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Thanks. To me, the head, aside from the crest, is how a random dragon should look. I never got into the 3e leonine look, I'm more into the 2e varieties.

I hated minis with a passion that cooled somewhat when I couldn't get anyone to play without them during 3e. Then I just found them boring and distracting. I felt like they pulled me up above the action when I wanted to be looking through my character or NPC's eyes. On top of that, as a player...

I posted earlier from my phone, so I was probably too brief. Seriously, engine degreaser really works 100% of the time. I guarantee it or I'll buy him a new mat (Those who have gotten books from me know I'm good for it). A can should run 8 bucks or so, and will be good to have around if it ever...

By the way, I'm not posting this to say: "look how pretty my drawing is" as much as "Here's the gist of how they look to me". I know I'm a total amateur :D . Basically, I can get an idea across in a sort of graphic shorthand. How do your dragonborn or other races look?

I drew this a few years back.

This is pretty much where I am too, except instead of a dad, I had an Aunt and Uncle.

when none of that other stuff works, use engine degreaser in a well ventilated area (outside). Works every time.

Before I read the DMG I was thinking about using dice (d10s or even percentile dice) to represent a figure's elevation. I also thought that using an additional fudge die (a d6 marked with 2 +s, 2 blank sides, and 2 -s) to represent a positive or negative elevation at sea or in burrowing...

As a GM who's all about immersion, I generally seek out games that are strong on simulation. This has led me to play things like GURPS lately. Until recently I thought immersion and simulation were the same thing, despite theory essays to the contrary. Since 4e came out, I've realized that I'm...

Yeah, I should have mentioned that. Glad you like it.

I don't spend a lot of time in the house rules forum traditionally, so forgive me if this has been suggested already. Also, I *still* don't have my books, so my understanding of how things work might be flawed. I've seen a lot of fellow simulationist types having trouble with magic item...

That's freaking hilarious! It reminds me of the time when a short-term player complained that there was too much danger in the various D&D settings, and I ran half of a session like that to show him why. Edit: I forgot to add that I think this campaign sounds awesome. I'm still brainstorming...

I'm aware of outbreeding enhancement, but I thought a less scientific explanation would fit D&D. I figure it's magic that lets elves and humans mate in the first place. For those who want another explanation, it might help.

I don't know for sure since I haven't seen the books, but I was just thinking- there's a reason half-elves might get a con bonus. As they grow up, either among humans or elves, they're outsiders until they grow into their own skin. Among humans they have something to prove to their peers-...

I mostly like it. I know why they don't want the dominator to be able to use per encounter abilities, etc, but it seems a bit like cheese. Oh well, I guess I have to get with the paradigm.

Watching Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the background while I do some web browsing, I came up with an idea: I'm not sure what will be in 4e, but wouldn't it be cool if there was a feat that allowed you to increase your fly speed by hopping along rooftops? When 4e comes out, if there's...

My "Mook Rule" in 3.5 was to use level-appropriate bad guys and give mooks 1 hp per hd. The same went for npcs like Experts that needed high skills but didn't need to be too tough. It worked out all right. I agree with you- as a general rule here. However, I'm all about world building, and it...

Thank you, Henry and sorry for nagging. I really appreciate it.

Not to be pushy, but can we get an update on the status of the CS accounts that didn't have names attached? I got the email a few weeks ago, replied with my name, and haven't heard anything. To be honest, I'm starting to regret buying the CS account.

Interestingly enough, a lot of people outside the hobby refer to all RPGs as FRPGs. I've seen quasi-hip news articles that do that for everything from Star Trek games to White Wolf's stuff. These are the kinds of articles where the author tried to get the info right, but didn't quite get it...