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Overarching plots are a nice way to give cohesion to the party, but as others have pointed out they do have their drawbacks. I think Merkuri's example of the A and B plots is a good one to use. The B plot can be developed further and eventually become the A plot at some points in the story if...

(emphasis mine) This sentence makes me nervous. You mention that the PCs will have the option to flee or hide. But is it simply the attempt to capture them that is necessary to future plans, or the actual capture of some/all of the party? If some/all must be captured in order to progress your...

I wish they would just frelling announce a release date!!! :mad:

I think the "In Remembrance" thread is a nice idea. On occasion I've learned of a death I wasn't even aware of through those threads. I also like seeing some respect shown for all the hard-working people in the entertainment industry who often are not big box-office names.

But in the books she is part of the force that investigates weird crimes. Or do you mean she's not part of that in the show? I don't think they've ever said she's not part of Special Investigations on the series. I'm a fan of the books, but the show is definitely growing on me. I miss some of...

A friend of mine who GMs several games just sent this email to Ask Wizards to clarify the spider climb spell. A couple of players in our group have perhaps been abusing it just a bit, using the druid's ability to cast personal spells on his animal companion to allow their animals to climb up...

I'd have to agree with this assessment. If the player can't roll a d20 and add a modifier to it, he's in trouble with more than just playing D&D. I don't think you need to be mathematically inclined to play D&D. I'm particularly math-challenged, much more of the creative artsy type that you...

Yes, I have to agree this last point is a sore one with me, too. But I've noticed in recent episodes prior to "Storm Front" that Harry's been using more magic. I guess the series creators wanted to introduce it gradually. And I like it that Murphy doesn't know more about magic and the High...

I think Erik's just a big tease.

I don't have time to read this whole thread so someone else may already have made this comment. But I think that it's not necessarily people wanting only to play at lower levels - they're just not given the opportunity. Taking myself as an example, the highest level D&D character I've ever...

Yes, I made a mistake. Bantu was the warrior, the sage was Shasu. My bad. :o I fixed the entry.

I've seen several, since they're airing both on Spike TV and on a local channel in syndication. The special effects look nice, true to the original designs but with the added advantage of not being restricted to simple camera movement. Interestingly, we were watching "Space Seed" the other day...

It was obvious this was meant to be the pilot, despite editing to add in scenes from the other episode featuring Bianca. I enjoyed it quite a lot, especially seeing how much of the book they originally kept, like the Blue Beetle and Mister the cat. But I was disappointed that it looks like...

Most cheap chainmail I've seen is knitted and painted silver as Hand of Evil comments. They also iron it so the knit lies flat. I think the Robin Hood chainmail looks like this variety. It's a lot less time-intensive for wardrobe to create than the plastic type.

Finding Our Way Praise the Lady! It seems we won't have as much difficulty locating the village of the Blessed as I'd feared. I should trust in her more. I wish I could convince Latan to do the same. She's so doubtful sometimes that it worries me. I suppose that's just part of her fey nature...

While I wouldn't say I love bards, I don't see anything wrong with the class. I think bards get a bad rap because somewhere in the mists of time some fool got the idea that they have to be poncy singers with lutes. I'm looking at you, Fishbone. The term bard is often used to describe...

Neat! A RQ story! RQ was my first introduction to roleplaying. But by 2 ed. do you mean the actual 2nd edition of the original RQ game system from Avalon Hill/Chaosium, or are you playing the new version?

Caelen writes from Talenta, part 2 This crypt is proving to be a challenge. I regret Kylara's decision to leave us. We could use her magic and Valirdryn's battle skills. We've acquired a new companion but I don't know yet if she'll prove a worthy successor, although she does seem talented in...

The Collected Journals of Artemis Heuw Cannith, excerpt 19 Here's another post from Devo. This one comprises two game sessions, hence its length. sniffles "Hutch, on the seat next to me, tried his best to remain stationary as the lightning rail rocked slowly from side to side. His upper lid...

I'd only take a feat like that if I were playing in a campaign in which extra feats were given. I wouldn't give up a feat slot for it if I only got feats per the RAW.