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    My Group, Me, and My Forehead Vein (long/rant)

    DM Burnout! I'm surprised no one has mentioned this so far. I think you are burnt out. Not being able to come up with a plan is a classic symptom. You need to put this campaign on hiatus for a little while. What I suggest is wrapping up this adventure, and then try playing something else...
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    [Rant] Ink devouring PDFs

    I appreciate this too. While I have a laser printer, it's old and only has 1Mb of memory - often important pages get split on to two pieces of paper because of the graphics on them. Without the borders this problem would be lessened greatly. Duncan
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    Sorcerers and Wasted Spell Slots

    What if you don't know how high a campaign will go? I've never had a campaign reach 10th level in the 19 years I've been DMing, so I can definately understand one of my players being concerned about how to organise spells - eg, should they take Invis as soon as they can, since they can...
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    Sorcerers and Wasted Spell Slots

    I like the suggestion of being able to change a spell when you get a higher level version of a spell - eg, "forget" Invisibility when you get Improved Invisibility. When one attains a level to get Invisibility it may literally be a life-saver. But once one gets Imp. Invis, it would hardly be...
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    Multiclassing Mania

    I'd just like to point out that with a single level of Cleric, Druid, Ranger, Bard or Paladin a character can use a "cleric on a stick" - ie, a wand of cure light wounds. For a party around 5th level who can afford to buy such things this can be really useful. Duncan
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    Should a midwife have a level of Paladin?

    Oh, I wouldn't call it a troll. I just thought it was an interesting topic (do new borns have an alignment), coupled with an interesting response. And I thought it was a topic title which would make people look at the topic. I'm not intending to mislead people, or make people angry. And I...
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    Should a midwife have a level of Paladin?

    But the DMG and PHB don't list any cost for gaining a new class. One day the rogue can say "hey guys, I found this spellbook in my backpack this morning, and I know how to use it!" ;-) Duncan
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    Should a midwife have a level of Paladin?

    Hi everyone, I was thinking recently - does a new born have an alignment? If so, if it is evil, and a Paladin can therefore detect it, should a newborn be killed because of it's alignment? And therefore, should all midwifes take a level of Paladin so they can detect evil on their deliveries...
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    Skills question..

    I'm confused - I thought 6 was only -2 for a stat? Duncan
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    What are the classic adventure modules of 3E? (with a tally!)

    I ran the first two Freeport modules (left the country before running the third), and my group had a lot of fun. However, I would suggest reading some of the free material on Green Ronin's website. There is a short adventure there (involving a festival day) that took a session to run through...
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    Spell focus + clerics

    I seem to recall someone using the command "masturbate"...
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    What class is Ari?

    Hmmm - class I'm not sure about... But I think he might be someone's Rat familiar Templated with a Vampire. :-)
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    EN World Members: D&D / D20 Bragging Rights

    well, I haven't actually been published, but... I've written about 30 sessions of games for conventions over the last 12 years (although I've always written with a co-author). This has included games for many systems, and a lot of comedy/parody stuff without a system. Margaret Weis came to a...
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    Hot guys at Gencon?

    When I went to Gencon in '97 there were lots of booth babes (hired just to were chainmail bikinis, etc), but I didn't notice any male equivalents. However, there were plenty of hot guys amongst the attendees (and not-so-hot ones either), but then I like gamer geek as a fashion (or lack there...
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    GenCon 2003 in Indy -- Why it will be better

    People were asking when Gencon is going to be next year. A quick look at wizard's site for Gencon listed the following: Indianapolis, future home of the four best days of gaming Upcoming Show Dates July 24 – 27, 2003 August 5- 8, 2004 August 11-14, 2005 August 10-13, 2006 Hope this helps you...
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    Rarely used rules

    OK. This occurred during a Living Greyhawk Interactive game run on the weekend. I was running a group of 1st and 2nd level characters. They were trapped on an island (with most of the other adventurers playing the interactive). The island was being attacked by an army of undead & devils-...
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    Rarely used rules

    Hey, wow! This sounds GREAT! Is it done by negotiation, with each attack being discussed and decided upon individually, with each player getting to have his or her say? I may have to introduce this into my own games! Non-conflict combat! :-)
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    Rarely used rules

    I also saw this yesterday. Players were waiting for the undead to get to them, and set up a line. Fighter in the front with his sword refocused when he knew the undead couldn't get to him before his next go, and he didn't want to leave the line to go to them). In this case, it was that he...
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    Rarely used rules

    Yep, yesterday, twice by the player with a long spear, in a Living Greyhawk game. Worked well, too.
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    Gay men or women who play D&D

    gamers more accepting.... I've believed this for a long time. For many years now I've been attending 4-6 game conventions a year. I've played hundreds of different characters in many settings, genres and systems. Because of this I've had exposure to the mindsets of many different characters...
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