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  1. Emiricol

    Setting guide revision about done, need a hand though

    That's kind of complicated, unfortunately. I need to put some thought into it first, I suspect.
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    New Gods

    That wouldn't be much of a change. We'd have to detail where the gods live, but I'm happy with moving further away from the Great Wheel cosmology in any case, if we do something like that.
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    M&M: Bad First Session/All Or None

    I've never known a DM who didn't tweak the D&D rules to his liking, at least a little. I wonder why the resistance to tweaking M&M? Anyway, if you want a non-"Pow/Blammo" experience, try PL7 and have guidelines for PC creation. I've done it; it works just fine. I did a PL3 and a PL5 campaign...
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    New Gods

    I like your idea regarding worshipping a portfolio. It does indeed let us introduce credible ancestor/totem worship without messing with the gods list (which I am solidly opposed to doing). We would merely have to explain why a CE tribe could warship portfolios of Protection and War, which are...
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    Gladiator Combat

    PCs involved in campaigns shouldn't do arena fights. If you die in the arena, you die! However, you can have an arena-specific PC. Check out the details at: http://www.the13kingdoms.org/arena/
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    M&M: Bad First Session/All Or None

    I happily throw Drive skill tests at parties without a single point in Drive. While I tailor things to allow PCs to use their good skills to shine, I never shy away from forcing a skill check where such a check would be appropriate. Let them spend an HP to get the Super Skill extra if they...
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    Elves' favored class?

    Should we keep Elven favored class as Wizard, or change it? I think Ranger would be appropriate. What do you think?
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    M&M: Bad First Session/All Or None

    Correct. Dex/evasion guys are great and a lot of fun, but fear the area attack!
  9. Emiricol

    Nova Wars Baby!

    I don't suppose there's ANY chance you have this written up in a word doc or pdf that you could email? :) This is simply amazingly cool stuff. I particularly love the use of DW2 backgrounds. If you CAN, I am at emiricol@emiricol.com but either way, keep posting this :) I think it'll...
  10. Emiricol

    Setting guide revision about done, need a hand though

    That's very generous, thank you! How would you like to help?
  11. Emiricol

    Realm activity due by 15th

    Just a reminder that realm activity is due by Wednesday :)
  12. Emiricol

    Autumn, +66 AK development

    In Ulruz, very little happened.
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    Poll: What is the worst depection of "true DnD"?

    I agree. I enjoyed the cartoons, and they got a couple people to try out D&D. I doubt the movie did :)
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    M&M: Bad First Session/All Or None

    Sounds good on the surface. It's a design philosophy I embrace for villains, especially. The real problem with something like that is the powersuiters, who have everything as extras and partial extras off the armor power.
  15. Emiricol

    Opportunity Knocks IX server up

    Server - Better Games Public Server Room - Opportunity Knocks
  16. Emiricol

    20 D&D products in 2004; what did you buy?

    This year I picked up both Complete books, D20Future, and... um... Oh yeah, the revised psionics handbook.
  17. Emiricol

    What's your dump stat?

    So in your preferred edition there was no dump stat... Except for the minor detail that none of the dozens and dozens of people I played with over the years ever did it that way on a regular basis. Just as with 3E, OD&D had its share of house rules. In 3.x assigning stats is the default...
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    M&M: Bad First Session/All Or None

    I'd have to agree that HP should be spent every session. 2-3 on the warmups and 2-3 on the BBEG at the end is about right, as someone mentioned earlier. My own experience is about the same. I've played a number of ongoing campaigns with M&M. My favorite PC started as a PL7 "real world"...
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    D&D 4E I bought GURPS 4e!!!! (and returned it the next day)

    Thank you for posting. I had resigned myself to not buying it, and the binding was the single issue that tipped the balance. My budget is limited after all, so I am picky about my purchases usually. I will probably pick it up now.
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