It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
Nerds are often fat kids. They play nerdy games and talk about nerdy things while eating cake from their cake pockets.
This is, in essence, how the term "cake pocket" was coined. It refers to all things nerdy, like table-top RPGs as provided in the above-linked rar.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
Wait.
I don't get it. Is this about porn, or?
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
quote:
Karnaj had this to say about Captain Planet:
Oooooohhhhhh.Wait.
I don't get it. Is this about porn, or?
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
quote:
Roll the dice to see if Damnati is getting drunk!
It's about this.
quote:So much for the google deterrent.
Damnati needs to hitch a ride with a Vogon constructor fleet.
This is a rar containing PDFs of the new edition to be released in a couple weeks. Specific names not mentioned to prevent google attracting tards.
quote:
`Doc painfully thought these words up:
So much for the google deterrent.
Google doesn't turn up EC when searching the common terms associated with said rar's contents. I wouldn't care except that it's hosted on nem's webspace for the moment and I don't care to have his bandwidth eaten by faggots.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
quote:
Damnati still thinks SARS jokes are topical, as evidenced by:
Google doesn't turn up EC when searching the common terms associated with said rar's contents. I wouldn't care except that it's hosted on nem's webspace for the moment and I don't care to have his bandwidth eaten by faggots.
THEN WHY'D YOU POST IT HERE ARAHRAHRHARHAHAHAHRARARHhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
quote:
Karnaj had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
THEN WHY'D YOU POST IT HERE ARAHRAHRHARHAHAHAHRARARHhhhhhhhhhhhhh
EC's population is too small for concern. Lots of faggots per capita here but there are, what, 10 people around these days?
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
Thanks, I guess.
quote:
Maradon! had this to say about (_|_):
I appreciate this
Glad to be of service. I recommend buying the books anyway. Not because I care about the profits of the company or the game stores that sell the books, rather, they're annoying to read in PDF form. I preodered months ago anyhow.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
Hay what do the rules say on ngumofgkl?
- No idea, let me boot my PC/laptop.
Nevermind, already found it.
quote:
Tribute? You steal men's Tarquinns, and make them your slaves!
PDFs are quite useless if you're actually playing the game.Hay what do the rules say on ngumofgkl?
- No idea, let me boot my PC/laptop.
Nevermind, already found it.
Because people who keep their books on their laptops don't already have them ready to go when playing? 
PDFs are invaluable in my opinion, for the simple fact that when I'm building a character, I tend to reference a great many books, even if I only use material from a few, and being able to just tab through them as opposed to having them all physically cluttering my desk is fantastic. Not to mention that reading text off a backlit screen is much easier than reading from an above-lit book.
quote:
Everyone wondered WTF when Greenlit wrote:
And then there are those people who play online and, well, there's no reason not to have everything in PDF then.
When the books are poorly laid out, and I mean literally how stuff in printed and organized on the page not location of rules in the book, it's much easier to read a hardcopy. I find it particularly true of this thread's pdfs.
Edit: I'm taking the rar off the webspace for now. If anyone wants it, let me know and I'll find you a link to one of the million torrents or something. Damnati fucked around with this message on 05-28-2008 at 08:27 PM.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
The major difference I'm seeing is that the house rules I need for 4th have less impact on balance. The standard setup for converting monsters into playable PC races is much cleaner and simpler, for example. One my players wants to be a yuan ti; basic conversion based on the Yuan-ti Malison Disciple of Zehir is +2 Con, +2 Cha, Soothing Words becomes a daily power instead of recharge, skill bonuses: +2 bluff, +2 religion, speed 7 and size medium. To do the same in 3.5 is...a headache in finding a way to avoid the shitty level adjustment mechanic and still have a race that retains the signature qualities of a yuan-ti. Damnati fucked around with this message on 05-28-2008 at 11:10 PM.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
quote:
Nina had this to say about Tron:
This is horrible, I'd rather go back to 2nd edition.
Ignore my comment about buying the books anyway.
I pretty much prefer almost every other system to this.
Me and my friends have played this edition already thanks to the quick start module they released on the 20th. Some of them didn't like it after reading stuff, they all liked it after having played it. Big difference between reading and playing.
quote:
The logic train ran off the tracks when Dr. Gee said:
I know that the point of 4e was to streamline even further than 3.5 and to almost make it more MMO like. Did it accomplish this while still maintaining a decent level of balance?
Yes. The 5 pre-genned classes in the module were well balanced with each other, nothing screamed overpowered or underpowered. Combat is faster and arguably more fun. Combat is better overall because every character takes roughly the same amount of time to take their turn, the usual melee goes quick, casters take forever deciding spells is gone. People choose the power from their lists, which is a small amount, fairly fast, combat gets done, there's more moving and tactical considerations.
Overall, 4th is not superior to 3.5 or 3.0 or 2nd or 1st. It's different and that's all. But I personally find it more enjoyable than 3.5. It also really does help actually playing it. Your mileage may vary.
On the other hand, Warlord makes a much more interesting replacement for Bard and is a great difference in flavor from Cleric as a healer.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
quote:
Die, Damnati! You don't belong in this world!
one of the most prominent that really gets me angry is the removal of necromancy from cleric spell options. It's pretty shitty to have one of the iconic villain types missing from the core game. Certainly there's a template in the DMG that has a wee bit of necromantic flavor but it's no replacement for the various animating spells.
As you'll notice, the PHB is meant to allow you to create heroes, not villains. There's nothing to stop you from making your necromantic cleric. QQ more.
quote:
Densetsu had this to say about Pirotess:
As you'll notice, the PHB is meant to allow you to create heroes, not villains. There's nothing to stop you from making your necromantic cleric. QQ more.
Except for, you know, the lack of necromancy.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
quote:
Tribute? You steal men's Damnatis, and make them your slaves!
Except for, you know, the lack of necromancy.
So just create the powers your villain will use. Oh look! I just did it off the top of my head!
code:
Animate Corpse Necromancer Utility 3
You place a black onyx into the eye socket of
a fallen corpse, muttering a few dark prayers to
animate the creature to unlife.Daily <> Divine, Necrotic
Standard Action Range 1
Effect: Create a Decrepit Skeleton minion (mm234)
under your control. You must touch an
adjacent corpse, destroying it, in order
to take advantage of this power.
It would actually make more sense to be a ritual, but I didn't exactly spend more than a couple minutes on it.
quote:
How.... Densetsu.... uughhhhhh:
It would actually make more sense to be a ritual, but I didn't exactly spend more than a couple minutes on it.
And the point is missed. Yes, I can homebrew necromancy. Do I want to and should it be necessary? No. It's about the only thing I don't like about 4e.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
quote:
Your words are as empty as your soul! Mankind ill needs a savior such as Damnati!
And the point is missed. Yes, I can homebrew necromancy. Do I want to and should it be necessary? No. It's about the only thing I don't like about 4e.
A well-planned campagin is an exercise in homebrew. If you can't take a few minutes to come up with something simple but effective like I did, what does that say of the rest of your game? Hell, a lot of Cleric powers deal radiant damage. You can change that to necrotic damage and voila! Instant necromancer!
The point wasn't missed, the point is that you want to be lazy and blame it on the system for not giving you exactly what you want. The point isn't about necromancy, it's about you wanting to QQ.
