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I'm working on a campaign based on the Greyhawk world, with its cosmology and history, but fast-forwarded a few hundred years after an apocalyptic event that largely wipes the continent clean. I've always had a problem with explaining (justifying) numerous monsters wandering around in...

Just finished Darksong Rising by L.E. Modesitt (3rd in the Soprano Sorceress series). The main character's self-doubt and constant whining is getting a little wearisome, but I really like Modesitt.

An excellent question/response, RogueAttorney. I started this thread out of pure curiosity, not as a complaint. The current situation just seems strange to me. It's the default setting, yet so very little attention is paid to it. To me it would make more sense to just drop Greyhawk and move on...

Have you ever read the 3 Myst novels? Writing in the books allows creation of worlds. The PC's have a link book that enables them to travel to other "written" worlds. Or perhaps they've found an old copy of the book used to create the current world they're on. And the BBEG is desperately...

You were right to let the monk be stupid and get killed. And you are right to force the players to face the consequences of being stupid. Given that monks are supposed to be lawful, by what law did the monk attack a defenseless (grappled) guard? Since the monk worships no deity, and he seems...

Forgive me if this has been discussed to death (feel free to point me to a thread archive), but why is Greyhawk "dead"? Why no WOTC ongoing support?

I was perusing the shelves at Best Buy the other day and saw the game Dungon Lords. I haven't heard anything about it... anyone have a comment?

Envy. Resentment. We dislike those who are "too good" because they reveal how non-good we are. Shining a flashlight into our dark closets. They make us uncomfortable. How dare they make me feel less than ideal? How dare they?! Everyone is just as flawed as I am! This person must be a hypocrite...

Does Han Solo not call them Star Destroyers as they're leaving Mos Eisely in ANH? I know they are there, but I can't remember if he just called them Imperial ships or by name...

So I win! Now if someone would say explicitly, "Yes, Phaedrus, you win", then I can email this thread to my buddy and call it a day. Thanks to everyone for your replies.

A friend of mine says that some attacks (explicitly a donkey's natural attack of kicking) have no critical threat range or multiplier... that some attacks can never crit. Is this true? I thought that every attack was 20/x2 unless specified otherwise. I need chapter and verse in RAW, if...

Ruined... I can't believe you would even SUGGEST such a thing! While Chloe is a little less irritating this season than previous ones, that idea is just so wrong in so many ways.

Yes, well stated. To hijack my own thread... if he's the chosen one, and SO powerful, why is he subordinate to Grand Moff Tarkin in IV? As to Vader turning back to redemption so quickly... given the gymnastics people have performed to explain Episodes 1-3, it should not be that difficult to...

I understand the constraints of 2.5 hours to get the story told. I know I oversimplified the progression, and I know there were foreshadowings in the early movies. Perhaps I just choked on the truly DREADFUL dialogue. Or maybe his acting ability. But it left a very bad taste in my mouth. I...

How does one go from angst over the possible death of your wife to slaughtering children in such a short time? I'm troubled, and I love my wife and my brother Obi-Wan. I'm upset because these visions really scare me. I'm confused because this evil Sith Lord keeps talking to me. I'm unspeakably...

Do gestalt characters get the skill points from each class (in effect doubling up), or do they get only the best skill points from one of the classes?

You should read Steel Wind's comments here for a different take: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=131457&page=2&pp=40 The battlefield as dungeon... that's a good summary of the book's intent. For what it sets out to do, I like it. More flavor and advice than rules, but I think that's...

Well... the whole exercise started because I want a spontaneous divine caster. I compared the Evangelist (from Dragon 311), the option in Unearthed Arcana, and this one from Complete Divine. Each is subtly different. I settled on Favored Soul, but just don't like the wings. I like adding Turn...

Is this too powerful: Mystic Union. Become a magical creature, treated as an outsider of the deity's home plane, DR 20/magic. (lifted from Manual of Planes Divine Agent prestige class). Or how about Menacing Aura, as archons have?

I like the Favored Soul from Complete Divine, but I'm not crazy about growing wings at 17th level. What is an equivalent class feature that could be substituted? Just granting the fly ability (as the spell) at will... would that be OK in the eyes of the sages here at EN World? I submit myself to...