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Hitting someone with the symbol in order to activate it. I choose to read the examples restrictively; others choose to read the restriction broadly. Rich clearly chooses the former approach. Daniel

Sure--which is why Xykon told the paladins to follow the bouncing ball, and kept encouraging them to do so. They had to look at it. Fair enough on the "for the heck of it" thing. I think these points, along with the ones about how a roomful of paladins might all fail their spot checks, are...

Generally I think it's a free action to make a spot check. How about if the hypothetical GM gave the hypothetical PCs the choice of whether to see what this bouncy ball was? If even one of them decided to make the spot check, it'd be activated. I still think that the line folks are drawing...

I totally agree. I was asking, however, for a usage that you thought might go straight up to the line but not cross it. Let me give some examples of things that I'm curious as to how you'd rule: -In an effort to assassinate someone, I inscribe the symbol on the door of his closet. Offensive...

An awesome game! Folks talked about this earlier a little bit: when someone dies in a horror movie, the tension seems to ramp down. The one problem we had in our game (me and Nareau) was that the first death happened in a high-tension scene, in which the PCs were facing off against a group...

What is this "physics" you speak of? What relation does it have to a game of D&D, in which electricity travels parallel to the ground? Of course theories of relativity make the word "immobile" meaningless. I don't play in games in which relativity is meaningful. :) Daniel

I kinda like that, actually: requiring the symbol's inscription on an immobile surface, and ruling that any movement of the surface renders the symbol inert, would make it much more reasonable. Great idea! Daniel

Grog, I wonder if you wouldn't mind explaining what an inoffensive use of the spell would look like--especially an inoffensive use of the spell that comes right up to, but does not cross, the line. Daniel

Posting as a member, not as a moderator: I thought it was pretty disturbing, and pretty funny. Rich has said explicitly that the comic moves at the speed of plot. I think this declaration puts paid to all rules questions. As near as I can tell, this strip lacks a DM, inasmuch as it lacks a...

Moderator's Notes: Folks, if you're getting worked up over a D&D comic, it's time to step away from the keyboard. Seriously. I don't care which side of the issue you're on. And I'm posting this because some folks have been reporting this thread for behavior. Everyone breathe deep and sing a...

My worst fear is that I'll get in a car crash. And I'll survive, but I'll be paralyzed. And then someone will take me to the beach to lie in the sun, and they won't come to pick me up when they're supposed to. And I'll get really sunburned, and I'll only hurt on my face because I'm the kind...

My favorite villain from my teenaged DMing days was a paranoid duergar illusionist who used all sorts of misdirection and illusions. For example: he made very carefully hidden pressure-plates on the floor of his room, then placed clumsily-hidden false pressure plates between them. PCs saw the...

I'll cop to that.

Moderator's Notes: Hmm. I should probably read through the thread to see if these latest political comments are in some sort of context I should understand before moderating the reported post. [Checks the page number] [does a double-take] Screw that! Guys, ixnay on the oliticalpay...

Another version of the song: Jonathan Coulton sings it. Coulton is fantastic; his song Skullcrusher Mountain is great for gaming, as is re: Your Brains. Daniel

Not a line but an action from Dread: The PCs are terrified that someone is trying to kill them. One PC gets a rifle. The other, having just been shot at and seeing the rifle, demands that the first PC hand it over; when he refuses, the two get into a struggle over it. In Dread, that's...

I'd agree. Remember that the swarm is modelling a bunch of bitty creatures who want to get in on the killing action. Those that can't attack the fighter are going to be looking for the nearest creature they CAN attack, which would be the rogue. Since they can attack her without breaking the...

Moderator's Notes: James, this really doesn't add anything to the discussion, but is pretty insulting to the OP. Since you find the poll to be worthless, I'll ask you to refrain from participating further in this thread. Feel free to email me if you have a question. Daniel

I love illusion magic. Karinsdad's points are well taken, but they can be expressed in positive guidelines as well as in negatives: * Use illusions against non-magic-using opponents. Animals, magical beasts (for the most part), fighter types, many undead, and the like are great targets for...

Cool deal, then--consider yourself signed up! Daniel