Post/Author/DateTime	Post
orcslayer 11-29-04, 08:43 AM	1. Walk around with a sword where ever you go 2. Not bathe because nobody else does. 3. Shoot fireballs form your hand
Kratilim Valqui 11-29-04, 09:04 AM	4. Immortallity isn't allways a myth 5. Being able to create a major image of yourself sitting in class so you don't actually have to be there... 6. never late at work... can't be late if youa llways work as an adventurer :D
Draco Strang 11-29-04, 10:17 AM	7. Actually swinging a sword, versus rolling dice for hours at a time. 8. You'd get to see just exactly what all this stuff in the books *looks* like. Imagination only takes you so far....feed my mind with pregenerated images!
nyysjan 11-29-04, 10:24 AM	9. killing people because of race or nationality isn't murder 10. you can fall a mile and take no more damage than if you had fell a 200 ft. 11. you can sell bloody weapons and armor and nobody asks questions of their origin or of their previous owner 12. we could finally found out if dwarf women have beards 13. Leadership Feat 14. improved invisibility
CzarGarrett 11-29-04, 10:36 AM	15. Ascended Godhood 16. Legal to kill things 17. Graverobbing is a semi-acceptable profession 18. Being eaten by a dragon probably isn't all that bad 19. Feeling sick? Find a cleric! 20. Don't have to pay taxes if you don't live in civilization 21. Unseen Servant
Escef 11-29-04, 10:50 AM	22. Never have to use the little boys room.
Sulaco 11-29-04, 10:52 AM	2. Not bathe because nobody else does. This is a negative, not a positive.
Joni-san 11-29-04, 11:08 AM	23. Even if you do die the afterlife(s) has been proven and if you are Good or Neutral it's even somewhat nice* 24. You never have to work for retail again! *Offer Void or changed in the following planes: Eberron, [if you are an atheist] Toril, Athas and the Lands of Mist [Ravenloft])
Bacon and Eggs 11-29-04, 11:13 AM	25. People react to you based off of your charisma in general and not so much appearence alone. / may not be one of the pretty people
CCShinoby 11-29-04, 11:23 AM	26. you can have pets (like wolves etc) 27. Summon your army 28. You don't have to work XD
Draco Strang 11-29-04, 12:00 PM	29. Hit points...you now know exactly how much you can take before you drop dead.
Ogre4Hire 11-29-04, 02:59 PM	30. It's easier for a 7th level fighter to pick up chicks than it is for a 1st level computer geek. 31. Greater Teleport means no more waiting at the Airport. 32. Rary's Telepathic Bond solves the ancient mystery of just what women are actually thinking about...
verdynian 11-29-04, 03:26 PM	31. The ability to cast spells. I know I am at least smart enough to cast 1st & 2nd level spells. Okay, maybe just 1st level spells. 32. Psionics. Nuff said.
Darkeryinger 11-29-04, 03:31 PM	33. Gender changing items. atleast I think it would be cool
Draco Strang 11-29-04, 03:41 PM	Ok.....Darkeryinger, here's the line: --------------------------------------------------- 33. Gender changing items. atleast I think it would be cool I think you just crossed it. (BTW, that was so funny that I spit coke on my pants, i swear.)
caeruleus 11-29-04, 04:44 PM	You can learn a lot about people by the sort of campaigns they play. 9. killing people because of race or nationality isn't murder First of all, that's not true for all campaigns. Second... You think this is a good thing?!?!? (And some people are more worried about gender changing items...)
Sarig the Genie 11-29-04, 04:54 PM	While playing cards (and doing stuff of the crosstrade) at the tavern: Me: You got the goods? Thieves: Suuuure, but it was hard to get those gems, we're doubling the cost. Me: Let me look at them. Thieves: *hands over a few for inspection* Me: I cast lighting bolt! *kabaam!* Thieves: *dead* Me: *picks up gems* Crowd: *glare* Me: They cheated *points to the cards* Crowd: *goes back to their buisness* 34: Stuff like that would be acceptable :D 35: You can go to Arborea! 36: You can design a spell which summons chocolate milk!
Sucineri 11-29-04, 05:07 PM	36: You can design a spell which summons chocolate milk! OR you will be able to construct a chocolate golem, magically breed it with a cow and then you will have a chocolate milk producing cow..and won't have to waste anymore spell slots! :)
Sarig the Genie 11-29-04, 05:18 PM	And give it the cold subtype of course! ;)
Escef 11-29-04, 06:11 PM	Keeping on the recent trend. 37. Chocolate pudding can eat you!
