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Topic: The 1000 Posters Club
Subject: Delete
Hey, delete away, it won't hurt my feelings.
Posted on 2008-04-15 at 20:44:02.
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Topic: Getting to know you
Subject: LoL
I'm just that pretty... they always want to be seen dancing with me.
Posted on 2008-04-15 at 20:42:39.
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Topic: Getting to know you
Subject: Wub
Not so much that he won't make your life completely miserable, so watch yourself. You can't even go to Italy without me dancing with hot chicks at you.
Posted on 2008-04-15 at 20:30:49.
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Topic: The 1000 Posters Club
Subject: Grugg
You finally have more Karma than I have smites... So you're doing well on that front... although if I start posting again, that might quickly dissipate, since we all know how popular I am around here.
Posted on 2008-04-15 at 20:29:25.
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Topic: Getting to know you
Subject: Lazy
OK, I'm too lazy to answer all the questions since I last posted here... I guess I'll pick up the most recent one.
Best thing that ever happened to me? She knows who she is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnv8IDkCdCU
Posted on 2008-04-15 at 20:27:51.
Edited on 2008-04-15 at 20:58:39 by Rystefn K'ryll
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Topic: ^ < V game
Subject: Guilty
^ Has me pegged
< Wants a peg-leg
V Is actually named Peg
Posted on 2008-04-15 at 20:17:56.
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Topic: The 1000 Posters Club
Subject: Meaning
As I said - some of it can be meaningful - I'm in no way condemning ALL of the posting games - just the ones that are basically post-count boosting spam. Even so, if that's your thing, go for it, who am I that you should care what I think about your passtime? If my opinion honestly carries that much weight with you... well, I guess I should start one of those cults where I just sit around and spout wisdom wile other people give me money and sexual favors in return.
Posted on 2008-04-15 at 20:14:36.
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Topic: D&D Annoyances
Subject: Mounted, et al.
Yeah, I always thought it was stupid you have to take mounted combat before mounted archery - they're completely unrelated skills. Many gateway feats arelike this. Why need you take point-blank shot before far shot? Shooting close and shooting far away are opposite skills. Hell, only fighters get enough feats to take anything with gateway requirements for the most part, anyway - especially the horrific Dodge tree. Dodge is a completely worthless feat altogether, all it does is make other feats harder to get. They should just make most feats fighter-only and be done with it.
Posted on 2008-04-15 at 20:10:41.
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Topic: You want to play a WHAT?!? (strange character ideas)
Subject: Flail Snail
I always thought the flail snail was cooler than most of the weird monsters we got handed in D&D - at least it made some kind of sense. Prey animals developing big bonking appendages is reflected in real-world animals, you know.
So lately, I've been unable to tear my mind away from the idea of playing an adolescent wemic... "Yeah, I'll scout ahead" then lying in wait to pounce the party when they catch up and running off. Also, randomly attacking leaves, dust motes, invisible imaginary squirrels, etc... I think it would be high-larious.
Posted on 2008-04-15 at 20:01:38.
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Topic: The 1000 Posters Club
Subject: Games
Now, I indulge in games from time to time - "What's your favorite [insert category]" or "Say something niceabout the previous poster" type threads are basically party games That help you get to know the other people around and let you interact in a light, but meaningful way. If someone made a "3-word story" thread that actually managed to house a story, that would be no end of interesting, but I've never seen one hold a coherent thought for even a whole sentence, so it's just spam in my book.
Posted on 2008-04-15 at 19:49:31.
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Topic: The 1000 Posters Club
Subject: post-count
Having built up a 12,000+ post-count on another forum without indulging in that sort of thing, I was kind of proud of it. Spending years on a forum and actually holding it to relevant discussion is no small accomplishment, let me tell you. 
Posted on 2008-04-15 at 19:43:52.
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Topic: A few questions for 2nd edition DMs
Subject: 2nd edition
"1. A lot of the spells presented in the PHB aren’t exactly balanced. This one really came to my attention about a week ago when I was statting up a spell-using enemy of the party. A lot of the spells restricted from use in underground encounters seem particularly overpowered (e.g. Call Lightning) … presumably because the writers assumed they’d only ever be used in the one or two random encounters on the way to the adventurers’ latest dungeon crawl. As written, a lot of low level spells also don’t give saves that IMHO really should (Silence 15’ radius and Colour Spray- I’m looking at you)."
