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  1. Merkuri

    Daybreakers: Good scifi turned into "meh" horror

    Anyone seen this movie? My husband and I just finished watching it on DVD. It felt like somebody had taken a reasonably cerebral sci-fi "what if" plot and dumbed it down it with gore. Lots and lots of gore. It starts out promising. The main idea is that in the near future vampires have...
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    Female Dark Sun halfling images?

    I've been looking for a picture of a female Dark Sun halfling to use for a character in an upcoming game and have not come up with much. Anyone know of any good images, or places to look for them? She's a warden, but I've been having such a hard time finding ANY Dark Sun-looking halflings that...
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    RPG apps for Windows 7 Phone

    Does anyone know any good free Windows 7 Phone apps that would help a 3.5e player? I've noticed Morrus's big list of apps for iPhone or Android, but I didn't see a category for Windows 7 Phones. I've found a few die rollers, but they're not quite what I'm looking for. I have easy access to...
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    The name "Xi"

    What would you think if your DM introduced a culture named "Xi", pronounced "she", into a standard fantasy (not oriental-based) campaign? Too weird? Would the pronunciation provide too many potential jokes ("that's what Xi said!") and derail the game? Are the spelling and pronunciation too...
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    Number of disks for Mass Effect (original)

    So, I'm a little miffed that the "new" copy of Mass Effect that I bought off of an Amazon seller (not Amazon itself) is obviously not new. The seal was broken, the manual is a tad wrinkled like it came in contact with some moisture, and the DVD itself has some slight wear scratches on it. Now...
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    Router issues

    So, last night I was editing some audio files and watching a video (nothing that was using internet) and then I decided to check something online. Chrome didn't want to go to any sites. I also noticed my Gmail Notifier had the exclamation point icon on it, meaning it couldn't connect to my...
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    Hulu and SGU

    I've been watching Stargate Universe on Hulu because I don't get SyFy. Last season they released many of the episodes a week after they were aired, so I was used to seeing threads pop up here on EN World before I saw the episode, but I noticed that two of these threads had popped up and fallen...
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    TV or movie pet peeves

    Do TV shows or movies ever do anything repeatedly that just gets your goat? I can't stand it when they use empty disposable coffee cups. They move like they're empty, they sit in holders like they're empty, they even sound empty when they're put on a table. Just put water in the darn things...
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    Running old games in Windows 7

    Anyone have any tips for trying to get older games (like, Windows 95/98 era) running on a Windows 7 x64 laptop? I've got an Acer Aspire 5532 that I use mostly when traveling (which is not very often) and I figured I'd be able to install some of my older games (with lower requirements) on it...
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    Changing DDI subscription renewal plan

    Does anyone know how to change your DDI subscription from monthly to yearly? I can't find a thing about it anywhere on the WotC site.
  11. Merkuri

    Marking books for errata

    The thread about printing new books with updated errata has made me think that I should find some way to mark in my books where the errata is. Putting a little highlighter mark next to passages that are errata'd would probably work, but I would rather not have something permanent in case I want...
  12. Merkuri

    Red vs Blue

    Anyone here on EN World watching Red vs Blue? I'm posting this in the Software forum instead of Media/Off Topic because although technically it qualifies as media, Red vs Blue generally appeals more to the computer gaming crowd. For those who don't know, Red vs Blue is a machinima based on the...
  13. Merkuri

    What to do with a DM's PC?

    We're going to start a round-robin style 4e campaign after our current one is over, where people take turns as the DM, and we're trying to decide what to do with the current DM's PC. My personal preference is to have the PC sit out the sessions when his player's DMing, but others in our group...
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    TV tuner cards, widescreen TVs, and basic cable

    I have a dilemma here, and I was hoping there'd be someone here on EN World that knew more of the subject than I and could save me some hours searching the web. Let me get you the facts here first. I'm cheap when it comes to cable. Our apartment currently gets basic cable only (things like...
  15. Merkuri

    Supernatural season finale (Spoilers)

    What, no thread for Supernatural? Did I miss it? I thought this episode was beautifully done. I don't want to watch the next season. I think this was enough. Bravo. I liked how the prophet (I forget his name) disappeared at the end. I'm sure that's a metaphor for the writer leaving the...
  16. Merkuri

    Baldur's Gate image controversy

    Okay, this is driving me nuts. A while ago I found a website saying that some of the original images in Baldur's Gate (I forget if it was the original or the sequel) were replaced in a patch because the artist copied photos of some celebrities. Now for the life of me I can't find that page...
  17. Merkuri

    Shortening racial lifespans?

    Would it ruin the game for you if all races had lifespans similar to humans (80-100 years)? I'm thinking up a campaign set in a world where a cataclysmic event happened in the not so distant past. I want the event to have happened long enough ago that details of the world before the event are...
  18. Merkuri

    Lost seasons 1-5 on Hulu!

    If you're like me and wanted to get on the Lost bandwagon but missed a season and feel like it's too late to get involved, now's your chance! The complete seasons 1-5 of Lost are available (for free, legally!) on Hulu. Lost - Full Episodes and Clips streaming online for free - Hulu I bet ABC...
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    Reporting inappropriate ads

    How do we go about reporting inappropriate ads again? I seem to recall there was somebody we could email, but I couldn't find the address. I just saw an ad for Rappelz Online - One of the Most Addicting Games that I think was bordering on grandma unfriendly. It looked like it was advertising...
  20. Merkuri

    Advice for a cruise?

    My fiance and I are considering doing an Alaskan cruise for our honeymoon in May. It'll be the first time we've been to Alaska, and the first time we've been on a cruise. Have any EN Worlders done this before? Any advice regarding Alaska or cruises in general? Any recommended cruise lines?
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