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Art Critique, by Kristin
The art in 4E is really good. Especially the stuff by the Brit. You know the one. He lives in Seattle and spends a lot time wrangling a perky goth. Anyway, you should buy the book just to see his art. It's shiny. And adorable. Just like him.
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Helper. As ever.
Anyway, you should buy the book just to see his art.
Especially the thingamie that looks like it should go squooka squooka squooka!
(Er, that's the, um ... the Beholder? I suppose I should learn its name, instead of just calling it the squooka monster.)
No, it's not the beholder. Its the Gibbering Orb. Raven did the beholder.
Oh. Why did I think it was the Beholder? Because I really should have remembered the Gibbering part.
I'd read Kovalic's review. He generally seems to like it. I've heard many positive reviews, though at least some were positive-but-not-my-thing or positive-but-not-D&D. I know of at least one playtester/freelance designer who thought the game was good, and well done, but his plans for his own campaign were going to stick with 3.5.
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Especially the thingamie that looks like it should go squooka squooka squooka!
I love that I can completely hear you saying this. And see you doing little hand motions as you say it.
Helper. As ever.
t beams Yes, I am!
I'd read Kovalic's review. He generally seems to like it. I've heard many positive reviews, though at least some were positive-but-not-my-thing or positive-but-not-D&D. I know of at least one playtester/freelance designer who thought the game was good, and well done, but his plans for his own campaign were going to stick with 3.5.
Sod his opinion, I'm looking forward to running a party against an L. Ron Tarrasque.
Yeah, the pro-4E people I don't get are the ones who seem to want 3E to just hurry up and die. Ok, there were flaws, and obviously those flaws bug 'em more than they do me; but it still has lots to recommend it.
My Eberron campaign will probably stay 3E for some time if it ever converts at all, and I'm fine with that. I sank a lot of money into 3E, and I haven't finished getting my money's worth. Though I've house-ruled a few 4E notions, like the new death and dying rules, a simpler skill list, and of course skill challenges. I'm running the first one tonight, they have to act as an honour guard at an elven funeral. A few different levels of success or failure, and they could wind up fatigued when the after-party is crashed by a magebred brown bear gone nutbar after a wraith killed his Vadalis handlers.
Oh! And I agree with your mate Manny, the minion idea is a good one. I must try to find a niche for them somewhere. Oh, got it! I have a planned bridge toll thing for 3rd level, a bearded devil with a bunch of hobgoblins. I might have to turn the hobbos into minions. I can scale things back that way too, the encounter was overpowered.
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Dammit Sean, when are you going to get the USB port linked directly to your inner ear? I thought you were running a Shadowrun campaign, fer cryin' out loud.
Dammit Sean, when are you going to get the USB port linked directly to your inner ear? I thought you were running a Shadowrun campaign, fer cryin' out loud.
Yeah, he is such a slacker! Still, don't ask him about his Firewire port.
Yeah, he is such a slacker! Still, don't ask him about his Firewire port.
Rule 1 about Firewire Club: do not talk about Firewire Club! Rather, use the language of the gods, the language of mime.