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    Should stats have any bearing on roleplay?

    Yes, and they always conviently slide around spots where it should hurt them. Its always amusing when the 6 int, 7 wis, 6 chr, half-orc barbarian seems to instantly and compliantly defer to the halfing rogue with millions of points in social skills for just about everything having to do with NPC...
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    Should stats have any bearing on roleplay?

    Yes it should. Unfortunately my experience is that it happens far more often badly than it does properly. Most of the time when a player is RP poor stats its as an excuse to run their character as an irritatant to everyone and everything around them. They operate on the low stat = jerk mindset...
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    Stargate Emoverse to be cancelled

    Of course. Only in very small select situations is only one opinion a valid one and this is not it. That being said, the real deciders here (the dollars) is pretty overwelmingly in my favor. How many shows who go the edgy, no one you really like, attitude are as sucessful as shows that create...
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    Stargate Emoverse to be cancelled

    Bahhh, I am so tired of their implied "your just not sophisticated for this show attitude" that your post just oozes. Quite simply people (myself included) like to watch shows where they actually like a good number of the characters. Its the difference between a critic approved and audience...
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    Stargate Emoverse to be cancelled

    I agree in that the Ori arc was a mistake. It was a blatant example of wringing extra years out of the series combined with power creep. Stargate Command along with their allies like the Asgard were so powerful that they had to create some rather absurd challenges. On the other hand any episode...
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    Stargate Emoverse to be cancelled

    SGU doesnt fit into any category. It didnt have enough viewers to satisfy a small ball station like SyFy, so there is no way that it has enough to interest another station. When I say Rush and decent I mean a decent actor and a character that meant something for me. I certainly had no interest...
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    Stargate Emoverse to be cancelled

    Nope. I am a huge Stargate fan with plenty of DVR storage space. At times SG1 and SGA had weak episodes in the first 3 seasons. So I gave the benefit of the doubt. The problem is those shows had a great character mix that helped it. SGU does not at all. Unfortunately neither the episodes...
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    Stargate Emoverse to be cancelled

    Just wondering since SyFy is still in rather desperate need of a centerstage cash cow. There is only so long that they can milk that retarded "Ghost Hunters" series, and while the special effects reality show is pretty interesting its a one off that doesnt really have legs. Maybe the Caprica...
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    Some ideas for a Monk Fix

    The current rules allow a Monk to spend a Ki point and get an extra attack at their maximum attack bonus on a full round attack. I have found that it goes a very long way to improve the monk to allow them to spend that Ki point with ANY attack to add an additional. Charge? Spend a point and...
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    Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    The games have been good but every release has shrunk the game world. At the rate they are going I expect this release to be about the size of a small town and sewer.
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    Stargate Emoverse to be cancelled

    This was the first I heard of it when I saw an announcement on SyFy saying the final episodes were being aired soon. I despised just about every character on the show. The only tolerable ones were Doctor "Hide everything from everyone" and Sargeant "anger management issues". In addition the...
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    Stargate Emoverse to be cancelled

    I cannot say I am upset. The SyFy channel has announced that it will air the final 10 episodes of season 2 of SGU then not renew the show. No loss at all. The entire show took a huge poop on the Stargate concept with it's "edgy" format. The writing was mediocre, 99% of the characters sucked...
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    New BSG In Hindsight: A Cylon Weakness

    There are huge plot holes with trying to work the pilot into the logic of the series. If Leoben ,and other human forms, have that much silica in them the an MRI or CAT scan should detect that easily. Then there is just the plot stupid parts. Why put him on the station? He accomplished nothing...
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    How do you handle this situation?

    They seem mostly dead to me. I go through their pockets looking for loose change. ;-) Barring that we explore sections of the dungeon the rest of the day with plans to return the next day when the party spellcasters can stock up on whatever divination magic they have access to. Other options...
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    WotC has ended support for Living Forgotten Realms (and the RPGA, too)

    That game is still popular enough to make money? I figured with the 6 million clones out there and the fact that I havnt seen someone playing a game of magic in years that it was dead as the rest of the collectible card games.
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    WotC has ended support for Living Forgotten Realms (and the RPGA, too)

    Wouldnt this just be putting a dagger in the heart of WOTC as a company? Where else do they make any money to justify their existance?
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    Has the Vancian Magic Thread Burned Down the Forest Yet? (My Bad, People)

    I could be wrong as I am no 4E expert but what is magical about 4E magic? From the little I see they have taken away massive spellbooks and your ability to pick and choose. Now a wizard is no different than a fighter beyond the flavor text that says the wizard casts a spell and the fighter...
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    Redundant Rogue Talents? And Major Magic.

    The Pathfinder rogue had its sneak attack choices increased dramatically. So its very easy to deal fighter or barbarian levels of damage. This of course requires a flank, but in a party of adventurers its only the fools that dont work to get the rogue a flank. The weakness of the rogue is the...
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