Ichaerus 11-29-04, 07:57 PM	38. You can keep walking even if you have 12 arrows in your body.
Wildonion 11-29-04, 08:15 PM	33. Gender changing items. *gasp* Can't *Wheeze* Breath! :rofl:
Kaya Kenobi 11-29-04, 08:29 PM	39 Wishing for your heart's desire 40 Charming anyone 41 Polymorphing your enemies into frogs or pigs :D 42 Cursed items that turns your skin into polkadotted colors, makes your body transform in wierd ways 43 Toasters that talk to you (intelligent toaster)
Darkeryinger 11-29-04, 10:36 PM	well there are gender changing items in D&D, right? Right? *Goes paranoid* Riigggtttthhhh? *Hides in a corner*
rockfall22 11-30-04, 01:18 AM	44: Becoming epic level 45: Able to smite evil (at least me, seeing as I always seem to be told I'm an LG paladin) 46: Martial Arts are something definitely worth studying (IE: Monks, pain touch, OA Martial Arts Masteries) 47: If you're broke, you can always become an adventurer and raise yourself to the wealth of an emperor.
Mordmorgan the Mad 11-30-04, 02:06 AM	7. Actually swinging a sword, versus rolling dice for hours at a time. Of course, actually being hit by a sword instead of rolling dice for hours at a time would be the downside.
Felonious Monk 11-30-04, 03:44 AM	48. Automatically knowing that the Ranger who walked out of the bushes ten minutes after the Cleric died is a trusted ally. 49. Fly. 50. Cure Light Wounds.
Draco Strang 11-30-04, 06:53 AM	Of course, actually being hit by a sword instead of rolling dice for hours at a time would be the downside. Yea, this is not so much a plus....you are correct.
Makuya 11-30-04, 05:39 PM	pretty interesting! :bump: !
Ringmereth 11-30-04, 05:49 PM	51. Wish 52. True Ressurection 53. Prestidigitation 54. Offending the Gods of pseudo-physics with a Hulking Hurler.
orcslayer 12-01-04, 04:10 PM	This is a negative, not a positive. Thats a matter of opinion. :D
Escef 12-01-04, 05:09 PM	Thats a matter of opinion. Your opinion stinks. :rimshot:
Callista 12-01-04, 05:35 PM	55. The small chance (compared to "none" in the Real World) that you'll actually be able to make a difference, and leave the world better than it was when you entered it. 56. Invisibility. Teleport. Tenser's Floating Disk. Mage Hand. 'Nuff said. 57. Thanks to testimony by various subjects of Resurrections, you know the afterlife exists. Not to mention 58. Being called as a paladin, discovering you have the talent of a sorcerer, or training to be able to put a sharp object through as many as eight opponents in a matter of six seconds! (In the Real World, if you're lucky, chances are you'll just go to college and become a tax accountant.) 59. The chance to trade the possibility of a long life for the possibility of a very exciting one. 60. Actual unspoiled wilderness areas (if you don't count the wandering trolls, orcs, and Colossal vermin). Well, ones that haven't been declared as national parks, where the tourists attempt to get pictures taken with the wild bears and get themselves mauled, anyway. 61. Commoners can multiclass, too. In the Real World, you're stuck with way too many ranks in Knowledge: McDonald's.
orcslayer 12-01-04, 05:48 PM	61. Commoners can multiclass, too. In the Real World, you're stuck with way too many ranks in Knowledge: McDonald's. Dont you mean Profession: McDonald's?
whitelightsaber 12-01-04, 06:49 PM	62. Jedi mind trick. (suggestion) 63. Telekenesis. 64. Ring of sustenance means you only have to sleep 2 hours a day. 65. Hide in plain sight??? 66. GOLD.....LOTS OF GOLD... 67. lastly but not leastly, blow stuff up.
Sarig the Genie 12-01-04, 07:54 PM	57. Thanks to testimony by various subjects of Resurrections, you know the afterlife exists. Not to mention Actually they don't remember a bit of it. Not sure which books says it, but either the core ones or MotP. 68. Travel the planes :D 69. Joining the Sensates!
