Right now, a compilation/"mix" CD I made with my favorite songs from Tesla's first two CDs: Mechanical Resonance and The Great Radio Controversey
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All this week - my entire Dweezil Zappa catalogue: Havin' a Bad Day
In addition to some of Contraband, I just listened to my entire Shark Island CD collection last night: all of Law of the Order, plus "Father Time" and "Dangerous" from the Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure soundtrack), and "My City" from the Point Break soundtrack. So, why the sudden re-interest in an old (albeit, good) band, you may ask? [u]The Answer[/u]: I'm preparing for the arrival of Gathering of the Faithful, their new CD, which I ordered earlier this week (from their WEBSITE, cheaper by a little bit).
"All the Way from Memphis" and "Kiss by Kiss" by Contraband
The Spartans openly encouraged homsexuality between soldiers because they believed it improved morale and made the warriors fight harder. Pun - intended or unintended? :)
Tomatoes. (Yeah, you read that right - TOMATOES!)
Saw it last night. Both Kermez Jr. and I really liked it. My only complaint is my ususal one re: superhero movies - more action and more superheroes as superheroes, with less love interest, less exposition, and less "origin stories". Still, well worth seeing, IMO.
I thought it sucked. The apartment is too big (with mostly glass doors!)
And, mostly:
The only good thing - I liked the shield bracelet...
Well, I just reread the Nightside series by Simon R. Green; story set in a dark, horrific pocket dimension, has a good plot and decent character development with likeable good guys and bad guys as well as fairly sick ones; should be good for anyone who likes the fantasy set in our world genre. Yes, I too am a fan. I just read the last one - Hell to Pay - last week. Good stuff. He's already finished a 7th "Nightside" book, due out (much) later this year, IRRC. I'm looking forward to his new series. Unfortunately (for me), it 'll be out in hardcover first, so I'll have to wait for paperbacks - I don't do hardcovers, even for my favorite living author. In case you didn't know, it'll be compared to James Bond type spy stuff in much the same way as the "Nightside" novels compare with hard-boiled noir detective stuff.
True. When I was a kid, I had almost a dozen (of various types), and it still seemed like I needed more. (I probably did. Snoogins.)
Saw it for the first time on Saturday. Only seen it once, but am not particularly inclined to see it again (for now, anyways). Honestly, Kevin Spacy as LL was about the only thing I even [u]remotely[/u] liked. Sure, some of the special effects were good, but actually I thought most of them sucked - especially for a "summer blockbuster" movie with the [u]astounding[/u] budget it had. From wikipedia.com (linked above):
I couldn't agree more. In short, IMO Superman Returns is sucktastic.
My Top 10 Favorite Christmas Movies:
The armchair and/or old lady ones (Christie, Rex Stout, et al) and the "look at me, I'm a unique main character!" ones (Monk on TV, et al.) always seemed extremely silly to me. Pfui!
My favorites are the Nero Wolfe ("slash" Archie Goodwin) mysteries by Rex Stout. I really enjoyed the Fanuilh series by Daniel Hood and the Lord Darcy stories by Randall Garrett. Both the Garrett P.I. series by Glen Cook and the Nightside series by Simon R. Green are worth looking into, as well. I liked Shadows Over Baker Street, as well as the tragically brief and sadly discontinued "Murder in..." series from TSR. I have, but have not yet read, Murder by Magic: Twenty Tales of Crime and the Supernatural and Powers Of Detection: Stories of Mystery and Fantasy.
I remember thinking about how cool their characters must have been and how detailed the game rules must have been because it seemed like each of their PCs took up an entire 3-ring notebook/binder!
Reverse skate!
As a failed rock drummer, I always hate seeing others succeed. Be that as it may, congratulations, you hand-and-a-half!
Incidently, its nice to see that Keith Baker has a great sense of humor, even if we continuously mock the blasphemous, techno-magic, dung-heap of a world that he has probably spent a good portion of his life-blood and time on earth creating. I'm sure the all the money he's making doesn't hurt his attitude, either! Personally, I do not support the game world - go Faerun (and Greyhawk)! - but I still respect KB's accomplishments. Good for him! (That hand-and-a-half!)
Ditto, Grimcleaver.
Not wanting to hijack this thread, but I felt compeled to say that the Binder and the Warlock are only two v.3.x 20-level classes (so far) that I would consider taking all 20 levels in. That's how good I think these two classes are.
I just listened to Dio on the way to the office this morning, specifically "Holy Diver" and "Rainbow in the Dark". However, I've got you beat, Troy Taylor. Last night, I indulged my "secret sin" music: "Freedom 90" and "Careless Whisper" by George Michael. (Oh, the shame of it all!)
