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Yeah, but with LE tendencies.

Living in Australia, September 11 was almost over for me when I heard I found out. I was flicking channels before going to bed when I saw the towers smoking. I thought, "Wow, that's the WTC on fire. How did a fire get into both towers at the same time." The commentator said that it was a plane...

I thought that this might be the case, given the "blind" process emphasis.

Actually, I find the Hound to be my vote for most interesting character. Petyr Baelish gets my vote for most snivelling, lying weasel that deserves to die. Speaking of Baelish (and his evil plans) I spent all three books wanting to slap some sense into Sansa. How many times is she going to...

I think you might be right - in Australia "A Storm of Swords" has been published in two parts - go figure. Anyway, it's at the end of of part two that Tywin buys the farm (toilet?). Which begs the question, if you know about the final confrontation between Tyrion and Tywin, then you know that...

Re: Spoilers Ahead Ummm....there are four books currently in print and if you haven't read "A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold" then you may not realise why Tywin is considered to be pure evil.

You said it! I couldn't believe it. All this time I'm hanging out to see Robb be a hero and he's dead before he gets going. And I agree, it's set up for epic vengeance against the Freys. The hellfire and brimstone biblical vengeance part of me even hopes that Walder (the original) Frey is the...

I remember reading a supplement for 1e DnD, years ago, that listed Madmartigan's stats as "Either a level 20 fighter or four levels higher than the highest level player character in the campaign." They took the notion of him being the "greatest swordsman who ever lived" quite seriously.

Found Out about contract I've been renewed for another month but the more I think about it the more I think I can find time, depending on how much you need. (Unless of course I make it into the next stage of the WotC setting search;) ) My email at the bottom is real, send me a description of...

Actually, I kind of felt like 3e reduced the math, at least in abstraction. Maybe I just remember Aftermath and 1e Champions, where the maths geniuses ruled the world. [B] I kinda agree, but as first gen munchkin I always felt that the age of innocence was between 12 and 16, then some facist...

Spoiler Warning Fair point. And in a similar vein I've got to say that the way in which dragons and dragon eggs are handled is absolutely top notch. Tywin Lannister - what a bastard. Sure Eddard Stark was a ruthless man when he had to be, but at least he was honourable. Tywin refuses to...

A different theory. First: I've played three versions of DnD, plus numerous other systems, in my time and powergamers are always there. That said, I think 3e seems more munchkinny for one very significant reason - the internet. Years ago, in the gaming stores, at the cons, powergaming...

Maybe My current work contract is due to finish in a week - may be renewed, maybe not. I've proofed essays, submissions to gov't and my own PhD thesis. Depending on time, I'll give it a go.

The cultural circumstances in which Far Eastern martial arts developed can be duplicated in every fantasy setting. Maybe halflings are an oppressed minority and are forbidden to wield weapons, so they develop open hand styles. The elves have huge amounts of time and patience and so by watching...

Wow! This is some very cool stuff. I especially like 2 gun sally. Thanks for sharing.

What I found unsatisfying (spoilers) Some of the descriptive in the first book was a bit confused I felt - nothing terrible, just not on par with the scope of the series. The wall - it's seven hundred feet high. Given the low-magic feel of the world, this just seems too much for me. I mean...

Not without flaws, but really worth reading - I've read the entire series as published currently. Parts of it are really unsatisfying, but the characterisation is nearly unparalleled. Read it for sure; it certainly escapes Sturgeon's "90%" rule.

Speaking personally, but saying "Hey, it's a fantasy film, just 'cause it had D&D on it doesn't mean it had to follow D&D." is a bit like saying "Hey, it's a fantasy film. Just because they called it Lord of the RIngs doesn't mean that they had to have characters called Frodo, Gandalf or...

Given the thread currently discussing directors for the "next" DnD movie, I thought it might be a good idea to put together a primer on what not to do in the next one, based on the first one. I suggest two categories, film/technical errors and genre errors. As an example of each -...

I don't feel in the least bit offended, or that you are being disparaging in any way. It seems to me that we are having an off topic difference of historical opinion in a civilised manner (is this the internet?;) ) However, concerning early Judeo-Christianity, my point still stands. No one...