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  1. BiggusGeekus

    Using setting books without using the setting

    I'm desperately hoping someone will use the NWN2 engine to port the entire campaign into a CRPG so I stand a chance to play it. True. And we're all dead sexy to boot.
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    Using setting books without using the setting

    I thought most people did this. You have to pay attention to balance of course. There's also NPC motivations to think of. Being immortal in one setting might be neigh-impossible, in another setting it might be a 7th level spell. So if you introduce a book you have to go over the magic...
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    Why keep adventuring?

    Given the rate of advancement in 3rd edition, the typical character will still be under 25 by the time he or she has reached level 20. So they're probably adventuring to score ... treasure.
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    Solo Adventures?

    Expeditious Retreat Press has a few, but I think they dictate the PC you control. And with that sentence my ability to answer your question is at an end. 1st level solo is hard. It's very easy to kill off the PC, even dwarf barbarians. I dunno if a wizard would even be able to attempt it...
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    Are CRPGs really role-playing games?

    Don't we have a thread about this already? Not that I'm going to read that thread, its far too long at this point. Yes. A CRPG is a single-player RPG with a rather bad DM who has good visuals. And I must say, I've been in pen and paper RPGs that I've enjoyed less than Planescape Torment...
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    Writing useful game material efficiently

    It's a useful perspective. I run a very "game-ist" RPG. Its a habit Iron Heroes has gotten me into. My group meets very, very infrequently and we're all over 30. High role-play is simply out of the question. Problem solving has to be done in minutes or its no fun. So I'll just come out and...
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    Sigworthy

    I'm sexy.
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    Empire Books

    The oD&D Companion and Master rules had stuff on this. I'd combine it with GAZ3 Principalities of Glantri for extra goodness. That's obviously not d20, but the combination of mass combat, castle building, and income/exp for ruling is great.
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    What options are you really happy you allowed into your game?

    Clothing optional Tuesdays.
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    Who lives in Washington DC?

    <-- but you knew that
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    Homosexuality in the Forgotten Realms

    The number of examples in gamer books of a Rosie O'Donnell figure having a physical relationship with absolutely anything even as comedy are so utterly infrequent as to be neigh non-existent. A true "Brokeback Mountain" moment where the characters are portrayed sympathetically, maturely with...
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    Homosexuality in the Forgotten Realms

    The 3rd edition FRCS has an NPC statted up with one line mentioning that she has a female consort. I'd have to plow through the FRCS to find it though and I'm not about to do that just to find alternative lifestyle references. For the record .... Two hot chicks getting it on is not an...
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    Elmore cover art for final issue of Dragon

    It's like they're trying to break my heart! I disagree, but then I'm a purist.
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    Wizkid's HeroClix is awesome, but NBC's Heroes sucks

    The whole point of the TV show is that these people don't see themselves as superheros. The exception is Hiro and he constantly struggles with maintaining the superheroic ideal. A pox on the whole idea, I say. If it makes Wiz Kids a few bucks, good for them. But there's no way I'm going...
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    Societies and Alignment Detection

    So why not have the magical alignment detector only work on magical alignments? Outsiders, maybe undead, and anything else that is tied to a magically derived code of ethos. Everything else is random. Some restrictions would be cases like clerics and paladins who would appear within their...
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    How Detailed Would Your Ideal Published Campaign Setting Be?

    I liked Eberron and I agree the Imruphel the Lich (NE male Vaasan human lich Necromancer 18) example is the limit of what I'd want to know from a campaign setting. But if it isn't supported with adventures it's nigh worthless other than as a source to plunder for ideas. If I buy a book, it's...
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    Homebrewers: How Publishable is Your Brew?

    That's the heart of the matter isn't it? Look at it this way, you might win critical acclaim.
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    Orcs: How Important Are They?

    Yeah! Orcs started out as alignment LE and got spun over to CE in third edition. But Grummush stayed LE. Oops. But that really sets up a nice Klingon aspect to them. Orcs are brutal, violent and prone to lash out, but they have a deity who demands and imposes order. So orcs as individuals...
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    Orcs: How Important Are They?

    To everyone who voted orcs as lame: you're on notice!
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    Are we gamers an ungrateful lot?

    Looking for the silver lining: Hey a larger number of jerks means a larger number of overall gamers! Am I right? Huh? Guys?
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