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zemd
Master of Realmslore
France
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 Posted - 10 Apr 2003 : 12:36:04
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I was wondering if when you play you have some 'rituals': food, drinks, what you do before and after,...
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
2080 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2003 : 16:23:58
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Sure do! 
Theres always a few litres of Pepsi Max to hand, as well as numerous snacks like Pringles, Poppadoms, Doritos etc. (wow, this could turn into some big advertising campaign  ), then we always break about 2-3 hours into the game for pizza\kebab\curry or some other junk takeaway food 
As a DM, I always have plenty of napkins to hand so as not to get greasy fingers on my beloved D&D\FR books  |
Lord Rad
"What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures"
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branmakmuffin
Senior Scribe
USA
428 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2003 : 17:51:01
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zemd:
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I was wondering if when you play you have some 'rituals': food, drinks, what you do before and after,...
We usually insult each other for the first 30 minutes of any gaming session. I'm not kidding. We've all known each other almost 20 years. |
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Elrond Half Elven
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
322 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2003 : 18:29:28
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That seems to be a trend branmakmuffin, for we also insult each other for the first 30 mins of gaming time! It normally starts when some one (Inveitably) turns up late.
We pause when we feel like for drinks top ups, and food. Normally we play from 1-5.30 on a sunday, althought we have played from 10:30-5:30 on sundays or holidays before (Stopping for lunch of course)
Hanx
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Once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-
While i nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
-The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe |
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Yasraena
Senior Scribe
USA
388 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2003 : 19:45:53
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Oh yeah. Since we only play about twice a year, we usually end up doing what Bran's group does. Cap on each other and BS about what's been going on since we last got together, but I think that's pretty much 'par for the course' with any group that's been together as long as we have (going on ten years now).
When we do get together, it's always for a weekend long marathon, friday through sunday and usually from noon to midnight each day (hey, when we game... WE GAME baby!). Our only real ritual is that the wives of two of our players always fix the group dinner, depending on where we play, usually on the saturday of said weekend. If at Duanes place, his wife Renee usually makes her famous Stuffed Bread and if at Shannon's place, his wife Tina usually makes her famous Taco Bar. We always have the obligatory snacks and drinks. Although, we've been a little more health concious the last few times and have been avoiding the junk food for the most part. |
"Nindyn vel'uss malar verin z'klaen tlu kyone ulu naut doera nindel vel'bolen nind malar."
Yasraena T'Sarran
Harper of Silverymoon |
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eilinel
Learned Scribe
France
296 Posts |
Posted - 11 Apr 2003 : 14:49:13
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We made a movie of our RpG sessions, so funny!!!
I and the paladin are insulting each other during almost all the time. Well, not the last two onces.
Zemd also recorded all what we said one said and then listened. We got a proof against a player that told having said something that he didn't.
Its the ultimate Dungeon Master weapon.
But, never show that to someone who doens't know what RpG is. never.
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eilinel
Learned Scribe
France
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Posted - 11 Apr 2003 : 15:01:07
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We use to play every week, but before the holidays, we do what we call the "RpG 48h"
We play during 48h, the fisrt time we tried to play non-stop, but it was too hard and we fell asleep before.
Since, we sleep 8h and play during three days without going out. I don't tell u the smell of the room in the end...
But, since its too hard for a DM to manage a session alone during three days, we turn, playing several sessions a time.
That makes a boost to the party and usually we get one or two levels.
I love this system.
The last one was a "RpG 72h"
So great.
Hmm Zemd, what do u think about buying pizzas before playing tomorrow?
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eilinel
Learned Scribe
France
296 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2003 : 15:43:21
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Eventually, no pizzas... too bad
Zemd, we should play before i and the Freds go!!!
Yargh... two weeks without rpg !
I think someone here can understand. |
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Elrond Half Elven
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
322 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2003 : 16:05:31
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Eilinel my heart sobs for you. 2 whole weeks how will you survive? . Saying that ive not played D&D for 2 weeks on wednesday. Crap im going throught Cold Turkey! But i do get to play on Thursday... well hopefully, My first 3E campaign. Im really looking foward to it. I got the DMG through today my god it is far superior to the 2nd edition one. I love Chapter 4: Adventures, Im stil not to sure if i like the new 'simpler' Experiance rules but i havent read them in full yet just skimmed them. But one thing that annoying me is that wizards left out one of the funniest magical items in the game:
The Deck of Many things
How could they leave out this very entertaining item- I mean come on what else is the DM meant to set up to put the player in a percidicament (I normally us a Pack of cards for drawing them). Howcould the deprive me of this form of entertainment!?!?!
