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Currently DMing the War of the Burning Sky for D&D 3.5, as well as playing a bard in 4th edition.

I started out with the Jedko Games printing of Frank Mentzer's red box (the 'B' in BECMI), which was quickly followed by the 2nd edition AD&D Player's Handbook. After a long hiatus, I started playing D&D again after the release of the Baldur's Gate PC game renewed my interest in the pen and paper version. Likewise, I only started playing 3rd edition after I was solidly addicted to Neverwinter Nights.

I've played (and GMed) a lot of Palladium games, particularly Robotech and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. My roleplaying group were also fans of R. Talsorian Games' Cyberpunk and Cyberpunk 2020. I've also played Rolemaster and HARP, as well as Earthdawn.


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revised How wealthy can a d20 Modern character be?
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Jan
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revised How wealthy can a d20 Modern character be?
Scatterplot of purchase DC against dollar equivalent, on logarithmic scale
Jan
13
revised How wealthy can a d20 Modern character be?
example for character with +64 wealth bonus
Jan
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answered How wealthy can a d20 Modern character be?
Jan
13
comment How wealthy can a d20 Modern character be?
when I last played D20 Modern, one of the player characters did focus his character on improving his wealth bonus. He didn't quite get to +100, but the party did construct a very impressive base of operations (Thunderbirds are go!)
Jan
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answered How does telepathy work
Dec
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Dec
23
comment What are the origins of the Raven Queen?
are you looking for in-game D&D references, or real-world mythological references - or both?
Dec
19
accepted Does freedom of movement enable you to tumble underwater?
Dec
17
asked Does freedom of movement enable you to tumble underwater?
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Dec
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accepted How to create a D&D 3.5 player character race for Poison Elves
Dec
11
comment How to create a D&D 3.5 player character race for Poison Elves
According to the Ability Score Equivalencies table on page 173 of the DMG, +2 STR can be balanced by either: "Dexterity OR Constitution OR Intelligence and Charisma OR Intelligence and Wisdom OR Wisdom and Charisma" At the moment I'm leaning towards +2 DEX, -2 WIS, -2 CHA as the stat modifiers. The other option would be to balance +2 DEX with -2 STR, but I don't think that matches the concept as well.
Dec
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Dec
9
comment How to create a D&D 3.5 player character race for Poison Elves
my acknowledgements go to John McKnight & Kwi Kim, who introduced elf (poison) as a player character race for 2nd edition D&D, back in the summer of 1995. red-dragon-inn.net/gaming/library/books/tombofthedamned.pdf
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