Callista 12-01-04, 08:44 PM	Hmm, good point Orcslayer. That would be a "profession" skill. Sarig, the fact that someone can be resurrected, theoretically, hundreds of years after their deaths, is proof of the existence of the soul after death, and therefore proof of the existence of an afterlife... Anyhow: 70. Having a cat for a familiar... and, via Empathic Link, finally knowing what your cat is thinking (or at least feeling)! Heck, you could cast Talk to Animals and ask it... in the Real World, cats are as mysterious and aloof as... something mysterious and aloof. Right.
Sarig the Genie 12-01-04, 08:58 PM	Oh, I merely meant that we still wouldn't know *what* kind of an after life it was (: 71. Talking with squirrels! 72. Starting the Penguin Guirilla! 73. Detect thoughts. Need I say more?
Rathik 12-01-04, 09:59 PM	74. Demilichdom. Need I say more?
morning star 12-02-04, 07:33 AM	75 - actually choosing exactly how tough , how smart , how strong etc . you'll be AND exactly how it'll effect your chosen profession . ( hey , nobody's mentioned it so far !! )
nyysjan 12-02-04, 08:24 AM	You can learn a lot about people by the sort of campaigns they play. First of all, that's not true for all campaigns. Second... You think this is a good thing?!?!? (And some people are more worried about gender changing items...) no i dont i just wanted to find out how many would notice it among other issues 76. shape/gender changing race's with 'AL +0'
No-man 12-02-04, 02:32 PM	77. All magic would be fantastic 78. Braining someone that really, really, really asked for and deserved it. And being a hero for doing so. 79. Being respected for going into a bar smelly, dirty and sweaty. Because 80. You picked up alot of gold from the bad guy in 78.
necromancer787 12-02-04, 02:40 PM	81.Able to use Enlarge Person, polymorph any object spells in FUN ways (if you catch my meaning). 82.Able to wear long robes in public w/out being suspected of various crimes.
Darkeryinger 12-02-04, 03:08 PM	55.Able to use Enlarge Person, polymorph any object spells in FUN ways (if you catch my meaning). I know exactly what you mean. HeHeHe fun
necromancer787 12-02-04, 03:38 PM	83. Use Charm Person instead of bribing the judge...
Sulaco 12-02-04, 04:00 PM	55.Able to use Enlarge Person, polymorph any object spells in FUN ways (if you catch my meaning). I am quite a bit happier living here in the real world and not needing to do this. :D
Ogre4Hire 12-02-04, 04:02 PM	57. Being really good at hurting people gets you respect, instead of a prison cell. 58. Being able to cast Summon Monster spells. 59. If your a small, geeky bookworm, people are more afraid of you than the big guy with the axe.
Bringslite 12-02-04, 04:04 PM	81. The total shock when you arrive and discover a land with political, cultural, economic, moral, etc... differences so alien to what we think they would be.
Rathik 12-03-04, 07:37 PM	Counting Ogre4Hire's as 84, 85, and 86 and Bringslite's as 87, I give you... 88. Being something OTHER than a Human. Like an Efreet, or a Salamander, or an Azer...or, getting off the topic of fire, a Dragon. Say "aye" if you think being human sucks. :mad:
Fi'Irdray 12-03-04, 08:33 PM	Counting Ogre4Hire's as 84, 85, and 86 and Bringslite's as 87, I give you... 88. Being something OTHER than a Human. Like an Efreet, or a Salamander, or an Azer...or, getting off the topic of fire, a Dragon. Say "aye" if you think being human sucks. :mad: aye. 89. Shortcomings can be done away with through magical cloaks, gauntlets, belts etc... "no time for the gym? Belts of Giant Strength now on sale!"
BHC_Crow 12-03-04, 11:02 PM	90. Be able to ask a hot elf girl in a bar : Do you come here often? 91. Not have to hear about a convicted murderer sitting in a jail cell for 8 years before being executed. He probably wont live more than a week. 92. Get a Tattoo that does more than just look cool. 93. Did I mention the Elf girl? :D
KhanJackalMoreau 12-04-04, 02:07 AM	94. Enough ranks in diplomacy and you could end up playing cards with a Prismatic Dragon, or throwing darts with the LN God of Tasty Snackcakes.
ShadowRanger 12-04-04, 06:58 PM	95. Having your soul devoured by a demon... Wait a second that's not so cool.
