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Just a thought... Have the portal closed when they return. See if they scratch their heads at all. Assuming they simply return to town again seeking further adventure, confront them with strange goings-on. One of the players perhaps has horrible dreams. One of them perhaps gets possessed at...

My favorite drinking game: 1) Grab enough shot glasses for you and all your friends present. 2) Tell your friends to turn around. 3) Fill each shot glass to the brim with Jaegermeister. 4) Tell your friends it's time to drink. 5) Watch the looks on all of their faces as they choke down the...

To elaborate... If you can get info on mean and SD for other institutions who administered that same test, you can make guesses about the distribution of scores. If the SD gets bigger at some places than at your facility's, you can safely assume that there are more people scoring toward the...

It's been a while, and I'm beat, but I'll give it a whirl... If you scored a 160, and the SD is 9.57, and the mean is 151.88, you're about one SD away from the mean. This essentially means that 68% of the people taking that test scored roughly between 142 and 160. So, with decent confidence...

I'm too tired to read all the posts, so I'll probably just be restating a bunch of stuff that has already been said. Having made my initial statement of lethargy, I am truly, truly sorry for you. My family just put our 12 year-old Doberman to sleep last month. He was old, and was having...

Well, I suppose one could disregard the typical "one point every 4 levels" rule completely. Institute your own system using the ideas you're presenting. Make it class-specific, or style-specific. For instance, a brute fighter would want to work out, thus increasing his/her STR and DEX scores...

What's next? Stretching, daily calisthenics and regular vitamin/echinacea supplements? :D You raise a great point. Unfortunately, I think the best answer lies in the balance issue it would create. Following that logic (which is completely grounded and legitimate) would mean that the...

Without question, religious zealot. Overreacting parents can be handled, b/c they could have numerous motivations driving them (personal experience, "best interest", misunderstandings, etc). Zealots do unholy work in the name of all they consider holy. The Crusaders were zealots. al Qaeda is...

Here's how I see it... Do you have an original Playstation (I know you said "recent console, but I'm unsure how you're defining "recent")? If so, do you have some classic PSone games you'd love to keep playing? If you've answered "yes", then the PS2 is definitely for you due to its backward...

I would officially like to lodge a complaint b/c there's no choice for "NOT ENOUGH"! :) I'm in 2 campaigns right now, and though we try, both meet monthly if we're lucky. Hence, "not enough". ~Box

Okay, I lied. I need to throw some more names into my pool... I feel almost embarrassed for omitting William Shakespeare (even though he was as much a plagiarist as a true writer). I would also be remiss if I didn't give at least honorable mentions to Ovid, Dante and Lewis Carroll. :) ~Box

Gotta chime in... I don't think it's really about psychology, per se. Yes, there is a section of the brain that controls these things. It's called the right brain. It's the creative half of the human brain, with the left brain being more oriented toward mathematical and analytical thinking...

Stephen. King. And maybe I'd throw a vote in there for Dean Koontz and Michael Crichton as well. But that's all I have to say about that. :) ~Box

After reading this, my opinion of the situation changes somewhat. Well, let's be honest. It changes a whole lot. If she is seriously trying to pull stunts like this, I would most assuredly heed mythago's advice on investigating the Equal Access Act and contacting your local branch of the...

It never ceases to amaze me... ...how the bastion of ignorance prevails. Here's another angle you may want to consider: Ask your AP if she's planning on banning school plays and other productions. If D&D is "evil", surely acting is "evil". For what is D&D, really? A bunch of people getting...

A few points... What you're talking about isn't technically racism. It's racial stereotyping, to be sure. But racism goes much, much deeper than mere stereotyping. Racism is not just a matter of attitudes or labels based on ascriptive status. Racism involves having the power to...

Last one for now... Things Left Unsaid The thoughts are wanderin' through my head The way they always do Should I stay or should I go To seek out something new? Lookin' for a reason, The static builds inside my head I've looked inside for answers But found more questions there instead The...

What a great thread!! This is some great stuff, folks. It's fascinating to see where people are coming from. You've inspired me to post some more of my lyrics... The Mirror Lied Lately when I wake up I don't like my reflection It's not just only my looks, but this internal infection I've...

I'll bite... I don't have any of my stuff on a webpage, and I don't have time to put it up right now, so I'll just post it here and watch it get moved :-). It's all copyrighted, so I'm not terribly worried about it, but bear in mind it's a song, not necessarily a poem: A Little Less The day...

I like to consider myself a poet, but I usually don't use pen and paper. I prefer a guitar and my voice. The problem has always been finding other "poets" who share my vision. I've got a ton of stuff written, but it's just collecting dust while I look for musicians who want more than to be...