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In order to anticipate questions and problems running KotS with my regular gaming group I've started a test run with me as the DM and one other person playing all the characters. So far we've done the Winterhaven intro and the first two combats: On the Road and A1. Having read Crothian's review...

That is a great idea!

Kind of related, but I've had a lot of trouble with the P3 paints becoming unmixed, especially the metals. The first time I got the metals it took about an hour of shaking, no joke, for the color to mix with the metal flakes. I truly did not think they were going to mix at all but kept shaking...

I've never really thought about it before, but I have proposed a couple of non-eurocentric campaigns to my players over the years and their response has always been a bewildered "why?". I have been very interested in the progress of settings like Nyambe and that that South Pacific one that was...

A cursory look at Astrid's Parlor does not at all suggest it's exclusive to women gamers, just that discussion should be central to women gamers. In this way it's meant to attract disconnected women gamers and encourage a community where there is otherwise none.

I found the book pretty dreadful and I haven't been to the forum at all, but I can elaborate from my own perspective. Imagine that you are a member of a small minority, at least in representation, on a message board. Imagine that you will often be the only member of your minority chiming in on a...

After Magic Item Compendium and the second wave of Complete books, swift actions all but replaced the previous free actions available to characters. IIRC things like Quicken Spell were also retconned as swift actions. In 3.5.2, swift/immediate actions are the single extra action you get in a...

That was my thought when I read the offer, unfortunately I just bought Exalted 2E for full price a couple of months ago. In the other thread there was a lot of outrage at books being destroyed, which is a funny bit of bibliophilia. Apparently there are a lot of posters who don't realize that...

Ryan Dancey has suggested that AD&D 3E was essentially going to be a reboot of 2E, and that is why it was scrapped. I think this information came from the Fear the Boot interview, but I might be wrong about that.

I guess I'm not familiar with the KA review system, does the low rating for difficulty level mean you consider the difficulty level a detriment or that it's not very difficult?

D&D is heavy on combat rules only. When it comes to resolving almost anything else D&D is very rules light.

This is about as expensive as Legos were 20 years ago, proportionally. I'm actually surprised how little the price has gone up, it seems like about a 20% markup over the past 10 years. One thing that may make them seem more expensive is that the Lego people raise the price of a set by about $1...

I'm not a fan of Paizo due to some of their business practices, but when it comes to customer service they are really polite and helpful. My experiences with customer service have been only pleasant and constructive. It's hard for me to accept that they might be ignoring your messages, as during...

Hey, seconded. I've tried all three systems and didn't like them enough to contine playing. Can I recommend something like Exalted? It's an easy fit for D&D players and comes with super high praise.

This is the score a majority of people give themselves in the "stat yourself" thread. It takes a lot of humility to concede that you might be 1 point away from human perfection.

I bought some of the original set while I was really into DDM. I had heard about folks rebasing them for D&D and I thought it would be an easy way to add some unique monsters to my collection. A few things turned me off to them. First, there is no scale. They're not the same size as DDM and...

What's not to buy? It's a business model, not an excuse. WotC made the pdfs only as an option for those who prefer them over print versions. They were never intended to save players money or compete with the print product. Whether we think it's a good reason is immaterial.

If you miss Zogonia and have access to older volumes of Dragon, check out the 2E issues during the late 90s. Tony was a frequent contributer to Dragon Mirth at that time and even did panels for a couple of caption contests.

I think MM3 is the best sequel, personally. I think I remember what you're talking about with MM5, it had stats for some creatures from Desert of Desolation (the miniatures set), which were in turn supposed to be a preview of 4E. I ended up getting off the plasticrack before Desert of...

I always thought the idea had grown off the stereotype of dairy farmers being big-breasted.