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    OotS 474

    Weekend at Bernie's? ;) OK, probably not what you were thinking of... And I keep expecting to see a though bubble from O'chul saying 'I'm in Hell'
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    Rogues - what do you do against undead and constructs?

    If you're fighting Zombies/Skeletons, remember: they're mindless. Scout ahead, lead the undead out of the way of the party, and sneak away. Note: since you're small, your lack of speed may make that a problem (but note that you'd still outrun Zombies).
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    Deck of Many Things results

    As a player whose 2nd edition Wild Mage (50% chance to control chaos items) with a Luckstone (+10%) and the Alternate Reality spell (reroll a roll attempted last round), which resulted in me being able to offer anyone else a 96% chance of drawing a beneficial card, I caution you: Don't Let...
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    Favored Soul Possibilities

    I recently played a Favored Soul in a one shot (12th level, using Spell Compendium Spells). What I found is that for healing you probably want: Heal Skill (for Healing Lorecall) Cure Minor Wounds Healing Lorecall (for minor conditions) Panacea (for major conditions/poison) Mass Lesser Vigor...
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    What is your icon?

    Mine is a drawing of Hikaru from Magic Knights Rayearth I did some years ago.
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    Evil power behind the king?

    The first thing that leaps to mind is Raksasha (presumably, there are female ones...). They're masters of disguise, and this plot seems very Lawful Evil to me--especially if the intent is to rule the kingdom for the long term via the puppet king. For that matter, the greatest weakness of such...
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    How have you made ogres more interesting?

    Or just about anything else what-so-ever! How many different *species* did Zeus do, anyhow? :confused:
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    Funniest Rod of Wonder story..... ever.

    at 1/2" tall, you could build a entire house as a howdah on the back of a cat familiar, which would be quite convenient! Or, you could build it into a fancy helmet for a fighter. If you've got a monk in the party, figure out some way to use him as a bearer for the improved evasion ;)
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    I'm Back...Sorta

    It's good to hear you're recovering! And now, a service announcement for the rest of us: There is a vaccine to prevent/lessen shingles cases! See here.
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    Wireless Network

    Yes, but in my experience big wireless transfers tend to be somewhat slow. If you've really got 30-40 CDs worth (~20GB) it may take a while. If you have the means to connect the two with wired ethernet, or could borrow a USB hard drive, it'd be much faster. But it will work if you're patient...
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    Two Ideas: SR (school); Saves as skills

    I like the idea of making SR less generic, but I'm not sure by school is really a good idea (it could lead to a lot of spell lookups, since school isn't usually summarized). For my part, the biggest change to SR that I'd make is to make energy damage types ignore SR in the first place--if you...
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    A Murder of Vampires or a Flight of Griffons?

    A Hunger of Ghouls A Shamble of Zombies A Doctor of Skeletons A Cackle of Liches
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    Get rid of Druid summoning?

    I've played a Druid Creature Monger before. It's loads of fun, even with Pokemon jokes running wild :p But I'd have to agree: the Druid MUST run their own creatures, and have the stats ready. For my part, I got monster cards from http://www.theothergamecompany.com/projects/monstercards.htm...
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    Looking for a SMALL favor

    A quick check of the hypertext SRD suggests: gnome, goblin, halfling, kobold (for ECL 0) and derro, pixie, and various young dragons for higher ECLs.
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    Hexes or Squares?

    Nice rant, actually. It's good to keep in mind that some things are abstractions, and not get too caught up in details. And here's a web site with some offset-square page PDFs: Offsets (scroll down a page)
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    Hexes or Squares?

    Offset Squares! same movement/distance/radius advantages as a hex map (no diagonal move rules, distance == square count, etc.), but you can actually draw non-mutant shape rooms easily. If only I knew of a vendor for offset-square battlemats...
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    Some XPH "Clarifications"

    I think races with mental stat bonuses are never +0 LA races. (Except for FR Sun Elves--not being an FR fan, I don't know if this was changed in the newer FR guide).
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    One thing I REALLY liked about HERO over D&D

    Unfortunately, Sidekick doesn't have an example adventure. It does have some sample characters and a multi-page sample of combat, though. As for sample adventures, I really wouldn't be the man to ask; I've almost never used or been run through pre-packaged scenarios. If you ask at...
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    One thing I REALLY liked about HERO over D&D

    I'd recommend starting with Sidekick, which is basically a condensed and moderately simplified version of the main rulebook. It's the same rules, just presented in a very streamlined way. And besides, it's $9.99--hard to beat that!
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    Known errata/errors in the XPH

    Well, I guess what I see is the ability to get the benefits of a power (or powers, if you also use permanancy) without actually having to pay the cost (that is, the slot selection). And it's a pretty nice power, given that their is no other way to swap out feats/skill points/powers. Moreover...
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