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Sounds like the guy is not just a ruleslawyer, but an unpleasant individual in general. Gaming is supposed to be fun. Kick the guy out of the group.

My heart goes out to his wife and children, their loss is infinitely greater then ours... I specifically hope that his father's loss will not impact Ted's development negatively... May the Gods be gracious to those left behind...

Well, what is the background / reason for the voyage? Maybe the continent the PC's and the NPC''s came from is destroyed / wracked by war. The PC's are not just travelling on a single ship, but a vast armada, from warships and large trading cogs to smaller vessels, anything that floats, is...

Well, if the swamp is that large (half a continent), odds are there are large parts of relatively deeper water. This means that there will be a lot of boating going on. Think Pirates!! Maybe there are entire floating cities! The city base of the wizards themselves may also be floating, and...

Hmm... another idea considering the ice thingy... the mine is indeed in an icy environment... as the miners activity goes on, the presence of the miners and their fires / other stuff for heating, slowy melts away the ice. The ice however formed from some sort of avalanche / ice storm used to...

Well, I heard from a friend of a cousin of a neighbour who knows someone who works within a few miles of WotC that the next thing in monster books is going to be 'all you ever wanted to know about the Flumph but we were earlier afraid to release'. It is not a very definitive rumor, but...

I wholeheartedly agree with you. Although some small deviations are cool to give a setting something 'special', too many deviations from the 'norm' only make the 'suspension of disbelief' issues so large that the actual 'experience' and 'feel' for the campaign world is lost. I think this is...

Well, there you go. Castles and Crusades.... If you want simpler (i.e. like good ole D&D), you can also download OSRIC for free...

Well, to me it largely depends upon the mood of the game, and it is not a hard/fast rule. In general, I like even my fantasy worlds to make sense, so yeah, the geological rules should be adhered to (i.e. rivers stream to the sea, generally start in hills/mountains, terrain types flow into...

Well, if you look at contemporary society, we build upon murder as well. We kill to eat. Sure, we let a butcher do the work for us, but still, make a tally of how many animals have died to feed you (okay, for simplicity/argument's sake, I am ignoring vegetarians etc.) by the time you are 18...

I never use random encounter lists 'as written', but use them for inspiration, either choosing something suitable that catches my eye or rolling on the table until something appropriate is rolled. As such I do really like to have manye tables to choose from, depending upon mood, culture, type...

The pathfinder deal had me intrigued.

Well, interesting issue here. I think that depth comes from a combination of several factors: - an 'abundance'(i.e. enough) little and big facts and figures which make up the world, to give the world 'body', ranging from history, cosmology, geography, culture etc. - an internal logic to the...

Why no choice for the eberron, dino-riding semi-feral barbarian sort or the Kenderite's from Dragonlance? Anyhoo, myself I like the Athasians most...

I kinda wing XP. I have a 'general idea' of how long I want players to enjoy playing a certain level and when they are ready for gaining a level and adjust XP for that. This means that in some cases PC's may gain a level in one session (if a lot happens), at other times, several entire...

Well, I know it has been said by others as well, but it happened to me as well. Without me knowing it, my CSA had lapsed apparently. I just bought the full monty 3 year CSA, so this will help for the short term, and I also think that perdiodic fundraisers are a good idea. I mean, even if I get...

Well, although these have a little mechanical advantage, here are some more that are also pretty minor: - the next weapon the PC purchases turns out to be masterwork, but was priced as a regular weapon - today is a lucky day, you may choose one event (call beforehand) and add a +1 luck bonus to...

coupling dungeons?.... eeew....

Hmmm... I'd definately be interested in 'adventure packs' linked to the published modules. Although a boxed set of module plus miniatures may be nice too, this way you get the choice: buy the module seperately and the miniatures belinging to the module seperately. With all the published modules...

As some ppl said, maybe some inspirational reading. If you have not read them yet, the books by Steven Erikson (Gardens of the Moon etc.) are (IMnsHO) THE best fantasy novels to pass along in the last two centuries or so...