Well-noted. And diseases should not exist when the neighbourhood priest or his superior can wave their hands and magic them away. I don't want to get into the consequences this would or might have; t… (View Post)

Let me start with an aside: I found this wonderful disclaimer in the AD&D 2nd edition Player's Handbook. "A Note About Pronouns The male pronoun (he, him, his) is used exclusively throughout… (View Post)

I mean, animal animations. They bring life to a world, whether that's an Icewind Dale or a Sword Coast, much more than another skeletal horror or lich. And they are good material for quests - as obje… (View Post)

What things? Spawning creatures off screen? It's a regular action. You could write, for example, at the conclusion of a reply in a dialogue, just before EXIT: DO ~CreateCreatureOffScreen("creatu… (View Post)

BG2 is crap. But I don't want to start a holy war over it. If you can tell decent writing from purple prose, sandbox from linear, spartan from Monty Haul, then you'll feel the difference between the … (View Post)