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He didn't say it had the brutal property.

I'm not sure about Amazon.com or Buy.com. Both had the third edition rulebook listed as "out of stock" for over a year, yet at the end of August suddenly had them back in stock. It could be that they erroneously stocked the revised edition under the original 3rd edition's sku. They shouldn't...

The pocket player's guide doesn't have any of the GM chapters in it, so the hardcover is a much better buy for someone planning on running the game. For the OP's question, I would recommend just the M&M core rulebook and Freedom City. Freedom City has tons of characters in it, most of whom are...

The Tempest fighter build seems especially good for halfling fighters, and other high-Dex fighters. Halflings can't use most non-off-hand weapons anyway, due to their size, so this gives them a big boost in effectiveness. Their high Dex also enables them to get an AC comparable to heavy armor...

I dislike that the attack bonus only applies to weapons with the "off hand" descriptor. It should apply to all attacks made while wielding two weapons. Rangers are already better because they can wield a "one handed" weapon in their off hand, while fighters are restricted to having an off-hand...

I've recently been shopping around for some new noise-cancelling earphones. I've been looking at a few on Amazon, and reading the reviews and comments. I just read a review that seemed particularly useful, and opened it up to read the comments. Then I noticed the name of the reviewer: Bruce...

I also generally don't like 'epic fantasy' novels, but for a completely different reason, since I love serious, depressing works. I don't like most epic fantasy because most authors writing it seem to equate "epic fantasy" with "bloated, meandering overcomplicated multi-novel series' that are...

I just finished Earth Abides, a very touching book. Next up, by odd coincidence, either a re-reading Fifth Business by Robertson Davies, one of my favorite authors, or The Lies of Locke Lamora.

I've done that a couple times before, and I definitely recommend talking to the DM and working out the details with him. Depending on his style, he may be okay with doing it right away, or waiting until a dramatically appropriate moment. However, if it's the class you dislike, but the...

The aspects of 4e that would do best in True20 IMO are some of the underlying game mechanics math. Making all the classes progress at +1 per two levels, with static bonuses. Static defenses instead of saving throws. Keep the toughness-based wound system, but make it a damage roll vs. a static...

Meiji saving the entire party a few sessions ago by doing absolutely nothing during the entire fight except activating an antimagic field once certainly qualifies as his CMOA.

If you plan on taking any save-ends spells in Paragon and Epic levels, you should start with at least a 12 Charisma, so you can qualify for Spell Focus. I don't know if it's neccessary to take a 20 Int. If playing a human wizard, I would start with: Str 8 Con 12 Dex 10 Int 18 Wis 16 Cha 12...

It came out at Gen Con.

That price does make it rather appealing. It's worth $5/month for Dungeon, Dragon, and the character generator (when it goes live). I hope that this isn't just a temporary low price. If the price goes up to their initially-announced $15/month when the other apps go online, it would no longer...

I don't see why it would be difficult at all to use 4e for a historical game. It certainly would be a lot easier than 3rd edition d20. Just use the martial classes. All other magic is done through Rituals. Don't have magic items (except for rare, plot-related occult items), and instead give...

Atlas has announced that Hedge Magic, for Ars Magica, will probably come out in November.

Based on what the developers have said about the revised edition, clarifying confusing rule explanations was a primary goal, as well as tweaking some of the more problematic rules. I quite agree. It's a great game, and the game mechanics fit the setting very well. Combat and duels in L5R...

What does "PEACH" mean?

For a pay mechanic, it would probably be simplest to say that the soulknife's unique ritual functions like the Enchant Magic Item ritual, except that it only works on the soulblade and the maximum level of the enchantment is Level+3.

Thanks for posting those. The PS1 one is especially funny, and the later ones in the series get even better.