The Gaming Den

I suspect, though, that someone who posted such a sign in California (where I live!) would be rapidly sued under the [counturl=81]Unruh Act[/counturl].[br][br]And I guess, even if they weren't in California, they'd probably get smacked in the face with another famous Act. [br][br]Apparently I'm not ...

Good golly. I had no idea how progressive I really am!

--d.

1185320897[/unixtime]][br] Hate Crime in the US is a modifier, not a crime in and of itself. Its existnce merely increses the severity or a pre-existing crime, recognizing that society finds that sort of anti-social behavior especially heinous. [br][br]Rapa's dislike of "hate speech" regu...

1185320104[/unixtime]][br]But I believe contract and employment is a different matter than a service . And in fact, they are decribed differently in many jurisdictions. [br][br]This is a distinction without a difference, though. I presume, for instance, that you also don't support a return to the d...

1185319430[/unixtime]][br]Lemme get this straight...[br][br]...We chould criminalize forbidding someone else from saying what is and isn't okay in their own house? Or what is an isn't okay to do with their money?[br] [br][br]Am I to understand from this line of reasoning that you support permitting...

1185213986[/unixtime]]Umm... Well, there are no crimes for 'Hate Speech' in the US and... [br][br] That means hate speech regulation is out, [br][br]While it's true that the government is generally forbidden from criminalizing speech in the States, private actors can and do regulate it. I imagine t...

I'm actually not sure which is the more depressing possibility:[br][br]a) O'Connor's opinions were accurately represented, and she still got something like 40% of the vote, or[br][br]b) O'Connor's opinions were misrepresented, and the image people will have of her until she dies will be "she th...

O'Connor, of course, later
[counturl=80]claimed to have been misquoted.[/counturl]

Also, good news: O'Connor lost. Not even in the general election -- she lost in the primary.

--d.

It's certainly pleasant to be able to converse with people who can disagree with you without the accompanying assumption that you must therefore be an idiot, a fascist, a communist, or all of the above (depending on the political leanings of the person in question). And vice versa, of course.[br][br...

Lago, I've really enjoyed -- maybe enjoyed isn't the right word, but you know what I mean -- reading this so far. I'm looking forward to reading more. In a lot of ways, it mirrors my unwritten "Why I Don't Play D&D Any More" post.[br][br]I think playing online tends to make people min-...

1174790370[/unixtime]][br]If your player complains, ask him, "Why should I? This isn't fun; it's cheap, it's like playing through Starcraft on Power Overwhelming and claiming you beat the game. We play this game for the challenge." [br][br]When you do this to a player, what you are tellin...

The good news is, if you're dealing with Fey'ri, you're probably in Faerun, and that means Change Shape -> Avariel to gain flight is a possibility since movement modes are one of the few things Change Shape does give you. The bad news is, +2 LA is still probably too high for that, unless you're star...

Remember, "acid" isn't some sort of magic formula for a substance that has to be created in a lab. It's just a substance that -- depending on your definition -- drops pH below 7 when dissolved in water; or is a proton donor; etc., etc. "Organic acid" is a real class of compounds ...

1174186671[/unixtime]][br] If we just got rid of all items -- and why stop there? spells and feats have the same problems -- that grant naked numerical bonuses, I am inclined to think the game would be much improved for the exercise.[br] [br][br]I don't like the notion of getting rid of all items, ...

1174156518[/unixtime]]Why do we even need to require Masterwork items? Couldn't we just give them these bonuses, and save their item slots for interesting things like Rings of Power or The Goggles (which do nothing)? [br][br]If we just got rid of all items -- and why stop there? spells and feats ha...

Crissa at [unixtime wrote:1174100316[/unixtime]]If you successfully charm somone, isn't that pretty blameless?

Depends on who's assigning the blame.

--d.

1173937258[/unixtime]]Ever since i read "Cityscape"(It's city outside?), something about the book has been gnawing at me. [br][br]"It's Crowded Outside"?[br][br]This leaves Dungeonscape somewhat stuck for a name. In the interest of surrealism, however, I suggest "It's Insid...

Oh, I'm sure they don't officially auto-save. I'm envisioning more the GM rolling behind a screen. "Yup, saved!"

Technically, the Head of Vecna is a trap story. Well, sort of.

Note, however, that Illusion is second only to Enchantment in the "likely to be stealth-nerfed by your GM" sweepstakes. I've found it common for GMs to just naturally assume that the monsters are likely to interact with the illusion on their next action; to define "interact" down...

1173794137[/unixtime]]Well, most .... wait, anyone can Power Attack or rather should be able to.[br][br]I dunno. Let people be able to power-attack with this, but it's no longer a touch attack? [br][br]It's at least as heavy as a light mace, but could be a heavy mace. [br][br]You can't power attack...

1173221544[/unixtime]]Sometimes, the hero is a kid with a magic sword.[br][br]Sometimes, the hero is a great warrior who can make anything deadly.[br][br]Our problem here is that D&D defined these as different, when mechanically, they are the same.[br] [br][br]In fact, I'd go a little further: ...

1173710975[/unixtime]]Yup, what JE said. I got hit with a window once and it hurt like hell. Tables must be on the far side of the spectrum - massive, solid, hard objects. [br][br]On the other hand, if you do sharpen it, odds are your DM will let you kill vampires with it, in whatever way he may ha...

1173413826[/unixtime]][br]The DM controls the story in the same way that a painter paints a portrait or a writer composes a novel. The players interact with this essentially completework of fiction in the same way that they might play Baldur's Gate or Final Fantasy - by passing tests which allow th...

It would be a nice touch to have the listing include type of save allowed (if any). Just a thought!

--d.