DruidWithoutACause 12-05-04, 07:04 PM	96. People won't assume your crazy when talking to yourself. 97. I want a mansion that can fit in my pocket. 98. Oooo.... look what i found, tarot cards....
necromancer787 12-06-04, 01:51 PM	99. No pesky video evidence to thwart your plans. 100. You can still take up the number 100 slot for no reason. 101. Use Ring of invisibility and soul-drinker (your silent but deadly, like a fart)
okaynowa 12-07-04, 05:32 AM	102. Common-- the universal language. 103. Instead of struggling to pass Elementary Spanish, you only need to spend one skill rank to learn Elven. 104. Trips to the licensing branch of the Department of Motor Vehicles traded in for occasional visits to the smithy for a new set of horseshoes.
nyysjan 12-07-04, 06:05 AM	105. Gnome Assassins (Fear the little dude :D )
Coran 12-07-04, 03:49 PM	106) Fireball Really is The Solution TO Everything 107) The Dead Do Come Back 108) If you're an Elf YOu live for a really long time! 109) No GUNS!!!!(or at least they are only crude)
necromancer787 12-08-04, 02:09 PM	110. Endure Elements...ahhh always warm so my nipples dont get pointy. 111. Augry, Divination, etc. The future is ALWAYS predictable. 112. Orcs always someone to hate.. :P
Fantasymage44 12-09-04, 04:01 PM	113: not dying when you get stabbed in the back, because you have more hitpoints as you gain levels, 114: Being born as an elf 115: getting TONS of gold, and storing it all in your pocket
taltamir 12-10-04, 03:49 PM	Here is a reason why it WOULDNT be cool... its too based on class fairness... you would never go anywhere like that. And there would be supreme beings called DMs who will take away any real power that you get by calling it "abusive" or "overpowered" etc.
jaceofwater 12-11-04, 02:15 AM	Okay, this is taking a more modern take on this, in which D&D rules and lifestyle are applied to the real world, but... 114) Seeing exactly how government and politics would deal with the use of spells. 115) Cute half-elf girl would go out with you. 116) Chaos is a tangible thing. 117) Head from science class, where they teach you the unbreakable laws of physics, to evocation class, where they teach you how to break them. (The downfall of modern science as we know it!)
Fantasymage44 12-11-04, 11:13 AM	118: cute half-elf girl wanting to be more then just friends. 119: casting a suggestion spell 120: spells in general 121: paying a doppelganger to transform into an attractive female to accompany you on adventures 122: Coup de Gracing a mindflayer and getting a butt-load of exp putting you into the next level, despite the fact you're on level 1. 123: Minor things can affect the entire world. like going into a cave and killing a goblin. edited, and added # 123 so I didn't use an entire page.
orcslayer 12-11-04, 05:00 PM	124. two words: animated cheese :D
Callista 12-11-04, 05:17 PM	125. Being the cute half-elf girl, and casually casting Feeblemind, Baleful Polymorph, and/or Flesh to Stone on all the jerks who try to pick you up. Then displaying your collection of mouse sculptures. 126. Meeting a gold dragon. 127. Being very, very far away from the IRS--and tricking the King's tax-collectors with illusions of "Nothing here, I'm poor as dirt" carefully placed on top of your piles of platinum. 128. Sovreign Glue--the ultimate prank device!
Ricochet 12-12-04, 08:37 AM	129) Alter Self for those mornings you don't feel like making yourself look better 130) Dropping a fireball in your office and blame it on the dragon (Illusion of yours) That flew over the city last week 131) Charm Person when trying to pick up chicks/guys 132) Death is never forever, unless your friends are too cheap to rez 133) Do one day of adventuring and wake up the next morning with craft (Basket Weaving) 134) Being able to drink beer forever (If you got high enough fort)
taltamir 12-12-04, 01:59 PM	You notice how many people here (about every other post) give the reason why living in a DnD world would be awesome to be "picking up chicks" speicifically, exotic ones. I think this is really perpetuating the whole stereotype of gamers being old men in their mom's basement who never actually touched a real woman.
nyysjan 12-12-04, 02:08 PM	You notice how many people here (about every other post) give the reason why living in a DnD world would be awesome to be "picking up chicks" speicifically, exotic ones. I think this is really perpetuating the whole stereotype of gamers being old men in their mom's basement who never actually touched a real woman. what makes you think only the men would want to pick up chicks ;)
taltamir 12-12-04, 02:11 PM	well. I do not think that. but people tend to assume most people online are guys.. and as I said, it kinda seems to perpetuate this myth, not that the myth is true! (hell, I wouldnt mind hooking up with some elf girls... the maturity of being 200 years old without being all wrinkled and practically dead..)
