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  1. der_kluge

    Critique this house rule - blank spell slots

    That kind of defeats the purpose. To me, it's a useful ability for a cleric, say, to swap out a blank slot for something they wouldn't normally memorize like Walk on Water, or something like that. Maybe I should just limit it to prepared casters, and 1 full round action to swap it out might...
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    Critique this house rule - blank spell slots

    I was thinking about this, and thought it might make a fine Feat, but then I thought - why not just make it a house rule and give it to all spellcasters? But, it might work better as a Feat. It's kind of powerful. Thoughts? I don't have a clever name for this Blank spell slots can be prepared...
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    Alternatives to XP costs

    I read that link, and remember that post! Wow, that was out of left field. It amazes me that this topic continues to come up all the time. I'm glad to know that I have a few followers that can spread the word for me since I don't spend very much time here anymore. I've probably spent more...
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    Questions for those who never game

    1. Well, I do - sort of. I play and run in a couple of play-by-posts over on Circvsmaximvs.com. But RL, not so much. I am *sort of* in a monthly RL game, but I tend to not care so much for the games they run, and one guy (their GM) tends to run things *his* way, and I don't care for that much...
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    Pathfinder 1E Pathfinder Just Keeps Looking Better

    Heck, I'm *already* running Pathfinder.
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    Whither HARP?

    I used to have a great love of HARP, and ran a game of it at the DC game day, with Rasyr at my table, to boot. I have a lot of the books, and even tried my hand at doing some freelancing for them for a time, but that didn't pan out unfortunately. I LOVE the character creation system. It...
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    What makes a magic item interesting?

    Useful powers 15 25.00% Diverse powers 4 6.67% Unpredictable or mysterious powers 9 15.00% Unique powers 12 20.00% Background and history 14 23.33% Drawbacks 0 0% Special purpose or goals A wand of fireballs is useful but not terribly interesting. A wand of wonder, a...
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    teleported PCs to random dungeon - where would you put 'em?

    I was thinking Tomb of Abysthor, actually, but RA would work just as easily. Caverns of Thracia would be another good choice.
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    What Would a Hag Ask For?

    Your shadow.
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    I think we're done with 4E

    No hot girl on girl action? :yawn:
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    Top 100 3PP Books of the Third Edition Era?

    Ok, I'll try not to look at others' suggestions to rid myself of anything that would influence me. Foul Locales: Urban Blight (Mystic Eye Games) Artificer's Handbook (Mystic Eye Games) Blight Magic (Mystic Eye Games) Tournaments, Fairs and Taverns (Mystic Eye Games, Natural 20 Press)...
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    Pramas: Does 4E have staying power?

    If you think kids will still be playing M:tG and Pokemon 6, or even 10 years from now, you've got a lot more faith in their attention spans than I do.
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    Starting a new game

    First, encourage your players to make up a backstory. That'll make things a lot more personal for them. Killing brigands can be fun - but if the brigands have a clue on them regarding the whereabouts of the dastardly pirate Dread Roberts who also happens to be the guy who killed one of the PCs...
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    Pramas: Does 4E have staying power?

    I think the *industry* needs WoTC about as much as a fish needs a bicycle. And all this economic pandering aside - could it be that a lot of people just hate 4th edition and *gasp* aren't buying it? There's definitely a lot of anecdotal evidence here to support that theory. Personally, I give...
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    layoffs?

    That's all well and good, but the key fact that's missing here is how is WoTC's profitability? It's entirely possible that WoTC is making *more* money now - could it be possible that people, once they get laid off, decide to devote more time to gaming since they suddenly have free time? We...
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    Do you like XP costs for magic item creation?

    Yea, I guess I can.
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    Do you like XP costs for magic item creation?

    I don't know. I hate 4th edition too much to care, really. I haven't read enough about how they accomplished magic item creation in 4th edition to know what system they're using. Considering that in 3rd all magic items are based on some sort of spell (for the most part), and that they removed...
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    Do you like XP costs for magic item creation?

    Nobody commented on my post from page 4, so I thought I'd post the link again. Free PDF here: Spell Slot item creation system.pdf This is the spell slot item creation system. Someone 'round about page 5 suggested using up a number of spell slots based on the item's power. That's how this...
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    E6: The Game Inside D&D

    Those who would like to help - email me @gmail.com curtis.bennett is the name. I'll set up a yahoogroup for this. Unless you guys prefer a thread on here. I'm not sure I prefer that option, though.
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