Hanx
(A rather Sadistic feelling) Elrond |
Once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-
While i nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
-The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe |
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2003 : 16:10:18
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So put it in as a house rule! I've seen lots of things in just the PHB (the only 3e book I own) that I'd love to "tweak" (read "mess around with to the point of nonrecognition") if I were a DM.
I can never leave well enough alone. |
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Elrond Half Elven
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
322 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2003 : 16:42:12
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Haha, ok Bookwyrm i think i might do that! I still don't see why Wizards didnt include it, well other than it was probally too unballanced.
Now bookwyrm would anyone think that you meant anything else other than play around with the rules when u said Tweek? Or did you type that becuase of my joke earlier, you remember the one about 180 degrees? . Ok im sorry about that .
NO NO!! Please dont hit me NO!!#
*Books fly towards Elrond and conect squarly with his head*
Ach .
Hanx
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Once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-
While i nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
-The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe |
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zemd
Master of Realmslore
France
1103 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2003 : 18:58:02
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Originally posted by Elrond Half Elven
But one thing that annoying me is that wizards left out one of the funniest magical items in the game:
The Deck of Many things
Well, ... it still exists (i'm too lazy to look at the page  ) |
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2003 : 19:15:35
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Oh, all right. (Bookwyrm dismisses his poltergeist spell.) And don't worry folks, it was in a private conversation.
But no, that wasn't anything to do with it -- I was actually talking about how some people think I mess with the official rules of games far too much. I actually got in an argument with someone over whether or not my rules were unfair to my opponents or wether (as I maintain) they make the game in question last longer and require more strategy rather than simple smashing at your enemy.
Um . . . never mind, bad memories.  But you get the idea. |
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zemd
Master of Realmslore
France
1103 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2003 : 19:29:45
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| Warning bookwyrm, if you mess with the rules without having DMed, it could be dangerous for the game balance |
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2003 : 19:42:12
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| How could I, with out having DMed? There'd be no way for me to tell for sure what needed changing and what didn't. I was talking about another game entirely, and just using it for an example. |
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eilinel
Learned Scribe
France
296 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2003 : 19:50:42
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Exact, it still exists and is still the funniest gears ever done...
I have done some other magic gears on the same base... Hmmm, perhaps even more dangerous..
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Yasraena
Senior Scribe
USA
388 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2003 : 21:03:45
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Originally posted by eilinel
Eventually, no pizzas... too bad
Zemd, we should play before i and the Freds go!!!
Yargh... two weeks without rpg !
I think someone here can understand.
 A whole two weeks?!? Oh, the humanity!
Man, I would LOVE to be able to play on that regular a basis again. My group doesn't get to play more thatn 2-3 times A YEAR! It's just the unfortunate result of all of us being adults and/or having families and/or careers. Not to mention that half of us live two hours away from the other half. ('real life' takes its toll unfortunatley)
I really envy all you people that get to play on a weekly or semi-weekly basis. Jeeeez, do I MISS that! |
"Nindyn vel'uss malar verin z'klaen tlu kyone ulu naut doera nindel vel'bolen nind malar."
Yasraena T'Sarran
Harper of Silverymoon |
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zemd
Master of Realmslore
France
1103 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2003 : 21:57:29
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| I hope i'll be able to hear the phone rings every saturday and hearing "when do we play?!"... Can't you try to find players living near? You could play 2 or 3 times a monts. |
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 15 Apr 2003 : 02:36:29
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And you could also do a combination of PBeM and tabletop gaming . . . you could do the computer to keep it going and have at least some of the fun, then switch to tabletop when you actually get together.
Then again, maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. |
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Yasraena
Senior Scribe
USA
388 Posts |
Posted - 15 Apr 2003 : 05:17:06
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You know zemd, I've tried to find other players around town that have the same mindset/attitude as our group, but unfortunately, no success. They were either VERY young (and only into the hack & slash/monty haul style of gaming), or were just too strange for me (you have to admit that this hobby DOES tend to draw some, shall we say, 'unique' individuals ). I actually found another Rolemaster GM in the area and played under him for about 6 weeks, but he just didn't know what he was doing. He didn't use magic in any form, was never prepared, just a bad GM in general. I just seem to have bad luck when trying to find others to game with besides my own group, so I stick with them. Quality over quantity I guess, for lack of a better term, but I really hope to find some others eventually.
I'm curious though, zemd. Do you play with more than one group on a regular basis? If you do, count yourself lucky, because it's really hard to find that certain 'chemistry' you have with the other players in more than one group.
