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Here is what I can think of in terms of "traditional fantasy" archetypes: Anthropomorphic Animals: Includes all of the furry races, including lycans/shifters, and the various insect/lizard versions who nevertheless seem to have prominent mammal-type breasts. (I imagine that in an RPG created...

Is EN World a Website, a Web site, or a website? I think it should be Web site, with the big W, because "World Wide Web" is a proper noun. BTW, as the husband of a non-native English speaker, I've seen that sometimes compound words are confusing as heck.

Killer app: flexible plastic computer display that rolls out flat like a battle mat. Central area displays a map and virtual miniatures, with margins for things like counters and dice apps. The whole thing should plug into a laptop via USB, which the DM can use to hold his notes. It works as...

When I lived in Northern Virginia, I had not one but three different FLGS from which to choose. Game Parlor in Chantilly was closest, was clean, had friendly staff and had a fairly good selection. Dream Wizards had an ever so slightly better inventory, but was in Rockville so I only stopped by...

Piratecat may be lovable, but why do we hear notihing of Ninjacat?

Wasn't this part of the premise of 3.x illusion magic? IIRC, an illusion was mind-affecting, i.e., all in the opponent's head. Turning invisible wouldn't make you literally invisible -- other folks just couldn't perceive that you were there. Invisibility sticks in my mind because of all of...

While I'm happy Mr. Arneson hasn't left us yet, I wouldn't be too relieved. In fact, I would suggest you still extend your well wishes and prayers (if that's your type of thing). People rarely leave hospices. A hospice is where the terminally ill go for end-of-life care. I'm not terribly...

Jack, You've gone for a deeper analysis than me. Mostly, I was appreciating the potential for adding flavor. From a more academic standpoint, I thought the paper lacked rigor in a number of ways. That actually makes it better as an RPG resource, in my opinion. Most folks aren't very good at...

I don't pirate for the same reason I don't shoplift. Theft is an inherently destructive act. It destroys monetary value of the goods stolen, it destroys incentive to produce, and it destroys faith in the systems of society. I have never seen an argument to the contrary that wasn't either...

I stumbled across this: Human Mental Characteristics It comes from a larger article about what may or may not be innate in children when they're born. What I find interesting about it is that the list leads to some interesting thoughts about how to play opponents as a DM. Here are some...

It did lead to some of the best dialogue, though: "I just regenerated a finger. Guess which one."

The emei ci, aka emei dagger or emei piercer, DOES seem to be a real "weapon," in the sense that it is referenced repeatedly as part of the sport style of Wushu. Here is vid of somebody twirling them: YouTube - Spinning Spikes Wushu is not a combat art, per se, and while the emei ci may be...

Here is a picture from a Korean exhibit that matches the hangul that Huw posted: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v333/areagan/Korean%20Swords%202008/?action=view&current=Picture051.jpg This, in my mind, shows that this is the weapon referred to by the hangul, even if it isn't the inspiration...

I checked with my wife, who is fluent in Korean. "Geom" basically means sword. Looking online, I came across various references to "in-geom," or tiger swords. Here is a link to the Macao Museum of Art: KOREAN SECTION SWORDS LIST The "sa-in-geom" was a short, straight-bladed sword granted by...

Would casting familicide on the Manson Family be evil? :P

Inspired by the Order of the Stick comic and the surrounding discussions... What would you call the animated head of an evil dragon? I've seen animated giant heads, animated hands, etc., in various monster books, but not just a dragon head, per se. I think one of Greenwood's Dragon articles...

Never said it did. Just said it would be evil in the world that is based on gaming rules only if the person controlling the rules says so.

Possible spoilers. Let's rephrase the question. Would killing a line of mosquitos be evil? Probably not, or we have some wicked, wicked exterminators in the real world. Would killing a whole horde of illithid be evil? Aberrant, brain-sucking monsters? What if one of them was a vegetarian...

LOL, the reason insects, reptiles, and other non-mammals have breasts is because many, many gamers and designers are men, and men like breasts. The contents of D&D (and any other work of fiction) are driven more by human psychology than plausibility. Why do Star Trek and D&D both have a...

I don't think the franchise itself has anything to do with it -- rather, it is the talent of the creator and their ability to extract the core concepts, and the commitment of the producers to keep the quality of the stories high. Ron Moore's take on Battlestar Galactica is based on the general...