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Seems to me that the best way to make a swashbuckling fighter these days is to make a Swordsage. Lightly armored, lots of approproaite class skills, and you can concentrate on maneuvers that aren't obviously magical. Scorpion Parry, Sapphire Nightmare Blade, and so forth. And Rapier is a...

Pretty much, yeah. Ptolus has guns. Including semi-automatic weapons, as I recall. Starships? Seems that Spelljammers still has a pretty good following, from what I've seen. And Expedition to the Barrier Peaks is pretty fondly remembered as well. Tactical nukes...well, that's your typical...

Nor does it, I think, in most games. But if a Gurkha Paladin really wants such a weapon, he can obtain it...maybe by seeking out someone to forge the thing for him, or by travelling to the Celstial realms to negotiate directly with Schick, the Archangel of Sharp Things, or...whatever. And if...

As a GM, I really dislike magic shops. As a PC, I really like being able to equip my PC howsoever I like. In balance, therefore, I'm leaning more towards my PC aspect's point of view. Empower the players as much as you can, sez I. IF -- and this is key -- that's what your players want. If...

"I heard silence, and altogether too much of it. I'm no woodsman, but even I could feel the wrongness of it."

"I'll take a watch this time," Darrick says. "First watch would likely be best, with all this metal I'm wearing."

Interlude: “Eve of Instruction” "I should tell you a little something about the Miir Valley School. It is the most prestigious, well, the only formal training site for the Shirac mystical arts. At Miir they teach the pursuit of enlightenment is the noblest cause. And that all paths may lead to...

"Much better," Darrick says with satisfaction, as he puts weight on his formerly wounded foot. "Many thanks, Captain. "Do these seem as starved as the others? Once is happenstance, but twice smacks of enemy action."

Biting back a curse, Darrick directs another swordblow at the lizard that bit him, hoping to finish the job this time, but merely inflicts a shallow cut along it's flank.... 26 to hit, 4 damage. ...while Steadfast, enraged by the smell of his master's blood, rears up and strikes again...

"Back, reptile!" Darrick bellows, thinking (under the stress of combat) that this somehow sounds properly combative. He slashes with his sword again, his training coming back to him, aiming for the base of the beast's throat. Steadfast, panicking a little from the scent of the lizards, rears...

Intiative: 19 Darrick gives a shout as he draws his sword, and spurs Steadfast forward to stand on Catherine's right. "Stand ready!" he calls out. Ready an action to strike at the first foe who approaches him: A 10 to hit, and 10 damage in the (very unlikley) event that his blow lands...

Darrick hums as he rides, keeping a eye on the trail and the underbrush to either side. It's a barely audible sound, blending in with the sounds of the jungle, but it's somehow...relaxing. "We're in for some interesting times, I think," he says quietly. He's got his motivate Dex aura up, so...

"I thank you, Mistress Cooper," Darrick says as he too rises, "I've never eaten better, and that's a fact." He bows to her, smiling cheerfully, and turns to follow Catherine. "Give me a few moments to prepare Steadfast," he says loudly, "And I'll be more than ready for those damned lizards."

The Marshal. Not as many skill points as you might like, but Skill Focus: Diplomacy is a bonus feat, AND you can grab a useful Aura at the same time. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20030906b Hell, grab Motivate Charisma and you can add double your CHR bonus to his Bluff...

"You can give us directions," Darrick suggests. "We need to know where the Poison Dusk settlement is, so that we can head in that direction when we leave. Beyond that, well, I think that we're all best off if we can leave you out of this as much as possible."

Oh, it shan't last, I assure you. And perhaps we should add Talking Heads inspired Hero Cards, eh? A point. Years and years ago, I was a player in a post apocalyptic RPG. We met two or three times a week, gamed until Far Too late O'Clock, and generally had a really good time. And we...

I've a simple philosophy, me: Maximize the Fun. The key, mind you, is that one man's fun might be another man's...well, non-fun. So what worked with Gaming Group Alpha might not be viable with Gaming Group Beta. What I've seen, though, is this: By and large, players like magic items. They...

Darrick decends the stairs with a clatter, helmet under his arm, and cheerfully salutes Catherine. "Sounds like an excellent plan, Captain," he responds in a cheerful tone.

Interlude: “Eve of Destruction” Meiji looks around at the others and realizes, even with his normally inwardly-focused senses, that they might not be as happy with his social activities, so without missing a beat he says “But right now there are more pressing matters. Not that I’m ruling out...

It's a little big, but this illustration of a scene from Perdido Street Station never fails to inspire me..... Edit: Which, re-reading the original post, shouldn't count, since it's not really from a game. But still, it makes me want to RUN it as a game.