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  1. Chimera

    Roleplaying/story regardless of consequences

    IME, it's more a Power Thing. Saying "I know he said that this is going to be such-and-such type of campaign and I technically agreed to play that style.... But if I insist on playing this certain type of r33ly kewl character, he'll be forced to change the game to suit me, because the...
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    Roleplaying/story regardless of consequences

    For the first one, the player's PC; I've been in a couple of campaigns where someone is so fixated on playing a particular character that it doesn't matter how wildly inappropriate the character is for the campaign flavor or how much people try to convince him to play something else. A good...
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    What are the 5 most powerful feats in the PHB?

    Huhwhat???? :confused: I guess the people I have played with have all been morons, because I have never seen *anyone* take this. Heck, I rarely see anyone max out Concentration. Your group must over-focus on nailing spellcasters.
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    What are the 5 most powerful feats in the PHB?

    Power Attack, Leadership, Combat Reflexes, Natural Spell...Augment Summoning. One of the things I've noticed and liked as a player recently is that when my 2nd level Bard pulls out his +2 Inspire (Inspire + Inspirational Boost), the Fighters start PA'ing for their full +2 BAB, because it's a...
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    Why I don't support my LGS

    But assuming as much at any time is a bad idea. Many years ago (late 80's?, early 90's?), Angel Sword (out of Texas) had a large booth at the local Ren Fest. Their wares at the time were in the $800-$1500 range for the kinds of things I wanted - cool swords. Unfortunately, most of them were...
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    Why isn't our society freaking out over this?

    Oh gee darn. Bright people actually chimed in with the correct data before I could. I'm always amazed when people look at that sort of thing and automatically assume that 1.4 million people are actually disappearing permanently every year in the USA. But see.... They're lying to you! :]...
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    Why I don't support my LGS

    Been starting to wonder if you are the "fatbeard" in question, given your persistent and somewhat offensive atttitude toward the issue. About the third time the guy told me he was closing in a few minutes, I'd have an issue with his behavior. Tone of Voice (which the OPoster also referenced)...
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    Nightfall's Proclaimation to the En World Community: Let's behave Children!

    Here I've got a four day weekend and I can't even enjoy myself on-line these days. Between the College shooting and all the gun control arguments popping up elsewhere (me being a University Security Officer and a NRA Life Member), I have been avoiding most discussions on other boards like the...
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    Character Names - How Do You Come Up With Yours?

    Roll d30. First result is total number of letter rolls. Thereafter, use as follows; Results 1-26 = Letters A - Z. 27 = Duplicate last letter. 28 = Culturally useful punctuation mark. 29-30 = End of word. :lol:
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    Sell me on War of the Burning Sky

    As someone playing it, but only a couple of sessions in, I can give it my stamp of approval. There are a lot of side quests and such that don't necessarily have to be done. We ignored a lot of the side issues in the first adventure because we didn't want to be constantly distracted and led...
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    Very, very sad university news

    As a Security Officer for a medium small college in an urban setting, I know that this is going to be a big issue when I go to work tonight (second shift). Hopefully it won't completely overshadow the issue of my two co-workers screwing off that we're allegedly having a big "Come to Jesus"...
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    Who plays paintball?

    Played for six years or so, ending in the mid 90's. Started in the days of the old marker guns. Bolt action, less accurate than you could ever believe. People running around in street clothing (no camo) with goggles. Played quite a bit. The game was just evolving and growing to use pump...
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    Don't underestimate the Bard

    (For the record, my GM owns the Eberron book. I do not. So much for the $$$, eh?) As I'm doing with my Bard. +3/+3 at 3rd level is HUGE! Equal to the BAB of the Fighters, more than the BAB of everyone else, plus a whole bucket of damage all around. Even without the spell, it will still be...
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    Don't underestimate the Bard

    It's a darn shame that moderating software hasn't evolved to the point where Firebeetle can be prohibited from posting his standard anti-Bard trolling in threads completely without human intervention. The alternative would be a little self-restraint, but other threads have shown the problem there.
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    [RIP] Kurt Vonnegut

    Not having read any of his work anytime I can remember (but possibly back when I was a teen), I remember him from the Rodney Dangerfield move "Back to School", where he showed up for a quick cameo. The joke being that RD's character Thornton Mellon had hired Vonnegut to ghost write a class...
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    Starting a "fight the man" campaign

    Only if we all pick character names from blaxploitation films. I get dibbs on "Cleopatra Jones".
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    Don't underestimate the Bard

    Such is the basis of my character. Just like if you're a Wizard who focuses on Buffs, you have to concentrate on what and where you add to the party. Every time one of our party hits ONLY because of my song, IT'S MINE! (But then again, I tend to roll fairly well, so overall I believe that I...
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    Don't underestimate the Bard

    Maybe with Haste and a full attack, but bonuses do not gain you additional iterative attacks. Otherwise yeah, I'm with you here. My Bard will hit 3rd level probably after the next session. With Inspirational Boost and Song of the Heart (Eberron Feat), I'll be boosting the party by +3 in 1-2...
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    Pet Food Company Recalls Dog and Cat Food

    Which bugs me no end. The USA and Canada are two of the biggest wheat growing nations in the world. China is nowhere near us in production. Yet they're buying this stuff from CHINA??? You get what you pay for, folks. If it's that much cheaper to buy it from China, it's no small wonder that...
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