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I would say it's the flame that hurts them. Daylight generally harms only vampires, though other undead traditionally hew to twilight and night. The latter is usually handwaved away as a link between nightfall and the otherworld/land of the dead being closer to the world of the living. If it...

There's also "Risen Martyr," which is a 10 level PrC. You can only advance in that class once it's applied; to qualify, I think you must be good-aligned and possibly have died while on a holy quest, then were rezzed. I think after 10th you ascend to the afterlife whether or not you've completed...

...Possession? A spell gone awry? (A huge "protection vs. chaos" ritual that was flubbed!) The descent to the prime material plane of some great power of Order, whose presence actually twists reality to reflect the being's essential nature?

Ganking your friends' fun because of metagame considerations and then crying "it's rolllleplaying!" when you're called out on it is not good roleplaying, even if the character's background superficially supports it. It's still being a jerk. Good roleplaying lets everyone at the table have fun...

I've often wondered how one should handle true neutral clerics. Just a choice between positive vs. negative energy based powers always felt like a consolation prize. The treatment of neutrality in 3.x is what I most dislike in the system.

My 'quick fix' in this situation would be for my PC to complete the job he was hired for first, whilst keeping an eye on the cannibal PC and attempting to thwart her whenever she goes to eat someone. Militantly thwart her. Then, once the job's done (or next time we're in town near a temple of...

I actually expect to have both types of pursuit in the game, so I'm welcoming all comers here. Or goers, as it were. My first planned "pursuit" is for my level 1 party to find that their horses are being stalked by wolves during the nights (when fog falls). Early on, there'll be a nighttime...

Hi y'all, I'm Paula Deen. Today, we're gonna make... Yeah, anyway, so I'm looking for advice on making exciting overland pursuits. I've already isolated the rules in DMGII, so that's not what I'm looking for. I am receptive to tweaks to those rules and any cool houserules. I definitely want...

Is he a half-orc? I just thought he had dental problems. Anyway it's nice to see the heroes sharing the limelight like that!

Which is why I wrote, "I don't think any have been released to console, though I could very well be wrong." But given that Kzach is a PC gamer, an XBox release isn't relevant to OP. I am glad to know it's getting a sequel. Metro was kickass.

Also on PC is The Void (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia -- it's pretty damn interesting. The environments aren't lush, per se, but... It's fascinating. If you've got decent enough motor control and you're not color blind, you'll more than likely enjoy this.

If you actually enjoy shooters with pretty interesting stories (or interesting concepts with a shooter), try the 3 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games. They're set in the zone of exclusion around Chernobyl. Yes, it's a magical treatment of radiation, but considering you enjoyed Mass Effect, pseudoscience...

That was great--at least what's his name gets to help Aravis and the others kick that burglar into line.

I read Name of the Wind a few days ago and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The latter is nonfiction, and very, very interesting. I'm thinking about reading Collapse by Diamond and then picking up Dust of Dreams again so I can finally read the last of the Malazan story.

You can also check out the legends of the younger knights of the round, like Sir Parcival, for some inspiration. I also like the story of the Green Knight...

The Escapist : Critical Miss: Gamer Science I also think your standard tabletop game is less gory by nature than your average movie or videogame. There's only so far words can go compared to visuals, even if you have a really fine imagination. At this point, videogames soak up most of the...

I believe it's also in The Book of Exalted Deeds, though I suppose that's not strictly RAW.

To speak to the aforementioned example of a slave-owning do-gooder, http://www.enworld.org/forum/story-hour/251423-rose-wind-saga-halmae-updated-may-26-2011-a.html Within the story hour there's a major character who is a cleric of a good-aligned deity of healing. I believe the character's...

In my experience, larger groups last longer in the same system if the system is rules-light. I've found (non-D&D) d20 systems to fill the dicing itch without imposing unwanted complexity. The less time you spend discussing rules over a table of 6+, the more time you spend gossiping and actually...

I put a lot of weight on skills and utility magic, because I prefer to run games heavy in exploration and interaction (besides cleaving and burning types of "getting to know you"). I haven't had any issues with game-breaking from classes that have a heavier weight on skills (bards, rogues...