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Alias is the only thing I would recommend to anyone right now. tv sucks these days. I still watch The West Wing and ER because I remember when they were good. CSI, Globe Trekker and Inside the Actors' Studio are good, but they don't have that addictive quality that makes me schedule things...

I just finished a book about Chaco Canyon. interesting stuff. the city of Petra in present-day Jordan was in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", and will be instantly recognizable to anyone who has played the second act of "Diablo II." the people who lived there were the Nabateans...

I've always liked the idea of a low-magic game based on Conan (and The Scorpion King and Beastmaster and all those other things that were so obviously inspired by Conan). I've never found a gaming group willing to give it a go, though. There's a lot of good stuff at...

"Sci Fi also revealed it will begin production in New Zealand on "Earthsea," a four-hour miniseries based on the Ursula K. Le Guin novels of the same name. It is scheduled to air in December." http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=597&e=1&u=/nm/20040108/tv_nm/television_scifi_dc

Add my name to the list of fans of Perdido Street Station and Book of the New Sun. Those two, along with Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, revitalized my interest in the fantasy genre. I wouldn't say it "blew my away" but another book (series, actually) that held my attention for awhile was Guilty...

I think there's a Reputation score in d20 Modern, which I thought ought to have been labeled Fame instead. I can't remember the details; maybe there's a Modern player lurking about.

I'm also in the "Sorcerers blow" camp. I also added Eschew Materials, but instead of altering the spell list, I gave them a d6 Hit Die and 4 Skill Points per level. I've never played, or seen anyone play, the Mystic Theurge, so my tweak doesn't really help in that department. I didn't know...

This person is knowledgable, quick-witted, and outgoing, perhaps something of a rake, a swashbuckler. He/she either has some formal education, born of a wealthy family, or has been around the block more than most folk. He/she might have spent some time on the high seas, developing a strong grip...

I agree. I guess I misunderstood when you said you "want it (the set of house rules) to be a realistic option." It seems to me that the D&D rules already include a number of ways to handle an adversary in combat without killing them, they're just more difficult to implement. If I wanted to...

I agree with what Mallus said, more or less. However, that wasn't how I read your question: I don't believe there _is_ a "realistic option for someone who hasn't dedicated their character concept to non lethal damage." The only time it's possible to use non-lethal force against an adversary...

I've never taken a poll, but I wonder if sci-fi and related genres still have an image problem with the general public. "Too weird", as he said. Juvenile perhaps. Everyone who ever watched Buffy liked it, so far as I could tell, yet some people staunchly refused to even give it a whirl. I have a...

I'm always dismayed by articles such as that one because they take away from genuine complaints, a sort of guilt-by-association. It's easy for us to get annoyed by something like this and disregard all cries of racism as hysterics or paranoia, but I feel it's my personal responsibility to not...

I bought d20 Modern & Urban Arcana, and was a little disappointed. Can Spycraft be used for non-espionage games? When I see Spycraft on the shelf, I think "Alias", "The Bourne Identity" and "MI-5." Perhaps a quick survey from our audience: Which genres could Spycraft handle, without too much...

For me, it's the entire Italian-American Mafia genre. I didn't put them on the "Worst Movies" thread, because I can't honestly say they're _bad_, but the genius of "The Godfather", "Goodfellas", and "The Sopranos" just completely escaped me.

I'm on a Neil Gaiman kick right now. I recommend "Neverwhere" for those who are into the genre (contemporary fantasy - not wizards n' dragons type stuff). I'm currently slogging through "American Gods." It's well-written, but gracious is it long-winded. I keep waiting for him to get around to...

I'm sorry, I know it's off-topic, but that comment made me laugh so hard I almost puked. Back to the topic, sort of, I'd nominate "The Matrix Revolutions" in the sub-category of "Most Disappointing Movies Ever." It wasn't exactly _bad_ but, as with "Highlander 2", it made me wonder whether the...

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

I haven't played any of the CRPGs, but I basically set up 3rd ed adventures the same way I did earlier editions. As a DM, I tend to stick to the old-school Easy-Easy-Tough progression of fights, rather than the 3rd ed Moderate-Moderate-Moderate. This way, the PCs only need to recover if they've...

I really, really want to like this show, but I feel like it's desperately fighting every urge to introduce anything new to the genre. Another object lesson in fairness and tolerance? Zzzzzzz... Well, at least the obligatory Old West episode is out of the way. I think they still have to do the...

I'm in the same boat. I read it awhile ago, and I was sorry when it ended, but I don't recall many details. A discussion is probably a good excuse to re-read something (which I rarely do), but I didn't get around to it this time.