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Yep! Thank God, huh? edit: There is nothing, NOTHING, like spending two and a half hours on character generation. Man, sometimes I really miss Champions.

:) Naturally!

Actually, I could have sworn that 1e elves had grey eyes. But then elves in D&D can't go on a family vacation for 2 weeks without coming back as a subrace, so who knows?

The "small game" is played when we can get 2+. The "big game" is played when we can get 4+. Players who are not able to make it have their characters abducted by aliens and returned back into the game with their memory erased. Incidentally, while on the subject, doesn't the Lord of the Rings...

See? And the old-school gamers maintain that 1e is a better system. What do you have to say about changes like this, guys? Huh?!?! Man, it's like a whole new game! But seriously.... I'm of the opinion that such descriptions should be removed entirely. C.J. Cherryh once noted that if you...

The books come with new book smell. This is incredibly addictive stuff. I hear WotC's coating the pages with the same stuff they used to put on Magic cards.

I'm a huge advocate of giving the DM a break. This has never been a problem in any group I've gamed with. I've always been lucky enough to game with groups where two or three guys wanted to DM. Failing that, well, fire up a mega-module and effectively give yourself a break for three or more...

I go with the Chessex Battlemat. I got the fancy-schmancy kind with hexes on the back. I wargame sometimes and various wargames require hexes, so for me paying the extra couple of bucks for a mat I can use for other games was worth it. Be careful. D&D requires 1-inch squares. The battlemat...

Ouch. Take care, Tom. Sorry to see you go, but I'm a strong believer in walking away with as many happy memories as possible rather than running away in loathing. I left gaming for about seven years and thought I'd never play again, so I'm not going to say "good bye forever" but rather "so...

smetzger, it may indeed not be. I'm reasonably sure, but not sure enough to bet my soul or anything.

Thorzoun Mithriltooth (Dwf Wiz5) Fisley Griblingtine (1/2 Rog5) Galia Be'Feyn (Elf Clr5) Gwenect Moondark (Drow Rgr3) This group is a little small. RttToEE was written with six players in mind. Reduce the EL of the encounters by one or two, that should help. Also, I'm very leery of drow and...

Really? I'm with drnuncheon. I read The Deed of Paksanarion and was struck by the D&D "feel". I wasn't reading dice rolls in the sentences like some authors, but I very much recall thinking how Moon must be a gamer when I was reading the book.

Hmmm. Other than selling air conditioners to White Dragons? I'd convince a wizard he should create an item that would give me +40 to Bluff of course!

Oh, lucky man! A buddy of mine dropped $100 on that puppy and it was a little beatten up.

You want holidays? I will send you up the bomb! ----------------------- Holidays The following are the important dates for the year 994 AC and the overall effect they will have on the Surrounding Lands. Note that the Remarian calendar starts on what would be March 21 in the real world...

Hmmm. If you can find it, check out Runequest (fantasy skill based RPG). I've never played it, but there's also Feng Shui (a kung fu game)

The thing about 18th-century firearms isn't that they're better than longbows, they're just easier to use. It takes a long time to get good with a bow, but pointing and shooting is somewhat simpler. So that a gun is an exotic weapon is a little crazy, although it makes sense for a D&D game...

1. Would you like to see one artist showcased, or multiple artists? Normally, one artist. I think it helps to define the flavor of the text better. In this case though, you're focusing a little more on substance than style. I mean, you don't want an abstract representation of a glacier, you...

I don't discount it. I just see other factors being more relevant. Lawful good can mean: * The character believes the law of the land serves all for the greater good. * The character thinks the law of the land SHOULD serve all for the greater good. * The character does not believe in greater...

Heh. According to Devis that's half your problem right there! Anyway ... Lawful Good charcters are hampered by their alignment as much as Chaotic Neutral ones. To me, the key factor here is not the alignment but the profession. What does the monk's order have to say about such things...