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General D&D Discussion / Re: So, what's next for 4e?
« on: January 09, 2012, 10:54:18 PM »
replacement, apparently.
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D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder / Re: Why are Druids allergic to metal?
« on: January 05, 2012, 05:13:56 PM »
because druids are into grunge.
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Gaming Advice / Re: Making PCs Really Hate a Reoccurring Villain
« on: December 31, 2011, 06:16:25 PM »
I think the absolutely most foolproof method for instilling hate in your villain is to have him start out as a DMPC.
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General D&D Discussion / Re: Gunpowder in D&D, or why do firearms get the shaft?
« on: December 30, 2011, 07:02:47 AM »
The simple reason that firearms and D&D are oil and water is that we know too much about them.
When you're dealing with magic and monsters, then you're free to design whatever checks and balances make the game fun. You don't have to care one damn bit about realism or physics because they don't apply to magic and monsters.
But when you add things like gunpowder to the mix, then you're stuck with problems like people using bags of holding and invisibility/teleport to dump tons of gunpowder under the butt of a BBEG and blow him to kingdom come. And other, even worse things. Players are innovative enough to wreck anything you put in front of them with less powerful tools than gunpowder and steel. Why make it any easier?
On top of that, we have metric buttloads of info about ballistics, making it just about impossible to implement guns in any way that doesn't get people up in arms about getting this wrong or shafting that or making these too uber...
None of that applies to magic.
When you're dealing with magic and monsters, then you're free to design whatever checks and balances make the game fun. You don't have to care one damn bit about realism or physics because they don't apply to magic and monsters.
But when you add things like gunpowder to the mix, then you're stuck with problems like people using bags of holding and invisibility/teleport to dump tons of gunpowder under the butt of a BBEG and blow him to kingdom come. And other, even worse things. Players are innovative enough to wreck anything you put in front of them with less powerful tools than gunpowder and steel. Why make it any easier?
On top of that, we have metric buttloads of info about ballistics, making it just about impossible to implement guns in any way that doesn't get people up in arms about getting this wrong or shafting that or making these too uber...
None of that applies to magic.
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Gaming Advice / Re: What is a "Gamer?"
« on: December 30, 2011, 05:34:45 AM »
People like us hate to hear about this, but the term was in use long before Gary Gygax was born.
Baseball players used the term 'gamer' for generations to refer to both gritty, hardnosed players, and their favorite (game used) mitt. (Many players played multiple positions, and so would have a variety of gloves, for playing infield, outfield or catcher)
there's even a Minor League Ballclub that calls itself the Gamers.
Rawlings named a series of mitts the Gamer series. Here's an ad
Baseball players used the term 'gamer' for generations to refer to both gritty, hardnosed players, and their favorite (game used) mitt. (Many players played multiple positions, and so would have a variety of gloves, for playing infield, outfield or catcher)
there's even a Minor League Ballclub that calls itself the Gamers.
Rawlings named a series of mitts the Gamer series. Here's an ad
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Off Topic Fun / Re: Things That Make You LoL!
« on: December 28, 2011, 10:43:01 PM »
Best Cat Ever YouTube Japan Hall of Fame inductee
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Off Topic Fun / Re: Touhou
« on: December 27, 2011, 06:45:10 AM »
Classic Bad Apple
Real Apple Version
Paper printout version
Go version + original storyboard
MMD cup 5 schoolgirl version
MMD cup 5 NND meme version
Traditional Japanese version
Nomico Live Version
The original bad apple dance
The dance got around
Quite a bit
quite a bit, indeed
And then it started to go all pear shaped
At least MMD still takes it seriously
MMD + Touhou = serious business
Real Apple Version
Paper printout version
Go version + original storyboard
MMD cup 5 schoolgirl version
MMD cup 5 NND meme version
Traditional Japanese version
Nomico Live Version
The original bad apple dance
The dance got around
Quite a bit
quite a bit, indeed
And then it started to go all pear shaped
At least MMD still takes it seriously
MMD + Touhou = serious business
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Introduce Yourself / Obligatory Post
« on: December 27, 2011, 01:51:22 AM »
I hail from the region between San Francisco and San Jose, CA. I play various forms of D&D and derivative products and Champions, mostly. Sometimes, I draw things.
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