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    The VCH list (Very Common Houserules)

    Standing up from prone does not provoke an AoO.
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    Freaking Awesome 3rd Party Books That Don't Get Enough Praise

    And how did I forget Ari's "Secrets of the Planes: Planar Factions" and "SotP: Planar magic" http://www.roninarts.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=37&products_id=331 http://www.roninarts.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=37&products_id=330 Brilliant work dude. I would say 'Keep them coming'...
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    Freaking Awesome 3rd Party Books That Don't Get Enough Praise

    Fantasy Personae: Spies, sages and informants: http://enworld.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=5431& Unique and extremely cool spies and information brokers using lots of creatures, templates and PrCs from other 3rd party/OGC sources. Your not going to find your standard...
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    Banning Fly, Improved Invisibility, Dimension Door, and Teleport

    This is exactly what I was about to write. You could disallow 3/4s of the spells in the game and still have more spells than the PHB. No one has a problem with a DM disallowing non-core spells, but touch the 'core' (i.e., developed when the game was in its infancy and no one really understood...
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    Ptolus: Secrets of the Delver's Guild purchasing issues?

    Never mind, it is working now. (in my defense, I did try to buy it about 8 times over the course of 2 hours. I guess my email to CustServe did the trick)
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    Ptolus: Secrets of the Delver's Guild purchasing issues?

    This morning I received an email coupon for "Secrets of the Delver's Guild" due to having pre-ordered Ptolus. However, DTRPG won't seem to let me add it to my cart. Has anyone run into this problem? Do you think it is something they are aware of and are remedying even as I type?
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    Powergaming: Wizard vs. Sorcerer

    Wizards by far. Everyone keeps saying that the wizard needs to know what he is up against, which clearly does help. But the sorcerer may or may not be effective whether he knows what he is up against or not. If the sorcerer doesn't have the proper spells for a situation, he never will: No...
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    I would play a bard if. . .

    Seconded. I personally love bards and would play one with no incentive, but I would love for the swashbuckler/bard in my current party to get some goodies. I will make some of my own but some official ones would be nice.
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    Blade of Blood - ouch ouch ouch!

    Duration: 1rd/level or until discharged. ...The next time this weapon strikes a living creature, blade of blood discharges... It is only good for one (successful) attack. Not at all broken.
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    Oots #425

    "Let the regretting begin." Man, what I would give to have that on a t-shirt by GenCon.
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    How often do you cheat?

    I roll in front of the players so I never fudge rolls. However, sometimes I miscalculate how tough a villain will be so I might adjust hps or spells prepared on the fly, and that very rarely.
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    Using Ptolus without the Machines and Chaositech

    I am currently running a campaign in Ptolus and have included neither the firearms or the Chaositech. It has been no problem. If you are worried about getting your "money's worth" if you drop those elements, don't be. They are easy to ignore and a small part of a very LARGE campaign setting.
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    What's the problem with bringing PCs back from the dead?

    Because it turns RPGs into video games, where you can 'save' a character or get more lives or any of that crap. (And Stephen Brust has it because he is a talentless hack).
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    Which Is The Best Spontaneous Divine Casting Class?

    Seconded. Dropped the Favored Soul from my game in favor of the UA alternate divine caster. Both the player and I were very happy with the change.
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    I HATE the term GISH

    How about 'fage?' ;)
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    Improved Skirmish Over the Top?

    Bad comparison: a rogue's sneak attack is easier to get than skirmish, and the rogue can get a full attack, each dealing sneak attack damage. The very mechanics of the scout make it impossible to get a full-attack action and skirmish at the same time.
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    What to buy?

    I couldn't agree less. Bought the pdf and thought the mechanics were unusable, the flavor uninteresting. And $26+?? Get the pdf if you are curious...but don't be curious.
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    What to buy?

    I couldn't agree more. Seriously, best fantasy series ever. Buy as many of these as you can afford. The first 5 or so are out in paperback. You will be glad you did, and you will have reading material for a long time (they are hefty).
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    Party creation instead of character creation?

    I use action points in my game, and for each party member you start out knowing (and you don't have to like each other) you get an AP, to a maximum of 2. Thus, in a party of 5 PCs, each generally starts knowing 2 others, although some of the relationships are antagonistic. It creats a '7...
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    [Rant] Playing Monsters Poorly

    I attacked the party with a covey of hags once. After they mopped up the hags with no problem, I realized that I had forgotten about the hags' SR (75% of the party was spellcasters). We know refer to them as 'Hags of the Glass-Jawed Variety.'
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