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I was talking about Derro. Sorry if there was confusion. In reference to Svirfneblin, I used the term "self-important," which is a completely different idea.

You know, I'd rather see the thread shut down for the badmouthing of other systems (and the players of those systems) and the elitism, than for the political discussion. Note that in the post above, I said that KK has provided me with evidence that Harn players tend to be people I'd prefer not...

I'd be up for it, but haven't we ruined our chance of anonymity by already posting to the winner/loser thread? There are some awesome proposals on that thread, and it would be a shame to see them go to waste. Other than that, just post with clear directions and I'm totally there. Oh, and a...

That's a really interesting idea. I could definitely see a game about it, although I'd almost rather read about it in a novel. In fact, I'm surprised they didn't pick that one, since I could see it as a movie, novel, game, etc. With the political aspect of it, you could even do a card game...

Derro just look French to me. Especially with the picture in the 2nd edition Monstrous Manual. The other dwarves look Scottish, but I've never played them with a Scottish accent because I've never been able to do a frontal roll for my R's.

Good point. I guess the main thing I wanted to get my hands on was a money conversion (which I haven't been able to do myself), so I can steal the mechanics in "Lordly Domains" for D&D. Other than tweaking Pendragon mechanics towards the "higher is better" philosophy, I don't see a good way to...

I just can't take a name like "svirfneblin" seriously. It makes me want to roleplay them by talking in a high-pitched, denasal, "munchkin voice." Actually, what I'd do (if it were a bit player) is play it in a sad, self-important munchkin voice, then do the rest of the roleplaying for the...

(I hope you don't mind me quoting this, in light of your copyright notice) This is kinda cool. Is it a world with a watery core beneath the actual surface of the planet? That part didn't seem totally clear from your description. I like the idea, though.

Has anyone done a (unofficial) d20 conversion of Pendragon? Just curious. If anyone has, I'd like to know what approach they took. For that matter, does anyone PLAY Pendragon these days?

You know, I think other people may also echo what I'm going to say-- Kaptain Kantrip, you have put me off wanting anything to do with Harn. Here's why: Great. Harn's a realistic system that encourages roleplaying. I'd heard of it before in those terms, and until I started reading your...

I don't know...I think Bruce Campbell playing Gandalf would've rocked.

Damn, I didn't look at those. They rock. Thanks for pointing them out...:)

I work with the public (sort of). Not only are our callers often morons, they frequently blame *me* for their condition. I just want to tell them, "Look, it's not *my* fault you're stupid."

Apologies if it's been posted before, but I ran across this on Grouse today and thought it was hilarious... http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/film/50reasons.html

Wow, thanks! :) :) I really appreciate that!

Sure! I didn't win, so *someone* may as well get some use out of mine...:D

I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds these proposals--and not just the interesting ones--extremely instructive. Besides that, there are several so far that look *great*. In light of what's been posted, it'll be really interesting to see what eventually gets picked by WotC.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Thoughts on ELH, Epic Monsters, etc... Hong, you rock. That reminded me of a guy on the dragonlance mailing list (IIRC) who claimed that Tracy Hickman was his aunt. That prompted an amusing little discussion...

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: My problem with Monte Cook... Yep, that's correct. The author is saying "according to the evidence I have, it is my belief that the airplane crashed, and that, as a result of the crash, 24 people died." But it's shorter, if you're reasonably certain you'll be understood...

Re: Re: Re: My problem with Monte Cook... Um...no. There's an implied tag to everything *anybody* says, and that's "I believe..." or "I think..." Generally that doesn't need to be stated, but I see I was wrong in this case. It is my OPINION that the music industry (at the executive level) is...