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"Cinematic" is one of the new RPG industry buzzwords, that's all. Eventually the marketing people will get as sick of it as we all are.

I think cut scenes interfere with verisimilitude if you actually use them in-game. I can't imagine a good way of doing them during play, so when I want something similar, I either use my campaign newsletter and post "news articles" related to the event the PCs need to know about, or I write up...

Based on the replies to your posts, you haven't gotten your point across consistently to anyone. Having read your posts (well, I read quite a bit of the thread, then I skipped it once it became clear that you had no new information to offer), all you seem to be doing is complaining and not...

From what I can tell, you have no communication skills whatsoever (case in point: you have completely and utterly failed to communicate the actual problem over a seven-page thread, instead choosing to pointlessly whinge about your "problem" player), and you have less than no control over your...

Given the situation, your DM should have had the molester roll a spot check to see whether he was surprised, then had you both roll initiative. The paladin wasn't "sneaking up" on the guy; he just happened to catch him by surprise. Anyway, I'd commend a paladin for behaving that way in such...

In my games, I have two goals: to run the type of game I want to run, and to make sure that all the players get what they want out of the game. To that end, I adapt to ALL my players. If there are personality conflicts, that's one thing, but if you're complaining that a player is running...

Maybe you should reexamine your attitude. I'm not the only person who got this impression. As DM, you have ultimate control over your game and how it plays. By blaming one player for messing up the game, you're admitting that you can't handle running a game. Unless there are serious...

Sounds to me like the problem's with the DM, not the "problem" player. A little open-mindedness and a little less penis envy would go a long way here. I've run and played in heavy role-playing games for years, and in every single game, there was a mix of combat-effective and...

I never drink during a game, because roleplaying is so highly improvisational--anything that slows down my wit is a bad thing. I don't have any problem with cigarettes, since I smoke, and I don't have any problem with other players drinking, smoking weed, or anything else, as long as it doesn't...

I think the paladin code should be exactly as strict as you need it to be for campaign purposes, and no more. As long as you're consistent, this shouldn't be a big issue. Also, if you like a point system, there was a pretty good chivalry system in Dragon magazine a while back, which would be...

He's the Rikki Rachman (or however that guy spelled his name) of gaming. Remember "Headbanger's Ball" on MTV? The whole "I'm kewl because I rub elbows with all these kewl people" attitude that permeates the "in the works" column really reminds me of ol' Rikki. The mindless trend-following, too.

Is it something someone could send to me, or is it copyrighted information?

A while back, I saw a really good set of d20 conversion notes for Shadowrun somewhere on ENworld, but I can't find it anymore. It included some good ideas like virtual ability loss for cyberware. Does anyone know where to find it?

Just to add a bit: Asking about hobbies might partially be a way for the interviewer to figure out how well you'd fit in with the rest of the group you'll be working with. Fitting in is often just as important as having the necessary skills, or even slightly more important. People who can't...

I don't know about "evil," but a whole book devoted to "VD" is certainly "Vile"...;)

I don't like ema's sheet because it makes me feel stupid. There are a bunch of blanks in the combat areas that I don't know what to do with. Otherwise, they're pretty good, except I don't use a lot of the splatbooks, and I DO use Malhavoc Press stuff, which isn't supported. Where are the...

It doesn't harm the book at all, provided you apply it with a little care and common sense. Don't dump a whole bunch on it, and make sure the book isn't excessively scraped up. In an extreme case (where you squirt lighter fluid all over a book with a severely scuffed cover), it will lightly...

Remove the sticker with Ronsanol (or a similar brand) lighter fluid (the kind for actual lighters, not charcoal lighter fluid). Squirt a small pool over the sticker, let it sit for about 30 seconds, then carefully peel off and wipe up. No gunk, no residue. We used to use it to clean books for...

Re: Double-weapons in general Didn't Dr. Yang use a spiked chain in "Iron Monkey"? I don't know about realism, but it looks good cinematically.

I thought I'd also mention that the eye had powers, the hand had powers, and the eye and hand together had a special power. The hand could look out for the health of its host, and it also had supernatural strength. At one point in the book, Corum was about to drink poisoned wine, and the hand...