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If you were to list the greatest fantasy warriors of all time -- a top ten, whatever -- who would they be? By warrior I mean a character who is primarily seen as a user of weapons who fights physically, not a wizard who fights with magic, though some magic might be part of their makeup -- so for...

What are the best examples of Wizard's Duels in media? What games best replicate a wizard's duel? I like to think of the duel between Merlin and Mim in The Sword in the Stone -- each wizard countering what they other wizard puts into play. Saurman - Gandlaf in Jackson's Fellowship of the Ring...

The ancient tale of Beowulf has been adapted many times across many types of media. What's your favorite or the one you think best? For me, in print I like what Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle did adapting the story to interplanetary colonization in The Legacy of Heorot. In film I like the...

... and why is it this one?

Side-based or individual initiative? Player sequence or action (shoot, move, melee, spell) sequence? Back in the day I ran B/X and 1E with side-based initiative, action-sequence combat ... more or less as written in the Moldvay Basic book. When 3E came out, I was taken with cyclic individual...

How do envision Smaug from the Hobbit? Do you see him as a wyvern-like two legged dragon (forelegs integrated into wings), as envisioned in the Peter Jackson movies? Or do you see him as more of a four-legged D&D dragon (with the wings as separate appendages)? Or something else entirely? What...

Just an idea that's been rattling around in my head, maybe for a TOR campaign. Steampunk Middle Earth, but use a WWI-era Europe with some kingdom changes: Frodo & Co. accompanied by Magitech Engineer Gandalf cross a war-torn Europe during the period of the first Magitech War to cast the Lord...

Calling the Magic the Gathering knowledgable ... I'm not a Magic player. Never had the interest; the CCG format is a real turnoff. I don't likw not knowing what I'm buying. But ... they announced a Lord of the Rings set, and I'm a sucker for all things LotR. I'd like to pick up some LotR...

Given the current OGL controversy and the need to pressure WotC to back down and endorse OGL1.0(a)'s continued existence, I wondered if the powers that be here at EN World (i.e., Morrus) would be open to a modest proposal. To whit: Take down (or at least mask) the "Upcoming D&D" sidebar and all...

Friends, nerds, ENWorlders, lend me your ears; I come to bury WotC, not to praise them. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with WotC. - so sayeth Olgar So while it's pretty clear that what's going on with WotC and the OGL is somewhat...

So what's your Thanksgiving/gaming crossover? Is there an adventure that's ideal for a turkey-day one shot, like Ravenloft is for Halloween? Maybe Dragonlance ... dragons are just big turkeys, right? Canadian Thanksgiving POVs welcome!

Poking around in the LotR appendices trying to understand the timelines of the Second and Third Ages, I came to the realization that the Second Age aren't the stories I most want to hear. I think I understand why Amazon would pick the Second Age -- relatively blank canvas, better traditional...

Which version of the following MadLib would you find most appealing to adventure in? (Adjective) (Plural Noun) of (Adjective) (Noun) Island Choices for Adjectives/Nouns: Ninja, Pirate, Robot, Dinosaur, Zombie, Warlock Example: Ninja Robots of Dinosaur Pirate Island

... ya filthy animals! How are you spending this Boxing Day? Coming from the US, that doesn't do Boxing Day, I'm really not certain what I'm supposed to do besides put the boxes out for recycling. But it's Sunday so I'm declaring Non-specific Winter Solstice Festival Day #2 and enjoying...

So if D&D were in another genre but followed the same basic naming convention (i.e. Noun & Noun, where the nouns are alliterative), what are the most clever options you can come up with? Not-original examples: The modern office: Papers & Paychecks Weird West: Sixguns & Sorcery Original...

D&D has a lot of influences and has had many different styles of adventures released over its many editions.One of its key influences is pulp Sword & Sorcery -- Howard's Conan, Leiber's Fafhrd & Grey Mouser, and the like. So what do you think are the "most pulpy" or best Sword & Sorcery style...

Grilled or toasted? (is there a difference?) What kind of cheese? What's your special recipe? I've been doing grilled, thick wheat with butter on the outside, Colby Jack melted on the inside. But I'm looking to expand my horizons.

... is getting your Mythic pledge! I never played HQ back in the day -- came out after I was beyond "that age" and had been playing "serious" RPGs for many years. But when the re-release was announced I figured I'd get in -- looked like a fun gateway game plus it would provide some entertaining...

I got into a discussion with my spouse about the fact that the way she made homemade pizza was different from how I make homemade pizza in terms of the order in which we layered the three layers (toppings, cheese, tomato/pizza sauce) on the dough. How do you prefer to layer, and why do you do...

Space Force(rs) are now officially Guardians. Does this mean they all get blue light sabers?