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  1. Sammael

    November 16th release for Web-based Character Builder

    Silverlight works exactly the same as Flash - it's a browser plugin. If you don't have Silverlight installed when you go to a Silverlight-based site, you'll be prompted to install it. Silverlight (as it was a couple of years ago, when I looked at it) had notoriously poor file-handling...
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    Monster Initiative

    This.
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    What does your ENWorld name mean?

    Sammael (usually spelled "Samael," but I greatly prefer the double M spelling variant) is one of the archdevils in Talmudic and other Judeo-Christian lore, sometimes mistaken for Lucifer the Satan (though the two are separate entities). Various sources conflict on whether Sammael is a fallen...
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    What's your favorite RPG that you've never actually played?

    Paranoia and Changeling: the Lost. EDIT: I'd also love to play or run one of Paizo's adventure paths.
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    "Your paid subscription expires in less than a week! Click Here to renew it."

    Russ, After all the double subscription problems people have had, I really don't think this message is a good idea, since a similar message (albeit via e-mail) originally caused the double subscription issue for me. Subscriptions are auto-renewing, right? So why would we need to be reminded to...
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    Uh, no thanks, I'll play this instead.

    I'm fine with playing a game where you fight overwhelming odds, I just don't like losing every damn time, particularly when it's due to a random event instead of my own incompetence. If I had the time to play Arkham on a daily or even weekly basis, maybe it'd be better. But playing it once a...
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    Uh, no thanks, I'll play this instead.

    I'm close to never playing Arkham Horror again, particularly with more than one expansion at a time. I can't honestly recall the last time we managed to win the game, and cards like "Cthulhu appears. You must fight Cthulhu alone." are just beyond insane. Particularly when you pull more than one...
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    Subscription levels dropping

    I cancelled my subscription(s) to resolve the double subscription issue and then re-subscribed - maybe some other people had similar problems?
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    Your game trajectory

    1991 - 1995: Read articles about PnP which intrigued me; I had noone to play with, though 1995: Played Stonekeep, my first CRPG; got hooked on CRPGs 1997: Received AD&D 2nd edition Dungeon Master's Guide for Christmas 1998: Started playing RIFTS at college, followed by AD&D (1st edition, 2nd...
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    Rich Baker was on Jeopardy! last night

    How hard is it to get on Jeopardy?
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    What would WotC need to do to win back the disenchanted?

    WotC currently makes virtually nothing that I want to purchase. If they were to add older edition materials to the DDI, I would likely subscribe to the DDI for the convenience. Judging from the response to this thread, I'm not alone. Now, if WotC market research shows that the cost/benefit ratio...
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    What would WotC need to do to win back the disenchanted?

    I've said it before: WotC needs to turn DDI into a repository of all that is D&D - both past and present. This way, all D&D players would have an incentive to subscribe, regardless of their edition preference. Since the addition of older edition stuff would be a one-time-only endeavor, WotC...
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    Where did the Great Wheel come from?

    Acheron has a lot of flavor. Bytopia does feel a bit extraneous, so I'd consider replacing it with an alternative plane from another cosmology. Arcadia was made to fit the "militant LG" archetype which seemed out of place in Mt. Celestia, and played a significant role in Planescape. The one...
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    Divine Intervention in D&D games

    Religion is a huge factor in my games, particularly FR ones. The trigger for my long-term Rebirth campaign was the decision of Lathander (god of morning, youth, and renewal) to initiate a "purge" that would cleanse the world of all evil. Needless to say, things did not go according to his...
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    Fifa World Cup 2010

    3rd place means more money for the country (and, likely, the players).
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    Lords of Madness previews!

    The problem wasn't semi-blind packaging. It was the choice of unicorn as a visible miniature.
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    Subscription Curiosity, Possible Non-Issue

    Mysteriously, the subscription managed to go through tonight (without any action on my part), and I'm a supporter again. Odd.
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