Ragitsu

Robert Sloan: Martin, is it so bad where you're from? Martin Sloan: I thought so, Pop. I've been living on a dead run, and I was tired. And one day I knew I had to come back here. I had to come back and get on the merry-go-round, and eat cotton candy, and listen to a band concert. I had to stop and breathe, and close my eyes and smell, and listen. Robert Sloan: I guess we all want that. Maybe when you go back, Martin, you'll find that there are merry-go-rounds and band concerts where you are. Maybe you haven't been looking in the right place. You've been looking behind you, Martin. Try looking ahead.

horse sense /ˈhôrs ˌsens/ noun INFORMAL noun: horse sense common sense.

Plus, she's voiced by industry legend Kath Soucie.

Picture a setting where the average tavern is using Longsword+1s as spits for flanks of beef, where every household features a Decanter of Endless Water, where Beads of Force are scattered amidst the pebbles (okay, slightly hyperbolic here, but not by much) and where you are likely to uncover half-consumed Potions of Healing in a residence's refuse; that abundance of magical items sets a specific tone. While, yes, the availability of these treasures does carry some long term mechanical (i.e., game-related) consequences for a D&D campaign (specifically, it makes creatures impervious to mundane weaponry less threatening and increases overall survivability), it also diminishes the wonder and appreciation associated with discovering what is ordinarily an in-setting rarity* and real-world impossibility. Now, picture an adventure where the PCs journey into the wilderness and chance upon deep forest ruins; after cheating death twice over in what remains of the central tower, they reach the pinnacle only to find a skeleton clad in battered field plate while still clutching a blade curiously untouched by rust. Big difference. Also, the way in which the PCs and NPCs speak and think has zip zero to do with system mechanics or winning/losing. When the bartender says "Hey, dude, how's it hanging?", it creates a different atmosphere than "Traveler, what burdens do you bring from the road?"...even if they both amount to the same sentiment. Considerations that many contemplate for D&D also apply to Pathfinder, Warhammer Fantasy, HERO Fantasy, GURPS Fantasy and even collaborative storytelling completely removed from any sort of ruleset. * "High magic" settings exist and can be fun, but that is purely a matter of taste; what one considers "mundane" or "fantastic" in that context is likewise subjective and the point of this extended conversation.

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Pasta? Pizza?

Brownie!

I finally obtained an SW copy of this bad boy. It's nice to have a supplement that isn't packed with a load of Skills, Feats, Prestige Classes, et cetera.

Can you provide expert testimony?

Kiffaku/Kifaku Grolesnaw Tastabergo/Tasstabergo Macvachus/Macvachuss Limek/Limeck/Limmek/Limmeck Siehvel/Siehwel Picoette Ashurom/Ashudeir/Ashudair/Adushair Vedetmur/Vedetrum Macrathiss Tussortreyle/Tussoreyle/Tussortreil/Tussoreil Heufuss/Heufus Echurerr/Echu'rerr Viritagya/Veretagya Bagilweck/Bagelwick/Begalwick/Begalweck Weckwigal Bessomard Dutebern Binbafore/Benbafore/Bimbafore/Bembafore Hamrier Kishelem Clawdsrale Basojoure/Basojour Rochie Megistis/Temestigis Sillenze Mecathery/MecAthery/Meccathery/MeccAthery Themarys/Themasyr

The machine would not make a mistake. Is it time to roll out AICygnia ?

I wonder if Madhouse Studios did some borrowing.

whisht /(h)wiSHt/ exclamation SCOTTISH•IRISH exclamation: whist hush (used to demand silence). "“Whisht, child. Away and do what you're told.”"

Wrong thread!

Would you prefer an offering that is more thematically appropriate?