Dream Theatre is on the radio where I live (Delaware) advertising their 25 yr? Anniversary tour......Pull me Under! IIRC: officially, they started in 1985, but lead singer James LaBrie didn't join until '91. (Personally, I don't really count either Majesty - their original incarnation - or When Dream and Day Unite - which featured their original lead singer, Charlie Dominici.) One of the best bands ever who never made it like they deserved to. Naturally, I'd have to agree, to a point. By which I mean, they have a very respectable worldwide fanbase, considering they "hit it big" right around the time Seattle grunge Ruled the World (and being the best prog metal band of all time, and one of the best prog bands of any type, doesn't hurt either). And, in keeping this thread On Topic, I'm currently listening to "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance: VI. Solitary Shell".
And after that I may put in some Autograph. (Man, I feel old) I can't hear you. Maybe you should "Turn Up the Radio" if you're going to have "Blondes in Black Cars" - unless, of course, you have the same problem I do, which is "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Isn't Me". ("Oh, yes. I went there." ~~ Stewart Gillian Griffin, Family Guy)
Double-post! (My bad.)
Dream Theater's Official Bootleg Live Covers of Metallica's entire Master of Puppets and Iron Maiden's entire Number of the Beast. Sah-WEET! You could also include "By-tor and The Snow Dog" as another Rush song that is good for getting into the spirit. BTW & FYI - Dream Theater's lead singer, James LaBrie, covered (most of) "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" (as well as "Red Barchetta") on the Rush tribute CD Working Man. (Yeah, I consider myself to be a pretty big DT fan...)
My paladin's battle cry is "Heironeous, gird my loins!" (Of course, this started out as a joke, but became commonplace.)
My favorite author is Simon R. Green, the author of the "Forest Kingdom", "Deathstalker", and "Nightside" series, as well as a few stand-alone novels. What are your thoughts on this author and his works?
Also remember that having 5 ranks in Tumble changes the fighting defensively bonus to +3 (instead of +2), and if you use the alternate "Extreme Tumbling" rules in Oriental Adventures, having 15 ranks in Tumble changes the bonus to +4. Two-Weapon Defense gives a +2 bonus when fighting defensively. The Improved Two-Weapon Defense feat increases this bonus to +4, and the Greater Two-Weapon Defense feat increases this bonus to +6 (both of these feats can be found in Complete Warrior). In addition, some prestige classes give extra bonuses for fighting defensively (the Duelist from the Dungeon Master's Guide and the Dervish from Complete Warrior come most readily to mind).
Shatterstar, Iron Fist, and Hawkeye - no wonder I have D&D characters loosely based on each one of these.
why would anyone want a weapon with a greater bonus than +1? beyond that, a bane or energy weapon is better than a +2 weapon, even if it doesn't affect every foe. Extra "pluses" in a weapon's enhancment bonus improve a weapon's attack bonus, damage bonus, hardness, and hit points, at the very least.
SWEET! I'm buyin' it! Thanks!
Bring on issue # 310 ("Fighters"), the first issue for v.3.5! Through repeated use, I've worn out 2 of my 3 copies (and I'm even extra careful with them!) - I'll never open my 3rd copy.
But, what about Opportunistic Tactician? Is the 5-foot step an extra ("free") 5-foot step (which is what I think), or does the feat just allow you to take your normal 5-foot step at a time when you'd normally not be able to take it (which is what others seem to think)?
"You may make a free 5-foot step after making an attack of opportunity (as long as you can actually make a 5-foot step)." (I almost always keep the current issue of Dragon in my briefcase.)
Opportunistic Tactician I'm OK here, too. All this feat does is change when you can take your 5' step. It doesn't grant an extra one. *shrug* If anything, the pre-reqs might make this one underpowered. I certainly can't see taking it... I interpreted it to mean you did get an extra five-foot step, as long as you could actually move (i.e., not grappled, entagled, held, paralyzed, etc.).
Attention Zherog: When you say "you may add your favored enemy bonus on attack rolls and opposed checks made to perform trip, disarm, and bull rush attacks", does this mean: 1. You may add your favored enemy bonus on (attack rolls) and (opposed checks made to perform trip, disarm, and bull rush attacks)
In other words, does this feat grant your favored enemy bonus to ALL attack rolls against the specific favored enemy you chose when you take the feat, or just those attack rolls envolving bull rush attacks against the specific favored enemy you chose when you take the feat (disarm and trip attacks only use opposed rolls, not attack rolls)?
I have the same problem with both Dragon and Dungeon magazines - the ink rubs off the page if not handled careful. |