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Nice book, but i prefered to do it myself that way i learn and enjoy the discovery.

Rock on!!! May the ewes never become barren and the fields lie fallow during appropriate crop-rotations.....

Have you calculated the impact that a slain dragon that goes down in a field would have on the local fertilizer production? I mean, when that thing starts to rot, I think at least 47 carts of horse manure need not be imported from the neighboring manor, thus freeing the serfs to produce.....(oh wait, no one slays dragons in your campaign...)

Okay, sorry--just having some fun at your expense. Whatever floats your boat!!!

Congratulations Nick!!!!!!!

To me, the best balance between gaming and the hard core world of medieval economics is covered in this book, which I like a lot and use only when I have to!

farewell2kings wrote:

Check out Green Ronin's True Sorcery. Very adaptable for True20 and very cool.

I have it and don't like it very much, by it's very nature it's very complex which goes against True 20.

I think its biggest strength is its unpredictability. I dislike the fact that my players know every D&D spell like the back of their hand and know exactly what the effects will be. I'm trying to figure out how to incorporate some of that from True Sorcery into my regular D&D campaign without unbalancing things.

...but, yes...it's pretty complex. You're right.

Oh...I could go on and on.......

This should paint a clear picture:

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Check out Green Ronin's True Sorcery. Very adaptable for True20 and very cool.

How cool....will you have a visiting cop from El Paso in this campaign next month?

God Bless You guys.....

and kind of got more interested in girls and getting into college around the end of my junior year

Weirdo ;)

Heathansson wrote:

The Jade wrote:

If I was an elf archer watching that beheading go down, I would have yanked bowstring so far back my tendons would have popped out like stairs, then I'd have filled that dink full o' daylight.

I woulda broke Legolas bad on that cat, and lit him up like a white phosphorus round.

Ida made him look like a damn acupuncture example doll.

I would have shot him through and through so many times he'd look like a lava rock... so full of holes Swiss people would try to nibble on him... so covered in his own red that traffic would stop.

I would have shot him so full of arrows, the feathers from the fletching would make him look like a giant, fat chicken with arms and legs stickin' out...yeah....

My friend is starting a Ptolus campaign soon where all of our PCs are gestaltet--but the second class must be an NPC class. I'm running a wizard/expert gestalt.

I don't recall, low 50's or something. Started subscribing in the 60-issue numbers or so. Paid for it by cutting grass and cleaning pools...subscribed until the mid 80's, then stopped and just bought occasional store issues. Resubscribed in 2005.

My last geek moment:

I went golfing a few days ago with some friends. I was wearing a shirt that said 'Careful, ladies- I'm Chaotic Neutral,' and I had to explain to a group of about six people what 'Chaotic Neutral' meant. Basically, I had to explain the ENTIRE 3.5 alignment system to a munch of people who had never played D&D before.

I golf too and the guy who introduced me to D&D 27 years ago also golfs with me occasionally and still plays and DMs actively. The other people we golf with no longer raise any eyebrows when we engage in "cryptic" conversations that have nothing to do with golf.

Issue #68--Weather in the World of Greyhawk and Ice Age AD&D campaigns. It also introduced using ability scores to resolve chances of success at certain actions (beyond what the PH said), and had improved rules for two-weapon fighting.

I can't think of another issue that I used more than this one.

Night before last a friend of mine (non-gamer, ex-cop, now lawyer) and his wife and grandson came over for a surprise visit. I showed off our new office, which features ALL of my huge and gargantuan D&D minis on a custom built shelf over our computer desk.

"Good thing you're already married, dude, because you'd scare off ANY eligible female with that display," my friend said.

"We call it our geek cavern," I replied. My wife just laughed.

My friend is not a total loss, however, for he is a huge SciFi fan and has all the Dune novels and prequels. There's a little geek in him too, he just wont' admit it.

Skill Focus, Profession (Taxidermist).....

