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Looked at the example character, at least until I got to the weapons. Was that a mistake, or just stupidity on WotC's part? Scimitar's are slashing weapons, if ever there was one. And thrown daggers doing slashing instead of piercing damage?

As is usual with me and threads that have many pages by the time I get to them, I've only read the first page of comments. Not a fan of this piece. Firstly, it belongs on something called the PlayER Handbook, not the PlayerS Handbook. Secondly, having the character's skin be very close to the...

Happy birthday, to you.

"If you're going to shoot, shoot, don't talk." Sad news indeed, a great character actor.

Oh, I agree with what you're saying. As much as I dislike the size of the hammer, I find it acceptable (but not those super huge anime swords). And Dausuul gave an excellent explanation for why the lack of of a helmet didn't bother me. But those things protruding from the armor? They bugged the...

[Old man voice] Yes, and get off my lawn! [Old man voice] The question is, why do they refuse to do it right when there are plenty of reference works to look at. In fact, this guy obviously knows what he's doing, so why do it wrong deliberately? As someone said, fantasy (and science fiction)...

Yeah, that's what I assumed they were supposed to be. But there? That's just plain and simple stupid. When are these people going to learn how armor actually works? And weapons. It isn't as though they haven't been told often enough. And no, I do not accept 'artistic license' as an excuse...

A nicely done piece of artwork, I'll grant you that. But with the usual impossible to wield weapon, and what the frack are those things on his pauldrons supposed to be?

Must spread XP around to give Remathilis more!

LOL. Hey, the farmland wasn't the only thing that made the decision. I've been on the fence about getting it since it was announced. All the things that earlier posters mentioned about the map, plus that, was what finally put me off. (But if I hear really good things about the adventure after it...

One more negative, there isn't nearly enough farmland under cultivation for a place that size. So, a pretty map that makes little real-world sense. Good going WotC, you just lost yourselves a sale.

When they talk about things that you can spend gold on at the end of a session, they left out the most important items: Ale and Whores! ;) As for the magic item distribution rules, this is where Role Playing and Game come into head-to-head conflict. They make great sense for playing a public...

As Shiroiken says, one would have to be very careful about this. Players with physical disabilities might well find such a game insulting. In any case, I wouldn't care to play this either.

While I always found Lew's stuff interesting, I got the distinct impression that he played a GM vs. Players style game, regardless of what he said. Roger, on the other hand, seemed the kind of guy I'd like to have played with. And I certainly gave his advice more consideration than I did Lew's...

I'll be keeping a close eye on the info coming out in these columns. Even though I have no need for a starter set, an adventure inspired by Keep on the Borderlands definitely has caught my interest. (Now if it had been inspired by Hommlet/Moat, with village, it'd be a no-brainer!)

No way! Of course, the fact that I haven't been part of a gaming group for quite some time might have something to do with that. Not that I'm very fond of the Realms or Adventure Paths anyway.

Fortunately the poll only went up to 11+, so I didn't have to wonder about all the non-D&D adventure modules I've bought over the years. Before having to sell off my RPG collection for monetary reasons, I had dozens of games, usually with a module or three for each. And more for some. Forex...

Something else. At the moment it looks like I'll just be getting the PH and DMG.

What? I agree with him. Ok, it didn't make me want to puke, but it sure didn't make me want to see the movie either - for all the same reasons he gave.

And don't forget his long stint on The FBI. Sad.