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In my games, adventurers have to join a guild and get licensed. They also have to pay taxes and tithes. Adventuring companies are regulated and have to be sponsored by organization in good standing with the city government. The flip side of it is that the good-aligned churches will pay 50% of...

Allow 'em? Heck, I can't wait to spring them on the party. Sure, half-dragon Kobolds only have a few hit points, but what they lack in stamina, they make up for in fire breathing. :] And since my campaign might best be described as "Anime Cthulhu Ghostwalk Adventures," if a PC wanted to be...

Here's the answer to the problem of the Charisma dump stat: shift Will saves to Charisma, since it seems to make more sense there. Then add sanity damage. Base that off of Wisdom. Now, PCs have a motivation to put high scores in all their mental abilities. --G

I generally use D&D minis. However, in our last game we had 5 orc warriors, 4 goblins on worgs, an Ogre, 2 kobolds, and 6 hobgoblins. Since there's not a lot of variation for the different minis (and since each foe was separately statted out), I used M&Ms to keep track of which monster was...

Of course, the above fact makes Patryn of Elvenshae's argument a little shakier. While I realize that the core rules trump all else, in the case of ambiguity, we should probably try for an interpretation that gives full effect to all of WotC's rules. If we can agree that the rule is, at least...

Drop the party into a 30'x30'x20' pit trap. Have the Slaadi jump in with them. Let the Gith harry the party with their pikes. Give the Slaadi obscene Jump Skills and rings of improved jumping. When things get bad, they can jump out of the pit and get some healing. Let the Slaadi king use...

"Wipe them out, all of them." Whenever I'm thinking in my BBEG mode, that line reverberates in my mind. That's when I know it's time for a TPK. --G

So 'Russ, I suppose the first, and most important question is: What result is best for the story? By which I mean: If the party loses, what happens (in 200 words or less). Are we at the climactic battle, or is this just a dramatic turning point for the campaign? Because to some extent, that...

The article notes that the RIAA estimates that they lose $300,000,000 (300 million dollars) each year to piracy. If that's true, then this kid was responsible for 1/6 of the piracy that year. I think their numbers are flat out bogus. --G

I think this should read "The creature wears only a loin cloth to protect its modesty, though a huge black spiked chain orbits its body like some unholy flying serpent hunting for prey." I mean, if it's hiding its modesty, then it's showing the whole biz, isn't it? --G

I disagree. When my wife and I first met (5 years before our wedding), she didn't really find me attractive at all. (She still teases me about my bad hair). Things have obviously changed. Another factor to consider is that a portion of attraction is based on self-confidence and the aura you...

And I think that gets to the whole point. It's like darkness, in reverse. Concealment from darkness is penetrated by true seeing, because the fundamental nature of what's hidden hasn't really changed. Concealing Amphora creates a quasi-real membrane of ectoplasm (since it's a metacreative...

A shaving primer . . . I've shaved with just about every kind of razor imaginable. I've used electrics, safety, and straight, and I'm of the opinion that nothing beats a properly used safety razor. I have very sensitive skin and am prone to razor bumps/ingrown hairs and razor burn. I also...

A 32 lb. block of cheese??!? --G

Hey, I've got a request . . . . It's a legendary weapon that the paladin in my campaign may be finding soon. Vodire, the "Just Ice", Frost Nail, Ice Breaker: When wielded by any save a Paladin of true heart, the sword appears to be normal cold iron. When a Paladin of true heart takes up...

Barbarian Cannibal Halflings. Athas just isn't Athas without them. --G

You have no idea how tempting this is. The PC's favorite movie is Titan A.E., which features the planet Bob, and this exchange: Akima : You can't call a planet "Bob." Cale : So now you're the boss. You're the King of Bob. Akima : Can't we just call it "Earth"? Cale : No one said you have to...

In all fairness, I should mention that the name Vodire has a meaning too. Vodire is kind of a play on words. It's a corruption of "Voir Dire," a legal term which means "To speak the truth." It's probably old French or something . . . --G

Great names everybody. Thank you all so much. I've decided to combine a couple because I think a truly legendary blade should have lots of names, especially if it's been used by different peoples through history. So here's what I'm going with. Vodire, the "Just Ice"; the Frost Nail; Ice...

The way it works is that the first energy type to damage you in a round sets the resistance. It lasts for one hour. If two energy types do simultaneous damage, you get to pick which one. --G