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My vote is don't change it. Arrows and bullets are two different things to compare. And remember, AC doesn't just mean you don't get hit; AC is the ability to mitigate the damage, or lessen it, in a sense. Case in point: You see artwork of heroes with arrows in their shields or armor all the...

I agree, it'd be nice to see RPG stuff come out for Indiana Jones, but... Being a retail wageslave who reset aisles, et cetera, I can confirm that 'role play' from Hasbro generally equals things like the Pirates of the Caribbean swords, or the kits with hat, eye patch and sword, or what not...

I also enjoyed the Dungeoncraft articles. For my new homebrew, I'm going a different direction. Not using a book, but using Campaign Planner - can't remember who it's by. Yes, it's just sheets with fill-in-the-blanks, but I went a different direction because of being inspired by it. Before I...

I read and loved that story; I think it best showed how the Helms work. When the templar had his alignment and outlook changed and helped found the Preservers, he knew enough still of his old ways to institute code words and phrases, as well as a cell structure to the preservers. That's why...

Now, I haven't been to Gencon since the last year it was in Milwaukee, mind you, but... First-time visitors should remember that showering is doubleplus-good. :) Be prepared to be mushed on and bumped into a lot. The dealer's room and art gallery are musts. Don't be afraid to get into any...

Well, Monte addressed this... This question got asked before over on Monte Cook's boards, and, while I'm too tired to go get the exact quote, just remember the designer of the game said that: It is NOT a restriction if only 'you' can use your item, or if only people who conviently fit the...

My vote would be for one of two things: Ars Magica. If I recall right, the magic system boiled down to [verb] [noun]. Like my personal favorite: Creo Igneum, Create Fire. After that it boiled down to shaping it into effects, if I remember right. It has been many years since I've played it...

I agree that the Helm is a dangerous, risky choice for many reasons. Cost, no guarantee of success, the fact that you are essentially killing the person they are. Well, worse than that - you are killing the spirit of the individual, whereas if you were to actually slay them, they could be...

I agree with the 'have an organized fallback plan', as well the the river defense plans, etc. If you are the commander of the Pike forces, there's one piece of advice that fits best: One plan, a thousand backup plans. The thing is, your plans will all fall apart. As the defender, what you...

If I were an Evil Overlord . . . Sorry - had to use that for a title... ;) I agree with the comment about early and often offers for surrender; not surrender per se, but trying to negotiate annexation of Pike. One reason: When the war starts to drag, people might put pressure on Pike's...

Hm. My two cents for PrC would include: Darkwood Stalker and Order of the Bow Initiate (CWarrior), maybe Highland Stalker (it's skirmishy, but mostly gains benefits from mountain terrain...) Order of the Bow Initiate is always popular, and could possibly fit in the background despite the name...

Actually, this gave me a kind of interesting idea. What if there was a Font of Common Knowledge? That'd be kind of interesting. Especially if it adapted to each region you went to. You could call it Basil Exposition. :)

I think part of what seems to be muddying the discussion in here is the term 'cult'. Shar's worship is not like the Thuggee cult in Temple of Doom. Shar is a major goddess, the twin sister of the Moon. In the FR, a god or goddess' power is directly linked to the number of followers they have...

Thought I'd chime in. Y'all is pretty common where I am - over by Knoxville. I believe the plural here, however, is "y'uns" or "you-uns". The biggest thing dividing us here, with all the immigrants from the North, East and West (I'm from Michigan originally), is how they pronounce where I...

Well, to clear up some things from the post: Shar is the Mistress of the Night, the Lady of Loss. Her portfolio includes caverns, dark, dungeons, forgetfulness, loss, night, secrets, and the Underdark. Her followers include assassins, shadowdancers, etc... but they also include those who have...

I think whoever suggested about cults following obvious works of fiction had a good idea. That, and the fact that worship of 'old' gods, like Neptune, or what have you, will never really 'die'. It'll just change, go underground, etc. -- you don't really advertise that you're a Chaos worshipper...

I have fairly limited experience with Vista so far, but I don't mind it. The one thing I noticed is it cut out administrator accounts -- which, let's face it, only caused more problems for people who didn't know what they were doing, in my opinion. What Vista seems to do is give each user acct...

I've always taken the -punk as meaning more of a style thing. Steamtech or steam-mech still work, but, when I hear '-punk', I think I automatically start thinking of a bare minimum, scraping-by type setting. For me, that reason is because of all the cyberpunk games. To me, cyberpunk is a...

54312 My guess is that 54312 is going to be some code you put in at the website to unlock the other information, kind of the way the 'Harvey Dent for DA' website was 'hacked' for Dark Knight, whereas each code entered 'ate' part of the picture away. But, I digress. I'm very interested. I'd...

In my nonscientific opinion, I would say that the wood of the ship would begin to warp, at bare minimum. I guess I figure it's the extreme version of what humidity will do to doors in old houses. As far as the breathability of the air, I agree that the crew would begin to take damage from the...