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No no no. I said NOT silly. The opposite of this. So I guess the question becomes, "What is the opposite of a motivational speaker?"

First of all, relevant comic. Secondly, I love the heck out of bards. Mechanically, I think they knock it out of the ballpark. Conceptually, I even think that a jack of all trades character is a cool conceit. Bards conjure up images of Kvothe Kingkiller, Thomdril Merrilin, and even historical...

The Shire as Rokugan is everything I never knew I wanted.

All these years of gaming later and I still find myself wrestling with the idea of race-based tropes in fantasy games. When every dwarf is Scottish and every elf comes with matching bishounen sparkles, how do you keep things fresh? Any advice? (Comic for reference.)

You guys know the Intelligent Item Purpose table, right? It's mostly full of things like "Defeat/slay nonspellcasters" or "Defend a particular race or kind of creature." There's got to be some more interesting concepts out there. So I ask all ye gentle forum dwellers: What would you include on a...

Now that's interesting to me. Here's a serious question: Would you consider this dragon a part of the game, or is he window dressing? I ask because I suspect there's a very real psychological difference between "you've heard rumor of a dragon in the area" and "here's a random encounter with a...

I guess that's the question for me. To what extent is the GM responsible for emphasizing this sort of thing? From the story it seems pretty clear to me that the players just weren't paying attention. Is it good policy to continue dropping hints (e.g. "You try to cast, but your magic flickers and...

Well that's a novel approach. Any examples of this in practice?

You guys ever hear of Gygaxian Naturalism? Hit the link for the full story, but here's what's got me curious: Do you ever put overpowered monsters in the party's path? For example, is it ever possible for a party of level 4 dudes to encounter an adult red dragon? And if so, how do you impress...

Whenever I'm googling for build advice or rules disputes, this forum comes up. Seemed like it was high time I joined up. I'm a webcomic writer, game designer, and all-around geek. The comic lives here: http://www.handbookofheroes.com/ A few of my modules live here...