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I have always been attached to the alien races in the Master of Orion games, and thought it would be cool to run a game in that universe. Darloks (shapeshifting) Meklar (Cyborgs) Silicoid (Golems) Psilon (Telepathy) Elerians (ESP) Alkari (Flight)

I was aware. Hence my cheeky little quote at the end. Somehow, I don't think the US would cede half it's territory over volcanoes overnight. It has one of the largest militaries in the world... yes, magic was brand new at the time, and that might make the US capitulate to some of the Ghost...

Is it difficult to come up with your own alien species, or is that going to be a lot of work?

I would agree with this too. The system tends to encourage min/maxing, which is fine, but the stats and skills are so incrementalized. So you end up with characters that look really weird on paper. I have a super high reaction but no agility... so I tend to fall down really fast? Or I am a...

Shadowrun has never done a proper reboot since its creation and while that is admirable, I feel like SR is dragging a lot of baggage behind it. There are aspects of the game that don't really serve the game very well as a whole. Some of my sticking points are: Balkanization. The game kind of...

Regarding "dweomer" I found this article in a blog about obscure words... http://phrontistery.info/disq6.html TL;DR "Dweomer" appears to be a Gygaxian invention, though the word "dweomercraeft" appears in an early middle-english text meaning sorcery or magic.

I think putting a man's head on a lion's body (with bat wings and a spiky tail) should be a little bit unsettling. I like the rows of spiky teeth in its mouth... also, anyone notice the vaguely man-like hands as well? Also I am really digging the sort of "return to 2nd edition" with the flavor...

This, to me, is amazing. So happy.

It will be remembered until the end of your next turn.

I like the story excerpt, I think it does well to put the player in the mind of a Tiefling. I have no particular issue with the origin story. I guess the Tieflings were Demonic rather than Infernal before? Not a huge issue. I mean, there was a thread yesterday about how nobody can tell the...

I like the ranger as a world-wise gritty warrior of the woods who knows how to make the best of his surroundings, and relies not just on strength but cunning as well. Usually this means archery (I hope you can chop down the tree I am sitting in with that greataxe before I fill your head full of...

Illusionist.

Technically, they all can. "I would like you all to meet my single, eligible daughter. Her name is Intimidate." (Sound of a horse neighing)

I thought we were talking about the PHB. The PHB can't run adventures.

The PC's can have allies from time to time. For example, evil demon the pc's have no chance of beating has an angel imprisoned. The PC's release the angel, and the two have a titanic battle while the PC's fight the demon's minions...

*Shrug* While we don't get a whole lot of detail about magic, that little blurb doesn't upset me much. It was something that kind of went without explanation in previous editions, and I don't see it having much of an impact over the mechanics of magic. It does kind of give you a starting...

I have always felt that the aarakocra were an under-utilized D&D race. A very comprehensive article. kudos.

I want lots of inspired campaign settings like 2nd edition had. While new classes are great to make players salivate, I think lots of unique settings are ideal to inspire potential GM's. 3rd and 4th I think they were a little too careful to make their settings samey so a given adventure...

I am hoping there will be feats to help make the different weapons distinct. For example, making tridents better suited for aquatic combat and synergy with the net.

It's an interesting idea, that I might steal and apply to this other idea I have been batting around in my head...