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  1. Simia Saturnalia

    D&D 4E FR 4E SPOILER - Grand Histoy of the Realms info

    I hear some people like Tolkien's writing, too. De gustibus, etc.
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    What the heck is "Unfun"?

    Okay, the blackguard thing I'm with you on and I'll grant you most of the rest, but liches draining AP (assuming AP are given an explanation similar to that of Void from L5R) with an aura of fear and despair is -awesome-.
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    D&D 4E FR 4E SPOILER - Grand Histoy of the Realms info

    We go forward, we go back. Over all I'm not very worried, partly because I have players who hate the FR and I always thought their good deities were the least interesting by far, but also because Cyric was my least favorite of the evil gods. I can see where some folks would be unhappy, though...
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    What the heck is "Unfun"?

    Psychological momentum? Feeling encouraged? I'm not sure either of those apply so much as it's a roleplaying reward, but I'm always amazed at how often my group's plans succeed for as long as they keep going. "A workable plan now, carried out with surprise and enthusiasm, is better than a...
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    Cantrips? Can do!

    While not at will, we add the caster's attribute mod to their 0 level spells per day and consider them spontaneous across the board. If Ray of Fire at will would lead to a string of city-wide arsons, that sounds like a player problem to me.
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    D&D 4E 4E Rules first Role-Play second?

    Because the GM makes the process of killing things, grabbing loot, creating items, and performing quests fun and interesting to you. Unless the book falls from a high shelf and knocks you out, it can't prevent roleplaying. But what was it doing on the shelf during a game anyway?
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    What the heck is "Unfun"?

    You're joking, right? I mean, you're pretending not to have noticed it that he's said it several times - that you REPEATED IT even - just to get a rise out of him. Only possible reason, surely. Right?
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    Disdain for new fantasy

    I just wanted to check - is this just an anime review thread now?
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    What the heck is "Unfun"?

    As is unquestionably your right. For my own part, I apologize for getting aggressive - that last twenty minutes of the work day just stretches on and on, you know? Makes a man a little excitable. Also, no "n". :D
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    D&D 4E Comment about 4E designers loving D&D

    My pee-pee does not love you, good sir, but I think the rest of me does.
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    D&D 4E Poll: 4E god stats

    Stats are for avatars and aspects.
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    D&D 4E Killing Time Before 4e Comes Out

    I have no idea how you even imagine this would work, but I'd like to say now the very idea is awesome. For my group, we're going to wrap up RttToEE - which is one of my rare opportunities to play - likely around early March having just started Part II, and we'll need something to fill the...
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    D&D 4E What level (APL) will you start your first 4E campaign?

    Based on? Hey, two for two! I'm not a big fan of your relentless, baseless doomsaying in every damn 4e thread myself. You obviously have no interest in 4th edition discussion beyond infusing a little extra negativity into them. I conclude that while not a full troll, you appear to be a strange...
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    What the heck is "Unfun"?

    So....let me make sure I follow your position. Fourth Edition Dungeons and Dragons will be a because of a few vaguely worded tidbits that might or might not be finalized into the game and include no mechanical content whatsoever, plus the information contained in a d20 game written on an...
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    D&D 4E What level (APL) will you start your first 4E campaign?

    Let me help you, chuckles. Charwoman Gene - and apologies if I misunderstood - is responding on the assumption that you believe the characters are too powerful for new players to understand, which is silly and insulting. I think it's more accurate to say you believe the characters are too...
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    The game police, they live inside of my head

    Hey, fair enough - Heroquest is the only one of those I'd ever play because the rules really aren't 'rules' (if you drop Gloranthan magic) so much as a way to resolve conflicts. Any conflicts. And I'd swear that thing about D&D being Sim is flat out wrong and contradicted directly in the books...
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    D&D 4E What level (APL) will you start your first 4E campaign?

    Really? Interesting. Since you've got the PHB almost a year early, would you mind emailing me the Tiefling abilities? I'd like to take inspiration from it for a racial class for a 3.5 game, and I like most of the public don't have a copy of 4e in order to make accurate judgments about its power...
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