As far as the PBEM games, I've never tried it, but would like to. I have been having a blast so far at the Inn here at Candlekeep (BTW - I haven't seen you in there for a while Bookwyrm, and zemd, I've never seen you in there), and there are a few of us there (myself, Sadon, Branmakmuffin, Korbin, and Lost Elph) that are planning on continuing our adventures when our PC's eventually leave the Inn. That will probably turn into something like a PBEM, but we're pushing for a forum type game, like at 'The Inn'. We just need to find the place to do it at. But your right, Bookwyrm. It would at least whet my appetite for gaming until my group gets together again. I hope we can pull it off.
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"Nindyn vel'uss malar verin z'klaen tlu kyone ulu naut doera nindel vel'bolen nind malar."
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 15 Apr 2003 : 05:27:36
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I've had too much on my hands to keep up with the Inn. I meant to write up a cool exit for myself, but I never got around to it . . . .
Oh, and as for Zemd . . . no, she avoids the Inn so far, but is kept up to date by her good friend Liliana. |
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Sadonayerah Odrydin
Learned Scribe
USA
210 Posts |
Posted - 15 Apr 2003 : 06:33:48
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Well, as far as certain rituals before the meals and such...there hasn't really been any so far. I dunno if Enialis is going to put any in there or not. Lol. He certainly had us fooled and running around like chickens with our heads cut off though. He put us in a town plumb full of DOPPLEGANGERS! Ugh. My characters favored enemies are shapeshifters so she got bonuses for a lot of those fights... but it was all just a trick put on by them. *rolls eyes* it was actually pretty funny though. We were all running around (three of us. Two dwarves and my drow character...that was quite fun!  ). Yeah...so anyway... lol. we had fun with that scenario.
And I can't wait until we find a spot for our little RPG thing Yasraena. I signed up for the message board thing that Korbin told us about. Saw you on there the other night too. |
"What's that," asked Mogget.
"Sardines," said Sam. "I knew they were standard rations, so I got a few tins for you."
"What are sardines?" Moggest asked suspiciously. "And why is there a key? Is this some sort of Abhorsen joke?"
Abhorsen by Garth Nix
"What you made a vampire...Pomeranian?!" --Hannibal King from Blade Trinity
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 15 Apr 2003 : 06:41:37
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| Surely you can't get a racial-enemy bonus unless you actually know what you're attacking . . . so how did that work? And what was the reason that that was the racial enemy? I'm talking both player version and character background. |
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eilinel
Learned Scribe
France
296 Posts |
Posted - 15 Apr 2003 : 08:00:59
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cause my mother was raped a shapechanger and my father killed in his last fight against them...
Typical answer that i now hate.
But, i met guys that had pretty much imagination and got some bizarre reasons to play a ranger i would never have imagined.
But, have u got something to know who is a doppleganger?
And then u became a dopplekiller !
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You know zemd, I've tried to find other players around town that have the same mindset/attitude as our group, but unfortunately, no success. They were either VERY young (and only into the hack & slash/monty haul style of gaming), or were just too strange for me (you have to admit that this hobby DOES tend to draw some, shall we say, 'unique' individuals ). I actually found another Rolemaster GM in the area and played under him for about 6 weeks, but he just didn't know what he was doing. He didn't use magic in any form, was never prepared, just a bad GM in general. I just seem to have bad luck when trying to find others to game with besides my own group, so I stick with them. Quality over quantity I guess, for lack of a better term, but I really hope to find some others eventually.
I'm curious though, zemd. Do you play with more than one group on a regular basis? If you do, count yourself lucky, because it's really hard to find that certain 'chemistry' you have with the other players in more than one group.
u know what? she plays with several groups. And i did also, when i had the time.
If u like the good stories, i have a pretty one : it was three years ago -already!- i and a friend put posters in every RPG shope of the town -not a lot in fact- to get players. It was the first time for us we were in this town and we didnt know anybody. Actually, i knew this friend for almost one month, its all. And then came Zemd and an other guy called Pierrig -the funniest ever seen, but also an unique individual...-. And we started to play. We were so much at the end that we had to make two parties ! I was the DM of the first and the first friend was the DM of the second. One year later, we were still six (to nine when everybody is here). The irst friend returned in US and we played two parties : I was the Dm of the first and Zemd the DM of the second.
And, cincerly, we could be more, largely more, but everybody wants to play in every game, thats why we have to stopp the welcomes...
But i dont think this story is the only that ended well, you can surely find guys as fond as u of rpg.
