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Oing! I'm going to lose my gamer card. Lessee... T&T = Tunnels and Trolls RQ = RuneQuest RM = Role Master CoC= Call of Cthulhu What are the other two? I'm stumped!

Good point. Total Equivalent Compensation (TEC), as the admin people where I work call it, is much more important and significant than salary alone. You have to include benefits and perks in your calculation of someone's level of compensation; otherwise you get an unbalanced picture. That...

Re: Re: Re: My problem with Monte Cook... Well, I *do* think the music industry is a travesty, as it exists. If you like Creed (or whatever), great; I'm just annoyed by the proliferation of soundalike bands, especially since Creed is basically Pearl Jam (just like Testament was 80s Metallica...

It's possible that the section you quoted wasn't clear, but I'm pretty sure he was talking about how committees are a bad way to handle creative products. Anyway, corporations haven't ruined the music industry. Oh wait, they have. Or do you like Creed and all their clones? And possibly the...

Dude, that movie was totally cool, wasn't it? I liked the improvised medical equipment (assuming I'm thinking of the same movie).

Ooh! He's reached the 8th level. Time to start learning that mind bondage spell! (Someone had to say it!) :D

(edit: Now that the threads are merged, this comment didn't make sense.)

Good idea. I'll post mine, too. It wasn't exactly great, but maybe someone here can get some use out of it. BENEATH THE GRAY BENEATH THE GRAY: An ancient land shattered by old magic, where underground-dwelling humanoids and magic-mad spellcasters battle to reclaim the lighted surface of...

You know, is it just me, or does that last paragraph really grate? It's like those "We regret to inform you that the position has been filled" letters, where they end with "We sincerely wish you success in your future endeavors." Ick. At least when you get a typical rejection letter on a...

"Black" Turlogh Dubh O'Brien, one of my favorite REH characters. It's a pity he only showed up in a few stories...

Hm. Maybe that's what I'm thinking of. Interesting, huh? Were they bad conversions, or were they just wacko?

I remember hearing about a book that was like a rosetta stone of RPGs, supposedly. I don't remember who put it out or anything, but I seem to recall that it came out in the early '90s. Does anyone know what this is, or have more information on it? (Yeah, I know this is a long shot, but hey...)

I'm good with it. Once you tweaked the basic organization and layout a little bit, I found it much better. It's not as accesible as the old style, but there's more personality to it (which is good).

112. Oh sure--just because I'm a toaster, I'm tone-deaf! Take 20 on your next Perform check, even if you could not normally do so. 113. "...you can, like, whip up a Spanish omelette?" -- "I certainly can, sir, but it's amazing how few people are prepared to eat them." Your reputation as a...

Back when 3e was being playtested, one of the surveys indicated that the designers were thinking about having skills that had variable degrees of randomness. "Very random" skills would use a d20 + skill mod, and "Less random" skills would use a d6 + mod. If you wanted to mess with the system...

Another Monty Python: 105. You are all individuals! For the duration of this combat, your party benefits from the effects of the old-time defensive harmony spell, which translates to this: you are all acting with such an uncanny degree of cooperation that you are counted as using the Aid...

No idea where this one came from, but what if you got to deny the target its Dex bonus? That gives you an advantage, plus a rogue (or whatever) can sneak attack.

Yes! Brilliant!

93. I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness... Automatically make your next saving throw against a confusion or insanity-based effect. 94. so much depends upon a red wheel barrow... Something insignificant (your choice) suddenly has an important impact on your fate (DM's...

Good idea. I did that just now. Thanks!