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Than watch them again. They explained themselves quite plainly, and quite convincingly. How 'bout these for starters? * Building up the One Ring as the biggest threat EVER (even one that demigods are terrified of facing), and then having a simple man (Faramir) walk up and not be affected at...

Well, a nice package arrived early from coconuts.com today: The RotK EE DVD, already a steal ordered at $17.00, already made even better with a new-$7 rebate, was just made unreal when it arrived a day early. First time I've gotten anything early....

I think it's pretty obvious that poker is more a gambling game, than just a game for "fun". That's the way I see it. Further, I think it's a pretty poor game if only played just for "fun". There are a bazillion better games better designed for it. I have recently become fascinated how so many...

I don't think this is a good idea. 1) It's not exactly a very compelling "moral dilemma". It basically boils down to simply "is it better to sacrifice one innocent life than to allow a great Evil to live"? Since every paladin would answer yes to this if it was THEIR innocent life that was being...

Fantasy: Garet Jax, the Weaponsmaster from The Wishsong of Shannara Sci-Fi: Hideo, the vat-grown ninja from Neuromancer

Not that my opinion means a hill of beans to TPTB over there, and not that this incarnation will necessary last, but I try to give positive observations as well as negative feedback, and this current direction looks like a much better one. More in line with what it seemed to be evolving towards...

Ahhh... someone inquiring about the Ol' Games O' Death! :) They were a neat part of the board's history : AFAIK, we were one of the first to organize and play them. While they all failed ultimately in their own ways, it was a spectacular experiment. Currently, I believe the most Gladitorial...

HeroScape is a new minatures board game put out by Hasbro, from the designers of BattleMasters, etc that is getting RAVE reviews. I strongly recommend it. It is a very fun, very simple to play but solid rules, with something for everyone, genre-wise. Seriously, it's known to "bring out the kid...

Boy, I don't have a week spare to read it all. ;) It strikes me as being an impressive body of work. You should all be proud of your efforts. Give me a brief synopsis - is it the original members? Are you still going?

I think this quote sums up my main problem with the approach that's been mentioned by many in this thread: In my eyes, a paladin is not common. Having a paladin as commonplace not only strains my believability from a human psychology point of view (e.g. there are DAMN few people that are...

umm... the 17 year old actress that played Caillou DID die. So that's not as funny as it may have seemed. And any show where my son learns words like "pulchritudinous" and "plethora" isn't nearly as bad as almost any other show out there. However, I agree that Caillou is WAY too whiny at times.

Thanks for the rationale response, Pcat. I hadn't noticed announcements about other boards - I easily could have missed them. I'm glad to hear that it sounds like ENWorld has distanced themselves from NL. I agree in 'more power to them', as long as the nastiness is kept over there. The 2...

Garnett is a no-brainer. He pretty much single-handedly made my team competetive last year. And there's no way you can be raped when getting the #1 player in the league. Just an idea - if any manager drops out during the season, let me know (email in profile). BTW: It's too bad that...

As a point of order, WHY are Nothingland threads still kosher over here, if they have gone to an exclusive membership? I'd always thought that NL was tolerated on EN World because it was an outlet for EN Worlders who wanted a more raw experience? Now that they have to go perform like a circus...

umm.. you're not getting my critique of this character concept. To fake or imitate a CLASS, you have to meta-game things. You have to assume that the world knows about D&D classes, and the abilities and skills that come with it. This requires a suspension of disbelief that I am not...

ahhh... the old days. ;) It's amazing how many there are now, compared to so few back then. I seem to remember at least a few people following the Non-Iconic Game, and many following Piratecat's seminal Iconic Adventure. I never read much of PbP games I wasn't in - just peeked in to see the...

I hate the concept. It perpetuates the steroetype that all paladins must be Dudley Do-Rights, and go around waving their Paladin-ness in so many people's faces, that the world actually views them as a Class, and not as just individuals. I've seen this character concept in action before, and...

Thanks for the reviews. Runebound certainly reads like it should be a "D" game, not even in the B's.... You should really try HeroScape - if you haven't already, it sounds right up your alley, and I almost guarantee you will like it a lot. www.boardgamegeek.com

DDD is by far the most respected DVD etailer on the internet. You will get a few people who say they've had problems, but they've had hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers, myself multiply-included. Even when they don't have sales, they are usually the cheapest, and when they do have...

Again, any request for recommendations would be greatly enhanced by mentioning what are some other games you like, so people would know what your tastes run...