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Alright. I just checked, and Amazon.ca is still listing my books (all three) with: Delivery estimate: 4 February - 10 February Has anyone using Amazon.ca actually had books ship without poking them with a stick? I'll do it if I have to, but I still have hope... --Seule

Actually, I was playing Finndo, the elder brother who (in this game) taught Benedict how to fight in the first place. The game was set in Chaos, after Amber defeated it, with Benedict set up as Regent. I was in disguise, and only Benedict (an NPC) recognized me. I attacked, to keep my secret...

Note: Mark Mackinnon of Guardians of Order was (and maybe still is) a huge Amber fan. He ran Ambercon North for a couple of years, and the GoO name is an Amber reference, I believe. Plus their early logo (no idea about now) included a unicorn, another Amber reference. This is all my personal...

Amber, more than any other game I've ever played, relies totally on the GM to make the game good. As any conflict resolution basically comes down to the GM looking at the requisite stats, listening to what the players want to do, throwing in circumstance modifiers if the stats are near to...

My Amazon.ca books are still listed as not shipped, estimate Feb 4-Feb 10. If others are getting confirmation of shipping, I'm wondering if I should contact them. --Seule

Okay, that was officially evil. They are WAY too paranoid. --Seule

The new Dragonlance Campaign Guide has as a new base class the Mystic, who are divine casters who draw their power from themselves through self-knowledge and meditation (<- gross generalization). They cast spells something like sorcerers of the divine, and do not follow gods. You could try...

It's hard to say the right thing in person in a situation like this, let alone over a text medium. I wish I had the right words, but I don't. Be strong, and good luck. --Seule

I have several characters: Evoker 10 / Air Elemental Savant 11: This character will get weaker, but he was dominant, so that's fine. Psion (Shaper) 6/Constructor 2: Unsure what if anything will change. I doubt much will until next spring. Fighter 1/Cleric 3/Ranger 2/Windrider 1: This character...

I've run it and Freeport, and the Freeport stuff is far better IMO. Life's Bazaar is pretty good, but nothing tops Freeport. --Seule

Okay, I'm almost halfway through the page right now. From what I can glean: There are 4 simultaneous days happening at any given time (why 4 I'm not sure, maybe because then he can be a Cubist). This guy is loony. Teachers are evil, because they don't teach the Timecube, whether they are aware...

My wife knits /during/ games, and I've met other gamers who do too, including one yesterday at Origins. Back on topic, the rules don't make things fun or not, as indicated by others, the people do. For example, I've played D&D and had a terrible time even though I like the game (never playing...

Con Report I was attending a major con for the first time with my wife (a gamer since before we met), and we both had a blast. The highlight of the con for both of us was the dealer's room, although the rest of the stuff we tried was also great. We played Living Greyhawk (all 3 available) and...

You also forgot to use a lance with Spirited Charge. Each -1 to hit adds +6 to damage, wielding your lance two-handed, +10 on a critical. Now that's efficiency. --Seule

I play a wizard who could have the spell, and I might even have it in my book (don't remember). I have, however, never cast it. The cost is too high, unless it's to do something that can't be done any other way, and really /really/ needs to happen. Similarly with Mordenkainen's Disjunction...

On the other hand, higher critical weapons are going to be wasting less damage against Damage Reduction that can't be bypassed. Basically, if I have a weapon that does 5 points of damage on average against something with DR 10 (hypothetical case, not representative of actual play), then am I...

Correct, Improved Critical is just as good. However, Power Critical is not, as it overwrites the critical range for one attack. It is not very good for the Falchion, but great for the Scythe. --Seule

I have to agree with this. Plus, what's the conceptual background behind this? With Power Attack you are sacrificing chance of hitting for damage. With this, you are doing what? Swinging really hard? That's covered under Power Attack. I think I like this feat even less now. It's one of two...

Power Critical is a strange feat. Basically, it changes your crit range to 2-20, but only for one attack. This means that it is far more powerful for attacks with a big crit multiplier than for attacks with a big crit range. The only character I've seen take it so far is the 1/2 Orc Paladin...

Other: Mounted combat. He happens to use his lance or falchion (mounted or not, respectively) two handed, but that's not the key part. --Seule