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The Phylacteric Vault Most of the information I have on the Phylacteric Vault is kicking around in two notebooks, a bunch of 3 x 5 cards, and the recesses of my mind. So it's not exactly an organized thing, but it's all very accessible to me when I need it. I'll try and hit some of the...

PERIL (Code: Black) My Spycraft game follows the Shadowforce Archer campaign setting. The players are currently staging out of the African Alliance, though they include a pair of agents from the Archer Foundation and a wheelman who once worked in Fade's criminal organization. The treachery of...

I am currently running my Scarred Lands game out of the Phylacteric Vault in the fair lands of Darakeene. My PC's include an aspiring planar geographer, a paladin of the Silver Order, a cleric of Madriel, a Darakeene-bred warrior, and a half-orc rogue/psychic warrior (thanks to the Slacerian...

As an avid skateboarder from back in the day, I sure wish that I had seen this topic when it was relevant. I could have given ya all sorts of good little tidbits. Recommended a movie or two, a couple of skate videos, and given you a ton of names to drop. Something more detailed than the...

More. Gaius

Bump, you filthy bastards, bump! :) Gaius

One of the players in my campaign is a current member of the Order of Silver, a paladin who has dedicated himself to vanquishing planar foes and banishing summoned outsiders. His task is subtly different than that of the average paladin, as freely admitted in Secrets and Societies. My player...

As a police officer, I can tell you right now that this is exactly why I always cite people for failure to carry mandatory insurance on their vehicles. Because of situations like this. If you can't afford insurance, you can't afford to drive. Period. Get a copy of the bus schedule. Purchase...

I can't believe how many people on this board have gone to or are still going to SCAD. Man, my brother needs to get back into gaming. Gaius

Shatterzone Back in the heyday of West End Games, they managed to crank out a great little space-opera RPG called Shatterzone that most likely got covered up by their other little space-opera RPG called Star Wars. In any case, Shatterzone was a departrure from their d6 system and didn't gain...

On another note, ENWorld, Eric Noah, Morrus and Piratecat got a shout out in "Serpent in the Fold." Nice little dedication to the crew. Guess it pays to be the best D&D website in town. Gaius

Well, ever since that fateful day I asked Nightfall to sell me on Scarred Lands, that has been my favorite setting. It's recaptured that fantasy feeling that I felt was becoming diluted in the Forgotten Realms. Gaius

I'm with Jarval on this one. While the Book of Vile Darkness looks like it will contain a few game mechanics that might prove interesting to implement in a campaign, I just don't see myself buying it for that reason alone. I know that the controversy of this book has been bandied back and...

Well Xarlen, I can field this one for ya too. The Order of Silver is a secretive group of paladins dedicated to fighting demons and other evil outsiders. They are a taciturn group that tends to be rather tight-lipped about their business. Not that they are deceitful; just that they don't...

Swords of Corean I'm a big fan of paladins in general, so it's natural that I'd be all for the Corean-based prestige classes from the Scarred Lands. Of the four, I tend to like the Order of Silver best, though at times I find myself leaning more towards the Order of Gold. Depends on what kind...

I'd accept that answer, Pbartender. Makes sense in a sense of the gaming rules. However, I was proficient with handguns for some time before beating that anticipation. And of course, I knew since after the first time I shot how much recoil to expect and knew how to handle it. I just didn't...

The anticipation of recoil, however, can be a factor on your first shot. ;) Took me forever to overcome that psychological stumbling block. Gaius

*shudders at the thought of being surrounded by so many lawyers* ;) I'm one of the boys in blue, so you'll understand my aversion. Gaius

When casting a review of Icewind Dale II, the turn of pharse that best describes my impression of it is "substance over style." The old Infinity Engine is dated by contemporary standards. Yes, most games today strive to incorporate a 3D element. A majority of recent games have billed...

The same people I game with are the same people I hang out with on a social basis. My players are also my best friends. We grew up together, found RPG's together, and just incorporated them into the long list of other things that we do besides game. When I moved away from home, I didn't...