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Wait, wait ... there's a Blade TV series? :D Yeah, not very good. We definitely have a VPMWS (*Very* Poor Man's Wesley Snipes) here in the lead.

I personally like low-level play and would always prefer to begin at level 1 if I'm in a game that has a reasonable chance of going a long distance. I also respect those, though, who find the first couple of levels too prone to random kills and other chance mishaps that don't necessarily reflect...

I think most of the major spellcasting classes can be played effectively that way, as can the psion. I actually think the fighter might be worth considering for this now, with the addition of the PHBII material. I considered it, anyway, in my Shackled City campaign. I think I'll go with dwarven...

Voted for wilder (again). I like psionics, but the wilder's limited powers, enervation, etc., just don't work for me, especially when the psion has access to similar abilities.

Bester. I also liked what some of the novels did with his character. However, I do think we saw him too often in Season 5--I realize there was the psi storyline, but any good villain gets worn down by overexposure. Aside: Seeing Lord Refa on the list made me think back to the cast commentary...

I'm in no way qualified to render a verdict on a "golden age," having not read much of Dragon for nearly two decades. But I'll agree with those who've suggested that the issues around the 70s were great. Back then (at least for me), Dragon was like a lifeline of semi-official AD&D content...

As "Berman" or "the writers" aren't options ... I went with the Kazon. Not that I liked them all that much, but I really liked the pilot for the series and the first few eps, and I was lulled into thinking that the series would take its own premise seriously.

This sums up my general feelings rather well. I'd also say that what made DS9 great and arguably the best of the 5 series top-to-bottom (and certainly, from my POV, the best of the 4 sequel series) was the plethora of recurring characters and elements. I really could've made a case for most any...

Absolutely right. I saw "Best of Both Worlds Part I" when it first aired, and I was totally blown away by it--probably more so than by any other Trek episode. While Part II didn't quite live up to the setup, the follow-up episode was really well done, too. The problem was that the Borg were too...

Yep. Romulans get my vote.

I'd happily settle for the latter. My wife doesn't like games, period. She gets bored even listening to my very occasional talk about my games, and even a board game she "liked," Ticket to Ride (which I bought specifically because I thought she might like it), she's played only twice in a couple...

I said "as good as ever"--I've been having a good time with it since I got back into the hobby about two years ago. The decade-long layoff probably has something to do with my opinion, as the game feels fairly fresh (again) still.

I'll also send forth some love for Runebound. It should, I think, be manageable by an interested 8-year-old. I haven't tried it with my 6-year-old, although she's been "counter helper" before. FWIW, Runebound also plays well solo, which is important considering that I have no heavish-boardgame...

The more I think about the alternate class features found for many of the classes in the PHBII, the more I'm inclined to want to seriously consider a *very* class-light system that has but a skeletal framework for various archetypes and a cluster of featlike options to flesh out various...

I'd keep the XPH, a proven resource (for me), but I wouldn't consider Complete Psionic to be must-have even if I do have it and enjoy psionics a lot. The Completes (except Psionic) stay, as do the Spell Compendium (Treasury?) and the PHB2. The Completes offer good character options, as does the...

Yikes. A little spoliery here. Ah, well. I can't stay ignorant forever, I guess. My frame of reference is just the first season. I've really liked Rose, and I find her quite appealing, although I can gather why some wouldn't. We've mentioned how Eccleston was a good "transition" Doctor--I...

Like delericho, I was aware of the SRD, but is *that* the reason that WotC isn't doing the core books--altruism, more or less? Or is it just fear of piracy even with whatever copy protection they've set up (and I'm not familiar with methods, anyway)? I'm sure there's a reason; I'm just not sure...

Yes, it was. I guess I could've said that because I knew it. :) Merle was very nice and ran a group of us through a Top Secret/SI game. He also autographed my copy of what I think was an equipment guide for SI that he'd written.

My first and so far only con was Omacon (sp?) in Omaha around 1989. I couldn't convince anyone to road-trip to GenCon, so we went to Omaha instead. We made that trip a few times. Most of my memories of those cons blend together and are hard to parse out, so I'll just throw a few out there and...

I would have added this, too. I said Gestalt because while I'm not averse to running 2+ PCs, my enjoyment is higher when I can focus on one. For really tiny groups, though, gestalt's not going to help much because even though the characters are more powerful than standard, they don't get extra...