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    Pathfinder 1E An open letter to Paizo

    As of this point I'm just trying to figure out where that item fits in Paizo's line up. It doesn't follow up with gamers or geek culture; and it doesn't fit in with their other Fanatasy or Science Fiction items. It seems a very odd choice and of character for them. I'd expect that item to...
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    Wizard’s web site down and their big announcement at Gen Con

    Only if it counts when D&D is down but the rest of Wizards.com is running fine.
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    [rumor, not fact!] Hasbro selling off WotC

    Of course they're telling the truth. Hasbro isn't selling WotC. Hasbro is selling Hasbro... :D
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    Wizards.com Broken?

    I can get on there just fine. As was said earlier, it's likely a problem at your ISP or at another location along the network. It isn't a problem with wizards.com itself.
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    D&D Brand Manager of Fluff

    Now we're talking... Except that you missed Spelljammer? No love for wooden boats flying though space and giant space hamsters? Come on! Ghostwalk had some great stuff but was unfortunate that it had some strikes against it (timing for one thing). Ravenloft has stuff out there (out of...
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    Is WoTC even relevant to you anymore?

    Still very relevant to my group.
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    Pre-Gen Con WotC Press Conference

    The big announcement is that there will be a big announcement at the next D&D Experience. So stay tuned....
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    Are only high level monsters memorable? [Spoilers]

    With absolutely no evidance what-so-ever to back this up with... I think there are two things that affect what makes a villain memorable. I think one, but the lesser one, is level. You can do more with a level 20 encounter than with a level 1 encounter. As a DM you have more leeway without...
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    Why do levels one and two suck so bad?

    But I want to play a hero... Not someone who is simply auditioning for the role.
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    Did anyone here come into gaming *through* computers?

    My first RPG was on my dad's Commodore 64. It was Pools of Radiance I've been a junkie ever since.
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    "How to make a Monster Manual Pt II" article

    I like the idea of stripping down the monsters. We've had combats last more than five rounds but we've also had combats last only three rounds (and I'm sure there have been some shorter than that but those are very few and far between). I'd hazard a guess that five or six rounds is where our...
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    Why do levels one and two suck so bad?

    Okay... Either I'm missing something or we have wildly divergent definitions of encounter... I couldn't agree more. And how does this equate to the Fight/Hide issue with the main force of Giants and Friends? I will agree if that line changes to "Every story line doesn't lead to a...
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    Why do levels one and two suck so bad?

    While I agree that a bloodbath isn't the point of every encounter... How do these point out options besides hiding and running away?
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    Why do levels one and two suck so bad?

    Actually I'd say play-group and DMing style have more to do with it than level. A new player to the group may join at 8th level and the players of 1st level characters might have been playing D&D for 10 years (and started a new campaign two weeks ago). At first level the DM uses a Fire Giant...
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    Why do levels one and two suck so bad?

    Charcaters at those levels are very fragile. A single critical could end the character right there (some may view this as a plus, but others don't). There isn't a lot that seporates one character from another, on the paper at any rate. So you're a fighter that uses a two-handed weapon. Your...
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    Elmore cover art for final issue of Dragon

    I love Elmore's art. He is the artist that defined what "fantasy" looks like when I see it in my head. The Last Drgaon Mage may not be my favorite piece of his but I like it and I think it fits perfectly for the last issue of Dragon.
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    DM fun vs. Player fun...Should it be a compromise?

    I am fully behind this. A description of a staff being along the lines of "a three foot knarled branch, ornately decorated with flames and what appears to be the personalized mark of an unknown craftsman" is fine and the way I would want it. It gives an impression of what the staff would do...
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    Do You Build As You Go?

    I almost always have some sort of plan. Sometimes the characters follow that plan; sometimes they don't.
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    1st to 20th with same character

    Current character started at 1st and is currently 26th. It looks like the campaign will be ending in just a few sessions.
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    DM fun vs. Player fun...Should it be a compromise?

    At first you don't know so most (I believe) would listen. When that doesn't appear to be relavent some will listen to the next piece. When that doesn't seem to be relavent... and so on and so forth... Just like mentioned earlier in the thread (and I think Hussar was the other one) we paid...
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