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Ugh, I was going to vote neither, but then I realized that it was a stealth vote for Graz'zt. In my opinion, they all are pretty lame.

I voted that I got use out of the Good Metallic Dragon entry in the 3.5 MM, but that is only because my DM gave my Paladin a Gold Dragon as a special mount. Personally, I prefer the new paradigm where both Chromatic and Metallic dragons can be either Good or Evil. Why would every Gold Dragon be...

I think I can try to answer the Gun question raised earlier. One reason I like the idea of having guns available as an option in D&D is because of the History major in me. This comes out in two different ways: 1) Guns were present in Europe during the Late Middle Ages. Their complete exclusion...

Rechan covered this pretty well, but I have a couple of things to add. The reason that I like anthropomorphic animal races is due in large part to being exposed to them quite a bit in the formative years of my interest in fantasy. What really got me interested in the fantasy genre were various...

"Clique" is a word used in American English to refer to a tight-knit group of friends. I remember it being used in Elementary school to refer to groups of kids, often girls, who hung out with each other all the time. Can refer to groups that are insular or otherwise don't like admitting new...

I voted for Wilden because it is the current name and I haven't seen anything that sounds any better. I can say that I definitely don't like Killoren, since it is hard to mentally work around the fact that it includes "kill". However, where does the name Woodwose come from? It isn't something I...

I am tempted to vote Paragon because of the campaign possibilities, but I only have experience playing in a Heroic tier campaign so far. What the heck, Paragon it is.

The only factor that weighs into my decision to buy an RPG book is: "Do I think I will get enough use out of this book to justify its price?" That is it. If I actually thought that WotC was doing something truly horrible or criminal, I would avoid their products, but I haven't seen anything...

I wouldn't call killing gods something that is inherently gamist. I am big fan of ancient mythology, and I tend to model my campaigns and campaign settings on mythology. As a result, while gods are incredibly powerful, they are like really, really, powerful mortals. They can be defeated or even...

You answered it yourself: Neutral (or unaligned) characters are the ones who are not necessarily heroes or villains, but can become either depending on how events fall out.

In most of these alignment discussions that I have seen, including this one, people usually end up talking about alignment as if they had to assign alignments to people in real life. However, D&D isn't real life. Characters in D&D are like characters in a novel or TV show. Alignment isn't...

This is why I like the fact that Eberron novels are not canon. There is no way someone can destroy the Eberron setting by making a poor choice for the plot of a novel.

I just found this thread, and I have to admit that I am excited at the prospect of more Halmae. I was one of those people who found the original Halmae storyhour only after spyscribe had to stop updating, and I have been eager to read more ever since. Maybe I should reread the original...

I am a Mac-user who uses Safari as my only browser, and I have had no problem accessing the Wizards forum or website. Since I access them everyday, I would have noticed a long-term outage. I don't think a Mac computer or Safari are the source of your problem. EDIT: I am using the same versions...

Michelangelo was paid by the Pope to paint the Sistine Chapel. Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa because a wealthy family commissioned a painting to decorate their home. Most of the great cathedrals and monasteries of Europe were paid for by monarchs who supported various religious groups...

It is hard to recommend sci-fi manga since mange rarely uses the classic "superhero" tropes. I can recommend some really good sci-fi action manga and anime centered around over-the-top action, but I don't really know of anything that involves capes and secret identities. If you are just looking...

Back in my college gaming club, I had to bike to and from the location, so was limited to what I could carry in a backpack. Even then, I prefer to avoid having to carry too much weight, so I usually limited myself to two, maybe three, books at a time. I usually only brought the books I...

You are missing Kevin Conroy. While there have been various people who have portrayed Batman in movies and television, Kevin Conroy is the one true voice of Batman.

The first thing I thought off when I read that is "Mufasa". Though thinking about it, the Lion King isn't a bad thing to rip off of if you are going the awakened animals route.

My vote is for lame. Of course, I think that Orcus and Grazz't (or however you spell that) are lame too. The traditional demon princes of D&D are just a big collection of lameness. This is a result of the fact that traditional D&D depictions of the Abyss itself are equally lame. Look at...