Well, Call Lighting is a spell without value at any time. One bolt per turn means one bolt, period, in any combat I've ever seen. Color Spray is gos good in low-levels, then sucks later in the game, same as Sleep, so I'd let it be. Silence doesn't completely shut down casters, as there are nonverbal spells they can toss around... in the end, some spells are just better than others. That's how things go. Some weapone are better than others, some armor are better than others, there's no reason I can think of that spells should be different in this.
"The best hard and fast rule I can come up with is to allow saves for all non damage-dealing offensive magic, possibly at some sort of penalty to balance them with staples such as “Sleep” and “Charm Person”."
If you don't think Charm Person falls into the Way More Powerful Than Other Spells group, you haven't read it. One save per month? It's pretty much the best spell in the game.
"2. If a Cleric turns undead to force them to retreat and then uses ranged weapons to fure on the undead while they’re moving away then is the enchantment broken? All the PHB says is that turned undead are compelled to retreat from the caster. My first inclination was just to say “yes” (for the same reason that I wouldn’t let undead with bows fire on the party once they’d been turned) but I’d be curious to see how other DMs have handled this one?"
I let them shoot at the undead, Turning is a powerful effect. Theoreticaly, the undead could shoot back, but they're retreating, which hampers the use of missile weapons, yeah?
"3. I’ve been looking over the “overbearing” rules in the PHB. Do you allow armour to count against grappling attacks? As wearing a set of full plate would, if anything, unbalance a character I can’t think of a good reason why it should give any sort of protection against being grappled. But if it doesn’t then overbearing suddenly becomes an all-too deadly tactic both for swarm monsters (10 orcs making an overbearing attack against a 5th level fighter) or for PCs to use against more powerful adversaries (5 party members grappling that one 12th level enemy). Neither of which really fit the fantasy genre particularly well."
I suggest you take a look at Combat & Tactics for better unarmed combat rules. It says there that armor doesn't help you against overbearing, that a swarm of monsters has a pretty good chance of taking down an adventurer that way, and that a person with a sword will likely kill a few before they accomplish it. I think this is reflected well in fantasy fiction, and might explain why, for instance, Gandalf would flee from a bunch of goblins under the Misty Mountains instead of trying to fight them with his magical sword.
Posted on 2008-04-15 at 19:31:42.
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Topic: The 1000 Posters Club
Subject: posts
You know, I always though those 3-word story, and last poster threads you see on a lot of forums are spam and mostly just an excuse for people to get their post-count up.
Posted on 2008-04-15 at 19:09:35.
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Topic: 40 things everyone should know
Subject: discussion
Interestingly, almost all of the most horrific acts ever committed by humanity were done in the name of religion. Going to chutch means pretty much nothing.
Also, acting like a good person in no way indicates a religious or spiritual nature. Remember, the largest single charitable donation ever was made by an atheist...
Mostly, though, the ark wasn't built by an amateur. It wasn't built. It's a story. Like talking snakes, and a 6,000 year old world. Literalism goes hand in hand with the first point above.
Posted on 2008-04-03 at 19:45:33.
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Topic: Apologies
Subject: Well...
Ok, things aren't getting better... Looks like it might be a rather long extended absence this time.
Since I know how things are around here, let me just throw out a preemptive - you folks take care/congrats, I wish you two a long and happy life together/You should name him after me.
Seriously, though, thanks a lot guys, and take care of yourselves.
Posted on 2008-02-24 at 22:05:56.
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Topic: Apologies
Subject: Apologies
So I have to apologize for being in and out so much. I know I've signed up for games, and it never seems to work out. Over the years, I've taken to half-jokingly calling this the "Rystefn curse." For one reason or another, soon after a game starts, something happens to prevent me from playing in it - whether in my life or the person organizing the game. This last time, it's been RL problems on my end. Sadly, problems which tie to the Inn here in ways that will make it difficult for me to be around (hence, my most recent absence).
I'd like to thank you all for being good friends to me over the years. An unending source of entertainment and enjoyment. I'll be away for a while, though, and don't know how long. Those of you who would like to be in touch with me, my profile has my e-mail, and you can IM me on the same account.
To one person specifically: Mo mhúirnín bán, tá mo chroí istigh ionat. Tá tu go halainn. Cronaím thú.
Le grá go deo, slán go fóill.
Posted on 2008-02-12 at 19:59:25.
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Topic: Oblivion IV: The Elder Scrolls
Subject: Games
I enjoy Elder Scrolls, but they get old fast for me. BalDur's Gate is getting yet another run-through as we speak, but it's Torment that wins.
Best. RPG. Ever.
