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  1. BiggusGeekus

    Talking about magic rules.

    Check out some of the alternate magic systems for Iron Heroes. http://ironheroesarcana.pbwiki.com/ I am partial to Jeremy Puckett's Magic System Fix. What I like about the design concepts behind Iron Heroes is that it is encounter based. Unfortunately this was not a design decision that...
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    I actually want a 4th edition! [semi-rant]

    I agree with Hussar. Don't use them. All the things you mention are optional. And if you have too many feats, play Iron Heroes. You'll run out fast.
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    I hate Tolkien: suggest a fantasy setting.

    For grit: Valus, if you can find a copy. No elves: http://www.talislanta.com/ I haven't played Talisantia, but lots of people have reccomended it. There's also conan as you observed. http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/home/series.php?qsSeries=7 (again never played) Watch out for some of the...
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    Why do you love/hate Drizzt?

    Perpetual outcast & sworn to protect those who hate him. Common hero archetype. Nothing wrong with it. But, as others have said, there is a point where one would expect the artist to build from that.
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    Strangest Campaign Setting?

    http://www.goodman-games.com/broncorex.php Broncosaurus Rex
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    Whould you buy a system-free setting?

    When I write the adventures the hard part for me is making sure the combat encounters are numerically where I want them so I don't have to fudge. So, no. On the other hand, I read a lot of sci-fi and fantasy fiction. Maybe you could focus your energy there?
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    Looking for Ideas

    Well, on the surface it looks like a terrific way to handle plot situations when the players achieve something too easily or you find the game speeding along to the conclusion of the campaign all too fast. I wouldn't plan it out. I'd save it in case they outsmart you.
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    Staple Fantasy Races

    As an aside: when Jim Henson was drafting out the Dark Crystal movie, the gelflings were supposed to look less human than they did. But some research showed that people tend to want to have their heroes be attractive folks they can relate to. This may or may not be something to consider. As...
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    Help me come up with Holidays

    I pitched an article to Dragon based on this. I'm not sure I have it anymore or I'd post it. I went through the core rules cleric domains and tried to come up with a holiday for each one of them. Then I made sure to spread them accross the seasons so there weren't 10 holidays all around...
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    2007 Judge Selection

    Question for the Judges: I've noticed that products nominated for "Best Writing" often contain a great deal of flavor text and 2-page short stories. How do you personally evaluate flavor text? How do you plan to evalute writing when applied to game mechanics? When evaluating writing, how...
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    Stargate Thingy.

    I think this kind of campiagn is fine, but it really shines for a group that meets infrequently and has uneven attendance. The gate acts as a kind of "home base" and that way if the cleric can't make the next session, his character simply doesn't go through the gate that time.
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    Fantasy "biotechnology" and other alterations

    It's a subtopic I like as well. One of the things I enjoy daydreaming about is where the line between sufficently powerful magic runs aground on the cold hard shores of natural science. For example, a wizard decides to create a minotaur. He's got the magic down solid and can certainly toss...
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    If you were king, how would equip your kids?

    Arguably, they could get exp for a level of Aristocrat class.
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    OotS #400 is UP!

    Don't blame the playa', blame the game!
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    OotS #400 is UP!

    Rich made a comment that he took the Duelist PrC and basically swapped out INT for CHA.
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    What is THE NEXT BIG THING?

    There's a couple of PnP computer interfaces that you can use to host a game over the internet. I personally found them clunky, but not as clunky as getting four 35 year old men in the same room at the same time.
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    [OT] Missing Children

    Very good news. A miracle, even!
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    What is THE NEXT BIG THING?

    cross marketing/ cross use products The World of Warcraft card game that can potentially get you neat stuff in the MMORPG as an example.
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    Another....Favorite Monster Manuals Thread.

    I just wrote a review for a monster book http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=185172 It does not meet requirement #1. What it does do is present the monsters in an amazingly usable format. If that doesn't sound like a good sell, trust me, once you start using it, you'll wonder why all...
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