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in Breaking into 4th Edition. March 2012

I don't think you were misunderstood. I believe Jaymes was referring to the 4e _system_ itself that railroaded his character, not you; and I agree with his assessment. For example, 4e completely eliminated the bard and gnome (reverted to monster…
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in What is the simplest rpg-system? March 2012

I've heard that some of the d10 and d6 systems are supposed to be very straight forward, but most d20 systems aren't very complicated either. I prefer the D&D 3.5 system, followed closely by the Pathfinder system (aka D&D 3.75); because the…
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in The "Review my Campaign" thread March 2012

Regarding "Zeroed":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/zeroed First, a pretty glaring deficiency is the sidebar; people who are now accustomed to that are expecting it to float and keep up with the page. However, I can only redirect you to o…
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in Hi every one I'm Athear February 2012

Hello Athear! Sounds like you're referring to 4e, which is definitely not my specialty (my experience is limited to a gnome bard who literally killed foes with his words; quite hilarious, much fun; never thought diplomacy could be so deadly). …
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in default the wiki tab to "Show All" February 2012 edited February 2012

hmmm. I'm not very familiar with the relevant coding, so I don't know that it's _not_ that simple. If memory serves, Chainsaw and Magavendon are among the coding gurus around here, so hopefully you can get their attention. I do know that OP has e…
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in default the wiki tab to "Show All" February 2012

If you can renegotiate the link, you can effectively re-direct traffic to that page. Alternatively you can link to it in the Main Page. Other than that, it's a page and can't be auto-updated by any means I know of. I don't suppose it's impossible…
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in Site Organization February 2012

I'm with you on disliking stubs (though I still have many); and it's certainly pointless to break up sub-topics, but having menu pages isn't so bad, in my opinion.
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in Destructive Players February 2012

Steve; not a bad idea, as long as it's whiskey and not whisky; that way we can split the Johnny Walker, or something better; an Aberlour, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Macallan, ... maybe a Laphroaig?
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in Site Organization February 2012 edited February 2012

I mentioned this over in the "Review Thread":http://forums.obsidianportal.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=2219&page=5#Comment_19128, and ultimately organizational style is really up to you and your players. However, most people seem to default to…
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in The "Review my Campaign" thread February 2012 edited February 2012

*Killer*, yes; I thought as much, but I also thought he tended to list campaigns that were officially recognized as well. I should have been clearer, but now correct and defer my recommendation according to yours; though I would recommend people al…
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in Merge character and wiki tags? February 2012

In the words of the uninspired thread responder: +1
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in What Makes a Truly Memorable Villain? February 2012

Right on Steve, I didn't mean to imply that the villain had to be physically tough, or have a specifically combat-oriented challenge, but _any_ challenge that can frustrate the players is bound to make them memorable. If that challenge is parti…
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in The "Review my Campaign" thread February 2012 edited March 2012

Regarding "Serpent's Skull in Eberron":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/serpents-skull-eberron First off, it feels very ... Eberron, in the writing on the Home Page (i.e. intro) at least, which is good. That style doesn't need to be kept …
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in Should random encounters be level appropriate? February 2012

I'd agree that "random means random," but only when it's truly random. That is, if you're in a well defined place such as the baron's castle or a local tavern, niether a wyvern nor a skeleton are likely to be in there (unless the former is dinner .…
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in Combat Encounter Brainstorm: Battle at the Inn February 2012

Wow. I never thought 4e could be so interesting (this coming from a 4e gnomish bard who's claim to fame is killing people with his words [literally]).
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in New idea for page view permission February 2012

Ah, well as it happens, AugustusGloop has started a project that may serve you; you should PM him about it.
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in Smurf Accounts February 2012 edited February 2012

Ahem, killervp, aren't there rules about that? Steve, I see your point, but I think you know where I was going just the same. At any rate: Suggestion withdrawn.
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in Making Character NPC in other campaign February 2012

I can only find the option to link to the character; is this a feature of the beta I've been hearing about?
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in What Makes a Truly Memorable Villain? February 2012

Gotta like Hurst's approach, and Steve had some good points too. When the villain makes the dwarf paladin say "That one, dead, now," you've probably got a good one. The qualities that make a villain "memorable" would have to be power and charact…
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in "Scabbards EVERYWHERE!" - Managing Carried Items February 2012

I tend to appreciate the realism, but not to the point where things are too rigidly defined. I prefer a more relaxed approach that basically fits with, what makes sense or, if you can point to it, you can have it. Now, whether you can have it for …
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in Work Exchange February 2012

A man called "you-know-who" would like to be invited to a secret "wink-wink" at the "you-know-where." Thanks Augustus.
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in Extend Ctrl+Z functionality :: Page Editing "Undo" or "Reset" button/function. February 2012

I must look into this, thank you all for the feedback!
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in The "Review my Campaign" thread February 2012

Regarding "Tales of the Empire":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/tales_of_the_empire_sac I'll try to stick to what you asked for; and I'd say that the overall organization is pretty good; it's direct and straightforward: stick with it. On…
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in Edittable sidebars February 2012

I like the idea of a more easily customizable UI, but I should direct you to arsheesh's "campaign":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/age-of-legends, where he did precisely what you're talking about.
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in Edit History February 2012

Also, it would allow someone to easily recover from a mistake or accident.
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in Locking a character to GM-edits only? February 2012 edited February 2012

I like the idea a lot, but would see it expanded to all entries, not just the character sheets. It should be optional, and the GM should be able to set the default to locked or unlocked in the campaign options. That way there can be public materia…
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in Shared World February 2012

I would actually be very interested; where can I see what you guys have done already?
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in New idea for page view permission February 2012

Question: if you trust your players not to circumvent the system, why not simply put relevant content under clear labels in your site? e.g.: h1. *_+SECRET INFORMATION BELOW+_* (h1. * _ + SECRET INFORMATION BELOW + _ *) - color and alignment…
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in Central Art Gallery? February 2012 edited February 2012

Might I suggest that for the time being, if you must upload to the site, that you try creating your own central art gallery. I'm not sure exactly how it would work, but I imagine you could upload everything to one article (or maybe separate article…
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in The "Review my Campaign" thread February 2012 edited February 2012

Reminder to the regulars that the following campaigns were offered for review: * "Imperium":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/imperiumandwyld * "Tales of the Empire":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/tales_of_the_empire_sac If I …

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