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3 years ago ::
Oct 27, 2010 - 8:25PM
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Date Joined:
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Ooo, Vonnegut! One of my favorite authors. Which of his works do you prefer? My favorite is Cat's Cradle.
And Earl Grey is good, too. I like mine in proper English fasion, with cream and a (not-so) healthy amount of sugar.
You can borrow The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, whilst I borrow Vonnegut. Eco is my all-time favorite author. The Name of the Rose is his best work, I think.
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Tea with cream is the bomb.
In the bookcase next to me, I have "Breakfast of Champions" (which is my personal favorite) "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater" "The Sirens of Titan" "Wampeters, Foma and Ganfalloons" and "Jailbird."
If you can only pick one, go with Breakfast. "Cat's Cradle" is also very, very good.
I'll check out Umberto Eco, and we'll switch it up with Chai when Greatfrito stops by.
Seriously, though, I stopped reading these forums for a while because they honestly made me not as excited to play DnD as I had been a couple months ago. After an about year-long break from playing because of time constraints, I just started getting back into DnD when all the Essentials hype really hit in mid-Summer.
After three months of shouting, I started to wonder why the heck do I play this game?
Forum breaks can be good for the soul.
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3 years ago ::
Oct 27, 2010 - 9:18PM
#122
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Date Joined:
Mar 27, 2004
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Silly me, I was looking in the PHB.
Terms you should know... Spoiler:
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Kit Build - A class build that is self sustaining and has mechanical differences than the normal scale. Started in Essentials. Most are call their own terms, though the Base Class should be said in front of their own terms (Like Assassin/Executioner)
Power Points - A mechanic that was wedged into the PHB3 classes (with the exception of the Monk) from the previous editions. This time, they are used to augment At Wills to be Encounters, thus eliminating the need to choose powers past 4th level.
Mage Builds - Kit builds that are schools of magic for the Wizard. A call back to the previous editions powering up of the wizard. (Wizard/Necromancer, for example) Unlike the previous kit builds, Wizards simply lose their Scribe Rituals feature and most likely still can choose powers from any build, unlike the Kit Builds.
Parcel System - A treasure distribution method that keeps adventurers poor while forcing/advising the DM to get wish lists from players. The version 2.0 rolls for treasure instead of making a list, and is incomplete because of the lack of clarity about magic item rarity.
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They will Essentialize the Essentials classes, otherwise known as Essentials2.
The new sub-sub-classes will be:
* Magician. A subsubclass of Mage, the magician has two implements, wand and hat, one familiar (rabbit) and series of basic tricks.
* Crook. A subsubclass of Thief, the Crook can only use a shiv, which allows him to use his only power... Shank.
* Angry Vicar, a subsubclass of warpriest, the angry vicar has two attacks -- Shame and Lecture.
* Hitter. A subsubclass of Slayer, the Hitter hits things.
* Gatherer. A subsubclass of Hunter, it doesn't actually do anything, but pick up the stuff other players might leave behind.
Future Essentials2 classes include the Security Guard (Sentinel2), the Hexknife (Hexblade2), the Webelos (Scout2), the Gallant (Cavalier2) and the Goofus (Knight2).
These will all be detailed in the box set called Heroes of the Futile Marketing.
(Though what they should really release tomorrow is the Essentialized version of the Witchalok!)
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3 years ago ::
Oct 27, 2010 - 11:33PM
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If you can only pick one, go with Breakfast
Best way to start your day!
I'll check out Umberto Eco, and we'll switch it up with Chai when Greatfrito stops by.
Umberto Eco is a professor of semiotics, whose novels involve lots of metatextuality. For example, Name of the Rose is murder mystery made up of references to other works. Part of the fun is "solving" the mystery of all the references, making the mystery novel a mystery itself.
Great book.
Seriously, though, I stopped reading these forums for a while because they honestly made me not as excited to play DnD as I had been a couple months ago. After an about year-long break from playing because of time constraints, I just started getting back into DnD when all the Essentials hype really hit in mid-Summer.
After three months of shouting, I started to wonder why the heck do I play this game?
Forum breaks can be good for the soul.
Agreed. Sometimes you need to get away. I was inactive for so long, I had forgotten my log-in name! This is my 2nd screen-name.
Essentials zigged, when I wanted to continue zagging.
Roll dice, not cars.
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