... watching those lovely commercials from Fast-Food chains that sell food that will make it too hard to get out of that comfy-chair... I take issue with the idea that fast food chains sell actual food! They are basically drug peddlers who get to wrap up their wares in food-style packages and market them on TV.. ;) "Getting fat, while starving to death? I'm lovin' it!"
My PC's actually took over and renovated the fishery. It continues to serve as their base of operations although that is about to change as of the end of "Escape". It smells a little bit better these days, but not too much.
In the historical geek vein: recently driving home from Virginia Beach over the Brunnel, I remarked to my fiancee, as I stared out the window of the car: "Wow... I wonder how the battle of Hampton Roads must have looked from this bridge..." She rolled her eyes and said: "Um, I doubt this bridge was here during the revolutionary war." D'oh! I also came out as a gamer a few nights ago to my new colleagues at my job and felt very geeky doing so. I showed them my cell-phone wallpaper, which is a photo of the Huge Fire Elemental Mini battling the Huge Eldritch Giant on some of my handmade terrain and told them about my Monday night gaming sessions. They are very understanding, but when they ask "Are you the DM?" it kinda sounds like they are asking something weird and secretive, like "Are you the leader of the Satanic Cult?"
With a few adaptations, I like to use the Deathknight template from MMII. I try to use it sparingly as it is an undead creature that can't be turned, but when I do, it is usually to quite dramatic effect. My favorite was a deathknight Monk, with a deathknight Roman Legionary (Knight 10) coming in second.
The Draconomicon has excellent information pertaining to gestating, hatching and raising dragons as companions, familiars, etc.
Keep in mind that this hypothetical dragon egg merchant, leaving aside his dubious moral outlook which permits him to traffic in intelligent creatures, has to be a) knowledgable in dragonkind and b) have the means and patience to keep the egg vital. This would in and of itself be expensive and hazardous, upping the asking price significantly. If the sale itself was illegal that would add a few coins to the pot and posession of the egg would be quasi-legal in most societies. That said, have at it. I think it would be fun. I had a druid in my last campaign raise a Black Dragon from egg to wyrmling and he had a blast playing proud poppa to the creature, and I saw no real game-balance issues at the level we were playing (15-18 in this case) at all. Perhaps at lower level, but by the time the egg hatches, he should be high enough to either gain the dragon as a cohort, companion or familiar if you are willing to adjust the rules accordingly. Just keep in mind the game is not called Dungeons & Dire Badgers and your perspective as a DM should be clear and balanced regarding the latest addition to the family. To clarify, I mean that dragons do tend to be powerful for their CR, but minor adjustments can be made on the fly and if everyone is having fun, then they win!... Oh, that was the other thread *g* |
