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    I Don’t Care What WotC is Doing

    I don't care either, and I don't care if dire consequences occur because I don't care.
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    The D&D Experience (or, All Roads lead to Rome)

    My wife doesn't like shrimp. I think shrimp are delicious. I'm a little embarrassed how long it took before I quit bugging her to keep trying shrimp. But hey, they're delicious!
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    Survivabiliy

    Prior to 3.X, I'm going with Dwarf Fighter/Cleric. Good offense and defense, cleric spells for survivability and nice dwarven bonuses to saves. You won't hit lvl 20 though. In 3.0/3.5, I'm sticking with Dwarf Cleric. Now you can hit level 20. 4E seems to spread the survivability around...
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    Editorial from D395?

    I downloaded the compiled issues primarily because I found it easier to find a specific article that way. 'Frex, I might remember that WotC published an article about a primordial that was just a big head a couple of months ago. I don't remember the thing's name or when it was published. But...
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    Whackiest Monster

    My two favorites both originated under the Barrier Peaks: Froghemoth (best name) and Wolf-in-Sheep's Clothing (best overall)
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    Ravenloft-Your Experiences

    I6 is a classic and an awesome adventure. I've run it using 2E, and a homebrewed 3.5 conversion. In my opinion, the map of Castle Ravenloft is the best dungeon map TSR ever published. The place has a sufficient veneer of realism, and is nonlinear in a way that gives the players a bunch of...
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    Loss of Ki - More Harm Than Good?

    I don't think the "new PHB every year" model was going to be sustainable in the long term under any circumstances. At a certain point, the most popular/distinct/interesting classes have been done, the law of diminishing returns kicks in, and the book will become more and more a niche product...
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    Help me decide what the incompetent Mayor will do

    Here's the situation: My PC's are the lords of a small, goblin-ravaged village located on the shores of a tropical island. They didn't want to run the day-to-day affairs of the place themselves, so they appointed a mayor. A bad mayor. He's the young, spoiled son a wealthy noble family...
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    D&D's version of the Uruk Hai?

    Take your choice: Half-orcs Hobgoblins Orogs Scro All bear some resemblance to Tolkien's Uruk-Hai.
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    Ryan Dancey - D&D in a Death Spiral

    This is what I was thinking when I read "downsizing." I also see Dancey suggesting "some kind of out-license or spin off of the business," which hasn't happened. For whatever reason, the link to Dancey's original blog post is blocked on my work computer, so I'm going off the quote in the OP...
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    Do you think WoTC should be sued?

    $200,000 to $160,000 in compensatories seems reasonable to me in 2011 dollars. Wikipedia says the plaintiff had $10,500 in medicals and anticipated $2,500 in future medicals, which strikes me as almost comically low for an 8-day hospital stay. Apparently, she also lost $5,000 in wages...
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    Do you think WoTC should be sued?

    Do you have any evidence to support this claim? Do you have any evidence to support this claim? Is it your opinion no one should ever drink coffee in a car? Do you believe drinking coffee in a car is using a product in a manner in which it is not intended? If so, which product: the...
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    Ryan Dancey - D&D in a Death Spiral

    In April 2009, Dancey predicted one of three outcomes: 1: A total collapse, and the game ceases meaningful publication and distribution at least for one gamer generation and maybe forever. 2: Downsizing until overhead matches income; could involve some kind of out-license or spin off of the...
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    How do you make NPCs out of PC classes?

    Build 'em like monsters. Fighters and paladins become soldiers. Rogues are lurkers. Rangers are skirmishers. Wizards are artillery or controllers. Clerics are (Leaders). Use monster builder stats. Then give 'em two or three PC powers each, using monster builder damage. Everything else...
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    Do you think WoTC should be sued?

    12 Jurors in New Mexico disagreed. And or course, reasonable people can disagree about the the percentage of fault attributable to the plaintiff. That's what a jury trial is for. Third-degree burns on the genitals, buttocks and perineum, requiring 8 days of hospitalization, skin grafting, a...
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    Do you think WoTC should be sued?

    Even your 79 year old aunt? I imagine that the lawyers for McDonald's made a similar argument at trial. And it appears that they were somewhat successful. The jury found that the woman was partially responsible for the accident. For that reason, the $200,000 compensatory damage award was...
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    Do you think WoTC should be sued?

    If I pay you $160,000, will you let me pour boiling coffee on your junk? I'm almost positive I can raise the money. The woman was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her nephew. She was not driving.
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    Temple Names

    Vecna - St. Cuthbert's Home for Wayward Orphans
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    Do you think WoTC should be sued?

    I don't call them "fell taints" I got more sense than that. I usually call them "nightmare things", "creatures from beyond", "unspeakable abominations" or the like.
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    Do you think WoTC should be sued?

    Third degree burns to her genitals, perineum and buttocks. There may be cause to dispute the amount of punitive damages awarded, but the lawsuit was not frivolous. Also worth keeping in mind. 1. The jury found that the plaintiff was 20% at fault and reduced her damages accordingly. 2...
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