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  1. my last point was to point out that i wasnt using hate speech, i dont know if you didnt read what i said, and i dont care if you have a problem with my taking humor in what i say. the bulk of the post implied that i take fruity to mean more then to describe someone as a homosexual http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fruity i didnt bash anyone between the lines, i said what i had to say based on what there was to be said heres something i will say though, dont be a language nazi, many adjectives are up to interpretation, i find it rude that you'd attempt to tell me what im trying to say, even after trying to explain myself
  2. Originally Posted By: Lilith Honestly, if what you want is an RPG that you can treat as a fun, well-balanced, easy-to-learn tactical wargame with clear and precise rules for most situations you're likely to run into, you should probably be playing 4th edition D&D, not 3rd. But since you've already got the 3rd edition books... yea lol, one of our friends already had a few books, and none of us want to drop the money for more, especially not for new books, the local game store wants 35 bucks a pop.... found em online though, you can get the core books used and spend about 50 or 60 overall..................... even still, though atleast one of my friends is going to get another PHB, sharing 1 is a little annoying Originally Posted By: CRISIS on INFINITE SLARTIES tlol;dr (just kidding. I don't believe in tl;dr, and I agree that you are entitled to your opinion, and entitled to express it. But you do come off as having a bit of an arrogant attitude. If you're okay with that, then hey, great.) lol at you guys who keep pretending to be offended by what i said, and then carrying on with the the thread like its all good, If you cared so little then why bother saying anything at all? hmmm.... this i will have to ponder... wait wait, maybe it wasnt that i was speaking against live action role players, you guys arent upset because of the subtle reference to queers are you? lol probably not, either way if fruity means anything else besides homosexual than I stick by applying the term to larpers..... If we've already reached a national consensus that fruity specifically refers to homosexual. Then maybe, maybe i'll take it back. (in which case we arent role players of the frivolous variety) *EDIT* Once again I'd like to thank everyone who actually helped me, whether or not we see eye to eye, your maturity at putting my 'supposed immaturity' behind you to give me information is greatly appreciated. =D
  3. Originally Posted By: Dintiradan I understand where MandatorySuicide is coming from. Most of the people at my table are boardgamers first and foremost, and they view D&D as a complex combat simulator. It's a valid way to play, and I still have fun despite the smaller focus on roleplaying. I just wish my fellow party members would stop killing the things I want to talk to -- and I'm the Evil party member. hahaha im in like the same exact situation its always our paladin whos pushing for the kill, lol then asking someone else to force us into battle Originally Posted By: Battle Without Vigor Quote: we arent role players of the fruitier variety, we are in it for the game in its purest form, so we want to be as statistically accurate as possible. Please lose the superior attitude. Just because you don't enjoy something doesn't mean it's wrong, and especially as beginning roleplayers I don't think you really have much basis for judgment. Lol, well dude, as much as i appreciate your information you have to understand that what i said is MY opinion, and while you may not have enjoyed it, Im still going to express it =D just like your opinion! lol also, what constitutes a beginning role player? someone whos playing d&d the first time? or someone who is acting out a part of a fantasy story line with other people? if its the latter, then noone whos been through childhood is an amateur role player that is all =D
  4. derail someone elses thread, you guys can add #'s to your post totals elsewhere
  5. thanks for the info battle without vigor im going to check out that link bender, also there are just a few things that are clarified a little better in 3.5 like the details on the companion. So that would be why I take information from both. Myself and a friend have be taking turns being DM, writing out portions of our own campaigns, we both want to play more than we want to dm so we've been trying to share the responsibility. So we are all trying to play as appropriately as possible based on the core rules. That being said we are both amateur DM's, so there is no consulting with my DM for what he thinks, we try to come to a consensus on how the game should be played before hand. At least statistically once the DM is in control its his game, we are just trying to be accurate. Once again we are all amateurs at this with nothing but the books and the internet to help us understand the books exactly. Lol as far as Im concerned the help I get from the internet is my DM consultation. the wizards site has been fairly helpful with correcting the little mistakes we've made, sometimes its just hard interpreting the rules.... Most of us who are playing together are recovering mtg players... Which means we are all complete rule nazis. If we feel like something isnt right with how we are doing it we'd rather not the DM just make it up and we play how it is, lol as i've said we arent role players of the fruitier variety, we are in it for the game in its purest form, so we want to be as statistically accurate as possible. example of our amateur status, I only just realized yesterday we screwed up doing our skill points, we thought you started with 4+int modx4 (which you can start with) AND you started with your choice of the ranks in the listed starting package, i read about properly setting up your character sheet on the wizards site yesterday, that it is either the starting points or the choice from the package. However the PHB doesnt tell you Either/Or, it just lists it and tells you to choose lol. We are slowly gathering all the proper rules, I should only have to come to you guys for the subtle interpretations. Anyway enough of my blathering. Thanks everyone for the current info, as well as the info im sure to ask for in the future.
  6. k, i understand all that i get that the 13 was the average etc. but are the added HD purely for reference to increases in the companions statistics based on the MM tables, or do I roll 4 d8 + con mod to each to add to my wolfs hp? Originally Posted By: Battle Without Vigor Each time you hit a multiple of three, you add another 2d8 + Con mod, and you roll only those two dice to add to the current health total. So then I am right, i only roll 2d8+4 to add to his total hp, and the added HD are purely for the other increases based on the tables in the MM, correct?
