Dragon #325 has arrived

[cignus_pfaccari]

And once again, the subscriber doesn't get his copy before the store. Yeah, I'm going to have to really think about the time vs. money part here as my sub's getting ready to expire.

I'm coming in that direction, myself. It's just...annoying. "Oh, look, here it is, two weeks after it was available at my FNSLGS." I can mooch off a friend's for the issues I don't want.

Brad

 

[BOZ]

hmm, hope i can still make it to gameday to pick up my copy!

 

[Scribble]

How do I protect my sighting of Elvis?...

Hey!!! That was MY sighting of Elvis you're referring to! You'll be hearing from my lawyers!!!!

 

[Jack of Shadows]

Plant bloodline? So I can finally play a sorcerer whos grandmother was a shambling mound? So that would make my grandfather a um... well, that's just... well ... that's really something, isn't it...

I must resist! I must Resist! I MUST RESIST!!.....nnnnggggg.........

.....Can't do it....

A TREEHUGGER!!!!!!!

 

[Mr. Dog]

"Easy Metamagic - One of your metamagic feats is easier to use."

As this is a feat that lowers the level increase by 1, does it have a stipulation in the text about not being able to reduce it to zero?

If so, how does it interact with Improved Metamagic? What would the order of operations be? This feat first or last?

 

[Arkhandus]

Well, looks like Dragon 326 might be the first one I'll bother picking up after the last several months........most issues lately have been rather useless and had nothing of value to me, so I hadn't bothered buying any issues since early this year......blech.

 

[Alzrius]

"Shock and awe" is a specific term coined recently. Everyone thinks of one thing when they see it, unless they've been living in a cave for the last four years.

Apparently I've been living in a cave, as I haven't heard the apparently-political use of this phrase before. Can someone fill me in (in a manner that won't require moderator intervention)?

As far as names go, it seemed appropriate for a spell that created a distraction during a surprise round.

 

[Alzrius]

"Easy Metamagic - One of your metamagic feats is easier to use."

As this is a feat that lowers the level increase by 1, does it have a stipulation in the text about not being able to reduce it to zero?

Yes.

If so, how does it interact with Improved Metamagic? What would the order of operations be? This feat first or last?

Does it really matter? Both feats say they can't bring the metamagic modifier to less than +1, so the end result is the same.

 

[Saeviomagy]

Apparently I've been living in a cave, as I haven't heard the apparently-political use of this phrase before. Can someone fill me in?

At a guess, it's like the current usage of the word terrorist, or freedom - terribly, terribly warped and misused...

The original usage was military, and basically means "damned if we know what to do, so lets make a big explosion, and hope that scares the bejeezus out of them".

 

[FCWesel]

Apparently I've been living in a cave, as I haven't heard the apparently-political use of this phrase before.

It didn't ring any bells here either, so you are not alone. Frankly, IMO it's no big deal in any event. For my money, people are just too sensitive these last two decades.

Anyways, back to the real topic for a moment. Thalmin, thanks for the Dragon scoops.