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    BattleStar Galactica #20:Daybreak (2) Season 4--2009/Finale

    Re: 6 and the baby... In interviews, Tricia H has mentioned that she gets a lot of flack for that and she doesn't get it. In her mind, 6 was being merciful, killing the baby quickly rather than letting it die in the impending nuke attack. Right or wrong, I love that sort of moral ambiguity.
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    Best map maker?

    No one mentioned AutoRealm? I did an old-school hex map on it for my last session and got a lot of positive response on it, much more than the maps that I've spent 4-5 hours on using GIMP.
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    How to use Compendium at Work?

    Right. It all depends on the type of filtering being used. Websense, an application level filter, is very customizable. If they are using lower level filters then it becomes more cumbersome for them to make changes and you are less likely to get it done. It helps that most of this sort of...
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    Combatastic Descriptions

    We tend to get graphic and hyper-violent, almost worthy of 300 in our descriptions. {The monk character one-shot kills an opponent, I say} "Putting your body behind the blow, your fist meets his face and passes right through, connecting with the back of his skull. You rip it back covered in...
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    How to use Compendium at Work?

    Being the guy who does the website blocking for my company, I'm not too keen on helping people bypass legit web filters. What I'd suggest is finding out who is in charge of it and talking to them. In my book, looking at that is no different than spending time adjusting your fantasy football team...
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    Heroes #20: Cold Snap/Season 3/2009

    Sure, it could happen, but I don't expect it too. To go from Toddler Go Action to a Resurrection Touch would really be a huge step that I don't think (THINK) they will take. I think this was an attempt to simplify and refocus the story and I applaud it.
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    Heroes #20: Cold Snap/Season 3/2009

    Chalk it up to Brian Fuller returning as head writer (this is my guess only). Old writers: Daphne is still alive! Let's do more Matt angst and pining for her because he knows they are destined! Brian Fuller: We are going to focus the show on the key players and not get distracted by B- or...
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    March '09: What are you reading?

    Right. Hush was incredible. Hush Returns was really not good at all. All of the mystery and tension were gone. I'd recommend Batman: The Long Halloween if you liked Hush.
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    Dollhouse 3/20/09

    You guys saying that anyone could be a doll...I think this whole episode was about another level of "creating dolls." Ballard is using Mellie, making her into Caroline in his head. He is making her into a doll {Irony is that she is already one}. Then the Dollhouse boss uses the bad handler (who...
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    Heroes #20: Cold Snap/Season 3/2009

    Very solid episode. Having the old writer back really helped. Best moment...the puppet master being hung up like a marionette. Best reveal...Micah. I was still expecting it to be Hanna, but I happy it is Micah. Best acting...Angela. Best no-show...Nathan and Claire.
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    Is Paizo's Pathfinder really compatible with 3.5?

    Wulf, that's fraking brilliant.
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    Is Paizo's Pathfinder really compatible with 3.5?

    Exactly. I pull up a griffon off of the SRD for my pathfinder game...what do I need to change? Size/Type: Large Magical Beast Hit Dice: 7d10+21 (59 hp) Initiative: +2 Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), fly 80 ft...
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    Is Paizo's Pathfinder really compatible with 3.5?

    I'm running a Pathfinder in Eberron game right now and it is a total hodgepodge between 3.5 and Pathfinder. For instance, the party has two fighters (PF), a scout (3.5), a ninja (3.5), a bard (PF), a duskblade (3.5), and a monk (PF). I had to change the skills on the scout, duskblade and ninja...
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    Dollhouse 3/20/09

    1: I owe Eliza D an apology. I didn't think she was up to this show, but every episode she seems to get better and better. And she plays the creepy doll better than any of them. 2: Great episode. Finally building on the first few and way past the "active of the week" idea. 3: To paraphrase...
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    BattleStar Galactica #20:Daybreak (2) Season 4--2009/Finale

    Wonderful series that redefines SciFi and I'm sorry to see it go. Absolutely some of the best acting I've seen on TV. As far as the ending...it was always a show that did it their own way, beholden to nothing. I like that not everything was answered and I love that there is still some mystical...
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    Was V's act evil? (Probable spoilers!)

    Unquestionably evil, in my game. Unless it is an outsider, alignment is a rough descriptor of what the person/creature has done and what they are likely to do in the future, but nothing is ever 100%. I have good goblins, evil gold dragons, and everything in between. V just committed genocide...
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    Battlestar Galactica #19: Daybreak(1)/S4 Finale/09

    I guess am an odd one because I've found these last few episodes nothing shy of exceptional TV. BSG has never been about space battles or special effects, I think. It has been about...well, all sorts of things. To start it was about flawed humanity being chased by perfect mechanical beings. The...
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    Act structure in adventure design

    Yeah, I've thought about it, in a much simplified form, but the problem is this odd little bit of random junk that's thrown into the mix...and I don't mean dice. The players. They have a way of making quick introductions long, long combats quick, exciting events mundane, and the opening of a...
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    GM Notes: Handwritten or Typed?

    A little of all. Most planning is done on a couple of wikis (I recommend pbwiki.com). I have one that the players use to keep character sheet, post recaps, and I use to post maps, backgrounds, and experience points. I have a second wiki that is private just for me where I plan out plot ideas...
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    Reviewers wanted!

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