  7. well, let me say that we have the books, some of the sections of the book are still confusing, and I want to clarify, when my wolf levels up, he gains +2 HD, so when I go to add more HP to him, do I literally roll 4 d8's +2 con mod to each? current hp = 13 new hp = 13+4d8+8 clarify clarify: Roll 4 separate D8 dice add their totals plus con mods to each.... lol just want to make sure im not trying to add ridiculously more hp then I should we are new to the game, we understand a good chunk of the rules to actually play the game. Just trying to play exactly like you are supposed to, we arent in it for the role-playing, we arent [censored] larping LOL. We play it purely for the game, a little brain exercise while playing the basis for many video games we already play. So we try to have our DM make as little falsified rules as he has to, its highly understood that the DM has to make certain decisions that arent going to be explained in the book, you never know what a player will try. I just want to be statistically accurate, I want my animal companion to be fair and I want to use him properly. also another question, training your companion tricks takes time, weeks in fact. From a DM stand point how would you guys handle the passage of time like that in a game? Would the druid need to roll to teach them the tricks and then after so many weeks pass the dog gets it? Or do you have to take 4 weeks out of your journey to do it and the time passage is instant its purely for the games sake? If the time thing is purely up to the DM, and the time actually has to pass, may just have the tricks taught to the companion at the end of the evenings worth of playing and claim the time passes when we meet again to play... seems reasonable enough, either way give me your opinions.
  8. Well, I've read the information in the books, some stuff is still confusing... For instance, when leveling up an animal companion, they get 2 HD added and they gain bonuses based on that, but im not sure how I add HP to them, is it just a D8 + the animals con mod? Also, the initial information for a wolf, states the hit dice are 2d8+4 (13hp). I assumed 13 was the starting hp, the 2 refers to the number of HD the wolf doesnt get health points of 2 d8's lol, I dont think anyway. What does the +4 refer to? It isnt the animals con mod because the wolf starts with 15 con so it has a constitution modifier of +2. sooooo who has some info for me? I read this http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20070206a and it was fairly helpful, still confused on the HD as it relates to HP.
  9. Recently played some d&d with some friends but we are all total amateurs and as you can imagine some of the rules are a little confusing... we are playing out of the 3.0-3.5 books and Im wondering if anyone is knowledgeable enough to answer some questions...
  10. Originally Posted By: Student of Trinity @OP: Sure, but it's like this. You go to college, you write a mountain of term papers, you get a job, you have to write memos or manuals or amicus curiae briefs or whatever. None of that stuff gets far unless it's properly written. What they don't warn you about is, after a while it gets to be a habit. Soon your fingers just won't type 'lol' without shaking, and it takes real effort not to at least put periods between the letters. (Single quotes help.) And it's sad and unfair, but if you see something like '2 hel wif al nitpikas', you just can't help thinking, "Ah, a twelve-year-old." So that's the reaction, I'm afraid. Pure prejudice, but you see how people get that way. @Dantius: You could try writing '^\dagger'. There's also '^\ddagger', but you might need to accumulate more strakh before you can get away with that. @Lilith: D'oh! hmm, sorry dude but thats just bs. no matter how i type online or via text, when i have to put something on paper and it needs to be official i have no problem distinguishing between the two, maybe im brilliant, or maybe youre not lol. and as to the reaction that im 12 because i said to hell with people who nit pick spelling and grammar in a way that was obviously sarcastic, well again id have to point to a lack of intelligence... just saying anyone who isnt a child shouldnt immediately assume im a child based on that, and if you do, well i guess its a good thing im not out for the approval of every person who makes an overall assumption based on a small line of text
  11. Originally Posted By: Student of Trinity How shall I put this? This is a sort of upscale board. We have pretensions. Specifically, we pretent to proper grammar, sometimes even to proper spelling. Some of the most uptight among us go so far as to affect fancy punctuation; you'll have to figure out for yourself which people those are, and avoid their evil blight. So far nobody consistently uses footnotes*. yea, trolls come in all shapes in sizes, anyone who nit picks on grammar or spelling though, well, maybe they should spend a little less time on the board... lol seriously though 2 hel wif al nitpikas
  12. 1. What is your name? Michael 2. How old are you? 21 3. Where do you live? TN 4. What is your favorite color? green 5. How many phones do you own? 1 7. Wait, what happened to question six? did you check the couch cushions? 8. Someone has just loaned you a time machine that can take you to any location on the planet during any time period. Where/when do you go? i dont because time travel is full of crap 9. If you were forced to change your PDN to something completely unrelated to its current form and your original username, what would it be? PureRockFury 10. If you could transform at will into any living animal, what animal would it be? grizzly 11. It's ninja sliths versus pirate nephilim. Who should win? ninja sliths, hands down... pfft i dont think nephil would make good pirates lol, how many kitties like the water?
  13. alright, so then the people who derailed my thread are the fault of this....... i'll remember that...., on a less vindictive note, thanks for the info! =D
  14. How, or why is it locked? whats the deal, the skinny, the 411, did I somehow unknowingly do it.........doubtful
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