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In my campaign, I've seen all the varieties of magic along a sprectrum: 1) Alchemy - manipulting the inate magical qualities of materials (in my campaign, an alchemist is a modified wizard). 2) Sorcery - using ones spirit-tainted blood to create magical effects (spirits - fey, dragons and...

I've been a teacher at a middle school for about six years now. I've been quiet about my hobbies for most of that time. The conversations during lunch were rather low interest for me - most of the other teachers talking about their new babies, home improvements, retirement investments, or...

OK, this sounds like something I have time for and would enjoy(assuming I can get prepared). However... How does one sign up for an event? If it's through the web page, then I'm having a tough time figuring it out! Guess I'll send an email to Troy, as well. FM Edit: Oh, wait, I figured...

There is also Ravenstone Games, in the north end of town: http://www.ravenstonegames.com/cgi-bin/index.pl (click on the "Visit Our Store" button at the bottom for a map) They generally have a better selection of RPG materials than the Soldiery. Don't know how it compares with the Guardtower...

In one of my games, a friend has an 8th level character with 6 different classes (no experience penalty!). They're all fighter type classes, so his BAB is on par with a "monoclassed" fighter, but his Fort save absolutely rocks, and his Will save stinks. Yeah, he becomes buddies with the enemy...

Ancient Greeks: Before burying the dead, place a coin in their mouth. This is to pay for their passage across the River Styx. Medieval Byzantines: Wearing purple clothing is reserved for the imperial family. Even selling purple clothing or dye is illegal.

Well, unfortunately, I was only able to attend Thursday and Friday. But I'll be at GenCon! I've got to repeat what some of the others have said - I think this has been the best Origins so far. FM

I'll be there, too. Also my first GenCon. My first name is Tim.

For two of the games I signed up for, the GMs didn't show up. However, both times the Origins staff bent over backwards to get me in replacement games. That was pretty cool. FM

In my home brew campaign, I put some effort into the existence of spirits. Before, the only things I could hook on to rules wise were the MM ghosts. Now with this book, I have quite a bit more to help me develop them. The ideas are sound, and cover a wide range possibilities. No, I won't be...

This reminds me of a funny situation. In one campaign there was another player who was a druid. Through the course of the game, on two seperate occasions, his character tried to arrange for the draining of a swamp and the "re" foresting a desert. Fortunately, the GM pointed out that both...

In my campaign, both the "good" guys and the bad guys deal in slavery. It's a pretty well ingrained institution in the world. However, there are a couple of groups that are opposed to it under any circumstances. For the most part, the players have opposed it. However, there have been two...

The concept sounds cool, I'll likely use some of it in my campaign, and the authors have good track records, so I'll be picking it up as soon as I can. FM

In the group where I DM, we started in February 2001. There were two restarts (one due to a TPK, one to a vote of the players), so they're only 4th level. Highest level was before the TPK, with a couple PCs at 10th level. With the vote to restart, it was mostly due a dissatisfaction with...

I've already included some of the Savage Species stuff - anthropomorphic animal races are common in my campaign, and I've introduced a couple of fairies with reduced CRs. I'm also thinking about a "prestige" class based off of the minotaur progression - it's a curse, actually (well, not really...

I'm surprised that anyone else celebrated this! At my middle school (where I'm a teacher), all the math teachers sung "Happy Pi Day To You" over the PA, and at 1:59, all the kids cheered. Oh Yeah. Nothing like a full minute of crazy kids screaming at the top of their lungs. FM

Some things I'd like to see: - a (brief) look at the history of dogs; the various roles they filled, a description of some unique breeds, etc. But especially, some historical accounts of amazing deeds accomplished by dogs (or at least attributed to them - doesn't have to be true for a fantasy...

A book purely on dog breeds? No, I don't think I would pay for just that. However, one of the character concepts that I try occationally is a ranger who's a master of dogs. If you broadened the scope of the book to include such things and other topics related to the role of dogs in a...

Tiefling PsyWarrior/Rogue in the current campaign I play.

Hey! My homebrew takes place after the fall of the western Empire, with the east still going strong. Here's hoping that your tentative plans make it to reality. FM