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I've read a few of these already... based on the excerpts posted, I'll be getting The Well At World's End out of the local uni library the next time I'm there. :)

It would be nice to have a bit greater variety of mount-related abilities rather than just more and better Mounted Combat checks. What about being able to coax greater performance from the horse (speed) without hurting it? Perhaps a chance to avoid weapons set versus charge?

I'd call Lord of Light science fiction, actually, or science fantasy. But both are really good books (I prefer LoL myself). Still, I think people would be better starting with The Phoenix Guards rather than Five Hundred Years After. Some more: Nobody's Son, by Sean Stewart Good Omens, by...

I admit to playing a character with the feat, but no, not quadrupled at first level. (I was really just looking for a feat which would give me an extra skill point per level...)

If this thread gets folded in with the one about the state of fantasy, so be it. I figured this was a distinct enough topic that it might be worth starting a separate one. Here's a bunch of standalone fantasy novels I've really enjoyed: The Tower At Stony Wood, by Patricia McKillip Ombria in...

Gah. Well, while those sorts of characters aren't always what I want to read about, I thought of a few authors that might interest you. Have you read any of: - Glen Cook (I'm thinking of the Black Company series; then again, you might enjoy the skirt-chasing fantasy P.I. Garrett although the...

Merova, how are we supposed build this argumentative thread into a flamewar when you keep making reasonable posts like that? :)

Actually, Robin Hobb is not a "new" author. She previously published quite a few novels under her real name, or another pseudonym, Megan Lindholm. I tried following the link to inform the site owner of that, but (even trying to guess the root address by changing the URL) I can't actually find...

That's interesting... I didn't know he'd written anything else fantasyesque. I picked up, for some reason, a recent book of his (I think Pearl was in the title) and... gahhh. I thought it was awful, and stopped reading after a few chapters. Fortunately it was a library book, so I could return...

I am having to adjust to this myself, well, I will, but I think the answer is to really take to heart what the text about the animal companion says: it's a pet, a friend, a helper in scouting and hunting... but not really a fighter. In that regard I wonder if the heavy warhorse would be the...

I think I would agree with you about those particular movies, but I think this argument is a little too simple. It suggests that any work (book, film) in a genre is either classic or cliché, but I don't think that's the case. A work can fall between the two, using the genre elements or...

*snicker* I'm reminded of why I am happier not having seen any of the Highlander sequels.

I'd say that belladonna would not be part of a standard healing kit, which is basically bandages and the like. Belladonna would have to be bought at a herbalist's, and in some areas might not be available. They'd better go find some now. :)

In 3.5, Moving in Three Dimensions, DMG p20.

Oh, right. :eek: Pardon me while I go bang my head against the wall.

You could of course find another copy of The Colour of Magic, but if you're just starting Pratchett, I'd suggest jumping ahead to Guards! Guards or Wyrd Sisters (or possibly Mort, or Small Gods). Those start the series of really good Discworld novels, in my opinion.

Does anyone have actual sales figures for Salvatore? I wouldn't have expected his to be close to Tolkien, just on the general principle that most fantasy doesn't sell all that well. Then again if he hits bestseller lists... I probably can't judge his writing fairly, because what I read of his...

It was a BBC production so it might not have shown where you are? Turns out it was a full 20 years ago. http://www.circus.edendev.co.uk/otherarticles/tripods.htm

Well, of all the things to take out, one of the ones I'd single out is Empathic Link. The class doesn't have a magical aspect to it, so it seems a bit out of place to me. I am not clear on restrictions on its use (like whether you can attack if you've used it), but you can use a mount for...

Has anyone else but me seen Michelle Yeoh's film Wing Chun? An excellent movie - quite possibly her best, in my opinion. (Beware the Chinese DVD of this, though - it's just a VCR copy burned to disc. The Tai Seng disc which is really good.)