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Wouldn't be surprised, but given my own experiences, a lot of theater geeks who live and breathe theater tend to enjoy role playing games, particularly if they're fans of improv theater. Improv and RPGs are similar in many respects, so people who do one often like the other when they find out...

Well, I'll have to say, both me and my brother were theater geek types in high school. We both play PnP RPGs. As have several of my brother's girlfriends... I wasn't as directly theater geek as my actor brother, but I considered doing a theater major (I chose hard sciences) at one point, but...

Actually, while others have been marveling over the progression, I wonder if we haven't seen some evidence for the "feat-based" multiclassing being the main/only method in the core books from this excerpt.I hesitate to say that with certainty but the text and the progressions seem to indicate...

I don't think we really saw hobgoblins represented in Tolkien, but we did see the hyper-lawful evil orcs, which I feel are the closest in representation to the D&D hobgoblin that we get in Tolkien. The Peter Jackson orcs even have the "look" associated with hobgoblins in D&D. And they definitely...

Not prize money, necessarily. Just large quantities of money in general. The NCAA is a body which doesn't give out anything in the way of prize money to winning teams, but you can be sure they've got a body of certified refs who they consider capable of judging games fairly and pay them to do...

F is female, I believe. D is dead, and O is obyrith.

I believe a Bas-Lag setting is in the works. I can't recall who is publishing it though. I think Green Ronin? However, AFAIK, it's supposed to be released here soon... along with mechanics to suit.

arscott: in at least one of the cases, the wis use was a mistake. IT's also probable that the rules provide for more int-focused wizards, in which case stat-balanced wizards probably will get the shaft unless they are multi-classing somehow.

Actually, that is a common source of sword n' sorcery cliches. Science Fiction and Fantasy are always digging in the other's pockets. They're basically the same genre, in some respects. Plus, the fanbase for one tends to be the fanbase for the other, so if a trope becomes common in one, it will...

The problem is I'm from farther west, but it's an "edge" state, so I can see your point. The problem is trying to define the geographical boundaries of the region; Past the Rockies, certain cultural shifts happen to clearly define the "west", but it's a bit harder to define when you're talking...

I personally believe there are only 3 basic stories, but... As far as the general topic: I think a good operational definition of a cliche is one you can find at TVTropes: A trope is a recurring element of a plot or story. A cliche is a trope used to the point that it normally must be...

All RPGs ship with unbalanced choices. But if the game has too many of them, or those that are present are too dangerously unbalanced, it'll sink like a rock. And what I've seen hasn't totally convinced me that WotC's designers fully worked out the implications of their own material all the...

True. But if it is as I've heard rumored that one hit is a kill, then it will be "bag o' rats" broken again, but not in the original way. A level 1 power should not be better than one received 20 levels and 2 tiers later.

My biggest concern is that tri-stat dumpstatting is still highly uneven. Some classes appear to be basically designed to focus on one stat almost to the exclusion of all else (Fighters and Wizards) while other classes look like they'll need equal infusions from 2-3 different stats to do well...

While that's true, just because you haven't ran into a situation where there is a problem, doesn't mean it doesn't exist either. And that's the problem of the bag 'o rats. If there's a Greater Cleave type power which allows chaining, bag' o' rats is still an issue again, especially against...

Wizard 1/Sorceror 1/Warmage 1/Cloistered Cleric 1/artificer 1/beguiler 1/druid 1/warlock 1/Spellthief 1/ with 8 in Con ends up (if going by the official rules) somewhere around 30 around level 10, only first level spells, 1 BAB and minimal AC. Will saves are through the roof though... However by...

Jurgen, I'll be posting here because I can't post on LiveJournal. ATMs are designed not to carry high denomination bills; such bills attract thefts and scamming risks. Banks operate under the assumption ATMs are better for getting small sums quickly, while tellers are for pulling out large...

I'd also say d20 Modern's a good system to start with, but it has some issues, so you might need to do some conversion work, but it's the closest system designed for games in a modern day setting to D&D 3.5 if that's all you know, so that might help. I too would probably recommend at least...

Good suggestions all, and keep 'em up. By the way, I AM ok with looking at the suburbs, as I was fairly certain there weren't (m)any in KCMO proper.

I'm looking for a group that'll meet regularly in Kansas City. D&D is not necessarily a requirement; I'll play a pretty wide variety of games, both d20 and non. I'll also travel over to Kansas if necessary. Will chip in for food/drinks if that is table custom. My schedule's pretty open, but...