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Okay, presumably if you're reading this you're taking your chances with spoilers. Specific details are blanked out though. There's some cool moments in some of the Conan short stories (two I think) when villians are killed in mid-gloat. They've both stuck with me when others didn't. Cue use of...

Why? I was in a bookshop today and they're all dire. It seems like the publishing companies are using a random generator or something. You can't tell one book apart from any of the others, it seems like most of them have identical plots or back stories. Yuck. nikolai.

How many names can actually be used for abominations*? If you want something more catchy than "werewolf-vampire hybrid" how many other options are there**? Frankly, the "similar names are used" points (elders, covens, child, embrace, abominations) are blindingly obvious extensions of common...

Thanks very much for the reply. I'm just going to clarify what I meant and leave it at that. We both disagree and since we disagree in our opinions rather than on anything concrete; I don't think any good will come of pushing it any more. WW should be able to defend their property. I'm just...

It's totally legitimate to adapt/borrow from/steal other people's plots. It's done all the time. Plots can't be copyrighted and borrowing like that has been going on for ages. White Wolf is upset - but so what? There's a world of difference between hurt feeling and a legitimate case. It doesn't...

Retro-chic I'm not sure if this is entirely relevant, but that's never stopped anyone in the past and it isn't going to stop me now. A lot of the adventure stuff out there is very, very retro. There are companies which spend a lot of time aping 1st edition style. This is also very true for...

I think Jaime will cop off with Brienne. I think there are hints in that direction in the White Tower and Harenhall chapters in ASoS. One other interesting thing is that Brienne sworn to kill Stanis. I wonder how that will work out. nikolai.

To which reapersaurus replied (and thanks for the spirited response): There's a lot of unknowns there, what is "enough" copying to "justify" WW winning? I've no problem with intellectual property, or it being defended. The question is should WW have ownership of the IP they claim to...

My opinion: I really don't buy the "if you take all the points together it looks like they have something" arguement. Can people really claim rights over a collection of motifs they collect together from different places? White Wolf's just trying to assert property rights over a loose genre...

I'm just wondering whether anyone wants to engage in some? There's loads of foreshadowing in the books, so it is possible to deduce plot events before they happen. Anyone want a guess? To kick things off, for my part: * The Wall is going to be destroyed by the Horn of Winter. This can't...

Chapter notes can be found at: http://members.aol.com/vbkorik27/main.html Though I haven't been able to access it. nikolai.

Hi all, I've recently read "Elric!", a collection of some introductory Elric stories by Michael Moorcock http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1857987438/ref=sr_aps_books_1_2/202-1520325-7590253. Any suggestions on where to go now? The book I've read contains: * The Dreaming City, * While...

The planar meta-plot in D&D is quite vague. But there are several reasons you can go for, such as: 1) The battle between good and evil is winnable. It's just no-one's won it yet. If either side did win the universe would be ruled by the forces of the victorious side for all eternity and the...

Well, how? I'm interested in everything from designing plots, place and themes, to the mechanics of putting stats to monsters. It's one of the main jobs for DMs, there normally isn't much input from anyone but you, and it's not something there's much in the way of books or published advice on...

Okay, we've got the odds of matching a series of 6 numbers with a d20, given one shot at it. Next question: What's the odds of this happening to an enworlder? and hence the odds of us seeing something like the above posted? Seriously, does anyone care to make an estimate of this? We've got c...

I just wanted to gather the boards opinion on what are the best fantasy movies. If people want to make suggestion for a "list-of-shame" of the worst I'm also more than happy to hear them. I know it's hardly the most well-done cinematic genre, but there has been a steady trickle of these films in...

I hate myself... nikolai.

Forge of Fury (officially 3rd-5th) is a very highly thought of 3.0e dungeon crawl. I won't say more and risk spoiling things. nikolai.

V. picky comment Why not shade the General tag (and the other tags with a black background) gray, so that their background matches the gray shaded area they're displayed upon? Yes, I know it's not exactly a life-or-death matter. It doesn't need saying, but the new boards are really cool, well...

I've a question: does the BoVD actually contain much of a discussion of the motivations of fiends and how to use them in campaigns? Does it tell you of the PCs and the material plane can get caught up in their wiles and intrigues? I'm looking for stuff on how the forces of evil fight their...