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    Graphics card recommendations

    I have a 2 1/2 year old Dell desktop and the graphics card fan is dying. The graphics card market has changed quite a bit since I used to tinker with PC's, so I'm looking for some guidance and recommendations. Current specs: Dell Studio XPS 8000 Win7 Home 64 bit 2.66GHZ multicore processor 4GB...
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    Good sci-fi dramas with kids

    This quote from the Terra Nova canceled thread caught my eye: "I called it Swiss Family Robinson with Dinosaurs." It sums up for me a large part of the reason I didn't find the show appealing - I've rarely found family dramas with young children interesting, and I can't think of a single one...
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    Should races have mechanical effects?

    Reading the thread on the latest Legends and Lore column, I began wondering: What if 5E offers races, but no mechanical impact of race? By this, I mean that choosing a race would be strictly a roleplaying decision. No stat modifiers, no skill bonuses, no racial bonuses to hitting stuff with...
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    D&D, Technology, and Planned Obsolescence

    Some recent threads have me thinking about the future of D&D, specifically whether or not new versions will have obsolescence built in. A thread discussing Diablo III raised the point that buyers of the program will only be able to play the game online. While one can still play the game...
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    Why buy?

    The above quote is from a thread discussing Heroes of Shadow, coming out soon from WOTC. It immediately made me think of games like Civilization, with that addictive "just one more turn" quality. And yet, something seems wrong, or at least very silly, about the expectation that we'll buy...
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    Skill Groups

    I'm working on tweaking the rules and I want to reduce the number of skills. I know there have been several threads in the past where folks have posted their take on combining skills, but I can't locate any. Anyone who has combined skills, would you mind posting your work, or a link? I'd rather...
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    Token Casting

    GL and HSB: Thanks for the kind words. I apologize for pulling the post so quickly, but I finally got motivated to finish the rules for integrating Tokens with all the characters, and I’d really like some feedback on these. While my group has playtested the spellcasting changes fairly...
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