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I got too distracted by the "changes" to really appreciate the episode. The part that got my brain into the twist was: And that's when the ep stopped making any sense to me. With River Song, her character changed from the doomed romance of the Library eps to menace, and since I was very...

Actually, I still don't know why Telford hates Young so much. So I don't know his motivation in "seducing" Young's wife. I also don't know why the IOA wants Wray to be in charge. (What possible political gain can they get from being in command of a ship several galaxies away?) So I don't know...

I'd be more willing to accept the opening line if the main character, the ex-girlfriend, or the story had something to do with music, such that the line and the term would fit thematically.

Part of the problem I have with the show is that I don't know the why for the conflicts. Why does Telford think Young is incompetent? Right from the start, he demanded Young's reassignment, but we haven't even seen him mess up yet. Why does Rush get all pissy about Young? I know that we believe...

Woo... Ran a session of Mouse Guard tonight. I didn't feel it went as smoothly as it could have. Since the mice were in Lockhaven, I decided to give them a mission direct from Gwendolyn to find an oldfur named Alistair the Weaseleye and convince him to come out of retirement and help the...

Ha ha! But Dandu, we're talking about Vecna, the undead god of secrets. This being of evil has knowledge of fetishes that even the people on 4chan would be too ashamed to post. :eek: I think a little self-love would be tame to what he knows. :)

I like this one. The DM could simulate the "forgetting" by giving the player the caveat that if he chooses one of Vecna's secrets, the DM can add one (never subtract one) hidden piece of background to the player's character that he can use as a future story hook. Basically, the player is giving...

Oh! Thanks for the reply, Novem5er. This thread got so buried I hadn't realized you had answered my question. The second session went incredibly well by comparison to my first (not having a headache helped). I was able to smoothly (relatively) transition from GM Turn to Player's Turn, show the...

This is what I really grok to in this series. Each character has a goal that is very clear from ep to ep, and they do things to attain that goal. And each goal intertwines and conflicts with the goals of the other characters. That's drama. This show is carefully constructed, and it tickles my...

After a not-so-great first session of Mouse Guard, I am determined to make the next one more interesting. But I've come across some confusion about Animal Natures and how they work in the game. For example, I have a mission where the guard are chasing down a ferret spy. The ferret's Nature has...

If it were my game, I would decide that the Emperor would consider himself the divine conduit/avatar of a favorite god or goddess, and have him build great works based on that theme. Deity of Knowledge: Libraries, laboratories, universities, and perhaps a wizard's tower to research forbidden...

I was wondering if the OP and the respondents of this thread can give me an example of how Tenser's Floating Disk is an Unbeatable Trick, and how others think it isn't. I, for example, wonder what the point is in having Levitate, Fly, or Featherfall when you have a Tenser's.

Boobpossessed Fanwanker? Ladylumps Droolworthy? Jellyfront Jellyback? I think this should be an ENWorld game! We make up a compound monster name, and the first one to guess it makes the new one!

I'd call a Succubus a Playboy Photospread.

Human Rabble = Stinkypants Everyman Gelatinous Cube = Sixface Jellyform Larvae Mage = Squirmyworm Magicblaster

I will always had a soft spot for 2e Planescape. Maybe it is because it was pushing D&D toward steampunk. Maybe it is because it tried so very hard to insert theme into the game. Or maybe because I really like the British slang in the flavor text. Regardless of how clunky it was in execution, I...

xechnao, are you suggesting a game system where you gain, say, "traits" while adventuring, as opposed to XP? For example, after exploring a subterranean cavern, the PCs thus gain "Spelunking"? And from then on, whenever the PCs spelunk (I know this is not a real word, it just sounds :p) , they...

I enjoy going to my FLGS. We have several in the SF Bay Area and all have some kind of charm. Honestly, I like a physical space to go to. I get out of the house, I can browse titles that catch my eye, and sometimes I find something new or interesting. Browsing online doesn't feel fun to me...

Heh, I seem to remember a player asking me back in my 3e (or was it 2e) days if Faerie Fire could be used to illuminate a "dungeon" (since by noun definition, it is a single object), such that every creature would be negatively illuminated and thus easier to hit. My answer was that a...

I see WotC and Paizo to be like 90s Microsoft and Apple. Or to borrow from Robert Cringely's Accidental Empires, they have kind of 80%/20% split over industry influence. Paizo gets the "alternative" cred for being the other white meat compared to WotC, but wouldn't exist without WotC in the...