Posted on 2007-12-27 at 12:03:36.
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Topic: What’s Your Favourite Edition?
Subject: Baldur's Gate
It is the same, more or less. The race/class restriction weren't iron-clad, but as far as I'm concerned, they all made good sense, and I'd question anyone wanting to play a character outside of them, even in later editions. Elven paladins don't make a lick of sense to me, neither dwarven wizards. Half a dozen saves compared to three I can see the point, but frankly, I think three is too few. Wisdom is perception, not wisdom, in 3e, for example... How precisely do more sensitive eyes make you more likely to avoid being blinded by a bright flash of light in the face (will save vs. Color Spray)?
Negative ACs might seem counter intuitive at first, but think of it this way - in golf, do you want a lower score or a higher? In racing a higher time, or a lower? There are quite a lot of situations where bigger numbers are simply not better. None of the people I introduced to the game took more than a few rounds of combat to grasp why a lower AC was fundamentally better. The simple fact is that 2nd ed combat and 3e combat are essentially the same. Thac0 works exactly the same way as BAB except the number count down instead of up. A first-level cleric with a strength of 11 has exactly the same chance of hitting an opponent with a 10 Dex wearing chainmail in either edition. Roll a 15 or higher to hit.
Posted on 2007-11-13 at 20:44:19.
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Topic: What’s Your Favourite Edition?
Subject: Won't work?
I'm sure they'll finagle a way to coerce their customer base into paying them for it. Knowing WotC, it wouldn't surprise to see them disable prestige classes on your system if you aren't current or something of that nature.
Posted on 2007-11-13 at 20:11:59.
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Topic: What’s Your Favourite Edition?
Subject: 4th
Oh, and don't forget that you have to pay a monthly fee to get access to the website with the errata, sidebars, and the actual real complete rules, which will not be included in either the hard copy or ROM.
Posted on 2007-11-13 at 16:44:04.
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Topic: Star Trek: Cerberus Recruitment
Subject: Arevaci
OK, I'm pretty sure I have at least bits and pieces of it still floating around, and I'm certain I can fill in the gaps. Might take me a few days, but I'll dig up what I can, fill in the rest, and retcon it all later when it turns out to be wrong.
Posted on 2007-11-13 at 16:41:19.
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Topic: DND Trivia Game
Subject: What?
That's just silly...
Who told you I wear undergarments?
Posted on 2007-11-13 at 02:46:33.
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Topic: What’s Your Favourite Edition?
Subject: 4th
...and by books, you mean DVD ROMs, right? Haven't you heard? You play 4th on your laptop with virtual dice in a CG dungeon.
Posted on 2007-11-13 at 02:45:28.
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Topic: Where are you from?
Subject: Texas
Alabama: t_catt11 (Birmingham)
California Dragon Mistress, Brianna (mile from Disneyland) / Driztts San Diego (just miles away from Sea World), Syanide Shadowalker,
Florida - Admiral (Tampa)
Missouri- JenthLiadon (Columbia)
Michigan: Drakar(St. Joesph)
Nevada Reno; Greygrey
New York: Jozan1 ( Fort Plain )
North Carolina. Lyskhala (Originally); Fantasy (Originally. Cherokee County)
Ohio: Eol Fefalas (New Carlisle), Lyskhala (currently Dayton)
Texas: Tann'Talas (San Antonio, Home of the Alamo); Rystefn K'ryll (Houston area)
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Canada
Alberta - Sibelius Eos Owm (Calgary), SilentOne (Wetaskiwin)
Manitoba - Vilyamar (Winnipeg)
Nova Scotia - GRUGG (Kinsac)
Ontario - Alacrity & Vanadia (Toronto), Tempest (Brooklin)
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Overseas
United Kingdom - Ginafae (Edinburgh), Septimus Sandalwood (born in Boston M.A, but grew up and is now living in London)
Iceland - Skari-dono
The Netherlands - Fantasy & Almerin ('s-Hertogenbosch)
Sweden - Scarab (Jönköping)
Finland - Raven (Oulu)
Australia - Guenhwyvar
Posted on 2007-11-13 at 01:49:34.
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Topic: DND Trivia Game
Subject: cold iron
It's a crappy weakness. Cold Iron is one of the more common things one might come across in a human culture. Luckily for the fey, it actually gets less common as humanity progresses, being replaced with steel and plastics in most of its original common uses. Interestingly enough, we still make fences out of it, though. I guess sometimes you just have to keep out those pesky fairies.
Posted on 2007-11-13 at 01:46:03.
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