Ricochet 12-12-04, 06:12 PM	I think this is really perpetuating the whole stereotype of gamers being old men in their mom's basement who never actually touched a real woman. Everyone would be happier if picking up chicks/dudes was easier and your statement about the nerds who havn't touched a real women, they did at birth :P
Callista 12-12-04, 07:01 PM	Before this thread gets locked, let's not talk about "picking up chicks" and "geeks who live in their moms' basements" anymore, hmm?
dimble the gnome 12-12-04, 10:38 PM	135. Rule your own society by killing the present king.
Quarterstaff 12-12-04, 11:22 PM	5 words sorceror with leaderhip feat being a monk who is capable of killing someone with a swift kick to the groin the under dark
TheSecondZombieJesus 12-13-04, 12:11 AM	139. You don't have to work hard to be a BBEG. 140. If you are a BBEG, finding a lair for yourself is akin to finding a blade of grass in a field. 141. Prismatic everything. :D
Snommelp 12-13-04, 12:23 AM	142. Dragon Disciple 143. Monty Python's got nothing on gnomes 144. Zone of Truth spells during trials 145. Bards get almost everything for practically free 146. Nymphs... what? Someone had to say it
Fantasymage44 12-13-04, 12:56 AM	ah yes, the Nymphs. how could I forget? of course they can blind or kill you :P still though.
taltamir 12-14-04, 01:39 AM	"5 words sorceror with leaderhip feat" Thats 4 words, and also, I dont get this one. Is there something special about a sorcerer with a leadership feat? or are you just excited about magic, and the leadership feat seperatly and dream you could have both?
Yak of Darkness 12-14-04, 02:25 AM	147) No matter how much of a loser I am, I can manage a 10 in either Int or Cha. Prestidigitation!
Fantasymage44 12-14-04, 09:03 AM	147) No matter how much of a loser I am, I can manage a 10 in either Int or Cha. Prestidigitation! actually, the lowest possible int for a human is 4. mehehehehe. if you were a major loser, you would probably have intellegence 7 and cha 11(you stand out more when you're ugly, just not in the way you hope). 10 is not the minimum. sorry to crush your dream. hehe. (jk)
Yak of Darkness 12-14-04, 01:05 PM	So long as I can compensate for my loser-dom by turning halflings pink, I'm fine. :D
jasper 12-14-04, 01:57 PM	150. Feeding my enemies to dragons and being told it a good thing. 151. Real Ghosts. 152. Real Ghost busters not Ftroop rejects.
Bacon and Eggs 12-14-04, 02:07 PM	Ogres and Talking Donkeys.
Korone 12-14-04, 02:10 PM	Aye 154) Smite Good 155) Being half-fiendish 156) Drow female 157) Slaying angels 158) Going on rampage 159) Running at 600ft per rounds. 160) Flying 161) Creating fire and electricity
Kru 12-14-04, 02:33 PM	162. No more laundromats. Prestidigitation!
taltamir 12-14-04, 08:11 PM	no need for getting a "real job"... just go and kill stuff for a living.
jaceofwater 12-14-04, 10:06 PM	163) All us geeks who know exactly how to min/max to godhood (Not that I do, but just cuz I can) are pretty much, gods. 164) Geeky kids with straight A's are level 3 wizards by the end of high school. (Tip the pizza guy, I know him. He's got a 4.3 gpa.) (EEP! *Hands wallet over*) 165) Finally proove that bards are useful (Or at least proove my theory that they are pretty much sorcerers with ADD.) 166) Polytheistic deity system.
Callista 12-14-04, 10:37 PM	166) Polytheistic deity system. Eeep! That's a *plus*?! I dunno about you, but I don't want to get caught in the middle of the ensuing battle the next time Heironius lays the smack down on Hextor. 167.) You can *become* a deity! 168.) Being a gnome, and using Prestidigitation just 'cause you can... 168.) Broken arm? No problem--Cure Moderate Wounds, and you're all set!
