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A nice option that doesn't involve railroading and hosing the party would be to just emphasize high-xp, low-loot encounters. There are lots of great monsters that can be used without having them guarding a treasure room or something, and once the party puts on a few more levels the gear level...

Heh, beaten to the punch. I wanted to say "the ugly Dukeling" too. ;) --Impeesa--

Pfft. I dipped into Paladin (of Freedom, from UA) to boost saves.... with my Frenzied Berserker build. He had a boosted charisma to take advantage of Leadership, and to get DR 3/- out of a one-level dip into Anointed Knight. That third level of Paladin also netted me immunity to compulsion...

My girlfriend got into gaming because I insisted on dragging her along. In her own words, it took her a long time to admit she could have fun with it, but she certainly looks forward to it now. :) Some other girls I game with were in more or less the same boat as her (we, along with most of the...

Varies. If all the people who compose our extended gaming group were in the same room at one time (as opposed to just the subset who might regularly attend any given game), we'd have.. something like 6 girls, 5 guys. Cut out the irregular attendees, and the distribution is still about 50/50 at...

Well, never mind then. ;) He did say something to that effect during interviews after his big near-win, though. --Impeesa--

You'd be surprised, actually. I'd hazard a guess that yes, there's a reason more people have trouble with math than with other subjects - and that reason is, people tell them it's hard and it's okay not to get it. Problem is, then they don't think about it, and it becomes self-fulfilling. In...

I bought my girlfriend a set of amethyst Dwarven Stones for Christmas last year, and got a friend to make her a small sliding-top wooden box to keep them in. It's quite nice. :) --Impeesa--

What, none of the party can cast (or hire someone to cast) a Greater Teleport to "30' away from the artifact"? ;) --Impeesa--

Note that doing this makes anything that expands critical threat ranges a lot more valuable. ;) --Impeesa--

:( When he mentioned that, I got all excited at the thought of visiting with Konqueror and Lynx, just to be the odd person out on the stats page. ;) --Impeesa--

I wish I had a cool Crown Royal bag, but no... my dicebag was yoinked from a pair of sunglasses. ;) --Impeesa--

In my experience, which seems to agree with many others', people just refuse to think. However, this isn't as incomprehensible as some hardcore logical scientist types make it out to be. It's human nature, when confronted with something new, to look for opinions in three places: previous...

I've got all the books so far - mostly just because I'm huge Warcraft fan, since I haven't had a chance to play or run a campaign yet. With that in mind, it all looks great. The earlier books had some minor issues, but there is a revised core book coming out some time next year. --Impeesa--

Well, in accordance with lawfulness and goodness, the paladin should make sure his many children are all well cared for. Better keep up on those child support payments. Beyond that, it's a great idea. :) --Impeesa--

This is a good question. Let's ask David Williams, a pro Magic player who went to the World Series of Poker. He finished second, won a few million dollars, and has apparently gone back to playing Magic because it's more fun. ;) --Impeesa--

Here's a similar question for all of you "can't swallow that much at once" people: Say I've got a PC with the Swallow Whole ability. He's strapped a couple potion vials together beforehand, and at some point during combat he draws the bundle and tosses it back whole with a quick chew to break...

Hey all. Still lurking and eagerly waiting. Just thought I'd chime in there and say a good detailed bibiography would be a really cool addition. Good resources, especially on less common mythologies, aren't always easy to find. *hums Tubular Bells* ;) --Impeesa--

Of course, once he crosses the line, there's nothing to stop an evil god from generously stepping in and providing similar powers when his old patron casts him off. The poor ex-paladin may never notice the difference. ;) --Impeesa--

Okay, consider this hypothetical scenario: I am a D&D NPC. I sincerely believe that gnomes are an evil and inferior race, and must be eliminated from the face of the campaign setting for their own good and the good of us all. I sacrifice other personal ambitions, laboring only towards the noble...