I think Snakes and Arrows is much better than Vapor Trails. Yes, "Hope" was a nice surprise. I really liked "The Main Monkey Business." It's weird how the "featured single" of almost every Rush album ends up not being one of my favorites. "Far Cry" is good, but there are at least 4-5 songs on this CD that are much better.

I think Rush not being in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame yet is one of the greatest injustices of modern pop culture. Good God, who still puts out first rate music 33 years after their first album?

Next time you are faced with such a dilemma why not just fast through lunch? You might find yourself suddenly able to add your WIS bonus to your AC.

I deliberately skipped dinner once and now I can catch arrows.

I tried that too, but the grumbling in my stomach gave me a -2 circumstance bonus to my move silently skill checks.

I gotta go the uber-cheap route today.

McDonald's Dollar Menu has decent variety, but Wendy's Value Menu has FOOD.

I think it shall be Wendy's today.

Love the Chili...it's really not bad for what it is, especially if you keep a little bottle of Tabasco handy. When I was a "starving" college student in 1986-87, I went through a time when I only ate one meal per day and it was usually a Wendy's baked potato, a cup of Wendy's chili and a glass of V-8. That didn't last very long.

Silver and I had lunch again last week...this time it was at "El Pollo Loco" (The Crazy Chicken), a really tasty little regional Mexican chicken fast food place. I think it's regional to the Southwest and California.

Yes, Scorba--it is a Rush reference and yes, I am going to see them again this summer as well.

Very well said, KnightErrantJr....I agree with you completely.

All my best wishes to you!! Hang in there!

I agree with Lilith...those final two words of the thread title are totally uncalled for. I prefer a civilized discourse.

Redid the tests.

Str 14
DEx 11
Con 12
Int 14
Wis 12
Cha 11

I just took that test again...and I don't think those were the links we used. I found the e-mail where my wife compiled all of our gaming group's stats back in 2006, but it doesn't include the links/tests we used. Maybe someone else can jump in here.

farewell2kings wrote:

Congratulations!!! 51 weeks to go and then all will be gravy. Maybe I'll get a chance to see you when I visit Steve this June. Of course, he'll want me arrested if I destroy another one of his dragon minis ;)

BTW, my D&D stats were:

STR 13
CON 11
DEX 10
INT 14
WIS 12
CHA 11

I'm thinking an NPC class for me!!!!!! I should be leaning on a halberd at a city gate somewhere, failing my "sense motive" checks :)

How did you find out your stats? Post linkage.

FH

Our entire gaming group did this a while back. Here's the link I think we used:

Mental attributes

Physical attribures

I couldn't buy it yesterday as I got home too late, but today is the day!!! I can't wait!

I share your sentiment about the Sehan arc not making the cover, but what a great cover artwork piece that is anyway!!!

There's lots of stuff going on behind the scenes that the players aren't aware of and I can't post here, obviously. If you want to get the scoop, Peruhain--just e-mail me at farewell2kings (at) gmail (dot) com and you'll get the "behind the scenes look" -- assuming you want that ;)

Our probation (and field training) is 52 weeks. You do get to work solo on day shift after 26 weeks, though. Have fun, stay safe!!!

Congratulations!!! 51 weeks to go and then all will be gravy. Maybe I'll get a chance to see you when I visit Steve this June. Of course, he'll want me arrested if I destroy another one of his dragon minis ;)

BTW, my D&D stats were:

STR 13
CON 11
DEX 10
INT 14
WIS 12
CHA 11

I'm thinking an NPC class for me!!!!!! I should be leaning on a halberd at a city gate somewhere, failing my "sense motive" checks :)

Oh, s*+%, I'd buy that too....all the d20 modern stuff I've found so far has sucked the bag, Wizards' stuff included.

I doubt it, because I think Paizo will still sell D&D minis. I'm not sure how I would react if my blue troll image went away. Blue is the color of my job...and that thing looks like it's holding one heck of a big night stick...I'd have to find another avatar with equally phallic implications....that or a donut.

