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As far as the new plot twist in OotS ... Rich said on the main page that the next hundred strips or so would be a wild ride. If anyone had any doubts that he meant it, I think it's time to lose those doubts. Immediately.

So true, WayneLigon. I've heard so many people talk about the Player Empowerment that comes from having hard and fast rules for everything. But I've also seen a lot of old-time games where some player knew how to "work" the DM ... and that same DM can now say, "Look, it's right here on page...

Well, if they're on the fence about playing, all I can say is tell them to try it once and decide from there. Past that, it's just an issue of how persuasive you are. Once they agree to play, the good ol' "KISS Principle" applies here, the one about keeping it simple. Create characters...

I prefer to assume there's no 4e in the works unless and until we definately hear there is, simply because creating 4e right now would be flat out stupid on the business level. 3e was a hit, and therefore a good idea, because 2e was practicly dead. There wasn't much to lose. 3.5 is strong...

Read Anderson's Three Hearts and Three Lions? Paladin, Gnome (despite being called a "Forest Dwarf"), Nixie, Troll and Swanmay all come from there. Given the destinctiveness and commonality of the Paladin and Troll in the game, and the relative slimness of the volume containing the story, I'd...

I don't know you from before Dragongirl, but I'll welcome you back anyway!

She needs to learn that writing a novel and running a game may have some superficial resemblances, but there are some very fundamental diametrically opposite qualities. That's part of what is making this situation so bad. It is possible for a game to translate into a good novel, but a novel...

The opaque / clear d30 sounds like it's what they call "polarized". I gotta go, so instead of an explanation, I'll just refer you to google.

Garlic in spaghetti sauce ...? This is foreign to someone? When I make a bolognaise, I get up and add more every time I have nothing better to do while it's cooking. My mom looked at one batch and told me she would've been afraid to put even close to that much in. Yes, that's right, I put in...

Yeah, when I looked at True20, the "you level when the GM says so" approach floored me. Mainly 'cause half of my brain yelled "Blasphemy!" and the other half yelled "That's brilliant!" -- saves a lot of figuring when trying to run a Adventure Path, for sure. But there is still one thing I...

It does make the combat static to take out the 5 foot step. Which is exactly why I personally would neverevereverever do it. Watch a fight in a movie. Now imagine how much more boring it is if they're stuck where they are almost all the time. Especially a swashbuckler type combat -- you've...

"The killing of the orc is not an issue, it is the giving a promise to the rest of his party that is the problem. A paladin should be forthright in dispatching evil." Grimslade covered it pretty much in entirety right there. However, the part that is a problem is a huge problem. Palys get...

Several specific advisements made here fall under a general category of "have the NPCs seek out the slighted PCs" -- which is a great idea. For example, the NPC who asks "does this one speak for all of you?" might also, or instead, send a private message to the PC who seemed least comfortable...

We don't. But then, I'm the only one of us who has a lap top, and I've only had it for three months ... a fact which, when combined with the fact that summer schedules don't allow us to play much, means I've effectively not had the chance. I am thinking about whether it might be helpful when...

My 9th level MT is not out-classing her compatriots, that's for sure. Damage-wise, I can't even begin to compete with the sorcerer. As the only divine caster in the group, I'm continually tapped out on that side of my resources -- the demand is pretty high, goes pretty quick. Someone earlier...

I have to chime in with Umbran -- just 'cause ya love it, it's not a crime to expect to be paid to do your job. I am under the impression, for example, that multi-million dollar per year successful musicians generally like to make music. We don't expect them to do it for free. The problem I...

It is never, with this little info and this little need to change the situation, a "good idea". As has been pointed out previously, this will seldom stop a group of adventurers from needing to find out why, or just how bad an idea it might be. Some people like summoning magic for just this...

Let us know how it goes ... if ya lived up here in the north, I'd invite you to try my group (which, once summer's over, may actually play again ...)

Likewise, apparently they can't lay claim to the githyanki because they're inspired (albeit very indirectly) by George R. R. Martin. He mentioned and vaguely described a race by that name in a book he wrote, though none actually appeared in the story.

I've got the base book and while I've not studied it closely, it looks good. Of course, I'm kind of a Steve Kenson fan boy, which is why I bought it in the first place. The idea of a True20 Wilderlands keeps flitting through my head ...