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Once she is far away from the area of the ziggurat, Luna hurriedly descends to the ground and casts a master earth, transporting herself away across the Shadow Marches in search of the first person she can think of to contact. A quarter of an hour later, she is seated across from Saala Torrn...

Nope, and it's hard to think that we do unless one ignores a lot of the stories out there, especially stories coming from different voices, cultures, historical periods, etc. There's a big difference between doing an adaptation of an existing work for a new period (and being honest about the...

:D :D :D Hey, AJ - long time no see. How goes it? And, more generally, there'll probably be a gap for a while before I update next. The semester's starting, so I have a bunch of stuff that'll keep me busy for a bit.

The trumpet archons were just differently flavored, with the only mechanical change being the lack of their trumpets and the replacement of abilities like magic circle vs. evil with magic circle vs. good. I didn't bother to use the pseudonatural template for them. The mind flayers were...

:D To follow on Mike's comment, I'll just say that we continue with seemingly the same characters. You'll see in the next update.

The gigantic ziggurat broods in silence, the clamor of battle having been stilled for over two hours now. The animated plants and their vampiric minions now lie motionless again in the distance. Only the faint gurgling of the underground stream that divides the huge cavern disturbs the quiet...

That's amusing. You're rather quick to assume, with no evidence either way, that I was quick to dismiss Mustrum's reading. And it's funny that you assert that my personal prejudices are showing here, without considering whether there are any personal prejudices at play for anyone who dismisses...

I'd say that one could spin it into a positive message if one ignored the context. And the context is that these stories are invariably always about the white man being the one who excels and leads the poor benighted savages to victory. Emphasis on "white" and "man". Avatar, for me, would have...

That about summed up my response to catsclaw227's question. Ironically, Cameron's presentation of the fictional aliens (which, BTW, were alien only in the sense that elongating a supermodel and painting it blue is alien) was just as othering as the attitude of the villains in the movie.

I just got back from the movie. It's very likely the prettiest movie I've ever seen and I can see why the effects impress a lot of other people as much as they do. It's a pity that the story itself is so derivative and hackneyed. I wasn't expecting anything great in that area, partly because...

Actually, the first movie is a brilliant comedy. Yes, I know it's not intended to be, but I don't think it could have been funnier if it had tried to be. And the fact that the really horrible stuff they do is serious and intended to be taken seriously is what makes it even more hilarious. At...

Sure. Here are the flying giants they encountered. I just took a stone giant, gave it a couple of Fighter levels, moved the stats around a bit, added the pseudonatural template, and gave it the ability to fly. And here's the multi-headed critters, which were advanced 12-headed hydras with...

Maybe it's just me, but I always thought that the idea that they could have flown in on the eagles requires ignoring a lot of the LotR. Gandalf and Elrond are quite explicit during the Council of Elrond that going into Mordor openly, whatever method they use and however much power they may take...

Happy New Year! * * * * * * * * * * The next morning, the Angels and their allies prepare to head towards the entrance. For once, Luna is actually not the most impatient or disgruntled person around, with the blackscale lizardfolk apparently not having taken well to the night spent within the...

I'm not promising anything, since I have to get done with grading and will also be off on the 21st to spend Christmas with my girlfriend's family, but I'll see what I can do. Heh! Nice idea. One of my students actually asked me recently if I've ever thought of using D&D to teach creative...

I'm smack-dab in the middle of grading a big batch of papers, so I very likely won't be updating for at least a week. End of semester work tends to get in the way of more important things, like gaming :)

Personally, I found seeing a "kick ass empowerment" female character a nice change, even if Joss has done it before, mainly because there are so few of them out there as opposed to "kick ass whatever-you-want-to-call-it" male characters. Male characters who take out squads of trained troops are...

I never said he was a pushover. I was just responding to your complaint about him not being a reasonable encounter. Items that don't feature in an encounter or have any in-game effect (and aren't even present in the same place as the encounter) don't factor in. Kallionaxis when you fought her...

You forgot the bit where it was insane and diseased, which significantly affected its abilities and combat tactics. I do take things like that into account. Heh! So an unused item back in its lair is an example of you guys beating down a dragon and it throwing around Heals? In that case, every...

I think you're misremembering. After all, when it comes to dragon fights, this is what you've experienced: 1 - Tyrass, the insane silver dragon on the island near Xen'drik (heavily buffed, no healing spells at all) 2 - Two fang dragons in the Labyrinth near the Demon Wastes (no buffs or spells...