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I feel that having an overarching plot line greatly increases my enjoyment of the strip by allowing for the long, "slow burn" buildup and anticipation of humor to come in addition to the humor of the strip. Additionally, this increases the value of a "Tales From the Vault"-type collection...

Like, say, a possible version of Melnibone that holds closely to the Moorcock novels? I hope that Crown of Thorns gets a clear answer from WotC, as that would set a precendent that others could follow, as opposed to "we don't feel like going after you today, and probably not tomorrow ... I...

A good start, but far too coherent.. Screw with the syntax, include some misspelling (to make it look all 'mystical' and stuff) and make it vague enough to be used again. For example, I'd change 15 days to "two times plus 1", and "electricity to "fire". Your Nostradamus-izing is off to an...

Please pardon this post - I'm trying out an avatar Dr. Harry

I would contend that the controversies provided more good publicity than bad publicity in the 1980's because even a cursory examination proved that the charges were not true, and that the charges were so over the top that fewer people even took them seriously. (Demon worship, enhanced suicidal...

When speaking in terms of law, or of physical science, etc., it is of course quite important to use the narrowly defined definition of that word, but when the word also has a widely accepted general usage, it is important to note how it is being used. Consider how the word "theory" has...

I am also concerned about this, and think that it might be best if WotC picked some books already extant and specifically said *this book does not cross the line*. That would allow publishers to work with more confidence. As someone else commented, a small fee to cover the cost of obtaining a...

I agree that in a legal sense this position undermines any attempt at plausible deniability (and adds some level of risk to WotC), but that legal plausible denaibility would have been largely unimportant in the court of public relations in any event. Consider the release of a product that with...

Oh, to be clear, I agree with Ryan Dancey's position that this is not the best way to address this problem.

What this post seems to admit is that the d20 logo carries a great deal of weight; when a distributor sees it, that distributor associates the product with D&D, and is confident that the consumer will associate the product with D&D. And yet it is somehow unreasonable for WotC to also assume...

To be fair, tarantulas are not uncommon in shipments of trpoical fruit, such as bananas. A friend of mine got a tarantula that he kept for quite a while after another friend, who worked at a Kroger's food store, called him one night, telling him that the crate of bananas they had just opened...

I consider that a truly objective view does not assume the existance of a phenomena when no evidence exists to support it. I do not think that your last sentence is correct; consider the Soviet planes that were left as "UFO's" because the truth would embarrass the government. To begin a quote...

Re: Kevin Randle, UFO publicist, and also Kal Korff's book "The Roswell UFO Crash" There were several difficulties to getting the "full" Roswell story. 1) The first interviews for the first book were conducted in 1978 - more that 30 years after the event alledgedly took place. 2) What...

I got an M.S. in Space Science at FIT in '92. In '94 my advisor became chairman of the Physics Dept. at Michigan Technological University, and I finished my Ph.D. there.

Playing Fair Since I was posting on this thread, I thought it only fair to have one post on the original topic. 1) Hypnogogic paralysis I have had one instance of waking up before my brain released control of my sleeping body back to me. I was in my teens, and my family was renting a...

But "unknown" measn only "unknown at the present moment". To say "I don't know what this is therefore I must accept the possibility that it is something that would go against all previous evidence and require all of our current scientific understanding to be tossed out the window" seems a bit...

I would say that you are making an important mistake in your methodology concerning the naturer of truth. Science does not, and cannot, determine truth; all that can be done is to discuss the level of uncertainty held with a given proposition. To take this to (perhaps) an extreme as an...

Betty and Barney Hill. The best account of what happened can be found in Phillip Klass' book _UFO abductions: A Dangerous Game_. The damage done to people by thse specialist therapist who "help" people realize that they were abducted would make a properly sadistic villain. There is also a...

The trick is seeing it when it is clear on both planets. When Mars is at its closest to the Sun (about now; that's what's up with the whole "closest approach in 60,000 years"), the thin atmosphere is susceptable to sandstorms that can cover (and obscure) half the planet. I was part of a Mars...

I have it, and I also like it a lot. Plot hooks (and clever plot hooks) come with each creature. In my opinion, the artwork is exceptional. The biggest problem I have with most monster books is "what's left"? After the MM and the Tome of Horrors, new books must find something besides: "47...