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What you seem to forget, though, is that in Alternity, not every action *requires* a die roll. You can run scenes using as many or as few rolls as your play style dictates, depending on how much detail you want to go into. (Narrative/Visual, 3-D Vector from Starships [slide rule not included]...

How 'bout... What about BAB?

Back in my college days, I got to attend a lecture by Zimbardo on "The Nature of Evil." Fascinating, fascinating talk, if you're into that kind of stuff. The gist of the lecture at that point, though, was more of a focus on the lure of anonymity rather than the situation. He spoke mainly of the...

Did Quasqueton's analysis of treasures between AD&D and 3rd ed. survive the Great Crash? I seem to remember quite a bit of analysis going on there. Don't have access to the Search function, but I'm sure some kind soul may be able to find a link. As an aside, "Ask Wizards" had a question a while...

How about having her find -- through trial and error -- that though seemingly fully organic, and alive (pulse, breathing, pick a bodily function...) she exhibits the construct-like traits of a Warforged? She bleeds when cut, but clerical healing does not restore her. Yet the wounds appear to...

The Alternity books have some real gems in them. From the Player's Handbook, under "Impact Damage": "Heroes have a habit of getting to very high places, engaging in some kind of breathtaking fight scene, and then falling off." Under the header "Property Damage" for instance, "Heroes armed with...

I voted "neither" simply because i'd like to see a Dungeon Compendium, too, also focused on the pre 3e advetures. Ones that spring immediately to mind: Chadranther's Bane (also known as the Incredibly Shrinking Adventurers) Thiondar's Legacy I know there are more stuck in this head... just...

:uhoh: ... Oh, you meant the erasers. ..right? :lol:

The Iconics got some personality, and voices, too, in that "Scourge of Worlds" CG adventure DVD thing.

"Kill them all. God will know His own."

Player: "Your arm's off!" DM: "The monster merely snarls at you. 'Tis but a scratch!' "

I'm going to chime in on the 2ed DMGR series, also. Particularly, the (as was mentioned earlier) Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide, and also,Creative Campaigning. While the 3rd Ed. DMGs had that nifty NPC trait generator, one of the tables in Creative Campaigning has a quickie list of why...

Bottom of the Introduction section has a "reference map," which shows the room in question lit up with a big, red "1."

Some that spring to mind: The arrival in Turkey, from Spriggan... The footchase in Bad Boys... "You ladies look great!"

Disarming is an option available to 9th-level (or higher) fighters (ahh, remember being "name level"?) or demi-humans of equlvalent experience rank. Roll to hit like you normally would, but instead of damaging your foe, have him roll 1d20, minus his Dex. modifier, plus yours. If the result is...

Another thing to consider: when you toss those plot hooks out, and lay down the first few clues... see what the players make of them... Many times, their ideas/interpretations are much, much better than your own! Good gaming, Rob

Heh... maybe it got the dragons mad at it...? :D

I've never really liked 3.x's unstated-but-implied "Magick-Shoppe-on-Every-Corner" vibe. Like many post-ers, I like my magic to be magical. When the guy in robes waves his hands and mutters, the local peasants don't automatically run screaming "OMG!! HE'S CASTING fireball. RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!"...

You mean... like this?

Nice picture... but I like mine a little more on the rare side ;)