A lot of it just isn't really relevant to the story at hand - what's the point of reading the complete history of Shadowdale or Halruaa? Sure, it's the lore of Faerun, but it's useless information in… (View Post)

I mean... if hype's the goal, they're not doing a great job: nobody's talking about this. Not Kotaku, not io9, not RPS, not Destructoid, not The Escapist. Hell, even the WOTC website has Sword Coast … (View Post)

To be fair, I'm guessing the argument goes that if those rules don't apply to Viconia (whose magic resistance only increases over time), they shouldn't apply to CHARNAME either. (View Post)

You'd probably have to rewrite a huge chunk of Ust Natha too, since Adalon wouldn't have to disguise you in the first place, which means the aboleth can't blackmail you, etc. (View Post)

Hey, you're free to do what you want, I just find it strange that you're jumping for joy at having turned half your party into Icewind Dale NPCs. *shrug* (View Post)