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Friedman is one of those authors I can recommend, tho with some minor reservations. Her greatest strength, IMO, is the ability to create and present truly alien cultures. Her Guerans (an offshoot of humanity), for instance, reminded me very much of Herbert's Dune in tone and depth. Her plotting...

From the movie Patton: “You know something General? Sometimes they can’t tell when you’re acting and when you’re not. [Colonel Codman] “It isn’t important for them to know. It’s only important for me to know.” [General George Patton] And for all you Brits out there... From the movie A Bridge...

Actually, a number of fans have done some wonderful things with the original maps and made them available as DM aids. Since the maps aren't much good without the module (which you have, right?), I don't think you should feel too guilty in taking advantage of their hard work. Check the forums at...

I'll second a couple already mentioned: *Tanglefoot bag *Bag of Tricks Some other really nice ones for the cost: *Pearl of Power (1st level pearls are dirt cheap) *Heward's Handy Haversack *Ring of Sustenance *Boots of Striding and Springing (even the 3.5 version is a bargain) *Belt of...

I think everyone will recognize the inspiration for this item... ;) Granite Henchman Figurines of Wondrous Power: Each of the several kinds of figurines of wondrous power appears to be a miniature statuette of a creature an inch or so high (with one exception). When the figurine is tossed...

If you use anything like real-world physics in your game, this shouldn't work. Wielding a large shield and a longspear in single combat never happened. Hoplites carried a short thrusting sword (similar to the roman gladius) for use when either their spear broke (which often happened when two...

I have the same problem. I often feel I've lost some of my tactical ability with the new edition, then I remember that I often played OD&D and 1E with multiple characters. Some of my parties were every bit as good as navy Seals. Controlling one character and convincing the other players to work...

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I can send you several examples - what email address do you want me to use?

Character development. As Wombat mentioned, DS9's characters grew and changed over the entire run. Same for TNG's characters (though to a lesser extent). Same for Voyager when Seven joined the crew (Seven and the Doctor were two very good characters). Even the movies with the original crew did...

To me your question begs another: what sets your book apart from all the others that have been published? What's the hook? Whatever the it is, you need to develop it thoroughly in the first book. If doing so requires crunch, include it. If it doesn't, or if the crunch distracts from your core...

If it's the November 1982 issue, it's #67.

As a player I hate characters being possessed and such, so a slightly different idea: The lich is trapped inside the tomb. It can't get out on its own - it needs others to drop the wards that keep it trapped. Dropping the wards requires a number of items, which over time became scattered. The...

SR: One thing SR does that a simple bonus to saves does not is allow a creature the potential to shrug off any spell, even one without a save. Also, SR basically says that a more powerful caster is more likely to affect a creature with SR. Combining those two ideas, how about these two changes...

My mistake. I glanced in the MM and saw the AC for the gauth, not the standard beholder. With both mage armor and shield, the beholder would have an AC of 34. THAT would get the party's attention... :p

Funny you should say that...I was thinking the other day about giving a beholder a level or two of sorcerer. Then give it spells like mage armor, shield, true strike. Even magic missile could be useful, with the beholder firing its rays as a free action, then delaying to attack any spellcasters...

Depends on the GM's style. If your opponents are fond of sundering weapons, then the archer is going to be up a creek. It's just too darn easy to break weapons in the game, especially relatively fragile ones like bows. If, OTOH, the GM is willing to allow the archer to shine, then archers can...

Are these your only two choices? Otherwise, consider a dwarf. LA +0, 60' darkvision, some very useful skills. Low movement, but that may not be critical in the Underdark, travelling in confined passages, caverns, and so forth. And you'll have 5 class levels, instead of just 3 or 4, meaning more...

So let me ask the original question with the following caveat: Using only the core books (no CA, CD, FRCS, etc.), is the specialist so obviously superior to the generalist? Every time I consider creating a specialist with the core books, I can't help noticing all the useful spells I lose -...

Including freebies: RPGNow: 186 DriveThru: 8 (all free, no DRM) WOTC: ~80 (not counting ESD's) I've cut back spending on game books for a couple years now (too expensive for too little use). Pdf files, OTOH, tend to be inexpensive and more easily used in my games.