Tibs 12-15-04, 01:03 AM	Two words: Glowing Swords. C'mon. You know you want one.
was_fired 12-15-04, 02:28 AM	I still don't understand why people love the idea of this world so much. 1. Odds are you can't pick up girls any easier than you could in real life. Adventurers just tend to go to cheap taverns where wenchs can be payed to perform favors. 2. In a metropolis less than 5% of the people there will be of a PC class. Yeah if your lucky to be born rich, and you work hard for most of your life training then you can accomplish something. In an unstable region you can be a veteran warrior or skilled thief by age 16 (min starting age roll for a brb/rog/sorc). By age 21 you could be a sergent in the military or a well known performer (max starting age roll brd/ftr/pal/rng). By age 22 you can have a PHD if you work hard enough and are smart enough (average starting age roll for a clr/drd/mnk/wiz). So yes, if you work your butt off and put everything on the line you can accomplish a lot in the D&D world provided your born above average. This is true in real life, but like in the D&D world most people arn't born above average, and most people that are don't work hard enough or risk enough to achieve great things. Of course by the simple virtue that it is a risk a lot of those who do in both the D&D world and the real world fail. 3. Casting spells... can't argue provided you can. Most can't though.
taltamir 12-15-04, 02:35 AM	dont forget all the monsters and high mortality rate...
Fantasymage44 12-15-04, 09:43 AM	I still don't understand why people love the idea of this world so much. 1. Odds are you can't pick up girls any easier than you could in real life. Adventurers just tend to go to cheap taverns where wenchs can be payed to perform favors. you'd be surprised how much easier it is to get a girl to like you once you've both saved each others life several times. (aka adventuring) 168: Theres actually proof to the existance of a(the) god(s). 169: stabbed through the heart? thats only a critical! and with a sword, its only double damage!.... wait. thats a flaw. if the damage roll is basically where the weapon hits you, the how can you get a 1 on you damage roll for a critical? 1's like being hit on the shoulder.
Makuya 12-15-04, 07:31 PM	can't wait for more! *bump*!!
taltamir 12-16-04, 04:05 AM	what is that "bump" thing?
Snommelp 12-16-04, 11:59 AM	what is that "bump" thing? A bump is the world's smallest dragon. 170: Bardic knowledge. I know I'd be at least a level 1 bard, and that's one ability I'd love to have.
jaceofwater 12-16-04, 12:16 PM	This thread is assuming a) that the people speaking would be the pc's and b) that they use the level up system where you don't actually have to do any work to achieve skill at something. Therefore, you could just go through high school (1 roll, or if you have the unearthed arcana book, one complex skill check, and you are out of that with a passing grade.) Repeat for collage, and just put your skill points in what you want to dedicate your life to. And adressing the idea that elf girls and stuff would be just as hard to get to go out with you as real girls, need I point out the fact that these would be ELF GIRLS! Nevermind whether they will go out with you. Assuming that you have the same chance with them as you do a human girl, the bonus here is you could persue an elf girl instead of a human girl.
Snommelp 12-16-04, 01:10 PM	This thread is assuming that the people speaking would be the pc's... I think it's a fair assumption I'd be a bard. After all, I am a music performance major...
taltamir 12-16-04, 02:11 PM	the PC class bard is NOT the same as the traveling bards. PC class bards are a type of sorcerers who use their music to control their magic. They have to have an unusualy ancestor (such as a dragon) from which their magic comes form. most bards are commoners with no magic or even HD. Therefore, being a music major means nothing really, you have to have a penchant for music, or stories, or whatever, AND have certain ancestors AND unlock that power in you. So... which of your parents you wish didnt exist for that to happen? mommy or daddy? (since both are regular humans... for you to be a bard...)
Snommelp 12-16-04, 02:17 PM	Actually, I'd say it's an ancestor farther back than my parents. Probably the one I share with Mark Twain (yes, I'm related to Mark Twain, albeit distantly). And not all bards require monstrous ancestors, just like not all sorcerers do. My proof is that none of the core rulebooks say anything about a required magical ancestor, just that the classes have a natural talent for magic.
Snommelp 12-16-04, 03:26 PM	And, back on topic: 171: Knights in shining armor exist in places besides the Renaissance Festival. 172: Pseudodragons. 173: There is the possibility of a Grey Render companion.
MissCalculation 12-16-04, 04:37 PM	174. FLY I'd do nothing else... :D
Makuya 12-17-04, 02:39 PM	a second :bump: !!!!
