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I figured the roots would extend into the "material planes", the Fey, Shadow, and Prime planes. The branches would allow travel to the fantastical outer planes.

Ha! If he can laugh about that, particularly the name, that bodes well for his mental health. Yeah there aren't many that could survive. Jack Churchill fought with a saber on D-Day and has the last recorded kill with a longbow in wartime (France in WWII). There's a number of other people I...

That is fascinating! And, an excellent situation that could be adapted; it's a great example of how two good aligned churches could come into conflict. "We're going to raid this church for the relics. The saint wants to move, but it is of the utmost importance that we don't hurt anyone!"

As a general note, I have never in > 25 years of Medicine ever referred to people with substance abuse issues as "befuddled". Rather impaired, drunk, intoxicated, obtunded, delirious, altered and occasionally as unfortunate. Nor, for that matter, have I ever referred to people with cognitive...

I use "Ascended", which has the implication of being bodily assumed into Paradise. This is rather rare, naturally, but is an immediate mark of divine favor.

I take it this isn't actionable due to the effort required to track down and prove who this is?

One of my exchange students is from Bari. I hope to visit there someday.

I love expansive lists! However... I want lists for more than just gear. While not true of everyone, many people like shopping. And, when you have 10k gp burning a hole in your pocket you want something to spend it on. How much for a quaint cottage? How much for a 12-20 room manor? What does a...

I've done something similar, 1d20 + Ability score, target 20+ yields success, 30+ great success. Way back in the day, we used 4d6 < Ability for checks, 3d6 for easy and 5d6 for hard. Your thoughts are interesting with a high but not over roll. Thanks for the idea! I like this combination! Once...

It doesn't surprise me that the Professor devoted some thought to placing his legendarium in real world pre-history. It's a fun exercise. Numenor is explicitly inspired by Atlantis legends (Letters, I forget which book), and it wouldn't surprise me that the Sinking of Beleriand is tied to the...

I've had conversations with a guy who awards xp for: 1 xp per gp treasure gained, per character 1 xp per hp damage dealt, per character 2 xp per hp damage taken, per character 1 xp per hp damage taken, in a pool, divided among survivors I tried this for about two sessions and was amazed on how...

I can only say that I admire your passion and commitment! And the usual praise for excellent cartography. You are my go to for maps and mapping inspiration!

36 total tiles then? That would be a long project.

I award XP for: Defeating Foes (100 xp at 1 HD, Fibonacci progression) Achieving Goals (mostly party / story arc, but also personal at times. ~50% of current level xp.) Collecting Loot (1 xp per 1 sp) I have a treasure type generator in Excel with the monster xp underneath it on the page. I...

Sure, with people like Jack Churchill, Percy Fawcett, Mary Seacole, &c. Most people, maybe not.

I had that book.. Actually, I had a lot of Bard Games products. Compleat Alchemist was amazing.

Human (Us) Dwarf (Near-Us) Changeling (Paranoia inducing species) Genasi (Plane-touched) Fantasy Dralasite (Cute li'l blobbers) Goliath ("large" species) Dragonborn ("reptilian" species) Shadow-touched (The creepy one who isn't evil, but the bad guys seem to be shadow-touched half the time...

Interesting! I tend to pronounce "are" "our" "arr" the same, which has caused some amusement when I use the phrase "when are our ...". I've come across a number of accent coaches in the theater, and it is always an interesting conversation.

I loved this show when I was a kid! Had two types of Eagle's hanging from my ceiling that I put together from kits. I mangled a broken staple gun into some vague resemblance of their weapon.

I had no idea! I'll have to check out the further stories.