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    Mental stability and roleplaying games

    It's a game. A stupid, silly, fun game. Just like X-box or monopoly. How can anyone in their mind take this so seriously? Do you really think, the supreme creator, the one who has guided existence since before time began, cares if a few geeks get together to play a game? Where in the bible does...
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    Seelie & Unseelie Courts?

    My fey court is a little skewed. Good and evil are terms that don't apply to them as they drift into and out of alignment. They are capricious and fickle, a fey is willing to heal you one moment and then steal from you the next. Some of this is based on external circumstances, like the weather...
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    I want a generic DnD game.

    There a million game designers on these boards, many of whom come across as the sole designer of the "next edition." Sometimes a bloody, dungeon-crawling, good old fashioned romp is perfect for a fun evening.
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    What character generation method do you use?

    18-16-14-12-10-10; arrange as you see fit. Lower one score by 3 to increase another by 1.
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    Undead and that pesky Con stat

    What I do is give undead (and golems as a side point) maximum hit points every HD. Solves this problem very simply.
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    Paladin poll: How do you see paladins?

    I voted neither. Yes, they are holy warriors but if they smite all evil that they encounter, where is the chance for redemption? A threat like a demon or dragon, yes, smite away. But a mortal person, who can be saved, sorry, to kill blindly is unjust and ungood. Paladins should be beacons of...
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    Can a Wizard make a Healing Spell?

    Here's what I do: Positive Energy Surge, Minor 2nd level Spell Inflict 1d10 dmg on undead if you are successful with a touch attack, restore 1d6+1 dmg on mortal creatures. If caster fails saving throw they take 1 temp con dmg. (Resist: Fort DC 13) Positive Energy Surge, Medium 3rd level...
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    Bronze Golem

    “If you prick us, do we not bleed?/ If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you/ poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?” -Shylock, II.i.58, Merchant of Venice by Billy Shakepaeare Umm, no, you are right, Krishnath, constructs don't bleed, but they do "leak."...
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    Do you homebrew your own worlds?

    I, too, am a DM who prefers to use their own homebrew rather than use a published setting. I really enjoy the creative challenge, and I try to avoid cliches found in so many other campaign styles, not that there's anything wrong with FR or Kalamar...just not my style.
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    Ice Tracker

    Umm...I'm not seeing the blurb either. In any case, the class is perfect for my ice-world campaign. Thank you for posting!
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    Clerics and their Holy Symbols

    I give clerics a free feat at 1st level - Create Holy Symbol. They need one hour of prayer and meditation, to either instill a DF into a standard holy symbol or to create one from nothingness.
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    Should bad guys stabalize?

    Everyone has a chance for stabilization, if I have the time. Otherwise, dead.
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    My Paladin killed a child molester (and now my DM wants to take away my powers!)

    As a DM, I think it was a cowardly act...but he did act to uphold goodness. I wouldn't have penalized him. If his first reaction was always to slaughter people weaker than him, even evil creatures, I would wonder why he would be allowed to continue as a paladin. But a one time act of holy rage...
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    d20 bubble bust?- High Prices, too many books

    To quote Theodore Sturgeon, "Ninety percent of everything is crap." Crap falls, the cream (hopefully) rises to the top. Yes there is a proliferation of d20 rpg material out there, but the natural evolution of most businesses is to weed out the weak. Nothing to shed a tear about, unless of...
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    What Would an Evil Wizard Really Do?

    He wouldn't directly threaten them. Rather, he would cast every spell and every favor to work agaisnt them. So...priests would refuse to heal or raise them. The paladins would arrest them on sight. Rangers hunt them in the wilds. Even worse, their typical celestial allies don't help, because...
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    psionic creatures powers...

    Hi All, For psionic creatures such as Caller-in-Darkness, Gray Glutton and Intellect Devourer (among others) how set in stone are their powers. For example, when facing 2 or 3 or 4 gray gluttons, is it reasonable to assume all of the gluttons have all of the exact same powers? Can there be, or...
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    Your gaming experience: are expectations matching the reality?

    I voted moderate expectations with high results. I have a good group of players who consistently act creatively...I never know what I am going to get in a session. Their combat strategy is lacking, but the player interaction, and pure roleplaying are superb.
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    Off The Cuff GMing

    games, I find are quite easy to do. Follow some comic book, movie, book, tv show, especially if nobody recognizes the plot, and then change it near the end. simple and easy. It's best when you have some of your basic ideas (races, monsters, cultures, themes) already laid out in your head if you...
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    Catholicism in a Campaign

    "I am the Lord your god, thou shall not have no other gods before me." Nowhere is it implied in this statement of belief that there are no other gods, just that the hebrews had only one that they were required to worship. The basis of Catholicism or any Christian church for that matter is: A...
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