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    Bringing Civilization to the Savages [long]

    A decanter of endless water is definitely on the list of things to get. Combined with transmute rock to mud, there shouldn't be too many issues with soil. Casting Move Earth will help with shaping the land in preparation for a lake. If needed, I imagine you could get down to the bedrock with...
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    Mage-Brute build help

    For first level here's a three feat combination that will give you that at first level. It's marginally cheesey, but not too overpowering. First, take magical training. It's a feat from "player's guide to faerun". It gives you the ability to cast three cantrips each day as either a wizard or...
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    DM Advice: handling 'he can't talk to me like that' ~cuts NPC throat~ players.

    So... Canada is evil? So is the United Kingdom? Constitutional monarchies can work.
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    Mage-Brute build help

    Avoid casting spells that have gestures and incantations?
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    DM Advice: handling 'he can't talk to me like that' ~cuts NPC throat~ players.

    I think he'd win the grapple check. And the initiative check, for that matter. And I suspect he'd still be wearing his magic rings (one of which is probably the obligatory ring of freedom of movement) and amulet, as well as have a silent dimension door prepared (because no wizard in his right...
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    DM Advice: handling 'he can't talk to me like that' ~cuts NPC throat~ players.

    The situation analogous to ordering a pizza is going to Storm Raven's game and bringing your World of Darkness or GURPS or whatever and DMing yourself, ignoring him. Agreed. If you think there's a fundamental disconnect, you should take some time OOC and talk to the players about it. "We...
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    DM Advice: handling 'he can't talk to me like that' ~cuts NPC throat~ players.

    So... Stormraven... You're saying that when you have a group of five* people gathered to play a game, the goal is to only entertain one of them? Seems a little odd. So, to continue the party analogy, what kind of drinks do you buy? Five cases of your favorite kind, or a mixed batch...
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    DM Advice: handling 'he can't talk to me like that' ~cuts NPC throat~ players.

    Just chiming in to say that "for the players' enjoyment" should include the DM as a subset of players.
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    OotS #548 is up

    I'm guessing there's at least one side for each alignment.
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    Fill my bag of holding!

    The phylactery of a lich mage. Thing is, it's in the actual bag, not the extra dimensional space it connects to, so sort of opening it in an antimagic field they're just going to notice it's a little lumpy.
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    Fill my bag of holding!

    Or a roc with a sword stuck into it. It's just a baby, so the party could raise it as a trained animal (after removing the weapon, of course).
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    Familiars as Baby-Sitters

    Put a glove on it if you really care.
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    Familiars as Baby-Sitters

    Ring of prestidigitation, along with a hand of the mage. That's like, what? 2 k gp, tops? And they're somewhat useful when adventuring as well.
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    opinions of "Asterids parlor"

    And women are a majority. So you're saying that Curves "[has] an unfortunate tendency to be fertile grounds for back-room deals that serve only to keep the majority" (Which in the example we're talking about is women) "in power." An interesting argument, to be sure.
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    Headband of intellect + an animal = ?

    Shamelessly stolen from ceratitis' sig.
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    Reinventing fantasy cliches

    You should definitely look into the Jhereg series by Steven Brust. He does a really good job of reinventing cliches. And the books are well-written.
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    Help me Poison my Party

    Poisoning your party? Spike the punch. Oh, the other kind of party? Same deal.
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    What's the dump-stat of the modern day work-force?

    Of course, better nutrition and understanding of poison have their effects too. For example, you consuming lead would give substantial penalties to int, but we don't do that anymore. The Romans did, and some historians believe that that was one of the major reasons for their downfall...
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    Bo9S: Power Level?

    Hey now. A web enhancement gives the swashbuckler a very powerful ability. For blackmail :D http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/cwc/20070227x
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    OotS #544

    He's just feeling better.
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