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Think of combining with concepts from the Jim Carrey movie -- "The Truman Show" or maybe Mojo from the X-Men. Maybe this Mojo-like NPC villain could be a necrotized human (but not undead) who grafted living construct components on to himself to be more keyed into the 'fake city full of...

1) Tried and true: The emperor and his eunuchs alone mandate who can have sex (and children) with whom. Its basically eugenics ..... an old American tradition brought into D&D. Of course you could combine this idea with the 'harem reality show' idea. Perhaps the harem is for people the king...

Based on minimal study, I'd say German is indeed a very dense language. It might be the most dense major language I'm aware of. Its compound words are indeed phenomally complex and could really add up well in a sending. Based upon more substantial study, I'd say that depending on how you view...

The reason?!? I think its mostly to keep you as much in control of your life as possible. Sure you might say that something as relatively inconsequential as a hobby shouldn't have to be hidden, BUT I know for a fact that a lot of people really consider gaming to be an utter character flaw...

I normally DM. I also homebrew a lot of monsters. If I fudge a die roll ... its only when its behind the DM screen. That said, I typically roll dice in front of my players. Soooo... I guess I fudge part time. C.I.D.

I keep it to myself around coworkers and acquaintances. I work in a pretty conservative office environment where everyone also knows everyone's business .... so I tend to keep my gaming affiliations private. I love poker so I can often substitute the word 'game session' for 'played poker' if...

One is the sound of one hand clapping? I honestly haven't been exposed to more than even the names of non-WotC 4e content. All I know are Goodman Games and the ones you mentioned earlier. WotC is king -- especially now that their digital/online content really fills the void that once was...

I remember back in 3.0, I had a polymorphed ogre mage infiltrate the party (7th level human rogue, dwarf druid, elf diviner, NPC azer (i.e. fire dwarf) fighter) as a damsel in distress who stayed with them for a session or two. They had no clue, but eventually heard rumors about an ogre mage and...

The link will take you to a classic (yet retrofitted) example of an alien race taking over a group of manly heroic warforged and making them fight or otherwise forget their morals: YouTube - DRSMOOV's Channel C.I.D.

-- Double post. C.I.D.

I like it in 'theory,' but I think that trolling exists no matter what. I used to find reading trolls on ENWorld more enjoyable before the 3.X/PF vs 4e divide simply because it was treated as more 'common humor' based around a broader consensus. But in fact I think ENWorld's General forum...

I wonder what the point of a 'general' board is in that case. Pathfinder is already segmented away, as are the other non-4e D&D (but typically d20) inspired systems. ENWorld would become even more divided.... I've been lurking and posting on ENWorld since 2001. I don't think I have rose-tinted...

That is one of the best adventures of 3.X. Its up there with Red hand of Doom. They were both so awesome that major elements from both found their way into a campaign that ran from 2006-2007. Anyway, is there an official Vault of Larin Karr conversion, or is it something you just worked up? C.I.D.

WotC will not have the 'cajones' to not include every single class and race in Dark Sun (outside of FR and EB books possibly). Its just the design philosophy WotC has been operating under since way back when Eberron first came out (2004 - ish?) Dark Sun is probably my favorite 2e world (close...

This thread reminds me (vaguely) of all the old discussions about gnomes and half-orcs straying 'laming' up the race roster in older editions of D&D. More is better in many cases -- as long as each race feels different and can be written with enough flare to give a DM a good idea of that...

For 4e specifically: I thought the Dark heart of Mithrendain (Dungeon #157) had a lot of potential for a political intrigue style adventure. As with most adventures its lead in is a little cookie cutter, but I think that it + the Dragon magazine article on Mithrendain could occupy an entire...

Its hard to know all the features of your campaign or your group. BUT ... it sounds like there is an antagonistic vibe coming from that player. Does this player min-max the group in order to 'save' them from what he or she see as DM fiat? Rightly or wrongly I've gamed with people who see the DM...

That's actually a great test of a heroic PC. A wizard who slaves his summonings frequently isn't a good guy in most cases, IMO. Its that lack of compunction that brings forward the idea of an 'unbeatable trick.' C.I.D. PS - Another related topic would be the ability of the players to...

The ultimate trick was quite prevalent in 3.X. I remember numerous arguments with a few old players about some spell here or there which that they always thought should be uber, even at middling levels. One combo I got particuarly sick of was the 'scry', 'buff,' and then 'teleport' tactic...

Sort of ironic that Psionics' rationale overlaps and overtakes the rationale for Primal in some ways. Moreover, in Eberron it was explicitly the Druids/Primals that fended off the great invasion of the Far Realm (Xoriat). (Yes I know Eberron is not the 'core' assumption of the 4e ruleset. I...