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When I was a kid I always liked playing "let's pretend" and wearing costumes. As an adult, there aren't many opportunities for that type of activity unless you become an actor. Roleplaying games let me indulge in some of that type of activity without having to appear on a stage or in front of...

Oh, I forgot the most important ways to make a good D&D movie: Get a screenwriter with a good track record, an experienced director who doesn't have any misconceptions about the source material, and a cast of talented actors who aren't there just to be popular names on the marquee.

I think this would be an ideal way to present a "D&D" movie. I don't know that I'd leave off the D&D label entirely, but it wouldn't need to be in the title. Taking the second D&D movie as an example, here are some of the things they did right, IMHO: Having the elf sorceress use a Ring of the...

I imagine elves as being endlesslly inquisitive, at least the ones who go adventuring. Without curiosity and a desire to see new things and/or meet new challenges, what reason would a member of any race have to risk his life as an adventurer? Perhaps your Loremaster is still adventuring because...

Sky chariot works for me. Although sailbarge could work too. What about "heavenly car"? I know we all associate "car" with internal combustion engine vehicles, but the word existed long before that. It's just a modification of carriage. So it could be a "heavenly/solar/sky carriage", too.

For a character in a continuous campaign played on a regular schedule, I've had a character for 3 years real time - so far. ;)

I liked the tv movie, although admittedly some changes were unnecessary. I'm glad the new series has decided to acknowledge the movie as canon but ignore the one glaringly out-of-character development the movie added. But I agree that most tv series don't translate well to the big screen. The...

I am so irritated with myself - I completely forgot it was on last night and only caught the last 15 minutes. :( I did enjoy that they addressed the issues brought up by last season's finale. I think Henry's behavior makes for an interesting plot twist. I wonder what he's up to with

I've never understood this reasoning. Wouldn't it be appropriate for the Good characters to try to convert the Evil, and hence change the alignment of evil characters? Why should destroying evil mean killing it? Changing it to good is also destroying the evil. Anyway, I would interpret how a...

I'd like to see someone create an Improved Dodge feat that allows you to apply your dodge bonus to more than one designated opponent. I don't think a +1 dodge bonus to AC against two opponents is unbalancing. Maybe you could have a tree of feats growing out of it that give you the ability to...

Your priestess could have a lot of fun trying to convert Throk to Pelor's faith for real, instead of just as a representative of power. One group I play with has a goblin NPC who started out as a captive. Our paladin has worked for many levels to convert him to the worship of her CG deity, and...

One of my GMs decided he wanted to offer more feats than the standard progression, so he allowed us to pick lots of feats at character creation, as long as they were feats intended to show something about our characters' backgrounds and personalities rather than just boosting their combat...

You lucky people. You're in for such a thrill ride. (I've seen it already too.) :]

Okay, 'My Gym Partner is a Monkey' is stupid (and what a stupid title!), but I like Jimmy Neutron, and I'm a woman in her 40s with no kids! :p Finally got to see Wrath of the Spider Queen yesterday. The dark elves were a hoot. As were the many Star Wars references scattered throughout. Anyone...

Arrival at Last We rested for a day in Ladyheart's newly-formed grove, enjoying the tranquility of the area now that the corruption had been cleansed. I could see new growth erupting all around us. I wonder what the grove will look like in a hundred years time. I'll have to make a point to...

Those are some nice weapon names, OStephens. Except "night guard" - that makes me think of those tooth guards people wear when they grind their teeth. ;)

Remind me never to game with you, Edena. :p I don't think it's necessary to be under constant threat of death to feel challenged. But that's just me. I agree with you about not necessarily giving everyone equal treasure, though. I don't have to have a cookie just because the guy across the...

I'm sure I've told this story previously on these boards, but it bears retelling. :) Several years ago I was involved in a Fantasy Hero campaign that ran for about 3 years. Our party started out loosely inspired by the Black Company books. They were members of a small mercenary army that...

My elf fighter wields two longswords, Sulian (breath of wind) and Brimstone. He didn't name Brimstone; it was named that when he got it, and it's only on loan anyway. He has another longsword he doesn't use much these days named Tasarol (willow branch). I named them, using a list of Sindarin...

I don't think anyone claimed RQ was the first to include critical hits - just that it had a mechanic for such and it worked well.