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  1. Gez

    Penguin-type PC races out there?..and an F.Realms question.

    It's probably related to the obscure deity Boof the Moonpenguin. :p Edit: some links about the item: http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0007a&L=realms-l&D=1&P=20174 http://www.candlekeep.com/fr_faq.htm (use Ctrl-F to find "Boof") http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/?doc=fr_ladiesnight
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    OotS #459 (Wednesday)

    Only Soon has an aura. Only Soon. None of the others have.
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    How do you like your gnomes best?

    I could take the orcs, with their -2 in each mental stats and +4 in Strength, and give them a background, identity, and flavor of wise, smart and charismatic pacifists; and it wouldn't tick. The mechanics shouldn't be contrary to the flavor, it should support it. I don't see how the mechanics...
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    Why do you read OotS?

    Choice 6: All of the above.
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    Cthulhu hotdogs

    Great for cooking octodogs, too.
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    How do you like your gnomes best?

    Elves are female dwarves. I mean, you're not implying seriously an elf could be male, are you? Male elves are dwarves. Plus, it ties in so well with their constant rivalry and bickering!
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    OotS #459 (Wednesday)

    Why would either of them be cloaked? Also, the second hypothesis is absolutely impossible. Otherwise In fact, Shojo would be a more believable bet -- and I don't believe it would be Shojo.
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    OotS #459 (Wednesday)

    Yep, and they're actually slightly different. The Ghost-Martyrs are closer to the BoED deathless than to the Eberron deathless. Still, Redcloak's comment is a reference to Eberron. Exactly. The MitS (heh, his name is "Mitts") has been left behind outside of the city... If he comes, it won't be...
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    How do you like your gnomes best?

    Druidic monks. A bunch of Yoda. I'll say it again: their racial abilities are talking to animals, having spell-like abilities, being good alchemists, and being good at making and piercing illusions. This doesn't much lead itself to suicidal mechanists. Alchemy's quite a different thing. Being...
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    The problem with elves (question posed)

    :cool:
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    Books written by Mordenkainen?

    It seems most of them are on the level of the "movie titles" thread. Blatantly out-of-place in a setting that isn't parodic or comedic.
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    Are the Scarlet bro's and Iuz holding GREYHAWK back?

    Not to forget other naming conventions of the real world, like "each place must have a dozen different names, all of which, with maybe one or two exceptions at most, must be shared with other places" so that you can have a Paris in Texas and a London in Ontario. If I say "Albany", am I speaking...
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    OOTS 458: Exit Strategy

    Not just an anagram, but the name spellt backward. It's like if we met Belkar's evil good twin and he was named Rakleb. In the same vein, in Bruno the Bandit, the country they're in is named Asuton. That's "Not USA" spellt backward. Always look for backward spelling of things in the gamer...
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    How do you like your gnomes best?

    As masters of magic and knowledge, living in tune with nature, and pursuing strange philosophic researchs in their search for wisdom. That is, to me, how a race with innate spell-like abilities, the ability to talk to (some) animals, a predisposition for illusion magic and alchemy, but...
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    OOTS 458: Exit Strategy

    Well, "explosive runes" is never pronounced by the caster, only by the reader -- and therefore, after the spell has been cast. Also, it happens sometimes for "off-hand spells" when a spellcaster kills some mook without even looking at him.
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    Tumbling in full plate

    Reminds me of that article which examined the science behind James Bond's gadgets -- and how just using them or being near them would kill James if they really existed.
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    Tumbling in full plate

    Those are the same who claim an average sword weighs 20 kg. Of course, some of those claimants are only doing that for comedy.
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    Are the Scarlet bro's and Iuz holding GREYHAWK back?

    Well, why should Greyhawk move? There are, as this thread shows, two types of DMs: those who dislike metaplots and want a static canvas where all that happens will be what they want to happen; and those who like metaplots and want a dynamic world where things are happening even when the players...
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    OOTS 457 - Elemental Fury

    The original MotP, I guess. I don't remember reading that in the 3e one.
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