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Another thread got me to thinking about good alternate history books that I've read. I loved "Fatherland" by Robert Harris, and a friend recommended Harry Turtledove's "American Empire" series. "What If?" by Robert Cowley et al had some good parts, but I prefer novels to essays. I also tend to...

Interestingly, I would see the publishing of Anne Frank's diary as supporting Thresher's point. I'm not sure of the history of the diary itself, but I imagine that it would have had a much harder journey to the printed page if Germany had kept control of Holland. If Germany had conquered...

"I have stated in the preface to the first Edition of this work, and in the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, that it was in consequence of a wish expressed by Captain Fitz Roy, of having some scientific person on board, accompanied by an offer from him of giving up part of his own...

I'm curious about how the populations of your D&D worlds break down, in terms of the core PC and NPC classes (PrCs are probably a whole other ball o' wax). In another thread, someone wondered why spears are used so infrequently in D&D, as opposed to swords. The answer, it seems to me, is...

When I first heard about this show, I was worried that it was set before all of the other shows, and I still think this is going to cause huge problems. In that way, I think the entire premise of the show is flawed. That said, sex, violence, gadgets, CGI villains and new characters are...

Brendan Fraser as Superman: I love him as an action hero, but he does have a certain tongue-in-cheek quality that could spoil things, if he can't shake it. I haven't seen The Quiet American, though. I read somewhere that Dominic Purcell had been cast as the not-so-secret villain in Blade III...

D'oh! All that ranting gone to waste. Oh, well. To follow this thread... I didn't like the movie's version of vampires. As someone already pointed out, they weren't undead; not only did Victor's heart start beating, but his daughter was pregnant when he had her killed. And the general coolness...

Vampires! Werewolves! Kate Beckinsale with super powers and black leather! How on earth did they make this movie so boring? This is one of those movies that action film directors can point to as evidence that making a good action movie is an underappreciated art. This is the second recent...

Hmm. Well, if you think Buffy is a guilty pleasure, I'd say you're on the wrong boards. ;) Seriously, though. Buffy is one of the best-written shows on television (ever), but is subjected to the foolish fantasy/scifi bias that so many people have. Thinking about it, I'm not sure that I...

A-HA!! ;)

I decided on Rogue, because of their flexibility. - Rogues are fairly balanced throughout their level progression; I would feel okay choosing this class without knowing what level I would be. - They're very self-sufficient; if it were a single-character campaign, I would choose to play a...

Two Japanese movies - "Ran" and "Heaven & Earth."

Interesting. I'm a True Neutral Elven Sorcerer. I get along very well with Halflings and Gnomes (and other Elves, of course). Dwarves are okay, sometimes. Humans are a little irritating and Half Orcs are downright annoying. Besides other Sorcerers, I hang out with a lot of Bards and Wizards...

There's one thing that stands out to me: He speaks of someday ruling a kingdom that includes undead as taxable residents (i.e. citizens). Depending on the nature of undead in his campaign-world, this alone suggests to me that he is... Lawful Evil. This wouldn't conflict with his other...

In my opinion, a Victorian-era campaign actually makes Asian-style Monks -more- reasonable than in regular D&D. By the 1880s, there were thousands of Chinese in London, Paris, Amsterdam, New York and San Francisco. Heck, Chinese immigrants built a lot of the cross-country railroads in the USA...

- Susztam created a minor image of a spellguard casting a spell of invisibility, and then turning invisible. The party went nuts looking for the invisible wizard. I have no idea what COTSQ is, but that's the best second-best laugh I've had in days. I have to use that sometime. in return, I...

Regarding character rank: I don't know if the analogy is accurate, but if you look at the roll of NASA astronauts, you'll see a lot of Majors, Lt. Colonels, and Colonels. There are a number of USN Commanders as well, but I don't remember what that corresponds to in the Army or Air Force. There...

Rogue is such a versatile class that you really have to decide what kind of Rogue you want her to be. If you try to do multiple things at early levels, you'll just end up being not-so-good at each of them. If she prefers to fight with her bow, I'd recommend Point Blank Shot and Precise Shot...

I just watched this for the first time last night, and I thought it was excellent. Although Mani was an entirely fictional character, the mix of French and Native American (and the suggestion of African) mythology was inspired. This was unlike other French movies, even other action movies ("La...

just to throw in my 2 cents: I think they made the theme song worse (I actually didn't hate the old one, but I guess I'm in the minority). a lot of tv shows seem unfocused their first season, so I was never too worried. I like the Xindi so far, especially the non-humanoid races (finally!), and...