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I'd be more inclined to believe it is the undead goblin and the guy he's munching on. Not that it particularly matters.

I played through as a Changeling sorcerer (storm magic), and enjoyed myself. It wasn't a great adventure, and I really wished the PDF had hyperlinks in it, but overall pretty decent. And Splug was a pretty ideal sidekick -- the cringe power is perfect for a solo adventure. The beginning of...

I like the fungi/mad wizard combination, and offer that adding a twist on the mirror of opposition could be fun. For example, suppose the wizard has found/constructed a mirror that goes to another realm if the user has eaten the fungi. Unfortunately, his collection of the fungi is rapidly...

Well, since I love a good ray as much as anyone, I made a pretty close to exhaustive list some time ago. Well, after the original date of the thread, but still. :) Actually, one of my players made a ray wielding sorcerer, that happened to be the grandmother of the party's bard, built with all...

The first thing I thought after synaesthesia was ioun stones. But those color mappings don't match your own, at least in 3.5.

I voted "Like it." (c.f. "mixed bag" for 4e). I liked it a lot (perhaps reaching "loved it") early on (I started playing it soon after 3.5 came out) but eventually burned out on certain aspects. I did absolutely love the character building mini-game, and that probably helped make DMing more...

Voted "mixed bag." 4e is a collection of ideas that I love, and those that really annoy me. Almost in even measure, it seems. In some cases I loved the idea but disliked the execution. And a few initial dislikes have warmed up to "neutral." I want to like 4e overall, but I can't get into...

The idea of digital personal property is under some investigation, as reported here. That said, all such schemes are artificial because digital media are fundamentally copyable (and crackable).

Going with the intelligent item idea, perhaps it is a ring of storytelling. The twist is that it only tells about the stories it has experienced first hand...not all of which are finished. As the party starts to provide it with interesting stories, it slowly reveals some of its more...

I was just thinking the same thing. Midnight eastern sharp is a very convenient release time for me, I hope it comes back.

I didn't say it was time wisely spent. :) I'm a physics grad student, which keeps me plenty busy, but D&D has been one of my major outlets during that time. That's not to downplay the amount of time you spend on the important things in your life which I don't have (namely wife and kids) but I...

I'm not surprised some find 4e better for building characters. There are at least a few reasons I'm not that guy, with examples after I list them. First, in 3e feats were more likely to be very meaningful or transformative to the character. That is, you could base an entire concept around a...

This isn't necessarily true. I made many 3.5 characters solely for enjoyment, many of which I never played or even intended to play. I would volunteer to make or assist making other PCs for players who didn't care for building or were new. I made all sorts of NPCs for my DMs and even their...

There is not, but I'll see if I can write one up at some point. No promises, but I'll make sure to leave a post here if I do.

I've actually co-run a one-shot this way, as the second installment of our "ridiculous campaign." Set in Sigil Prep, it involves the change from 3.5 to 4e...the next "curriculum change." The story involves making peace between the two, which can only be accomplished by going on a quest into...

I don't know anything specific about archery, but the arrow will have its maximum kinetic energy at release unless the arrow falls below the firing height at some point. Barring some sort of helpful wind, after release energy is only converted between kinetic/potential energy or dissipated by...

I nominate the hook horror. The 4e fluff seems decent, at least: climbing and jumping from odd directions, lots of dragging in or tossing away, and deadly even in complete darkness. Plenty could be done with that in a fantasy setting. A hydra style would be pretty awesome too. I would...

At least for me the athas.org is back online now, after being down for a few days. With all the Dark Sun excitement it's a shame the WoTC boards will be down, but that is a small portion of their overall traffic. As for the forum downtime generally...a bit curious but we'll see. Edit...

I had some similar thoughts, but basing it on a disease-like condition track with Wisdom checks (or something similar). Preserver: Preserves by default, but may defile if desired. Tempted: Make a wisdom check the first time you use an arcane power during an encounter. If successful, you can...

Definitely interesting about the Githyanki. It makes sense for 4e though, since WoTC is making an effort to support all the races and classes with plenty of additional material once they're made available to players. If it will be rarely used (or allowed by DMs) then the time spent isn't...