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There's two ways to find people: go looking for them; and send up a signal which brings them to you. When looking for people (by posting online, or the FLGS, or church, etc.), way more people will see the message than you want to talk to. Help them screen themselves out so you don't have to...

Just as a data point, I don't go to game stores much. I've downloaded books, "thumbed through them", so to speak, and the ones I liked, I bought. The ones I didn't, I tossed. No different from looking through books at the FLGS, IMO. So, how has file sharing affected RPG sales? From my seat...

The only class I can never get myself excited about is Sorcerer. Just the thought of all those spells out there that I will never get to use ... depressing. Wizards are so much better, and Masters of the Arcane Order are da' bomb. But then, I own 5 different Swiss army knives (standard...

Sittling quietly at the The Artistic Minotaur's Hall, stout adventurers hear the following strange rumor: Led by the Archfiend Nazargaol, the Mountain Holders from the Lost Planet are attempting to take over the Citadels of Underwater Blasphemy. That ancient bloodthirsty undersea Empire was...

Not from where I'm standing, but I guess the thought was that Paladins don't get more than 1 Smite/day until Level X, and they aren't going to change it. I'd allow it though, just like I'd allow a 1st level Cleric to take Extra Turning.

If Hand Crossbows are easy enough to pull back by hand, they should be easy enough to pull to try this: You've got two hooks on your hip holsters - push the hand crossbow down on the hook, pulling the string back, and it reloads. You could do this one handed. Add in a clip of bolts, and the...

Serious guess Complete Professional A Sourcebook on Knowledge & Having the Proper Tools for all classes Complete Resourceful A Sourcebook on Escaping Tight Spots & Living by your Wits for all classes Complete Schemer A Sourcebook on Social Graces & Enlightened Self-interest for all classes...

I don't have the book yet. Are these guys just tanks then? Not too much "utility"?

Does the email feature have to be system wide, or can be set by forum? Some forums (such as PbP) need this feature more than others, I would think. Mac Callum

I keep everything on my laptop. Each campaign has a folder, each adventure a sub-folder. Groups & plots also have a folder. NPCs have a character sheet in the folder in the adventure they were introduced in. The secret is the master-record document in the campaign folder. It keeps track...

Morrus - perhaps we could retrict e-mail notices to once or twice a day, and not on a constant basis? That seems like it might be a good compromise. Needing to get your email updates every 5 minutes probably isn't very healthy anyway. :p Mac Callum PS - Just in case this gets your...

Check out the Archived Thread from SHARK, "How to defend a Mountain Fortress" - there will assuredly be good ideas in there for you. If its going to be self-sufficient there needs to be some kind of food source - unless you're importing Dire Buffalo from The Beastlands. :)

I can appreciate that in a truly rational world there's little most of us could do to positively affect the situation, so gaming would be a return to "normal." However, no, I don't think I could game when something like that was going on. However, even if it would be "OK" for me to game, I...

My grandfather's handyman grew up in rural Canada and never got passed 4th grade. He can hardly write more than it takes to sign his name and his wife keeps the books for his business. He also rigged together a sawmill from a broken circular saw and a motorcycle engine, chopped down and milled...

Careful. Normally the creature's description will say whether its a free action, standard, full round or whatever. "At will" is simply whenever, and however often you wish.

Indeed Sir, indeed. The back streets of Krondor are home to interestingly capable gentlemen. Former pirates driven from the sea, old scoundrels on the run from old debts. Most things can be arranged, including smuggling a princess out of the city while her uncle searches every ship departing...

Have you ever had to get in touch with the Upright Man?

What's the Guard/Secret-Agent-Man up to? Might he put scorpions in the PC's boots during the night? Do the PCs know he's a spy? What would it do to your story line if the PCs and the Guard/Spy get separated from the caravan during a sandstorm? If they know he's a spy arrange a set-up where...

Funny, for me it was always halflings I could never find a place for. What do they even do on a day to day basis? OTOH, little mad-scientist practical joker fey dudes just slid into my campaign worlds like a pig in mud.

As a matter of my nature, I HAVE to do this. I can't just let it lie and write it off as "Oh, because it wouldn't be an adventure otherwise." I have to have a "real" reason for my NPCs to do the things they do. However, I keep it pretty simple. I don't make deep complicated plots like the...