Lets check around u.
I do hope for u, rpg is so great! |
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zemd
Master of Realmslore
France
1103 Posts |
Posted - 15 Apr 2003 : 10:45:35
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Er... i'm avoiding the inn... well... it's... er... because, I DON'T LIKE TO DRINK...
<zemd looks around and see the suspicous stares of the other scribes who read her "drunken" posts>
Ok ok, I think i'll come there soon. Who offer me a drink?
And yes i play with different groups, but the only one i'll never quit is the one with Eilinel. I just like them to much!
I don't see the other groups on a regular basis. Once every 2 or 3 months, it depends |
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eilinel
Learned Scribe
France
296 Posts |
Posted - 15 Apr 2003 : 12:23:12
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yes, its just too bad that Boris went back in San Francisco.
But ther are 450 thousands roleplayers in France, i do think there are ten times more or twenty times more in US, come on, there is a way to get fun. |
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 15 Apr 2003 : 19:01:38
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Drunken posts? I don't remember any drunken posts . . . . Of course, if I did, I'd be wondering why the person who asked be to never, ever mention them would be mentioning them . . . .
Here, have some orange juice. |
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Targon Moonrise
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 01:50:41
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In 3rd edition, rangers get favored enemies not racial enemies. Sadon's favored enemy was shapechangers while mine was undead. You get a +1 against any one of that monster type and you know all about them.
Sadon could make a check on anybody to be a Doppleganger while me and the other dwarf could only check if we thought the person was one. I even found one with my Search skill, which was a little better than Sadon's Spot check with the +1 bonus against shapechangers.Sorry if I'm rubbing that fact in, Sadon. |
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Sadonayerah Odrydin
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 03:09:12
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Um...what was the reason for wanting shapeshifters as a favored enemy? I just randomly picked something. Since I like vampires, I decided not to choose undead as mine. ...and I couldn't really pick something that hard or easy.... Plus I usually have this big hatred for dopplegangers (long story....) and so that kind of made up my mind there. As far as why Sadon's favored enemies are shapeshifters, she hasn't had much luck with them. They've all pretty much turned on her in bad situations. Yeah...I'm not going to elaborate on that thought. But I hope that answers part of your question.
Yeah...Targon is right. I had to do a spot check to make sure that they were dopplegangers first. And you only found one or two Targon! I found some. Don't ask me how many...I can't remember that much.... I just remember that for the longest time the dopplegangers couldn't read my mind. (and it wasn't the psionic factor either). It was the saving throws. Eventually though, they got through and were only able to read my mind enough to tell that I could think. Lol. Didn't do them much good. And I'm hoping it will be harder for them to from now on because of my rising psionics.  Of course...I'm going to have to be careful because we're probably (if everyone else in the group okays it, though it will probably be up to me because I'm the assumed "leader"...my character has a high charisma) going to have a doppleganger accompany us... dunno why. Have to ask Enialis about that... *walks off muttering something unintelligible about the DM and his dopplegangers*
BTW Targon, you weren't rubbing that in. I don't mind. Lol. Actually, I think its kind of funny. |
"What's that," asked Mogget.
"Sardines," said Sam. "I knew they were standard rations, so I got a few tins for you."
"What are sardines?" Moggest asked suspiciously. "And why is there a key? Is this some sort of Abhorsen joke?"
Abhorsen by Garth Nix
"What you made a vampire...Pomeranian?!" --Hannibal King from Blade Trinity
~Sadie |
Edited by - Sadonayerah Odrydin on 16 Apr 2003 03:14:44 |
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zemd
Master of Realmslore
France
1103 Posts |
Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 08:02:49
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quote:
Originally posted by Targon Moonrise
In 3rd edition, rangers get favored enemies not racial enemies. Sadon's favored enemy was shapechangers while mine was undead. You get a +1 against any one of that monster type and you know all about them.
Sadon could make a check on anybody to be a Doppleganger while me and the other dwarf could only check if we thought the person was one. I even found one with my Search skill, which was a little better than Sadon's Spot check with the +1 bonus against shapechangers.Sorry if I'm rubbing that fact in, Sadon.
Having Undead as a favorite ennemy isn't very useful, because a lot of them are immune to critical hits and so, immune to the ranger's bonus, aren't they? |
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eilinel
Learned Scribe
France
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Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 09:16:15
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| yes, they are, since ranger bonus is played like sneak attack or critical hits. Then, there are not a lot of rangers that are very efficient against them. Exactly like druids. The power of nature has always been challenged by undeads. |
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