name. I showed High Noon to the ethics class I taught and used it to talk about utilitarianism (greatest good for the greatest number) versus deontology (an ethic of duty). I also really like retelling of the genre with...

Well, we are playing with the whole "I have power but I am not entirely sure where it comes from" trope in regards to the cleric. The cleric has received visions and indirect communciation from the goddess which have convinced her of the goddesses benevolence/good alignment. But it is the...

In my game, the goddess of the moon is the daughter of the sun god. Said goddess is just "emerging" into the world and one of the PC's is the moon goddesses only cleric. No one knows this goddess is the daughter of the sun god, even the PC. She tried to "come out" in the past but screwed up...

Check out The Greatful Dead. Sure, they have been around forever, but some of their song lyrics could easily be bardic songs. "Ripple" could easily be a riddle or clue to some treasure. Of course, if you want to have a bardic troupe that tours constantly followed by a horde of loyal fans...

Yes! Go, Doc! I have been feeling the same way lately. We are about eight months into the game I am running and I am getting a little burned out. For a couple of weeks, I have been itching to just play -- to look for treasure and kill monsters without worrying too much about rules, plot...

I think so, but I am feeling stupid AND contagous, but this is all quite entertaining. Of course, d20 postmodern has to include several great named spells: "Derrrida's Deconstruction" anyone? "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Man, I feel old. :D

Thanks, Velenne. I think your right -- those Freys are in for something nasty (deservedly, so, imo). Any speculations as to what? Picked off one by one by unCat, Beric, & Co (as in the epilogue)? Eaten by all those wolves roaming around?

Classes/Abilities in D20 postmodern What can you tell me about the "ironic distance" ability? Is this a feat or a class ability for classes like the satirist? (love the thread, btw)

I don't remember the exact story, but it's told in the third book, in the chapter where Bran, Jojen, Mira, and Hodor are at the abandoned castle on The Wall (the old, haunted one). The Rat King had cooked someone's children/family in a pie and served it to them. He was then cursed into a giant...

YES! That was it! Thanks, Kamard. And thanks to those who have pointed me toward the Villans Design Handbook. I'll check it out. Hey, I think this guy was in my GURPS partyas well, Katerek!:D

I just got married this past January and we were engaged a year before that. Two things: Don't spend more than you can really afford. As a poor grad student, I was bummed I could not buy my now-wife something great and huge. But no matter what you get, she'll love it! You can always add to it...

Thanks, kengar. I am not realy sure its a good idea, but wanted to at least look at it. I know I saw it somewhere -- maybe in a swashbuckler type book. Do you think any sort of disadvantage mechanism would work in a d20 game, even if it wasn't feat based?

I remember seeing "anti-feats" in some sourcebook I was flipping through at the local game store. These were feats that gave you some sort of disadvantages (a la GURPS) in exchange for bonuses, extra feat slots, etc. Of course, I can't remember what book it was in. Does anyone know what I'm...