Keilaantara 'Marukh's page

Chris Lambertz locked up a thread with this reasoning:

"We have a few threads discussing the women in gaming and various related topics. Whatever answer the original poster was seeking has been obscured by the off topic posts in this thread. In the future, please consider the messageboard rules before posting. Thread locked."

So, what? If a discussion runs into territory covered by an existing thread, we should all jump over there? We shouldn't have more than one thread covering an issue?

The OP of the thread has... excuse me, "had," been absent following the opening thereof; there is some (legitimate) question as to whether the OP was, in fact, seeking any answer at all.

Finally, while the discussion may have wandered away from the question (how to deal with a selfish player), it was not "off-topic." It was delving into the meta-issue of WHY a group has to deal with a selfish player.

Lots of accusations of sexism abounded, discussions about what constitutes sexist behavior, and whether one version of sexism is worse than another. Obviously a knotty issue, but it was, on the whole, civil discourse, an entertaining and intriguing conversation, one which I (and several others, quite obviously) was following with interest.

And now it's locked, and the "reasons" given are disingenuous at best. I'm usually happy with the moderation here, but this instance is disappointing.

So, if you're a necromantically-inclined fellow, with access to the Magic Jar spell, and you're outfitting your stronghold...

...naturally, you'll be including several stashed foci for your Magic Jar spell, on the grounds that possessing unwanted intruders is a good idea.

Can one:
*cast Magic Jar and possess someone
*use their stolen body to cast it a second time, on someone else
*keep the original possessee trapped in the first Magic Jar
*rinse and repeat?

Obviously also wanting some hidden closets to stuff unconscious bodies into while thinning the ranks of the invaders. (Stronghold-building, remember?)

Or does victim number one just end up in victim number two's body? Or in YOUR body, hideous thought?

If you (moderators) are going to lock a thread, it would be nice if there were some indicator on the thread title. There is little more irritating than reading through 70+ posts on an issue one finds interesting, with an eye towards contributing to the conversation, only to reach the end and find that "the end" is one of you locking the thread.

I could have spent my time elsewhere -- and would have, had I known.

It would be MUCH preferable to have the thread ENTIRELY REMOVED rather than still dangling there with the new posts listed.

Your current methods waste your members' time; a fix for this would be awfully nice.

How do you link up classes when making a gestalt?

Are there any particular combinations you especially favor?

Are there combos you thought would work that turned out to not really?

Do you like to mix martial/caster, or double-up on one side or the other of the caster/martial divide?