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When Thrawn's military genius/insight was revealed to be through the study of a species art. It barely had me before that but this was the moment I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt the book was actually overrated crap. What ought be studied to gain insight into the psychological foundation of a spec...

Because even just pretending to be bad makes many people feel bad.

The studios involved think classic Doom is too camp and hokey for the 21st century movie-going audience. And he's resistant to villain appeal because of the whole hidden face thing. Yes, because a fantasy villain with a mask, great and mysterious powers on top of personal badassdom and an army of f...

I hope the strategic layer isn't total ass this time. Looks like the story will be more important this time which is not Firaxis strong suit. I will definitely be waiting for reviews and lets plays before buying. Giving the assault a fucking machete (which he proceeds to leap and slash with in the t...

Upon returning to the haven Ia removes his jacket and rolls up his sleeves. Time to see if scrying can reveal anything. Like a doctor before surgery he begins to scrub his hands and forearms thoroughly and methodically with a flat etched stone in the bathroom sink under running water. He heads into ...

I should check those out. I did a one shot years ago with a sort of similar setup in that they were employees at CERN and magical phenomena started to occur during an experiment.

Oh and to be on topic http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/M ... cComesBack

I've played Kingmaker. It's very easy to change it to suit your needs so I recommend it. I recommend you get all 5 adventures at once so you can see the overarching story going on. I felt it really needed some work and I had to read the whole series to see how I wanted to alter it. I changed it so i...

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Do we have that mummy contact we were talking about?

Ia realizes he accidentally asked Seth when he meant Max. He decides to try and play it off with a second text rather than hear anything about a senior moment.

"What about you Max? In fact does anyone know much about mummies?"

Ia fires off a text to everyone. "Regarding the idol, Im not an expert on Native American art but it seems strange to me and I don't just mean the fangs. It reminds me of canopic jars. I saw some during a mummy unwrapping party a few years after Napoleon's campaign. Great party, I'll never forg...

Ia would hope Ouathiel is going to abide by the rules of the city. If not he'd be against it. A demon running loose getting its jollies off seems like an additional headache we don't need.

souran wrote:Considering that "Death" is basically just a status condition in D&D why wouldn't you just write some rules for a "wounded" status condition that could be as theatrical or gritty as wanted.

Not very familiar with 4e but isn't that what "blooded" was?

When Thrawn's military genius/insight was revealed to be through the study of a species art. It barely had me before that but this was the moment I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt the book was actually overrated crap.

Ia also attempts to identify the idol. Int 4 [Analyzing] + Occult 5 [Rituals]

Ia listens thoughtfully while Ouathiel tells him god is cruel.

Later to Ouathiel
"And who chose you to deliver this message?"

After a few minutes Ia assumes Verge has hung up on him without saying farewell. Verge getting wrapped up in something is a common occurrence so he ends the phone call. While Kel contacts Suzanne, fulfilling their end of the agreement, Ia focuses on Ouathiel. Leaning on his crutch towards the demon ...

IMO, the best way would be to go to the pre-burnt Library of Alexandria, and transcribe the lost works onto durable material. Bury them somewhere you know doesn't get dug up. Return to present, dig up. It's probably not the most money, but it gets you literally priceless treasures and is also a gre...

You have one shot to be fabulously wealthy... are you going to trust them?

Since you said best and not absolutely most profitable then the overall winner is the lottery. You can pull it off without bringing anything with you physically either way. It minimizes the potential for fucking up the timeline (paradoxes and such). It arouses little to no suspicion plus you can acq...

Lago PARANOIA wrote:I mean, it's a fucking common thing in action-adventure fiction. I bet it's even an article on TVTropes.

Of course.

angelfromanotherpin wrote:and makes me wonder what the hold even looks like.

They're hugging them. That is how I shall now imagine and describe it.

Someone had actually started a thread of "I find the idea interesting, but I am worried it might be sexist. Does it pass the Bechdel test?" and it seems more people seriously think that is a good judge of fucking anything ever. It reduces a complex issue requiring careful thought and anal...

Out of curiosity what happens if you let the demon in the trial ride along? I always figured it was an idiot test that lead to a game over. That's what it should have been but no its total bullshit. No matter what you say the Pride Demon reveals itself. All that happens is it basically tells you th...

What I wish is that Jowan and you switch roles and instead you seduce either Cullen (pleasing many a fangirl) or Lily and you come up with the plot to escape possibly dragging Jowan along. At the end you're caught and Jowan freaks that none of this was his idea, blasts everyone including you with bl...

The woman laughs - something rumbling, high-pitched and inhuman, like the giggling howl of a hyena. When she smiles, it is showing far too many teeth - and those much sharper than they were a minute ago. "Fool of a leech, the game has barely begun." With effort Ia manages not to roll his ...

...You Lost Me wrote:At that point, how is it any different from halflings / hobbits?

Pig faces. Apparently.

OOC: I don't know how great a distant phone photo in the dark is going to turn out but you do have heightened vision. You should be able to see their licenses and note them quickly. Ia smiles when the woman changes her tune and replies "Thank you. There's no need for games." To Virgil Ia s...