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This is when magic turns to science for me. If action A plus words B always equal effect C then it's just another facet of the universe that can be studied using the scientific method. At that point, magic is no longer supernatural, it's just natural. Don't forget that people used to...

If magic did work, it would be science. I'm serious. If you explain magic too much then it just becomes another science like physics or quantum mechanics. I once tried to come up with a whole explanation of what sort of energy magic was and how it could be channeled through things, and why...

I see the connection. Science can look like magic to people who aren't familiar with it. Wizards are often portrayed as people who study long and hard to learn their trade (like scientists). Supposedly they know the laws of the universe so well that they can bend and break them (like...

In my opinion, Lawful does not mean you must follow the laws of the place you are in. I consider Lawful or Chaotic to be indicative of your state of mind. It's kinda similar to the J/P trait in the Myers Briggs personality test. Do you think in an orderly fashion, carefully considering all of...

The way I like to look at it is that your alignment is what you are "inside". Your actions alone do not dictate your alignment. Your intentions, and what you want to do, are a big part of that. Which is why my do-gooder knight from upthread continued to be Lawful Neutral. She wasn't saving...

At the moment, SyFy has the same shows available as Hulu (which makes sense because SyFy determines when Hulu can show the episodes). Hulu was able to show the first three episodes the day after they aired, but every show after that was on a 30 day delay. Doh!:hmm:

Triceratops may not have existed either. ;) Scientists: Triceratops May Not Have Existed - Tech Talk - CBS News

I haven't been reading SGU threads because I don't want spoilers. :p I'll check out their site, though.

I once created a PC who's purpose in life was to change alignments. She began play as Lawful Neutral, but had been cursed by the Silver Flame (it was an Eberron game) and the curse could only be broken when she "became worthy of the Flame." In other words, she had to become Lawful Good. She...

When I think of alignments, I tend to think of things like the wizard creating a circle of protection to keep the raging demon away from the party. I think of the righteous knight being unable to wield a tainted sword because it is so thick with evil he cannot even hold it without getting...

I've been watching Stargate Universe on Hulu because I don't get SyFy. Last season they released many of the episodes a week after they were aired, so I was used to seeing threads pop up here on EN World before I saw the episode, but I noticed that two of these threads had popped up and fallen...

They don't tend to look as nifty as the D&D game table, but there are other virtual tabletop (VTT) programs out there. Our group uses MapTool every week to play with people all over the globe.

This is definitely a trust issue. He obviously sees the DM as an adversary, not a referee, and he is assuming the DM is also seeing him as an adversary. I'm not really sure how I'd deal with this kind of player, but I think the DM should be involved. Somebody, probably the DM, should explain...

I just got that as well. Using Chrome 6.0.4x, if it matters. The status did actually change when I went to a new window, but right after I typed in my new status and hit "update" (or "ok" or whatever the button says) it came back with a database error in place of my status.

I didn't see any links to those things when I looked. The only in-post link (i.e. not in signatures) was to an appropriate Wikipedia article. I only looked at the one page you linked to, though. It could be in your browser. What browser are you using, and do you have any extensions/plugins...

You probably have two recurring payments in PayPal. Cancel one of them.

If it makes you feel better, you can say that if the spell misses all targets that it actually hit the wall and never made it inside. :)

DracoSuave took the metaphor out of my mouth. Area spells are like grenades you can chuck with pinpoint accuracy. You don't need to see your target to hurt them with a grenade, you just need to get the live grenade close enough to them.

Playing devil's advocate... is a mundane crit (no magic weapons or weapons that do special damage on a crit) a damage roll? You're not rolling anything.

Are you going to be using these maps as subscriber material on the site? If so, make sure to check out the licensing agreement in whatever software you end up going with. Not all of them are okay with the results of their software being used commercially.