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  1. barsoomcore

    True20 -- Who has tried and it not stuck with it?

    On the True20 front, I think they rushed production on that book and it's unfortunate. The True20 fans over on the forums there have re-worked the damage system and made it absolutely kick ass, and there's been strong efforts towards getting more consistency across powers as well. Had GR spent a...
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    True20 -- Who has tried and it not stuck with it?

    Well, don't delay, man! It's 2008 already! What if they run out? Carpe diem, dude, carpe frickin' diem. Jeez.
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    The Proper Use of Nudity in FRPG Art

    Frank Frazetta makes Frank Miller feel inadequate as a man.
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    We need to raise $5,000 for SammichCon Publishing NOW!

    SammichCon Publishing Gbmh supports this effort. We are disappointed, of course, that there will be such a cost associated with our long-standing reputation for quality and system robustness, but we fully intend that FIRE & BRIMSTONE: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO LAVA, MAGMA AND SUPERHEATED ROCK...
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    Barsoom Tales II: Romance, Revolution and BLOODY REVENGE!!! -- COMPLETE

    Psychologically speaking, on Barsoom, they're ALL redheads.
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    Is starting depth of campaign crucial to player retention?

    Can there be any serious challenge to the notion that far and away player retention is determined by social, rather than game, factors? People leave games because they don't like the other gamers, or because their girlfriend wants them to stay home Thursday nights, or because their new job is...
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    Is Nyambe good?

    I love Nyambe. It's full of really great ideas that can be readily plundered for all sorts of campaigns -- unique monsters and magic items, cool prestige classes and a very interesting way of representing gods and so on. Lots of fun. I HIGHLY recommend picking up a copy.
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    Barsoom Tales II: Romance, Revolution and BLOODY REVENGE!!! -- COMPLETE

    Frying Pan, Fire: 7 The hardest part, for Arrafin, was convincing herself that what they were doing was worth destroying an ancient remnant of a vanished civilization. The Fountain of Kings had stood in Al-Tizim for millenia. It was ancient in the time Suelekar Ben Azan, the king who had...
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    GENCON 2008 - Who's Going?

    It's your generosity that makes you so beloved. Oh, I am. Trust me.
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    GENCON 2008 - Who's Going?

    At the same time? The part of my brain that wants to say, "That sounds like a bad idea," is getting drowned out by the rest of my brain shrieking, "THAT'S THE BEST IDEA EVER!!!!" I'm just saying.
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    Barsoom Tales II: Romance, Revolution and BLOODY REVENGE!!! -- COMPLETE

    Frying Pan, Fire: 6 Arrafin stared into the flames, her big eyes swimming with tears. Skin and flesh blackened and peeled away from her father's body in the heart of the pyre, rising up into the night sky. Her owl, perched on her thin shoulder, watched along with her. The light from the city...
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    GENCON 2008 - Who's Going?

    :( :)
  13. barsoomcore

    Coolest part of your homebrew?

    The DINOSAURS. No, wait, the PIRATES. No, no, the NINJAS. Hm. Well, I'd include the MONKEYS and the ROBOTS, but I think that really covers it.
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    What ever happened to just "playing" the game and telling a great story?

    My point (that I evidently failed to make) is that the blackguard (or rather, the anti-paladin) did NOT originate in 3.5 OR 3rd Edition, so your argument that 3.5 somehow impacted your game in this manner is not very convincing.
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    What ever happened to just "playing" the game and telling a great story?

    I find your lack of knowledge disturbing.
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    Barsoom Tales II: Romance, Revolution and BLOODY REVENGE!!! -- COMPLETE

    Frying Pan, Fire: 5 "I have received some distressing news. I hope it is not true." Etienne cleared his throat, looking worriedly between Zuleika and Blood Sister Torokan. "If this is about..." "It is not." "Oh. Okay." Torokan gestured. "Please, have a seat." It did not occur to Arrafin...
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    What ever happened to just "playing" the game and telling a great story?

    Ladies and gentlemen: JDJblatherings in the role of Confused Poster Who Didn't Get The Joke (Which Might Possibly Be Because It Wasn't Very Funny, But Never Mind That) Give him a big hand, everyone!
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    Successfully Running a Gimmicky One Shot

    Gee, I dunno. I don't ever do anything like that. No sir. :D I think the key to a good one-shot is a MIX. You can't just do a "Scooby-Doo" adventure -- you have to have "Scooby Meets Cthulhu". Or "Scooby Versus Crockett and Tubbs: SCOOBY VICE!" Stuff like that. It's the screwball mix that...
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    Your favorite d20 System variant?

    True20, Grim Tales and d20 Modern, I reckon.
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