Callista 12-17-04, 09:01 PM	Because, for the same amount of effort you spend working your butt off to earn a physics degree in college, you can instead become a wizard capable of Fireballing your opponents... though at first level you need a wand to do it, of course. But Magic Missile is still pretty darn cool. :)
taltamir 12-17-04, 09:06 PM	yea being able to DESIGN a flamethrower that a company may later build and MAYBE you would have a chance of actually using one, but it would still be illigal for you to carry one around.. or use it all that often. Doesnt compare to frying people by bending the very fabric of reality to your will.
Makuya 12-20-04, 12:49 PM	aww.... :bump:
Snommelp 12-20-04, 01:59 PM	176) Make friends with a half-dragon and never be bullied again 177) If parties get dull you can have a satyr drop by to liven things up 178) Cure spells 179) Magical optometry
Fi'Irdray 12-20-04, 02:02 PM	180) The eyes of doom (or whatever they're called, my DMG's not handy)... kids w/ glasses never get made fun of again
jaceofwater 01-04-05, 09:27 PM	Again referencing unearthed arcana, 181) The near/farsightedness character trait. Insurance covers glasses, which evens it out to no bonus/penalty, and just take them off to get the bonus.
taltamir 01-05-05, 09:40 PM	uh. thats how it is in real life too. I am nearsighted. I use glasses when I drive, and have to squit to see stuff far away. But I see better then average close by. Better without the glasses actually. Plus, even if you lived in a dnd world you still wouldnt get to choose your inborn traits. If anything, most of whats described here is more along the lines of "wouldnt it be cool to be able to min max myself using metagaming" then the "wouldnt it be cool to live in a dnd world".
jaceofwater 01-05-05, 10:24 PM	Yeah, but this is different. One of the base ideas in D&D, whether you acknowledge this or not, is simplicity. In the D&D world, there are clear-set lines on what happens when you take certain flaws or traits. you would automatically get so-and-so a bonus at blank feet and farther, anything before that is obscured, and everything after that is clear as day, and vice versa. It doesn't quite work like that in the real world. (But let's drop it, I'd rather not get into a discussion about whether min-maxing would work or not.)
Snommelp 01-05-05, 10:40 PM	182) Wisdom is practically required for the clergy 183) Finally end the argument over whether dwarf women have beards 184) Monsters are common enough that halloween costumes can be very realistic 185) When you don't know how something works, and someone tells you it's magic, it might indeed be magic 186) Better chance for Santa Claus to exist
Gomezy3k 01-07-05, 11:17 PM	187. There is a chance of the Gods/Dieties actually doing stuff such as real miracles and resurrections....
Neo_Leviathan 01-14-05, 05:55 AM	188) Yet another reason for LARPers to be feared :D 189) Bullies chasing a geek into the library being *bad* for the bullies 190) "I think therefore I can" Hooray for Sorcs 191) The trees wouldn't need protesters to defend them 192) Nobody ever suspects the butterfly Oh, for those who dont read it already ---> http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/GiantITP/ootscript Order Of The Stick, D&D real-ish life, funniest webcomic ever.
jaceofwater 01-15-05, 11:10 PM	Yay for order of the stick! 193) D&D god system. (Assuming those are the deities that exist, anyway.) The world needs a good theif god. And we could all benifit from a good polytheistic belief system. 194) Worshipers=power. (The cult of me! 300 worshipers, and they all get divine spells!)
Callista 01-16-05, 01:32 AM	193) D&D god system. (Assuming those are the deities that exist, anyway.) The world needs a good theif god. And we could all benifit from a good polytheistic belief system. Oooohhh, I dunno... what if the gods got into a war? That'd make nukes look like popguns... All those things we read about in Greek/Roman myth? They'd happen. Ouch! But: 195.) Geeks are feared... because geeks are probably wizards capable of casting Fireball and roasting your butt halfway to the Nine Hells and back!
Fi'Irdray 01-16-05, 01:35 AM	196) You could wear the much cooler fantasy-style clothing w/o getting laughed at.
taltamir 01-16-05, 01:36 AM	Whats with all that geeks are feared stuff? Geek = Wizard, weakest combat class. Weirdo are likely sorcerers, second weakest. or maybe rogues or rangers on some cases. The illiterate people with anger management issues (barbs) or the simple minded warriors kick the geeks ass every day of the weak without breaking a sweat... And the priests are the most powerful of all. Congradulations, you are a support character!
