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*Uh ... this tale is being constructed as a cautionary tale for would-be DMs, right? It's certainly got an ambient "Required Reading" vibe going.

Okay. We can do that. But first I've got to get my copy. And slake my thirst. This slavering anticipation, my face pressed to the window of a local brick-&-mortar book store, involves a lot more drooling than I expected.

@Mohammed Al-hashimi: I like the spell. One minor edit: as a general rule, spells that can become permanent by repeated casting specify the amount of time the repetition must continue, usually for 1 year. In addition, for the permanent well, I would suggest that the benefit of the restored...

Excellent summary. Tak!

Ahhh ... our wallets are kindred.

I'm still dazed from helping proof-read Riot Minds' Trudvang Chronicles. Now, another tantalizing offer from the land of lutefisk. Oof-da!

Oops. Double-posting.

An intriguing observation. When it comes to books, I generally choose fiction. The more serious reading I do comes in the form of magazines: Scientific American, Discover, New Scientist, and Science News being the usual suspects, with occasional dips into Sierra (the Sierra Club) and Stand...

My dwarf PC in the The One Ring game I'm playing in is enjoying the same distinction. Picked up a plain, dwarf-sized iron ring in the Mirkwood, and failed my roll against the Shadow taint. That's one small step toward Sauron for the PC, one giant dismayed gulp for the Player.

Green Ronin should thank you. I voted "thinking about buying it" due to 1) you brought it to my attention, and 2) your favorable review.

Exactly. Some years ago, there was something going around where the question was: if you had a choice of being able to fly or to turn invisible, which would you prefer? I'm firmly in the "flying" camp. The major problem with invisibility is other creatures unwittingly entering the space of the...

I'd make the hide check be at disadvantage, since they have already come to the attention of the creature that bumped into them. Also, invisibility affects the behavior of light around the invisible creature(s) or object(s). It doesn't alter odors in any way.

Holy goblin crap. :uhoh: And the curse can't be removed in the current circumstances? Sheeesh!

Thanks for the clarification!

It sounds like you have a great group. May the pressures of the RW not break it up.

Most recently, finished reading Cixin Liu's The Three Body Problem. Excellent SF. Prior to that, two novels, both with the title, The Devil You Know. The first of those was the series finale to Erin M. Evans' Brimstone Angels series, which I heartily recommend. If you want a fully realized...

Gods, but I love this game!

I think the primary source material for the ring might well be your DM's imagination. That mix of "symptoms" doesn't match any magical item from 2e that I am aware of. And what a mix that is! Aside from the "merely" cosmetic changes (heh-heh-heh) those all seem to be beneficial powers. If this...

I wouldn't rule them out. I just like the bigger challenge of the non-fantasy characters. Doesn't mean I'm not considering the adaptation of Lord D'Arcy and his Irish Sorcerer associate, Sean (whatever the heck his last name was) created under the pen name of Randall Garrett.

Low-hanging fruit, Erechel, but enjoyable nonetheless. You may have missed Xath McCath's opening post instruction: "So character builds aimed at capturing the flavour of famous literary but not fantasy characters". With that consideration, let's see what ya got.