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    3.5 Price Increase

    I think in hard economic times like these, WotC and others will continue to, "test the waters," by putting out overpriced books--Arms and Equipment Guide, for instance, was grossly overpriced IMO.
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    Dungeon Mag #101 - slight ranty.

    I remember fondly the moment I signed a subscription card at GenCon and took home issue #1. I looked forward to every issue wondering about what new ideas were between those covers. Now, with issue #101, I find myself wondering why Paizo bothers using the name Dungeon to show off just one...
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    What does Nerf(ed) mean?

    It's also popular to get Nerf guns that shoot small foam balls or darts, and shoot people working in office cubicles. Go figure.
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    PKitty - In the beginning.....

    OMG! Hehehehehe! :D
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    I am unpacking my painting supplies

    I bought my painter 80 at Gencon last year, and now I've got enough paints to fill a second one! Just remember that you can put way more Vallejo-style paint bottles in them than you can Reaper paints or citadel paints. It is yet another reason to go with Vallejo, IMO. As for lightbulbs, I...
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    lazy DM looking for maps

    I was hoping somebody out there had all the old maps from Dungeon that WotC once posted, but took down when they sold out to Paizo. Oh, what a terrible thing it is to crash one's hard drive! :( Anyone? Anyone?
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    The problem with FLGS

    I agree with you. I've ALWAYS shopped locally and have had nothing but positive experiences with my FLGS. They have the best selection I've ever seen short of GenCon. But when I think about buying three hardcovers, maybe four, at full price, it certainly doesn't seem like a smart choice to...
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    Are the writers of WotC Dwarf lovers for 3e/3.5e?

    Times, they are a changin'. Things have been different ever since the women started shaving. What's the world comin' to.
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    PKitty - In the beginning.....

    Awwwwwww.
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    Does the DnD economy need to go through a period of deflation?

    Chances are any loot from the bad guys had to first come from some large number of common folk, a few rich merchants, or perhaps a politician. It makes sense that if the party comes back into town with riches, they might be asked to return the stolen goods to their rightful owners. Just...
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    [Not 3.5, but I wish] No one should start with the Heavy Armor proficiency.

    Sounds like a good HOUSE RULE for your game. Tweaking your game is fine, but when your party finds their first suit of magical plate mail and the fighter in the group says, "I cannot use that until I take the feat." It sort of feels silly to me. Are you trying to show that fighters, clerics...
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    "Dragon" to scale

    Actually, shouldn't that dino be about right as dragon food?
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    Good day, gentlemen. Has anyone noticed a striking change in Dragon magazine?

    Is the Dragon covers all this thread is about? I've commented on their covers in past threads already. Their bland portrait-style of covers in particular just don't create any emotion for me. But in that same old thread people would write that Elmore's style was thankfully gone. Huh...
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    Problems at the gaming table

    There are ways to enforce die rolls. Like asking players to do their math out loud each time they do something different in combat. To be fair though, be sure to apply it to everyone and not just the "suspect." If it is a slip in adding or subtracting some particular bonus, then this method...
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    Point buy - How high do you go? (and why)

    Hmmm. Is this not like the third thread about point buy? I know I read a lot of posts in another thread that practically answered your question. look here and here
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    Your non-WotC books: will you buy 'em again if they convert to 3.5?

    Having seen the inside of the new core books, I'd say it's already a tough sell just for them. Despite all the good things they've done with them, I'm sorely disappointed that the MM isn't laid out with one monster per page. The background lines in the PHB are still there. Silly, little...
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    Arabic Dictionary/Translators?

    And did anybody notice that ALL the Arabic language learning books were removed from bookstores after 9/11? I was looking for several months afterwards and in many different stores, and it has only been a few months ago that they seemed to have come back. Maybe they were sold and just not...
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    Buying Online - Not New Wave but... The War Store! - Thanks all!

    If you want to actually receive what your order, DO NOT BUY FROM NEW WAVE!
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    [/snarky mode on] New Character Closeup

    I'm one of those that prefers point-buy. If you cannot actually "be there" when your players are making their characters, it can save a lot of time to use point-buy by letting your players complete their characters on their own time.
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    How Much time do you spend in preparation for a nights gaming session ?

    I prep my DM's "grab bag" much more than the adventure. In my grab bag are character ideas, monster/evil boss ideas, interesting places, unique tricks and traps, cool treasures, and plot ideas. Oh, and a list of suitable NPC names and place names. Along with all those, I have pictures of...
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