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    Excited about Magic of Incarnum?

    Am I the only one who sees this equation? Incarnum = "The Force" . The whole power of living souls dead souls and souls yet to be born seems like a Force rip off to me. Am I reading too much into this? Please let me know if I am delusional.
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    Game fantasy first or book/movie fantasy first?

    I was already playing Avalon Hill board games when a friend picked up D&D at the WinterWar Con in 1977. He got me hooked by stating it was like playing Lord of the Rings. So I would 100% have to say it was books first then gaming as far as role playing went, but I am pretty sure I was reading...
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    +1 To-hit or +2 to damage

    no brainer for me +2 to damage all the way assuming as an example an ac 15 foe and a 20 round combat with a roll of 1 thru 20 each occuring and average damage scored for at d8 and no other pluses to hit or damage the +1 to hit will score 7 hits @ 4.5 31.5 total damage the +2 to damage...
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    Where do DMs usually start out?

    Hi my name is Hal and I am a D&D junkie .... oops wrong intro. I started dming in 1977 at the tender age of 15. I started after buying the CSIO and its 1st outdoor map. I was the 1st guy in our group to have players roll a character for my game only. Prior to this We took turns dungeon dming...
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    Pay for this, pay for that? ...

    I do pay to play Ultma online. I figure that the $13 a month is less than I would would waste on a dart or pool night out at the local pub plus I can play almost 24/7 should the mood strike me. Thats 43 cents a days folk. Come on you guys cant be that cheap. As far as DM's no way in hell would...
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    Lost 5-19-05

    Maybe its the " Black Roc"?
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    D&D Race Survivor -- Round 1

    Gnomes got to go..... they are nothing now that they are favored classed as bards their stat line makes them better as illusion users than as high charisma bards or Gnomes should have been the natural rogues and halfling should be the bards
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    ROUND 19 is over.... kind of

    bye bye Imp Int. I love it when my players take this feat. I count it as a wasted opportunity on their part.
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    Good noble class?

    personally I like the noble from the Dragonlance campaign setting
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    Highest level reached from level 1?

    I had to vote for 2-4th level As a dm the breakdown is My main group has gone from 11th to 17th but they were converted from 2nd ed. My 2nd player group just hit 4th level and this group is less than 6 months old but we only play once a month. We have had 2 other guys try dming ( one...
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    Witch is better?...

    depends If I wanted a melee fighter I would pick elf if I wanted a spell caster again elf if I wanted a ranger again I would pick elf
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    Should the Paladin pay for Evil Magic Items he wants / has destroyed?

    In my games the answer would be 100% yes he would, The party claims rightfully so that a paladin would be expected to cover for such goods before they would ever let them join the group. which is probably why in 25 years of playing D&D that I can only remember gming/playing a paladin once in a...
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    What is the least amount of Point Buy you'd play with?

    I agree A take my chances on dice should have been included. I have had several successful characters that have survived dispite what others consider bad numbers . I have even had them when the numbers were not assignable ie you rolled a number for strength etc Everyone thought my...
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    Adversarial Gaming Style

    Its gotta be me against them.... they hate it if they aren't yelling at me at some point. Besides if player death is not a true possibility then the game has no flare or depth. Hold no punches display no weakness. I f they do something stupid make them pay. I have had them coming back for more...
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    Black Company novels

    if everything else fails Read Tower of Fear a non BC book by Cook (rhyme intended) I love the BC but ToF is a great read. Another great thing about Cook is that his characters are not afraid to do the dirty work. They don't get preachy. They live real lives. They walk the walk not talk...
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    What was the first monster you killed in D&D?

    1st creature killed was a wild boar not sure that counts . 1st non animal was zombies, and to think I remember it like yesterday yet it was 29 years ago. I was a fighter and my friend was a cleric. A party of 2 with no spells and no healing. Good old brown box D&D. How I wish I could...
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    What race is the Wizard in your group? (take II)

    In the campaign I gm the wizard is human, but in the last campaign I played as a player I was/am a dwarven fighter 1/wizard 3 it rocks having the high con of a dwarf plus that cool war axe more than makes up for the lack of armor and having to drop my shield every now and then and dark...
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    Which magic weapon would you pick?

    none of the above because then I would have to be in a cheesy cartoon.
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    The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth - your experiences?

    I loved this one as a DM I ran this one back when it 1st came out( the actual date escapes me). While the exact events are fuzzy I can say that 2 of the pc's that entered are still in play in my campaign and they still talk about this being one of their all time favorite adventure arcs perhaps...
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