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Like, say, druids setting fire to the granaries of Rome with lightning strikes? At sundown on the summer solstice? That gives us fire (Nero), barbarians, one light dies (sundown), shortest night (solstice), many other lights arise (multiple fires), crops and buildings (Ceres + Vesta). Maybe...

Legio I and VIII? They were the first and eighth decreed, since legions are formed by decree, yes? . . . . . . . -- Eric

Hmm. Anger management support groups for dragons... I wonder how that would work out... . . . . . . . -- Eric

Did I mention a handful of dragons? OK, so here's the story with the island, for those who are interested: Dragon blood is a magical substance which retains emotion and "attitude" for lack of a better word. It also doesn't decay, but when it becomes part of a creature, it warps that creature...

At the beginning of the campaign, Rome has little interest in the town, as long as tribute is duly paid. I figure the mayor and some of the wealthy citizens will be Roman, with a handful of active soldiers, and some retired veterans. The mayor, while Roman, was probably born in the province...

Well, to answer that, let me point out some of the problems I ran into in my last campaign (with experienced players, set in Rokugan). I always like to put my PCs in positions of authority or prestige, where they have the opportunity to make real changes in the world around them (big fish in a...

The PCs are small town heroes who are stepping into the shoes of the town's Champions while they are away. They will help the town maintain alliances, scare off bandits and raiders, escort the taxes, etc. while the Champions are "away". The home base city for the campaign will be a small...

I'm leaning toward something in the middle ground between the two extremes, really, by which I mean I may use historical detail for atmosphere, architecture, adventure ideas, etc., but keep the home region culturally "bland" in a fantasy sense so that the PCs aren't constantly worried about...

I'm still here, too. In fact, I was just mentioning over in General that your Story Hour has had me contemplating changing the setting of my next campaign to a Roman background. . . . . . . . -- Eric

For a while now, I’ve been considering moving my next campaign setting from "stereotypical D&D village" to a setting inspired by Roman North Africa. (I must confess some inspiration from the story hours of Orichalcum, Rel, and Old One.) In some ways, it makes a lot of sense to me: the main...

I plan to attend, but have not yet registered or gotten plane tickets. Barring a major crunch at work, I should be there. I will at least swing by the Ennies to meet people. . . . . . . . -- Eric

I play cross-gender (female) characters fairly frequently. For the most part, the arguments against it don't do much for me, for the reasons people have already mentioned. The only counter-argument I've ever heard that made any sense, given that people are allowed to play other species, was...

One in a very long while, I'll remember seeing an ad for some site that I browsed at the time, but didn't buy from, and want to go back there. Similarly, I've occasionally seen people comment about refreshing repeatedly trying to find a specific ad. Is there anywhere on the site where we could...

I'd say that a better analogy would be artistic crafts (painting, sculpture, musical composition) vs. performance art (theater, musical performance). Then, given that you want more prep, I'd point out how rarely one finds performance art that doesn't rely on artistic crafts (props, scenery...

Reasons to not struggle: + The save DC is too high (i.e. fighter hit by will save), so struggling may not give much chance of gain. + The cost is too high: in addition to eventually suffering the spell effect, you are taking (fairly large amounts of) ability damage. That has a cost to repair...

Since I'm sure no-one is sick of the old "save or die" topic yet, I thought I'd post my own house rule. Not yet playtested, but it may be in place from the start in my upcoming campaign. Rules: On any round when a character is affected by a spell or effect which would incapacitate them, the...

Still here, ledded, thanks for the update. Don't know how you manage so many of them, but I certainly ain't complaining! . . . . . . . -- Eric

I can't tell you how pleased I was to get to read another update this evening. Great way to improve on a long day. Thanks! . . . . . . . -- Eric

Wrath: You seem to have a different understanding of Saizhan than I do. (Possibly because I haven't been re-reading enough.) Care to elaborate / explain how you see Saizhan as unmaking the universe? Cheiro: Thanks for the quotes. That was helpful for jogging my memory, and I hadn't had the...

Personally, I find the story interesting partly because of its metaphysics. I find the importance of personal choice to be critical to making Eadric an interesting protagonist (and I find the same to be true of RPGs in general). Then again, I don't have as much problem with relativistic...