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  1. Berandor

    If you hate cats and need cheap fuel...

    Since nobody's cleared this up yet, the scientist in question says he doesn't use dead cats, and he hasn't thought about suing dead cats. The article is from Germany's worst yellow press, BILD...
  2. Berandor

    Can someone please address this? (Please?)

    That's still two months to buy anniversary gifts, right? Tell me again the day before - just like christmas. :)
  3. Berandor

    The E.N. Publishing Review Round-up!

    Alright, send me the chainmal bikinis and I'll make a sexy ENWorld review of it.
  4. Berandor

    Do Superlatives work on you any more?

    And you know, something thusly advertised would have my money for sure.
  5. Berandor

    Where is Eric Noah?

    That I am.
  6. Berandor

    Ravenloft - Strahd's Theme Song

    I always used Beethoven, or some other organ piece.
  7. Berandor

    Do Superlatives work on you any more?

    Hey, now, Truman show is cool!
  8. Berandor

    The "expectation" of house rules

    I always expect house rules. When I play a game with other people, I make a point of summarizing the rules beforehand, and every time people chime in with "no, that's not how we do it", be it D&D, Monopoly, Risk, or a card game ("We play seven card stud" - "I'm only interested in five card draw"...
  9. Berandor

    Do Superlatives work on you any more?

    I think superlatives are the best option to excite me, ever. But seriously, I always roll my eyes at the qualified superlatives people throw around: "This is the best center since Shaqueel O'Neal", "The funniest comedy since 40-year-old virgin", "The best sci-fi this side of Star Wars", etc...
  10. Berandor

    3e, DMs, and Inferred Player Power

    Well, I can say that if necessary, I will make up a rule on the fly and review it later on. For example, if a player wants to get an NPC drunk without succumbing to the alcohol himself, I'll have to do something since it's not covered by RAW. So I might say, "Make a Fortitude save this time, DC...
  11. Berandor

    Where is Eric Noah?

    I'm here. But where's Eric?
  12. Berandor

    Silly Putty Comic Summer 2005 - (Winner posted!)

    Yeah, ettin jurors for the win! I imagine "Twelve Angry Men" (I think that's the original title) with the ettin arguing both for and against the verdict :D
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    3e, DMs, and Inferred Player Power

    So the Eberron setting book tells us the basic house rules, and further supplements (like "Explorer's Handbook" or "Races of Eberron") give more house rules. How is that different from me giving a house rule document up front and later, when necessity presents itself, bringing new rules into...
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    3e, DMs, and Inferred Player Power

    And if a feat doesn't list this as prerequisite, it is not optional, is it? Otherwise, this quote says "Remember, all feats are optional, but these are doubly optional." No, the leadership feats are optional, but the DM is a meanie if he disallows anything else, because the other things don't...
  15. Berandor

    The E.N. Publishing Review Round-up!

    You need ENWorld reviews, don't you?
  16. Berandor

    3e, DMs, and Inferred Player Power

    Well, I've got a PDF file with all my house rules, including which supplement I have already allowed or expressively banned, and I only add new house rules in between game sessions and often after checking with my players. So if you were to play in my campaign, I'd give you that file up front...
  17. Berandor

    3e, DMs, and Inferred Player Power

    It's not unfair, it's for the sake of the game. Maybe I want to try a rule that might be unbalanced. Maybe I think an option would be unbalanced in a whole campaign, but not in a short encounter. Maybe I don't like an option enough to work at including it into my story, but like the abilities...
  18. Berandor

    3e, DMs, and Inferred Player Power

    Before I'll rejoin this discussion by reading the past two pages, here's a quote from "Heroes of Battle" that I find relevant to this thread: On the topic of "Leader Feats" (p.96) Thereby suggesting that all other new material is not subject to DM's approval, otherwise this sentence (in a...
  19. Berandor

    Fall Ceramic Dm™ - Winner!

    What's especially jarring with RangerWickett is that as a Bachelor, he's got time on his hands to actually write, as he doesn't have to entertain his spouse. "And so we meet again, RangerWickett. But this time, I am the master, and you are the bachelor." And does that mean RangerWickett will...
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    Fall Ceramic Dm™ - Winner!

    You know what's eerie? yanggnome's avatar blinks at different times :) I'm NOT in, by the way. I'm a lazy consumer waiting to be entertained.
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