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So a post of mine got modded over at Paizo's forum. Honestly, it probably should have been just for redundancy - I was bitching a bit over the numerous "let's fuck the monk more" rulings of the last year, and I get that Paizo probably gets hundreds of those comments per month. But it was m...

And I finally managed to find the time to do my turn.

Thanks for the extension, though.

I may need a 12 hour extension. I'll try to get the turn in tonight so as not to delay the game, but it's not certain I'll be able to.

If I do get it in (I definitely will have done so before Bogarus' usual time if I can make it at all tonight) I won't need extra time, but you never know.

Finally got to see C'tis' Banefire in action (at range, against province defense, but still.) Visually disappointing - I was expecting awesome explosions, not puffs of purple smoke :) Nothing wrong with the effect though, although overall it probably was more devastating to C'tis' chariots than to t...

Oh well, in that case, I guess I should break our NAP too, C'tis.

By our agreement, attack orders can be given on 25, and shall resolve on 26 at the earliest.

(Nothing personnal: you're just huge and scary )

I've just realized why I hated 4e and am rapidly growing to hate 5e. They're attempts by an overall talent-limited, but ego-driven, designer to pass off his fantasy heartbreakers as D&D. 4e ultimately failed, design-wise, because it completely ignored what worked in the D&D experience and ju...

Sorry, missed that one a while back.

Software development is really, really expensive. If it isn't a labor of love, expect to spend multiple thousands of dollars for the most basic kind of gaming software.

Well, first, obviously they're underwhelming compared to the full casters' almighty +1 to spellcasting level. And they're not really intended to give utility powers either, they're just combat improvements. That said, the Rage Powers in particular are interesting, mostly because there's a bunch of t...

That helps a lot, actually. You should still check out the relevant provincial rules, but it's pretty easy (and cheap) to incorporate a federal corporation if you don't want to pay a lawyer. http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cd-dgc.nsf/eng/cs03988.html Now, there might be better options in the relevant p...

Incorporating is really about two things: 1-Limiting liability (basically, short of outright fraud, nobody will be able to sue you personnally for the acts of your corporation - in other words, the most you stand to lose, cash-wise, is what you invested in the corporation and what the corporation cr...

This feels relevant to the discussion. http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4spot/20090313 Heinsoo on stuff. Apparently there were condition tracks, roll your backstory, and weapon vs armor stuff. Hmm. I'm surprised with the bit where he claims that there was a group of designers who wante...

A few more comments: 1) Casting times: doesn't hinder non-combat at all. In combat, wizards went slightly slower than everyone else. It's kind of a big deal if they get attacked, but if a wizard is getting attacked he's pretty much going to explode. Fun fact - in 2nd ed. - if you were using casting ...

First - I'm not entirely convinced that *everyone* wants a bunch of options. The people who are involved in RPG message boards? Sure. Me personnally? You bet! But there's a bunch of people who just like the convenience of "I gained a level, here's my HP roll, I bump up all of my skills by 1, an...

pics or gtfo.

Seriously, for those of us sorta following at home, can we get a bit more? It sounds awesome.

Well met, Ulmish friends!

Private Message, of the Midgard Diplomatic Corps, has been sent to your embassy to establish friendly relations. Surely we can live in peace and harmony for ever and ever.

Gotcha - so a rollback means 1-hurt feelings, and 2-complete game destruction. So... exactly like D&D Next, then? :) Thanks for taking the risk on a rollback. Hopefully, I'll make good use of it to become a slightly higher speedbump on somebody's road to godhood than I would have been otherwise :)

Which brings a question to mind - can we turn back time on Llamaserver and replay turn 4? (That isn't clear - what I mean is "for future reference, does Llama offers that capability?", not "I want a do-over on the turn, do you mind?") Although obviously *I* would like such a do-o...

Apparently the game hosted despite the delay I asked for - I staled because of that.

Man, this is rapidly turning into an epic fail on my side.

EDIT: To be clear, Mister Sinister did set up the delay he said he did. I blaming llamaserver, not MS.

And I'm not about to ragequit, either.

Yeah, rub it in, comrade. We'll see what happens when your Pink Army meets Operation Furry Buzzsaw!

(Man, I'm pissed. I don't care all that much for winning the game, but I don't want to be inconsequential and ignored for most of the game. I don't want to miss the learning opportunities... )

Thanks... And now a word from the Midgard High Command: Great job, troops. Seriously, bouncing on militia, heavy infantry and crossbowmen? (Seriously... that was embarassing and a serious loss of momentum. I mean, I can live with the dead mercs and basic troops, but I really needed to get my expansi...

Bah - it's just wankery. The online RPGing community is made up of mostly DMs who like to pretend that they're great storycrafters. I was one of them too - it's just that with a bit of maturity you realize that 1-your stories aren't that great, they're just passably good ideas held together by clich...

Oh - would it be possible to extend the turn deadline a bit for the weekend? I'm out of town starting from Saturday morning to Sunday evening. I might be able to post a turn early Saturday morning, but maybe not (and I'd rather just send out turns as I play them rather than delay them as much as pos...

One thing we can say about Thompson - he's better at explaining the goals than Mearls is. I'm not sure I agree about the goals, but at least it's clearer what they're trying to accomplish (i.e. make it so Mearls' Fireball-throwing DMPC can go back to being better than his group's PCs.)

Much appreciated, thanks!

Hmm. Thought there would be a simple "import the map" function in the Dom3 menu (shows how much of a noob I am - I still expect user-friendliness from Dom3. )

Any quick tutorials out there?

Also - do I need to supply an email address or something?