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  1. The Cardinal

    How much do you prepare for a homebrew?

    All my homebrews are in GURPS. For a campaign (i.e. potential for 1-2 years play) I usually prepare: 1. A global map (using Fractal Terrains) 1.1-5. various local maps (continent, nation, city level) 2. History (whatever is needed: in my Inhuman Space campaign, which is based on Transhuman...
  2. The Cardinal

    What SF RPGs do you play?

    1. Transhuman Space 2. GURPS Blue Planet 3. GURPS Humanx 4. GURPS Uplift 5. GURPS Traveller
  3. The Cardinal

    What Fantasy rpg's, other than D&D, do people enjoy?

    GURPS - I use it for 80-90% of my games (for fantasy I used mostly homebrewed settings but now I'm even GMing Midnight using GURPS) BESM Unknown Armies
  4. The Cardinal

    Who are your 5 favorite Game Designers?

    Kenneth Hite John Wick David Pulver SJ Ross John Tynes Also... my favorite system: Steve Jackson (GURPS) my favorite d20 setting: Wil Upchurch (Midnight) my favorite gaming companies: Steve Jackson Games, FFG, and Eden Studios
  5. The Cardinal

    Eberron and Action Points - Opinions?

    ditto, seconded, and agreed upon! ...and I like Eberron less the more I hear about it ;)
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    What RPG systems do you like?

    1. GURPS 2. dX TriStat 3. Unknown Armies 2e 4. Unisystem 5. D&D 3.5
  7. The Cardinal

    What is your favorite character or party activity in a game?

    last bump (I'd like to get a 100 votes on this...)
  8. The Cardinal

    What is your favorite character or party activity in a game?

    but quests, while often being the focus of single adventures or campaigns, are IIRC never the primary focus of activity in a whole game setting - it's hard to see how they could be. All the rest OTOH are easy to insert as "themes" into a campaign world.
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    What is your favorite character or party activity in a game?

    ...some settings are way cool and earn much praise, but they neglect to tell the potential players what to do in this particular world (e.g. Blue Planet) - others are pretty straightforward in presenting one or two "main activities" for players characters (Shadowrun, Midnight, Werewolf...
  10. The Cardinal

    So Draconomicon looks awesome. Should WotC put out more books on other monsters

    first they should let Monte write the Dungeonomicon - it's called Dungeons and Dragons after all...
  11. The Cardinal

    What are the characteristics of a swashbuckler, in game terms?

    make it a specialist fighter (Dragon 311) but: d8 HD proficient with simple weapons, light armor, bucklers, rapier, short sword, scimitar, all whips Fighter BAB adds Charisma bonus to AC when not wearing armor AC bonus: +1 per 4 full levels fighter bonus feat list without "tank" feats (Improved...
  12. The Cardinal

    The Special Child

    my players would kill the little kid on sight - unless, of course, it would be somewhat less than perfect (and maybe smiling): in that case they would run away screaming... :D
  13. The Cardinal

    Dawnforge news?

    Anything? When will it be published? What support books are planned? Will there be a preview available soon? Will the FFG crew at the Spiel 03 have any new info on this? Will there be changes to core classes and the magic system (like in Midnight)?
  14. The Cardinal

    How To Play A Paladin Correctly.

    read "The Deed of Paksennarion"
  15. The Cardinal

    Moral Dilemma - What should I do? [Long][My players please keep out]

    ditto to all of Takyris' points :D
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    Things you'd like to see from WoTC but never will...

    a XBox D&D rpg that uses the KotOR engine! - and takes place in Mystara! ...or Dark Sun! ...or Planescape! ...damn, thinking about this made me realize what I *really* want: a XBox D&D rpg that uses the KotOR engine - and takes place on Scarn!!!
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