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I was going to ask when this issue came out, but then I re-read the thread and found it. Too bad: I'm going to run a WWII infantry game over winter vacation.

This might not be useful advice right now, especially since nameless suggested my solution already and it wasn't a good fit for your group, but remember it for the next time you play. Don't give them so much stuff! The enchanter can affect undead with enchantments? Deck of Many Things...

I was shocked when, on another thread, I saw two people within 10 posts of each other say that they really prefered to DM. I've always been willing to DM, but for the past 3 years or so I've played a character in one campaign, and I miss it. I'd really prefer to play, because I don't have a...

I'm not sure which is worse, that I named a monk Thelonius or that nobody in my group got the joke.

I hadn't played D&D for years and I was the GM for a game of Shadowrun that some of my friends wanted to start. I was browsing around what is now dumpshock.com - the Shadowrun equivalent of these boards. I think it was the Deep Resonance forums then. Doesn't matter. I found a thread about...

Captain Kidd got the shaft The important stuff gets left out of the Captain Kidd story. For example, he wasn't a pirate: he did his best to carry out his orders and cruise against pirates, but his crew mutinied off Madagascar and a man named Bob Culliford commanded the ship in all sorts of...

In a 2nd edition Players Option book (I think) there was a specialist mage called an alienist. All I remember was that it dealt with extraplanar spells. You could do a class that relied on powerful beings with magic for it's spells. I'd also try to do a skill-based class like a Jedi, just to...

How about: Life During Wartime, Talking Heads Not to Touch the Earth, the Doors I Am a Rock, Simon & Garfunkel Immigrant Song, Led Zeppelin Seven Seas of Rhye, Queen Or maybe Big Balls, AC/DC Just kidding. You might be able to use a bunch of fantasy-themed Zeppelin songs, like Four Sticks...

I learned the one Gez posted as: The beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. The beginning of every end, and the end of every race.

I read somewhere that a sleeping person should be "taking zero" on his or her Listen check. I thought it was in the FAQ, but now I can't find it. Seemed like a good idea to me.

My favorite part about 3E when it came out was multiclassing. I've played a Rogue/Sorcerer halfling, a Ranger/Rogue scout, a Ranger/Druid woodsman, a fighter/monk finesse polearm wielder, and a wizard. What I've noticed is that unless you're the primary spelcaster for the group, it's more fun...

After taking a quick look at the d20 SRD, the only questions I came up with were questions about the stuff that's not there. Do you get a feat every three levels? All the basic classes get feats every other level. But the advanced classes don't. Do you get a bonus feat for being human, even...

I know how you feel My last session was just like yours. So was the one before that, and the one before that. Those were three months ago, before my group split up. I keep beating myself up for having such a run of bad sessions. In retrospect, I think the trick is to have a backup. If you...

Your path is clear... I'll tell you what my Paladin of Heironeous would do. I don't really have a Paladin of Heironeous, and your path isn't really clear, but I have a solution that's pretty good from a roleplaying standpoint. You have to stay. You have seven other party members to complete...

I had a player in a similar situation. Because he wouldn't take my word or the PHB's that you can't use a ten-foot pole like you'd use a club, I came up with this to satisfy him: Choke Up [General] Choose one type of reach weapon, such as Glaive. You are especially good at balancing the...

Just about any classes are OK, but have the players make their characters together so that they can support each other well and cover the other's weaknesses. For example, if one player makes an arcane caster, maybe the other should play a ranger with Move Silently, Hide and Search maxed out...

How about Shadowrun? It's got some sci-fi elements your group might like, but with a twist of fantasy. The rules aren't too hard, you get to combine some of the paranoia from Call of Cthulu or Paranoia with (assuming your players learn how to take cover behind dumpsters) better survivability...

garyh: Did I really mention the size of either team's market more than once? I usually try not to rely on one argument too heavily. I apologize. The A's and Twins have several notable accomplishments for a team with any revenue base. Or, perhaps, you've heard small-market as a buzzword far too...

You people make me sick! Please! The Angels are the Cinderella story? The Yankees are baseball? Ladies and gentlemen, you are ignorant or your minds have been poisoned by ESPN's longball hype machine. There was only a brief mention of the small-market team with this year's Cy Young and MVP...

How about you use Modify Memory to make them think they did something so terrible that they don't want to live anymore? Then, just offer to kindly put them out of their misery.