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You could pin it down to just two Dio songs? His 80s stuff was practically a D&D soundtrack! :lol:

The basic cultural inspirations for the non-human PC races in my Campaign are: Halflings: maudlin, overly religious, ignorant, thieving American rednecks. The Halfling player really loves the stereotype and role-plays it. Elves: polyamorous, bisexual, drug-addled hippies. Elven neighborhoods...

I always said "Az-MOE-dee-us", at least whenever I sacrificed puppies to him. ;)

Is it only 4 times? I'm getting soft in my old age! ;)

Not at all. I grew up in an Irish American household where dinner conversation sometimes resulted in tables thrown across the room. I sometimes miss a good fight when I don't have one! :)

Actually, in medieval legend they were. "Gorgon" was used as another name for the Catoblepas. In Topsell's bestiary they are depicted as scale-covered bulls.

I haven't even gotten started. I've just put on some old Rollins-era Black Flag, and now I'm really getting my hate on! :] For instance, I didn't mention how much I HATE Tieflings as a core race. Or how much I HATE removing Gnomes from the PHB. Or how much I HATE the idea of a Golden Wyvern...

I'm interested in that experience, because it's so different from my own. At the time of the change from 1st edition to 2nd edition, I was teenager in northeastern NJ, directly across from New York City. D&D was played primarily by metalheads. We didn't game with the Science Club and Drama Club...

Yeah, ribs sticking out so you look like a corpse, and maintaining body weight by cocaine and amphetamines (just like real models do). Real sexy. It's even sexier when they have spontaneous nosebleeds and wild mood swings. I never cease to be amazed at at how the West has allowed its standard...

I'm much more in favor of the idea that elves, as fay-like creatures, don't have souls. Consequentially, I don't think they should recognize any Gods at all, but rather be pantheists of a kind. Certainly I never liked the idea of elves worshiping anything. Elves should regard themselves are...

I don't have a problem with that. Meet an elf in my campaign, and they will probably be stoned, will try to get you stoned, and will try to have sex with you, regardless of gender.

Of course, Italy doesn't have a pure legacy either, since the northern part was dominated by Germans, and the southern regions were part of the Arab empire. Naples is essentially an Arab city where people speak a dialect of Italian, and many Sicilian names are simply Italicized Arab names...

Um, ever hear of a place called Ireland? Never invaded by the Romans, not Christianized by force, retained their pre-Christian social structure until the late Middle Ages?

I hate the new elves. I hate their short life spans. I hate the suggestion that elves now make "good clerics". I hate how they've lost their resistances to charms and paralysis. I hate how, given the new height and weight, every Elf would look like a Holocaust survivor. I can't tell from the...

I agree with you as far as elves being Tolkien-like. I don't personally like his chaste, self-righteous take on them. I like my elves more like the fay of medieval stories: lusty, petty, irresponsible, tricky, arrogant and drug-addled.

It's interesting to hear about people losing enthusiasm for 3.x edition because of the upcoming 4th. I remember the change from 1st to 2nd Edition, and it was very different. 1st Edition materials continued to be produced and sold well into the 2nd Edition. I started a 1st Edition campaign...

That video was so geeky that I feel like just having watched it will keep me from getting laid for months! I want those minutes of my life back. With interest.

Earlier than that. Goth was originally just a form of Punk. Siouxsie and the Banshees were the direct precursors of Goth (although they never like being called "Goth"). Siouxsie Sioux (the woman Madonna stole her early look from) was hanging out the Sex Pistols in 76, and was part of the...

Personally, I always thought anything less than 1000 years for an elf was too short. An truly interesting idea (IMHO) for elves would be to make them actually be immortal, but only able to remember the last 20 years or so of their life. It would explain why every elf isn't epic-level (because...

My games tend to split about 50-50, roleplaying and combat/adventure. I don't think there's anything mutually contradictory about good roleplaying and exciting combat. In fact, IMHO combat is more exciting when it is a roleplaying experience, rather than just a tactical exercise. Some rules...