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Thanks for the references, I've not seen them before.

Can anyone tell me if there is a standing world record for continuous D&D playing and what it is?

I don't mean to be belligerent, but how do you know that mailed limbs were hacked off. I've never read a source that genuinely contradicted this position.

There is a statistical reason why FBI profiling anticipates that a serial killer will be white male - they are in the majority. Female mass murderers (spree or serial) are sufficiently rare (statistically) that they need not be anticipated in criminal investigation until further evidence...

I remember reading an article by Poul Anderson wear members of the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) made some chainmail with coat hanger wire. He said that they could hack at it with sword blades all day and night and never cut through the links. A hard driven spike (pick or claw hammer)...

I guess I fall into your proto-gith category, but the way we play it, it ends up with a sort of X-files/X-Com feel. Lots of secret societies, visitors from space (spelljamming) etc.

Posting again after such a pleasant invitation. On Edena of Neath's thread about the "Alignment Wars" I raised the idea that Lawful vs Chaotic can be viewed as placing different values on rights vs responsibilities. Chaotics are focussed on the rights of the individual, lawful are focussed on...

Confessions of a thread hijacker To SHARK: Your point on tangential posting to this thread is well taken. As someone who was responsible I can only say sorry. In my defence, I will note that as soon as I realised what I was doing I ceased posting to this thread - it seemed the only good...

Cheesy and unbalancing? Maybe. Based on weapons which actually exist? Definitely. The picture of the spiked chain from PHB has exaggerated proportions, but later pictures (like the design of the snakestrike duellist from Chainmail) essentially represent the spiked chain as just like a Chinese...

Actually, it would be more accurate historically to say that the reason no one developed mercurial weapons is that the technology required to do so didn't exist until after swords had long ceased to be effective weapons (due to the rise of firearms). [B] On this we agree. The weights listed...

Many thanks arwink for a swift and reasoned reply. I must confess that, since only a couple of my gaming group are long term, serious gamers, flavour always rules over mechanics for us. But, given that some weapons are better than others - in terms of damage, or crit capability, and the fact...

Alright, I'm still a relative newbie, so I'll bite. Why are mercurial weapons dumb/stupid/bad? I don't want a game mechanic answer - I think the obsession with making everything "balanced" (whatever that means) in 3e is pointless anyway. I'm asking why the concept is a problem. It doesn't...

No crits but what a table I'm afraid I have no stories of dice even close to yours, but that home made table sounds like a masterpiece. Do you take orders?

Part 2: In the Sewers of Holly Canal. After our run in with the umber hulk, we were all in the mood for some payback. Most of us stood watch and discussed what to do while Harmony treated Aria’s wounds and then ministered to Telara, who had twisted her ankle badly during the fight. Kakita was...

"If not me, who? If not now, when?" NG Justice "The Truth is sharper than any two edged sword!" LG, truth, "As the heavens are above the earth, so are my ways above your ways!" Any Alignment, mystery, rulership

As per Edena's request Some simple observations from my campaign: Lawful: duties are more important than individual rights. Chaotic: individual’s rights are more important than duties. True Neutral: apathy. If morality exists then it’s probably relative. The philosophy of pure intellectuals...

It's nice to be loved! Thanks for the happy bunny thoughts, Sidran. As with everyone who writes anything, I'm glad you liked my stuff. Please tell me how it goes in your session.

Sidran suggested that I drop this in here. It's sitting on the House Rules forum as well. Please make comments. As is probably pretty obvious, it's based on Green Goblin from Spiderman(TM). Battle Glider (Magic Item) Description A battle glider is a magical device that acts as a flying steed...

I thought it was time to introduce the party in detail Cast of Characters Prentice Ash (Human; Psychic Warrior 6) NG The narrator and my character. His early life is obscure, though he claims to have been born in a human settlement in the Chain of Tears. He has served as a mercenary soldier...

This is something I wrote for a Baldur's Gate fanfic site a while ago. It might work for some more githyanki flavour/background ideas. The Weeping Bronze Clan are a group of renegade githyanki, hunted by all others and the lich queen. Also, I've got a githyanki prestige class on the house rules...