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That's why Illithids call them "smartasses".

When out of telepathy range that is ...

1115667113[/unixtime]]I just celebrated by 4 year anniversary of getting the hell out of school.[br][br]I still don't miss finals. Sure you do! Who wouldn't miss sweaty palms, nervous tics, and angst up the ying-yang.[br][br]I still vividly recall receiving my goddamn diploma at the ceremony. Oh, h...

The Tsochari make pretty nifty cohorts for your Leadership feat at 6th level. From what I recall, they are 4HD/4CR/+? ECL creatures. But because of their ability to take over bodies of arcane spellcasters (and use their spells until they are exhausted) ... and even hide in your own body, their versa...

Interesting you mention this, Lago. My DM, being an Industrial Psychologist, loves to inject multiple layers of situational encounters that deal with moral and ethical dilemmas that mirror the situation you describe. Every single social encounter of ours has the potential to create plot tangents or ...

1114892696[/unixtime]]Are any of the modules worth a damn?[br][br]Game On,[br]fbmf The modules are incredibly boring. I read through the first two and they paled in comparison to the 3.0 D&D first 2 modules. And that ain't saying much. [br][br]As someone stated earlier, Eberron is great for bor...

1115329613[/unixtime]]You forgot to mention "contentious". For example, a Ward Cestus is a weapon which does unarmed damage, but most every build you see using them will make the additional claim that it counts as "attacking unarmed" for purposes other than calculating damage. T...

Having just graduated from Parsons (BFA in Fine Arts), I'm just thrilled to be able to not have a busload of schoolwork for once in many moons. It was 4 glorious years in the City though - although I'm finding that the nearby small-town Americana of New Jersey is a great place to figure out where to...

Yeah, I agree - Monks blow. The vast, vast majority of them. Although at the far end of the bell curve, resides the crazy-go-nuts min/maxed Monks that actually *are* worth playing. The mid to high level monks armed with heavily enchanted ward cesti and who use build structures that revolve around eq...

Two of the more notable ways of getting flexibility in defeating certain DR's are the following:[br][br]1. Getting the Metalline weapon special ability (Underdark book). Even if you are not facing creatures with DR, you can morph the Metalline weapon into a metal that gives stuff like elemental dama...

There is a death metal band out now that is called "Hatebeak".[br][br]Are you ready for this? It's fronted by a parrot. I shit you not. [br][br]To download a free MP3 of their song "God of Empty Nest", go here = http://www.boingboing.net/2004/06/29/free_mp3_of_parrotfr.html[br][b...

I think the guest is right, in light of recent writings by Skip in his "Articles of the Game" series on the WotC web site.[br][br]I think .... Skip used Empower Spell and Maximize Spell on a Fireball as an example to clarify this issue -- since it is so commonly used and confusing for many...

For those of you who abhor the 3.5 flying rules and flavor, you can still use flying concepts, just modify its game mechanics to simulate gliding or limited-maneuverability flying. Such game tweakage may introduce another level of tactical complexity and rules ajudicating, but it may be worth it to ...

States? If you think Manson is popular in the States, you should see what they think of him in Japan. Not to badmouth Japanese pop culture, but I think that really says all that needs to be said. Musically, Japan has a similar demographic and quality bell curve to the US. Although without a doubt, ...

Now *that* ... is some serious Tourette's Syndrome.

Although this totally trumps most of modern-day rap & hip-hop.

Oh, come on Frank! 30 books + a knapsack + that stairwell = a heavy-duty cardio workout for free!

Or alternately, it means cardiac arrest and a trip to the morgue.

Which really puts the kibosh on gaming night fun.

1113980375[/unixtime]]I'll start with something modest.[br][br]Using solid fog or acid fog to coat the enemies, then have some trick-ass marks armed with freedom of movement completely wipe them out.[br][br]Any others? Along those lines, a Solid/Acid Fog combos well with spellcasters armed with a s...

Not to be a snob, or to bitch about music (two terrible character traits) ... Hey, that sounds like me! Yay! :)[br][br] I mean seriously, I like Closer just as much as the other 'kid who was almost goth in middle school,' but NIN should really have gone the way of Cobain. Trent and his NIN are not ...

Wow. I'm looking at my library of 3.0 & 3.5 WotC books (since 3.0 books are still technically legal) ... and its totally overwhelming the amount of fluff and crunch that sits before my eyes. Books that encompass the Core Rules Trio, 3.0 Splatbook series, 3.5 Complete series, 3.5 Geography Books,...

Back on topic to Lords of Madness ...[br][br]-----------------------[br][br]1. Are the new creatures balanced with their CR? I heard the new Mind Flayers are very challenging. Since Illithids still have Astral Projection (a broken spell and a viciously efficient way to disengage from combat), I woul...

I tried googling Minotaur, Gorgon, & Cyclops as well ... and alas, no sexy singles for the Catoblepas' fellow creature of mythology.[br][br]I'll give $1 to the first Gaming Den regular who actually goes out on a date with a Catoblepas single. But hey, I wanna hear all the gory details too ...:bi...

I have a good rules issue as well.[br][br]Complete Warrior, pg. 90 ... the Warshaper PrC[br]-------------------------------------------------[br][br]Under the class ability, Morphic Weapons (gained at 1st level), the implication is that you can grow as many natural weapons as you want, without limit...

You guys really shouldn't be so up in arms over the Bush administration. I'd love to hear your take on some of the Bush administrations unqualified success stories. Seriously, I'm really looking forward to it![br][br] While I do disagree with the fact that these suspected terrorists (I highly doubt...

In my various gaming locales over the years, I've noticed most of the satisfied pro-Sorceror players have been people who have had the luxury of creating their Sorceror character with some limited metagame knowledge of the upcoming game or campaign. [br][br]For example, the DM informs the players th...

Korn, LP, Tool, and Social D all share some things in common:[br][br]1. The can rock hard. (they don't always rock hard, but they can )[br]2. They whine a lot. Like, really a lot.[br]3. So much whining that if you knew them in person you'd slap them.[br]4. Hard. [br][br]Keep in mind, SD is at the c...

---a crap load of supernatual desert terrain. Really, you DM really must hate you when the ground itself starts to murder you(and you, of course, can't fight back). This is retarded. It's an unfightable hazard that says if your party does not expend a Teleport or Mass Fly spell or run like hell for...