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Yes. I have a kid. :D Each episode involved binding a specific, named demon back in some other extra dimensional prison plane. There were bad guys trying to free them. And there were coins, one for each animal in the Chinese zodiac, that granted a power to the person who held them. They were...

I think, maybe, I had a group about 20 years ago that gave themselves a name but that's about it. Even when I tried to foster the process and had multiple, named adventuring groups in the campaign world, the players were never interested.

You're kidding... I guess you haven't seen the cartoon. I mean, it's a kid's show an all, but I used the coins and demons as a great basis for some adventures. It's a plus for me. And, having just written my first script, dialog is damn hard...

No. I've only run a single game of 4e so far. And, it will probably be ~6 months before I give myself the opportunity again. Lots of theories, little experimentation, sadly.

I have considered eliminating the kicker. That cuts a first level character's hp from 50-70% right off the bat. A fireball that does 3d6+Int mod damage is a bit more effective when the orc's got ~14 less hit points, too. I've considered max damage plus rolled for criticals too. That way the...

Feder & Schwert are the original publishers of Engel, aren't they?

The ultimate decider is the DM. For example, I used to run an Amber game. One situation was the characters had to cross a bridge and it was guarded by an alien knight in power armor. When one of the characters came forward he would have to describe how he was going to defeat the knight. The...

As a legendary example: Malagigi - magician and one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.

Drat. I'm looking for some great maps and after finding this thread they seem to be gone. Are they forever lost, or can they be recovered? Edit: Hmm. Now that I read the posts before mine after posting, I see that this question has already been answered.

How did ancient cultures prove citizenship? There is a passage in the Bible where Paul of Tarsus claims Roman citizenship for protection. How was that verified? Was there a passport or records somewhere? Or could you fake it if you were confident and knew Latin particularly well? I know there...

My groups were allways willing to shell out cash to either improve the efficency of the caster or outright buy healing from an allied temple in town. My groups never made a wand of CLW, but there were many potions and a couple jade lenses.

Indeed. In my experience, after 5th level the party holed up somewhere after they got beat up badly and the cleric memorized all healing spells. The next day everyone was healed and the cleric rememorized his standard list. While jarring, having the party ready to rock after one sleep instead of...

Why do you say that? Since hit points are divorced from any real in-game physicality the DM can make that division arbitrarily.

As I read this thread, a thought, among others, comes to mind. Warlord healing is through encouragement and mental focussing. Like a drill instructor telling his men to push on through danger and pain. Artificer healing is mechanical. The muscle and bone restored according to some Platonic...

That's.. strange. But, now I have what I need. Yes, gnoll have gotten much love. The premier bad-guy race of my world have gotten much more interesting now. Thanks Ari!

Drat. I love gnolls, but I can't read the article for some bizzare reason. I recently had to rebuild my computer (wretched iPhone) and even though I have Acrobat 9 on my system, i keep getting a window that says Acrobat 5 is unable to open pdfs in a window. Unfortunately, the Wizards site...

People are buying, and eBay is often where they go to look for bargains. Personally, the last time I had a bunch of stuff to sell, I grouped it into 3-4 lots with three things set aside for individual sale. Grouping things thematically helps move sales, I have found. Since you have at least two...

It would be kind of Lord of the Rings, wouldn't it? Two mighty robotic armies clashing, one tromping up from California, the other encamped in the Seattle suburbs. With the leaders in the Pentagon watching closely...

I am very excited to see what you come up with having followed your Borderlands work as well.

I run an OD&D game for my son and his friends. I run a 3.5/AE game for one group and am starting a 4e game in two weeks. The 4e game is going to be in the megadungeon sketched out in the Holmes basic book. :D