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But will they ever meet? I have a theory that Haley and Therkla have the same player.

(Some of these examples are earlier editions, before certain spells got really reduced in flexibility) Levitate someone 1 foot above the floor. Leave them there 'till you're ready to deal with them properly. Polymorph Self into a fly. Land on victims head. Polymorph into a rhino. Passwall on...

Felt very retro. Also a bit rushed. For instance: (spoiler) Good overall though.

I'll do some research when I get home, but how about the other curious abilities from the original AD&D golems: Clay golem: haste Stone golem: slow Iron golem: poisonous breath

All your heroic archetypes on one convenient page http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Heroes The rest of that site is highly recommended as well

Earthdawn - Dwarves are the majority race.

Ah, the wacky world of the bus weirdo. Here are a few of my more "memorable" experiences of London buses: The ranting guy saying that life was crap, but could be worse as we could, to quote, "Have been born as a f*****g rabbit". His monologue never quite got round to explaining why the rabbits...

Just like you're lucky you've never heard Billy Piper sing :D

A good shop, but not an RPG shop. Worth a visit though. They do traditional wooden toys and games. I vaguely recall some funky dice. That was a year ago - they might have started stocking some RPG stuff. If anyone can confirm this then I'll pay them another visit.

I'm not a psychologist (but I am a linguistic and information scientist), and I reckon this is what's happening: You're receiving rarely used words all the time. Your brain is looking for patterns. When you perceive the same rare word more than once, your brain goes "that's unusual", and...

The right balance between familiarity and exoticness. Examples: Bugbear - too familiar (though it is from folklore) Ixitxachitl - too exotic Gnoll - just right

Sounds like J'Accuse from 1934. There was another film of the same name (and same theme and director) from 1919.

Night of the Living Dead (Original, not the remake or colourised one). Tombs of the Blind Dead. Return of the Living Dead. Reanimator. Braindead (Dead Alive for you USAians). 28 Days Later. Shaun of the Dead. Honourable mentions: Chinese Ghost Story (zombies aren't in it for long, but are in...

That's actually what stopped me buying. My personal entertainment budget stayed the same, but suddenly I could no longer get loads of cheap mini packs. So I bought far less of the last few releases (and none since Bloodwar), and I'm now spending my budget on other fun things.

I read somewhere that one of the biggest killers of medieval warriors was tetanus. Mail was essentially there to stop you getting cut, as even a small nick could be fatal in dirty conditions. Don't think that would go down well in any fantasy game (except maybe Harn).

Here's one for the atmospheric physicists :D Situation came up recently - how far away can you see a mountain? A back-of-envelope calculation with Earth like curvature gives about 250km visibility for a 4km mountain. But what if you have a flat or bowl shaped world or plane, with a large...

Hi everyone, I'm interested in folklore and obscure mythologies, and I found The Greenwood Library of World Folktales. Looks good, if a bit pricey. But then I also found The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales and The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife...

Yes, analogue is just how the signal is worked with, and nothing to do with technological advancement. A slide rule is analogue, but an abacus (less advanced) is digital, for example. There are analogue electronic computers as well as digital ones, but they're rare and specialised. How about...

A good technique I've found is to compare your fight to a sports match with similar participants. Examples: 1) One on one fight. Boxing, martial arts, wrestling: pick any. Typically fought in a 20' square 2) Fight between five PCs and five monsters. That's a basketball match. A basketball court...

In my experience playing and DMing, it is best to scout solo. I've seen parties do spectacularly well with decent scouting, and the times it's gone wrong and the scout needs rescuing have provided some great playing moments. As a DM, I've also launched scouts on the PCes. A few failed spot...