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At least you have a rogue who will do those things - check for traps, scout ahead, etc. In one of our recent campaigns the trap-checking and disabling had to be done by the artificer and the beguiler. The rogue's player hasn't put any ranks in Disable Device or Open Lock. I don't think he has...

I enjoyed that episode. I was relieved that Claudia Black's character wasn't too much like Vala on Stargate SG-1, since I find that character really irritating. I couldn't help being amused at the thought of a Brit and an Aussie showing Americans how it's done. It seems like even average...

Nope, it's excellent and just got better as the series progressed. You must have been watching something else. :p ...three days to Doctor Who... three days...

The Thief of Baghdad (1946, Technicolor). Great Arabian-themed fantasy film. I see Jonesy mentioned it too, but there's more than one film version. The silent one starring Douglas Fairbanks,Sr. is pretty good, too. The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. How can you not love an animated ship's...

I'd agree with Nifft's #1. And also with his comment about spelling. :p But I'd say a much-overlooked necessity in gaming is the ability to be cooperative and considerate of others. It makes it a lot more fun to be at the gaming table with someone if they aren't always trying to go against...

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*(emphasis mine - sniffles) ROFL!!

Hurin isn't the son of Turin, just lived around the same time and has a similar sounding name. IIRC, they run into each other at one point, just briefly. I'll be picking this up to add to my collection when I get a chance. I've got all the other ancillary books, might as well have this one...

Into the Burning Sands To Madu el Barake Esteemed friend; Please forgive me for seeking another boon of you after all the kindness you have shown us. But I have stumbled upon an injustice that I seek to correct, though I have not the means at this time. I have discovered that one of my...

While I wouldn't consider myself a drama queen, I've done something similar. I was playing in a long-term RuneQuest campaign, in which my character was a member of a culture that was known for opposing the Lunar occupation. I decided as part of my PC's personality that she really didn't like...

I've only been playing D&D for about 10 years, so I'm a relative newbie by the standards here. But I'd say that the older our group gets, the more we want long-term regular games where we can develop our characters fully. My friends, who all started gaming as teens, tell me of much more...

I know, but that's what my GM is contending. We're all waving the spell description at him and pointing to the part that says you don't have to make Climb checks, and he's going back to the Climb skill and pointing to that.

more from Caelen.... I recall that in Mother's last letter she mentioned Belgaer complaining that I never call my adventuring companions by name. I'll have to remedy that. We were all shocked by Dalia's sudden horrible death, but I think Artemis, the human artificer, was the most disturbed. He...

The Collected Journals of Artemis Heuw Cannith, excerpt 20 "Stark held the pieces together as I infused each in turn, following the investiture of magic with the a rubbing of the compound we had mixed together earlier. It had taken almost an hour to get this far, but it had been a fun...

That was my thought, too. Not all dinosaurs are horribly powerful. It could be an herbivorous tree-climbing type. Or just make it a large lizard, similar to an iguana. Iguanas also swim pretty well.

I'd say <10% of combats. Occasionally I will allow my character to intentionally provoke AoOs in order to get to another point in the location so my character can, for example, aid another character or attack a different opponent. If I'm playing the fighter and I end up facing off a bunch of...

That would be the contention of most of the players. It's only the GM who's arguing that you still have to make Climb checks. His argument as I understand it is that spider climb doesn't equate to the "clinging" ability (from Champions) - i.e., it doesn't make you like Spider-Man. It just gives...

I agree with you on that one. I just don't see the point of that particular change to the character.

We call that "GMasturbation". ;)

Aust Diamondew stated my concern better than I did. It's never a good idea to be set on one particular event happening. It will frustrate you and can take options away from your players. I'd also comment that if the Formians are just out to capture people for gladiatorial combats, it doesn't...