Twilight 2000 has an interesting mechanic, where the more firefights you survive, the better your "coolness under fire" rating gets, until you don't hesitate at all.

One of my favorite games, ever!!

I'd buy it.

farewell2kings wrote:

Silver wrote:

Me too! ;)

What a coincidence!!! I ran into Silver at the Sushi restaurant!! Amazing ;) She's even lovelier with those antlers removed from her head (or whatever those things are)

Is "sushi" a code-word for a bit of afternoon delight? You guys are just too excited about raw fish. Hummm, I better talk to the wifey, Fakey has a hankering for some "sushi". Na, I think you need a better code word.

;P
FH

LOL....nope, just sushi. No code words here--it's a work day and we met halfway between my office and hers.

Me too! ;)

What a coincidence!!! I ran into Silver at the Sushi restaurant!! Amazing ;) She's even lovelier with those antlers removed from her head (or whatever those things are)

I'm having sushi today.

Hey Savaun, are you out in the field yet? Hate to go off topic, but how's work? Send me an email farewell2kings (at) gmail (dot) com, if you want.

James Jacobs wrote:

Varisia's about the size (but not the shape) of California, so it can certainly support the concept of a huge map.

I want one that's 1:1 scale.

...but it'll be a PDF.....

Depends on where you live though ;)

True, if my grandfather ever found out that I also like Altbier and Hefeweizen, he'd come back to haunt me...he truly believed that regional loyalty to beer stuff.

Back on topic--before you criticize Pathfinder and question its sustainability, why don't you let a few issues come out first? (and I mean that in a friendly banter kind of way, I'm not being critical of anyone's opinion, okay?)

Sounds like a good topic for an upcoming Friday Paizo Brainstorm Meeting (TM)!

In my profession we call those "choir practices." (Bottoms up!) ;)

Dryder and Guennar have already offered to put me through a German D&D boot camp so I can gain familiarity with German D&D terms...assuming I ever get to visit the Fatherland again ;)

"Nein, Dummkopf--das ist nicht "Darkness 15' radius." Das ist "Dunkelheit, 4,50 Meter Radius."

(hits F2K with a riding crop while examining him critically through a monocle!)

You see...I can make fun of German cultural stereotypes with immunity. It's the only target that's safe for me :) I learned a lot of my English from watching Hogan's Heroes--and that's not a lie!

I have to admit this as well. Ads are a big part of my gaming nostalgia. Whenever I look through 25 year old issues of Dragon magazine, I look at the ads as well. Remember those whole back page ads for ICE's brand new Middle Earth supplements and for Rolemaster? They always had very cool artwork and were very attractive.

If the sell out of issue 112 didn't attract WoTC's attention, I'm not sure anything will. Thank you, sir!

I think the intent was to translate any of the free teaser material for Pathfinder that you guys were going to post here in order to help the books establish a foothold past the Siegfried line. I don't think there was ever any intent to freely distribute copyrighted material, but if you guys have a distributor lined up already, you're good to go.

I volunteered to help out, but my ability to translate all those technical D&D terms into German was severely inhibited by my 28 years in the U.S. and the fact that I left Germany in the 5th grade.

It would also be rather humorous to see a group of people living in a swamp that are deathly afraid of reptiles.

That would also explain why they never leave town! LOL....

We have put some additional "resource information" on Exag in the Dungeon Wiki if you want to see some additional material that was edited out of the published piece. It emphasizes the "pulp horror" mentioned in this thread a little bit, as it details the culture of the inhabitants and their practices a little more. If you use this additional material, beware that your players may find themselves quickly involved in more than they can handle if they piss off the locals.

I just added a little more "resource" information on Exag on the DungeonWiki site:

Exag Resources

This information was originally included in the Exag piece, but was edited out to make it fit the magazine, according to James. Some of the information was moved into "Vile Addiction." Just be aware that the resource information makes Exag a "darker and more threatening" place and a place where arrogant or heavy-handed PCs are likely to get TPKed, so use it with discretion.