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Yup, you're right... fair enough.

That's the one I was trying to remember and couldn't.

Also, crows. Off the in the middle of the field, a flock of crows suddenly takes off and scatter. The corn stalks begin to rustle and shiver, like waves on a beach, and a swarm of rats flees straight past you, running over your feet. Then the ghouls come. Something else to think about...

Another good indicator would be an abundance of wild animals -- especially birds -- taking advantage of the abundant, free, untended and unguarded food source. Don't forget any farm animals (even vegetable and grain farmers will have a couple of pigs, maybe a milking cow, and probably some...

A popular myth. There are alternatives to bad sex, which don't technically involve sex, and which are far better than bad sex. Bad sex is just that... Bad. So why continue with it just to satisfy that particular urge, when you could probably have a much more enjoyable time of it if you...

There's a difference between being an adversarial DM, and being a consequentialist DM with adversarial NPCs.

Ten years ago, a crack commando unit was sent to the slave pens by the Minister of Laws for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security dungeon to the Tyrian underground. Today, still wanted by the Templars, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a...

Something from an old Wild, Wild West type adventure I ran... Imagine two Zeppelins rigged together side by side almost catamaran-fashion. Slung between them is a huge array of mirrors and/or lenses. The entire contraption is, effectively, and enormous floating heat ray that focuses the light...

The funny thing is, I'm on the complete opposite end of the scale... Since 3E came out, there hasn't been a single new setting for D&D that has appealed to me. I'd much rather have a well done retread of something I know I'm already interested in.

The thing is, no matter what feats, powers or abilities you ban, there will always be a subset of them that are inherently better than the others and that everyone will want to take. Banning the Essentials feats doesn't stop it from happening, it just changes which feats are the best ones. But...

Actually, it kind of bothers me in general to see them portraying violent confrontations involving students or teachers that, in the real world, would get the participants suspended, at the very least, if not expelled or fired. And yet, in the show, nobody ever really seems to suffer the...

Almost anything by the Chieftains works... They did the soundtrack for the 1990 version of Treasure Island, starring Christian Bale and Charlton Heston. You can find most of the tracks on YouTube: YouTube - Treasure Island (1990) - Opening theme and End YouTube - The Chieftains - The...

Seems like it would be difficult to read for all but the closest players. But otherwise, it's not a half-bad idea.

I'm putting in an advanced order for lots of big, greasy pizza. Then, I'm going to whip up a big batch of home-made Buffalo wings and a great big bowl of seven layer dip. The beer's already in the fridge.

Now those guys merit initiative checks...

So, instead making them fight their food, why not just let them make the Survival check and say, "Seeing as they're rather slow and fairly dull-witted, you manage to catch a horseshoe crab by walking up to one and picking it up... Yum?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h7NJzbHAKA

...I was speaking as the guy who strained back muscles yesterday... ;)

Perhaps, but how awesome would it be to clear your driveway of snow using an industrial heat ray out of your living room window, while everyone else is slogging around behind snowblowers or slinging shovels around? "Maybe I can't kill super-spies or destroy the world with it, but at least I can...

After yesterday, I just realized another great practical use for an R5800 Death Ray... Driveway snow removal. :p

Yep... The Fallout CRPGs are probably the best example of this sort of mechanic, and exactly replicate what you intend to do. This Wiki page explains how they are calculated for each of the Fallout games. The actual action point cost of doing something depends primarily on the action itself...