June 2012
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Gamers Against Bigotry →
wilwheaton:
THE PLEDGE: As a gamer, I realize I contribute to an incredibly diverse social network of gamers around the world, and that my actions have the ability to impact others. In effort to make a positive impact, and to create a community that is welcoming to all, I pledge to not use bigoted language while gaming, online and otherwise. Bigoted language includes, but is not limited to,...
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On D&D Next...
Anyone who is interested has probably signed up for and reviewed the first play test for the next version of D&D. I must say that what I see so far, I like.
However, it is about time that D&D caught up to Risus.
Just look at the characters. Sure, they have a bunch of stats (and Risus has none of that), but look at the rest. You have a Race (your culture), a Class (what you are good...
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comment on Kane Chronicles
(Since Disqus changed the way they do things, I can’t use their comment system anymore; it’s broken no matter what options I use for authentication. So I’m forced to offer my comment as a submission instead.)
re: Gods as sidekicks. Instead of losing dice for using god-powers, go the other direction: every time you use the divine connection, ADD a die to the god-cliché. If the...
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Kane Chronicles Concept...
A basic idea in the Kane Chronicles (by Rick Riordan) is that a sorcerer can channel the power of the gods to go ballistic on their enemies. This seems to be a one god limit (you are basically linked up with a given god and will share many traits with that particular god). However, when using the god’s abilities, the god has a tendency to want to take over, and puny mortal limits mean...
