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My group trust me enough to know that when I say "we're not using those", they agree. What programming languages do you use? I'm a perl hacker, PHP developer, Linux kernel hacker and ex-Computer Science grad lecturer. Doesn't make me like AoO any more though :)

No disconnect at all. Understand != liking and wanting to use Me understanding doesn't stop another member of the group not understanding (or understanding differently. The rules are not clear and don't cover every situation), and wanting to check the rules. Or another member disagreeing and...

Looking good! :)

Nope. I get 'em. I understand them fully, thanks very much. I've also said there's no need to quote them again, but people still do. :sigh: I've said I don't like them. They interrupt the flow of combat and break the immersion of the game 9 times out of 10 because someone is bound at some point...

igavskoga, repeating the rules doesn't make them any better. I understand them, I just don't like them, and neither does my gaming group. We prefer to use common sense to dictate out-of-turn snapshots and the like without all the what-works-with-what idiocy that surrounds AoO. It's no big deal...

AoO lend themselves to satirizing because they're so darned broken. That's all there is to it, really :) I find that most characters wouldn't understand what an AoO is either - just the same as they wouldn't understand HP, AC or anything else that's a rules concept. The player on the other...

Great, Bert. Mail me them when you're done. I still need to convert your updated previous adventure. My 'puter is in the middle of a compilation, so I can't reboot to do it just yet. I'll have it done and updated tomorrow for you, ok? And I'll take a look at the Core Rules pocketmod. Maybe I'll...

Utterly brilliant LoTR strip and exactly why I hate AoO so much :)

:grin: Occam's Razor is your friend in M20. Reduce down to the simplest terms possible, always.

I'd say that Small is balanced with itself; in return for wielding littler weapons, you get better AC, Hide and attack rolls. That's fair and self contained. It does nark me that 95% of all Small races are further penalized with a -2 STR though, but that's another story. "Small" doesn't need to...

I think two needs to drink less coffee before starting to type. What can be original is how you use the tools available. Scenes, plotlines, characters, etc, are just tools, nothing more. Pick them out of books, movies, wherever. It's how you mix them that can create something original. That...

That's very cool :) I could generate a Human Duskblade, taking Precocious Apprentice and one of the Reserve Feats at 1st level. That would give me loads of cantrips, plus a slot and a 2nd level spell to power the at-will Reserve Feat ability. I would judge (harsh DM that I am) that the...

Great stuff, Alex!! Any chance you could add these to the Macropedia? I've added a new Monsters category. Cheers.

Good suggestions all, thanks. I plan to bring in some Reserve Feats later, definitely, but considering this is a 2nd Level character and all of the reserve feats have a requirement of at least "Ability to cast 2nd level spells" or higher, it's a non starter for now. A Duskblade or Sorcerer...

Thanks Bert. I've got your revised edition, and I'll have it converted and posted up later today. Green Slime is a strange one to find anyway - it's in the DMG under Dungeon Ecology instead of being in the MM as a critter. It made it into the SRD too. Here's the text: There's a version of the...

So I've got an idea for a character who's absolutely bristling with magical energy; someone for whom the words "out of spell slots" just doesn't apply. I'm not interested in munchkinising the idea - a character with shedloads of cantrips would suit me fine. In the campaign, all characters are...

Aww heck, I love my huge shiny books. Comparing even a lower priced beastie with something else of a similar price (say, a couple of DVDs) and there's no comparison. Two DVDs might equal 6 hours enjoyment three or four times over, tops. That's around 24 hours fun if I'm feeling generous. I...

My other half is Swedish. She's written a little piece about the Mythology she grew up with as a child and I figured it would give a little inspiration for all you creature hungry DMs out there. The Scandinavian history behind Santa Claus might be of special use if you're planning a festive game...

Mystic, eh? I knew there was something unnatural about wikis :) Looks good. Thanks, Alex. I look forward to hearing how it plays.

I like. That could be an option for martial-arts heavy games. I've put the Monk class in the Macropedia, so I'll add in your suggested enhancement too.