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    Which PrCl would you never want in your game? (part 1 - DMG)

    Seconded. Although I find the Dwarven Defender to be useless, and there is very little plane-hopping in my campaigns, so the Plane Walker is at a disadvantage, I wouldn't disallow these class. However, I'd warn the players beforehand.
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    Elizabethan character classes and races?

    AEG's Heroes, Villains and Monsters of Theah has, if I remember correctly, NPCs - monstrous and otherwise - which fit quite well into an Elizabethan setting. There was one in particular, the name of which I no longer remember (they may have been called the Sidhe), which was a faerie version of...
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    D&D Race Survivor -- Round 3

    The elves must be... disappeared.
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    Psionics: Do you use 'em or did you lose 'em

    I've adopted Green Ronin's Psychic's Handbook for my campaign. Even then, I use them sparingly, reserving them primarily for NPC races (such as illithids). I permit them in Ravenloft, albeit with certain Ravenloft-inappropriate abilities removed/replaced.
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    How do you get your PCs to run away?

    Hah, I often have problems getting my PCs to stick around!
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    Star Trek: Enterprise -[Final Mission]- Stardate:503150. Final Log

    Seeing Riker and Troi reminded my of better days. A pox upon Berman/Braga et al.
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    Star Trek: Enterprise -[Spoiler Talk]- Stardate:506050

    Tell me about it... stupid sons of...
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    Rolling Stones in Charlottesville?!?

    Blashphemy! :lol: About the Stones, at least (I never did understand the allure of pot).
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    Tips on running a long-running campaign

    A number of years ago was a player in an epic campaign which the DM intended to run from 1st to 20th level. It started out great - interesting NPCs, nifty organisations and a vibrant campaign world. Unfortunately, the plot became so convoluted that the players never felt as if we were making a...
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    So what do/did you study in college? Did you bother with college?

    A B.A. in Honours Medieval Studies (which is a fancy way of saying I took ten additional courses and had to maintain a higher GPA), followed by an M.A. in Elizabethan History. I came close to attaining a minor in English but I decided to take one more shot at Latin.
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    Do you trust the people you game with?

    There has only ever been one player whose die rolls I never trusted. I don't game with him anymore.
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    When to roll initiative?

    I avoid rolling initiative until someone makes a hostile action (generally defined as attacking but may involve actions such as escaping/retreating ["The orc suddenly turns and flees"] - generally anything action not immediately inimical to the PCs health). I'll permit a player to ready an...
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    Just for fun - a poll on PDFs v. Books

    I've only purchased a couple of PDFs thus far, although I've been pleased with the quality. Stil, I prefer books; something about holding it in your hands, I suppose. (And, yes, I am aware that you can print PDFs :D )
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    Return to the Tomb of Horrors....what say you?

    Wizards' errata make the Vestige even tougher, but with no increase in CR!
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    You ever argue XP with a DM?

    As a player, I've never argued with a DM over xp. I've never felt the need to argue. As a DM, a player once argued with me over xp. He felt a series of combats, because they were so difficult, were worth more xp than I had given them. He had his books, pencil and paper, and calculator all...
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    What is your favorite new race?

    I agree, which is why I also voted 'other'.
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    Return to the Tomb of Horrors....what say you?

    I ran a mixed 3.0/3.5 game. I used conversions found on Enworld, most of which were 3.0 and which I converted to 3.5 (I say mixed, because I forgot to convert a couple of things). As for the Vestige, Libris Mortis has both it (called the Dream Vestige) and the Moil Zombies (called Bleakborns)...
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    Return to the Tomb of Horrors....what say you?

    My group just finished RttToH. Well, actually, it just finished them :lol: We played it as a one-off, somewhat modified adventure. They pretty much walked through the first half: Desatysso's tower, the journey to the Black Academy, the Academy itself and, surprisingly, the original tomb...
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    What makes D&D, well, D&D?

    Mountain Dew. Plus most of what the others have said. (Not terribly constructive, I know, but I'm too anxious about an upcoming job interview to be constructive.)
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    What does RAW mean?

    Rules According to Wizards.
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