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Monte Cook's Arcana Evolved had this, sorta. Spells were divided into Simple, Complex and Exotic. All spellcasters had access to the Simple spell list. Spells had schools and keywords, which could be used by various classes to grant access to spells by theme. The healer-ish class also had access...

You people still listen to monomyth? Stereo is the future, man. Get hip to it.

My group got sick of the edition fighting, so they became open to playing things which were not D&D. This has been very good for me: I like trying new games. Cheers, -- N

McDuck is exactly as evil as he is relevant to this discussion about D&D. The Blarg FDIC only insures any individual money-pit up to one hundred thousand coins, for reasons of national security. Smart investors maintain multiple money-pits. Cheers, -- N

In the last 12 months, we've played... Rogue Trader, WFRP 3e, WFRP 2e, Savage Worlds (1930s pulp), Legends of Anglere (custom fantasy world), Shadowrun 4e, Mage (oWoD), Exalted 2e, and Paranoia. Some of those might have actually been a little more than 12 months ago, and I've left off...

YES. Any ruin which was once inhabited should have bathrooms and kitchens and all the things one might want or need as an inhabitant. Think about what the people who lived there did all day, how they got from one location to another, and how they might have cut corners. If you make a...

Dragons are obviously mages who amassed too much gold. Similar for other, less intelligent monsters. This is why you kill monsters and find piles of gold in their lairs. They are monsters in the first place because their lairs were full of gold. Cheers, -- N

"Golem, I command you to kill those people and bring me their food making item." Cheers, -- N

1. I am the Lord thy DM. Thou shalt have no other commitments at times which conflict with our games. 2. Thou shall not bow down and worship other systems than whatever we're using now. Edition wars are not fun game time. 3. Thou shalt not take my game in vain. Seriously, prepping is work. 4...

I am "Victory". "That means I win", -- N

Yep, same here. The initiative roll happens when one or more entities would like to act before the other(s) get to act. Cheers, -- N

HUNGRY GREATSPEAR! (+3/1d10) Enhancement: starts at level 2, Uncommon Critical: +1d6 damage per plus Property: This weapon has the heavy thrown property and a range of 10/20. Power (Encounter): Standard Action. Make a ranged basic attack with this spear. On a hit, the target is also immobilized...

I've had a lot of "too darn busy" spells. The effect is similar. Cheers, -- N

Rel is hereby prohibited from being "friendly" with my grandma.

I have Street Magic as a PDF and it's great in that format. I can cut & paste antagonist stats, and I put all the approved new spells & meta-magics on our private wiki. 6th World Almanac, on the other hand, has a nice big fold-out world map. I pick it up whenever I need inspiration (... or for...

Agreed. Even better is when you're both quoted and Aegeri'd. Cheers, -- N

Warhammer Fantasy, Shadowrun, and Rogue Trader. Cheers, -- N

Street Magic has some good stuff, but also a bunch of bad stuff. On balance IMHO it's worth your money, but I recommend you read through it and add specific things rather than just allowing everything into your game. My recommendation is to not allow the new traditions, and just let the Hermetic...

4E ALL THE WAY, BABY! My group hasn't played D&D in over a year. We're enjoying other games. "I have no soul", -- N

"Pen-Pen" is short for "Penelope". Also, Rel, you should win some kind of award for the quickest dash from insinuation to illustration of ill intent. Cheers, -- N