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In a big plane of glass. Then I'd have two workmen carry it around in front of narrow alleyways and side streets. No doubt no harm would come to it then!

I have stopped buying boosters, and instead am now purchasing complete sets of commons and uncommons online. The rares cost far too much for me to justify buying them, and thus far I have not. I'm quite pleased with this strategy, though I find that I have tons of minis, and am always getting...

Everyone gets treasure when a chest is opened, regardless of who opened it. In fact, I find that having a high-movement character get to the chest ASAP is the best strategy for the PCs.

In every case where "genre" bumps up against "realism" you need a way to decide which one will rule the day. Deciding that is a "social contract" issue, since all the people at the table need to be on the same page about it. You can't win an argument by saying either one should triumph due to...

High fifties. I've never played D&D at a con game, as I seek out games with which I'm unfamiliar at cons. All of those people are friends from long-term games, except for some folks from a long-term game at Lehigh University's game club who I have mostly forgotten over the years.

In general, you can't solve social problems through game mechanics. And this sounds like a social problem: the DM has an idea about how things should go that doesn't match your own. I know it sounds cliche, but the way to deal with this is to talk about it. Bring it up OOC: "Hey, do you not want...

Sure. It kinda bugs me that summoning evil creatures is an [Evil] act. Not because it doesn't make sense--summoning fiends from hell to slay one's foes is the classic tactic of evil warlocks opposed by all god fearing folk--but because it kinda nerfs the Summon Monster spells, by eliminating at...

I've never had trouble with maintaining a few different groups. Normally it's just an issue of which sets of friends do what. If folks I know from college are playing something once a month, it doesn't keep a set of friends who know them only peripherally from playing something else every other...

In that case Iron Will is in order.

I like both in different circumstances. For some games, say Nobilis or four color supers, I'd prefer no advancement at all (though perhaps a few extra points to round out characters who were poorly-optimized.) And, as noted by many, there's a difference between: how many encounters does it take...

And to get the likelihood of two independent events both happening, you multiply the chance of each, right? So yeah, the chance of missing is reduced by blind fight. Now, whether that negates the rules about concealment is separate, of course. -C.

In an Age of Worms Greyhawk game: Mikel -- female Half-orc barbarian Tel -- male human cleric of Heironous Matthew -- male human paladin of St. Cuthbert Alix -- female elven wizard (one fighter level) Eren -- male human rogue (1 level swashbuckler) We just hit third level, and I don't know...

In honor of the "eating your animal companions" thread I say you call him Stewart. Stew for short.

I keep thinking the SMG in the title is net-shorthand for Sarah Michelle Gellar, and wondering why she has so much trouble finding a gaming group. Maybe they always want to play the Buffy RPG?

Sure you should. If you agreed to play a class-based game you can't very well complain that there are classes, and they don't cover everything you might be able to think up. There's a lot of good stuff about other game structures. If you want GURPS, play that. If you want Wushu, play that. I...

Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but I can't remember if the domains available changed with the revision. Not having a PHB to hand, and being unable to find that info online (I don't think Greyhawk deities are SRD) I'm not sure. For example, it used to be that Olidammara granted Luck...

Predatory pricing is not the stuff of conspiracy theory. It certainly is not tinfoil hat territory or difficult to believe. It's illegal specifically because it was used regularly as part of the "robber baron" era of US history to crush the little guy. Doing away with it was of a piece with the...

On this note, you should see the "Death Cookie" tract, and anti-Catholic screed guarranteed to offend, and probably to amuse, if you're the type to laugh at stupidity.

The Shield spell could, too. Actually, I was thinking of the way force damage interacts with incorporeality in 3e. I can't remember an equivalent rule in earlier editions. What's been outlined above is that the 1e surprise rule was itself problematic. Not that changing it was, but that the...

Okay, that's a more reasonable question. I think the answer is yes, 3e is more tightly integrated and better balanced, so changes will ripple more, and the change in balance will be more noticeable. First example off the top of my head: requiring an attack roll for Magic Missile. In 2e this...