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Discussion thread for the new game in Leesburg. --- DM, anyone? Place to play? Twice monthly? Every three weeks? Play on weeknights, or Saturdays? Setting? Maybe get together for a few beers and char-gen?

I'm looking to join a group that games on weeknights in the DC area, preferably in northern Virginia. I'd rather 3.5/Pathfinder, but I'm willing to try anything. If there are folks who want to game, but no current game is running, I'll DM. In which case: 3.5/Pathfinder.

Speculation on the launch of the DDI is naturally rampant, and with the recent axing of Gleemax, we could suspect that DDI will be fully functional sooner rather than later. But then perhaps it means that it will simply add more cooks to an over crowded kitchen, and DDI will join Gleemax in the...

Hey there. I'm looking for a forum or thread for feedback on the new boards (Bonzer job, by the way). Do I post here in Meta, or is there a specific place for that?

Over in the Spiked Chain thread, a side discussion blossomed concerning the adjustment of monster CRs in the event that the monster was changed, modified, or optimized by the DM. Obviously changing one of the Monster's skill ranks from Knowledge (12th Century German Poetry) to Perform...

I just finished watching the hilariously terrible Johnny Mnemonic, and between guffaws I thought that a lot of elements in the movie would make a wonderful transition to my D&D game. (Shadowrun too, I imagine, if I played it.) Enchanting couriers to carry messages without being able to read or...

Ok folks, I'm running my group through a Wizard's study and recently I've been highlighting the importance of mundane books on arcane topics. What I'd like is a whole heck of a lot of suggestions for names of books that would be in this library. To start the ball rolling: By the Right...

What is this thing? All we get are references to the Bag of Devouring being its feeding orifices, but that's it. Perhaps this thing as the ability to penetrate non-dimensional spaces? Perhaps this creature itself is non-dimensional? I've the feeling that this creature could spice campaigns up...

In the Conan RPG by Mongoose two sorcerers (their catch-all word for casters) can enter into a "War of Souls". Nothing flashy happens, it's simply mind against mind. Conan's magic system is a power-point system so it wouldn't translate exactly to D&D, but it should be easy enough to mod. I love...

This discussion began as a talk about the alignment of Harry Potter characters. Cameron suggests that Voldemort is CE because he kills people who displease him. I point out that Darth Vader, someone I thought clearly to be Lawful Evil, kills people who displease him all the time. To my suprise...

So you've got this prison which houses the worst criminals of the world. Every raping, murdering, regicidal bastich gets locked up here. But the warden is a man who believes that murder should not be met with more killing. So in his magical research he comes up with his solution: The Helm of...

This is one of those games that I used to use as a camp councilor to get the kids starting talking... even if it was about how dorky the game was. The rules were that you say three things, two of which are true, and one of which isn't. The others had to guess which was the lie. I figured it...

Hey Folks. I'm writing character journals for the game I'm playing in, and I figured it wouldn't hurt to post them. The writing is very dry; my character is a low-ranking officer in the army attached to a unit of irregulars, and these are the reports he sends back to his superiors. Its...

What is the mechanic for bolas (Trip?, Grapple?), and where can I find them for 3.5? Thanks

I misremember which thread it was - I think it was a Story Hour - that mentioned that the DM enjoyed handing out booby-prize magical treasure; a quarterstaff that would balance on its end; a rope that would coil itself. The items didn't do anything really worthwhile, but it sounds like a neat...

Is D&D really necessary any more? I mean, we have so many alternatives today that we didn't use to have, and really we've only been playing it because it's the game we played back in 1977. Doesn't that mean it's a sacred cow and we can do without it? Literary history shows us that d20-based...

There you are, sitting at work, thinking a new campaign up for your players when it strikes you that this particular mini-boss would frustrate the hell out of them. We're not talking BBEG, not talking huge plot-arc character; we're talking about the mini-boss you throw at them to wreak havok for...

I ran into this quote over on the rules forum in this thread and thought it could be its own discussion. Here's the quote: TBL had recommended that a player "take advantage of his low charisma"; he ought infiltrate a thuggery organization by spitting, being scarred and smelling badly. I...

What are some good feats for a spearfighter? What I have now is a Str-based Scout with a spear/longspear who will be Spring Attacking as soon as he is able. His feats are lined up as: 1st: Dodge 3rd: ??? Scout 4: Mobility 6th: Spring Attack I had thought perhaps Power Attack at 3rd with...

I'm having a hard time loading Rich's site, so the new comic must be up... Will post link when able. EDIT: Here 'tis. There was much rejoicing.