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    1001 Tips for Winging It: A GM's Guide to Improvising and Cutting Down on Prep Time

    24. Know your NPCs inside and out. Whether or not you stat them fully (like I do) or just have an excellent concept of their motivations, resources, and such, then you can deal with any obstacle that comes your way. How far are they willing to go to get what they want? How much do they know...
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    Preview the Assassin

    She's ready.
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    4th ed's adventure layout: best thing it has brought to D&D?

    This is the biggest issue I'm having with this layout as far as a PDF adventure is concerned. Page flipping is almost mandatory to use that format exactly, but it does work in a sense for print (though I'm not fond of page arrangement still in print). Finding something that works on screen and...
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    An online POD service for large poster maps?

    Shipping will be a big factor for you. My work is a large format printer and we were looking into just this kind of thing, but shipping costs made us completely non-competitive and the idea was shot down. Do a search for any "large format printers" in your area - any one worth its salt can make...
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    Preview the Assassin

    While we put the finishing touches on our latest release, Dark Classes: Assassin, there's a preview ready to peruse through. It contains front and back covers, the introduction, and class features of this updated class for 4e. There are few titles able to instill fear, loathing, and dread with...
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    Baby Gifts for a Gamer (and his Non-Gamer Wife)

    I ordered the baby character sheet jumper from Cafepress when my girlfriend pointed out it would work even better with how they told me they were pregnant. About... six months ago... they invited us over for dinner and coffee, we're talking, chatting away, and he starts telling me that he's...
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    Putting a positive spin on the PDF debacle

    As a 3pp supporting 4e, this whole thing is very concerning. Consumers swearing off WotC means swearing off their latest edition and that threatens the sale of any upcoming products we have coming out. As this is now the third time one of their decisions has potentially affected my own...
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    Adventure Design

    To run a standard adventure matching those published by WotC, you'll be going up two or three levels by the end (after quest rewards and everything else). Not sure if all DDI adventures are the same, but that's how I've been finding their big ones. It's really up to you and how fast you want...
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    Baby Gifts for a Gamer (and his Non-Gamer Wife)

    The bib works too. And now that I think of it, having a bib that read something like "+2 to Reflex" would work too (since the baby would likely have food all over the thing and that's the joke, son, don't you get it?)
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    Baby Gifts for a Gamer (and his Non-Gamer Wife)

    PERFECT!!! ...but it's not in stock. Damn!
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    Baby Gifts for a Gamer (and his Non-Gamer Wife)

    A buddy in my group is about to have a baby and I want to get a baby gift with a gamer feel/theme. His wife not only tolerates his hobby, but is very cool about it, so I'm sure it's not a big deal with have fuzzy d20s hanging in the crib. Any suggestions out there? (Note: The fuzzy d20 idea...
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    So Where's the Annual Gag?

    My error was grievous and unfortunate, for which there are apologies to be given post haste. I have spoken out of turn and I shall accept my punishment. All hail the GSL!!
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    So Where's the Annual Gag?

    No 5e announcement, no revolution into OD&D, no conversions into a WoW fansite? Nothing? (And by nothing, I mean nothing on the main news page as the "official" EN World prank. Kuddos to all of you with your own today.)
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    Brainstorming: A City Within a Wall

    Hmm, what about the people of the slums? The slums of India are very proud people and open about their homes, even though they are barely standing. What if a sect of the population (merchants or gypsies possibly) would look upon the Wall that way?
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    Brainstorming: A City Within a Wall

    I disagree. Calling it by one name and one name only gives it a reverence and awe. Even something that would normally be slang for the socially elite will work because it's a term risen so high in awe that it's caught on to all its citizens. It should just be called The Wall (exactly as it's...
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    PDF preview for Scarrport: City of Secrets

    Looks good. Nice maps, nice artwork, and a good overall design. Looking forward to doing some reading.
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    Brainstorming: A City Within a Wall

    Even have some stalls exist on multiple levels. Shopkeepers live above their stalls, store additional merchandise retrieved from ladders through holes or can be used as "back alleys" like the inner corridors of a real-world mall.
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    [APG] Publisher Resources: Stock Art

    VERY nice work. My compliments to the artist for the pieces and the publisher for the price.
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    Brainstorming: A City Within a Wall

    You know what? Step it up a notch. Cast continual light on a large supply water supply running through pipes inside the city. The water can be turned on or off into various rooms with large taps to light up the room.
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    "Playtest PH3 Dual Classing"

    That seems the easiest and most likely. Kinda one of those "so simple, why didn't they think of it sooner" things.
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