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    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince point of discussion (Spoilers)

    Nope you didn't miss anything....he agrees without knowing what he is being asked, later in the book Dumbledore & Snape argue and it is basically agreed that Dumbledore ordered Snape to complete full fill the vow...thus saving Draco from the fate of being the one that killed Dumbledore and...
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    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix SPOILERS!!!

    Personally all I think the game needs is a time limit and a change that catching the golden snitch doesn't end the game. 90 minutes sounds fine. The Seeker would still be important, but the other players wouldn't be so worthless.
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    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix SPOILERS!!!

    Yup, you are correct. I thought he'd mentioned it when at the dinner table when they were filling Harry in on what was going on in the Order....but I was wrong.
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    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix SPOILERS!!!

    I was referring to Snape as a little kid, not a teen-ager, when Harry got to see him as more human. That was when Harry did Protego and not during the scene with Snape as teenager. We missed out on Snape using the Pensieve to put memories he didn't want Harry to discover.
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    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix SPOILERS!!!

    I liked it. This was my favorite book, so I am glad it turned out so well. Having said that, of the film versions, I think this is my 2nd favorite with #3 PoA being my favorite. I liked the scene with Neville and Luna holding hands or them protecting each other. Since JKR said that they...
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    Archivist/Alienist

    Problem with Rapid Summoning...archivist has no familiar to give up. DM and him would need to figure out something else.... Ditto for Spontaneous Summoning.... Enhanced Summoning probably could be done without too much fuss since Archivist has a scribe scroll feat to give up and can spare the...
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    Archivist/Alienist

    Flavor-wise they are a good fit. I've been agonizing over whether to be an archivist alienist for weeks. Choices you lose in picking the archivist alienist are: As you mentioned, bonus spells are determined by wisdom for the archivist and the alienist loses 2 points of wisdom Alienist levels...
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    How did RPGs grab you?

    real world Mythology. I didn't know anyone that played and the first book that I got was Deities & Demigods. That was inspiring. My imagination was fired up and then I realized that the entries were based on real world mythology....'too cool' is what I thought...the lovecraft and moorcock...
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    What is the longest you've ever played a single PC?

    Hmm...I have a problem with these questions. You see I played other characters and still am playing other characters in between...I've played entire campaigns in between. I've been playing in one setting with the same characters since 1989. The setting started years earlier, (1980 I think.)...
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    Dragon 358

    Yup he did. Hence why I said I liked James' fluff for the Kaorti. It was sweet.
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    Dragon 358

    I got my issue yesterday.... Kaorti are sweet. I love the flavor James did. Volo's Guide > Mulhorand/Unther...doesn't seem very 'new'. Maybe because I read all the material about the region, but it really hasn't change. The best part for me was seeing the map of the occupied area. I also...
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    Dragon 358

    Seconded. I'd love to hear what is currently going on since the last game I ran was set there...
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    UA: Enhanced Summoning question

    hmmmm...I read it as though I'd have to summon a pseudonatural version of the fiendish/celestial creatures...and their example of not being able to summon a howler as a 4th level summon monster was just because it would have to be a pseudonatural version which would make it a 5th level summon...
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    UA: Enhanced Summoning question

    lol....probably. But still that true strike would be nice for delivering touch spells. Admittedly my odds as a summoner at 1st level are not great either.... that whole 1/round per level duration for summoned monsters sucks at 1st level. Too bad it isn't something like 2 rounds...
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    UA: Enhanced Summoning question

    Good idea...I hadn't thought of Obtain Familiar for this. Last time I was looking at that feat was when I was thinking about an Archivist summoner...but the feat wouldn't have worked for a divine caster. Thanks. It'll probably be 6th level before I can get it so I'll miss out on the low level...
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    UA: Enhanced Summoning question

    Since I'd like to get Beckon the Frozen, I'm stuck getting spell focus conjuration. It is a prereg. I am envisioning some fishy history (Innsmouth theme) family background (hence the cloak of the Obyrith) and I like the idea that the cold damage/type from Beckon the Frozen would stack with the...
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    UA: Enhanced Summoning question

    Thanks that makes sense. I'll have to take it then.... I think this tweak will fix my conjurer. I've been playing with a build for a summoner for awhile now and this UA change is sweet. Giving up the wizard feats won't be too bad since I plan to become an Alienist by 5th level. With this...
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    UA: Enhanced Summoning question

    From Unearthed Arcana pg 60:Enhanced Summoning (Ex): At 1st level, a conjurer using this variant gains the Augmented Summoning feat for free instead of the Scribe Scroll feat. Question: does this mean that the wizard gets Spell Focus (conjuration) for free at 1st level? In other words would a...
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    Experimental societies

    Several ideas a bunch of ur-priests try to setup a government where religion is forbidden (aka atheocracy) (example see Scuttlecove in Dungeon #95). All holy symbols are confiscated on arrival. a particular race thinks this is their promised land and try to form a government by their...
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    DR Who. Last of the timelords (30/06/07) [ major spoilers ]

    Yeah the relationship appeared to shift from a D/s to a TPE. That probably explains why she changed sides at the end. D/s and TPE are hard to manage successfully. I think the Master was more on top of his game when he had tons of things to manage and after winning, he lost his focus...
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