Callista 01-16-05, 01:45 AM	That's only if the powerful overmuscled people get the drop on the Wizard. Otherwise, he'll just use a spell that requires a Will save, and you're dead! Maybe, if you think Wizards are underpowered, you've just not been building them right... 197.) Cloaks. Cloaks are VERY cool. I have one in real life... it's warm, it keeps the rain off, and it's extremely fun to wear. And in the D&D world, people wouldn't stare at me when I wore it.
Neo_Leviathan 01-16-05, 01:46 AM	198) Heroe's Feast - Cheap birthday banquet, no cleaning up, *and* it fortifies you against the ensuing pub crawel.
taltamir 01-16-05, 02:03 AM	oh I have been building them right.. I also know how to build a combat character. Sure you can make an uber wizard. But the warrior only needs a helmet of immunity to mind effects and something that makes him immune to death effects and ability drain... viola, you cant do a thing to him (since, at the same level, a wizard is NEVER capable of dropping him with just one offensive spell).
was_fired 01-16-05, 02:04 AM	You know geeks would still get beaten up as kids. If Mr. Warrior 1 bully gets Mr. Wizard 1 geek into a grapple what can the wizard do except accept a beating? Of course if your saying that you would head to an magical university I can imagine the bullying there to be far worse than most anyone is used to. As the bully really could get you to beat yourself up, and prepare a spell to summon a nice bed guest for you when you go to tuck yourself in. There is always a food chain, and if you were stuck at the bottom of it here odds are you would be there. :P
taltamir 01-16-05, 02:16 AM	ah yes.... level 20 wizard is bullying the apprentices that can only cast cantrips at the big mage college... Also... usually a human wizard gets to level ONE at age 21... Thats when he studied since he was a child... Warriors.... age 16. So as a teen they can cast nothing more then cantrips.. "Stay back you 5 bullies you, or I will cast prestigiditation on you... if you dont interrupt it with all your PoA (Punches of Opportunity) from me casting". Not to mention anything dumb automatically gets at LEAST twice the HP of a wizard. your 7 con 15 year old nerd with his 2 hp and an acid blast for 1d3 damage is gonna sure scare those 14 con level 1 with their 12 HP. Heck, he couldnt STAB them to death without making a crit. This is ofcourse only if you are a MAGIC nerd. You could be a gamer or a bookworm or a historian or an artist or whatever, and not know a whiff of magic.
Snommelp 01-16-05, 02:52 AM	Could we stop ruining the fun now? This is supposed to be a light-hearted thread, after all, not a place to rant about how class society forces you into a life you hate. 199: Ravens can talk 200: Actually get to see how fighting with a spiked chain works 201: Tanglefoot bags and Thunderstones 202: Racial diversity extends beyond "black, asian, white, etc."
taltamir 01-16-05, 03:06 AM	202: Racial diversity extends beyond "black, asian, white, etc." I will not touch that one with a 10 foot pole!
was_fired 01-16-05, 05:07 AM	What can I say I enjoy being a kill joy from time to time. However... 203: Finding out exactly how a creature which swallows you whole avoids exposing vital organs. 204: Beating up an elven wizard in training and knowing that by the time he can get me back by casting magic missile I will already be six feet under. 205: Finding out #203 when a purple worm eats me and then knowing that #204 will happen since that's where a purple worm gets leaves its waste.
Snommelp 01-16-05, 12:46 PM	I will not touch that one with a 10 foot pole! That's good, because I don't want you to touch it with a pole of any length. 206: Shield Guardians 207: Make friends with a mage (or enemies with a giant) and fly for free! 208: Perform A Midsummer Night's Dream with real fairies.
Darion Fenix 01-16-05, 10:57 PM	209 : My bastard sword and chain shirt goes from "conversation piece" to "smart investment" 210 : Silver is 1/10th the value of gold instead of 1/100th! ka-ching! 211: Being literate makes you smart. Being able to do algebra makes you a genius. Knowledge of medicine and chemistry makes you a god. Speaking 2 languages makes you below average!
Callista 01-17-05, 01:15 AM	[regarding racial diversity] I will not touch that one with a 10 foot pole! I think I will, though... yeah, I'm just asking for it. I think it would be really cool. Racial diversity is a Good Thing, because so many different cultures means so many different ways of looking at things... different perspectives, if you will; and more chances of solving any problem than if there were no separate cultures. Now add in separate species--and there's really no limit to what, with cooperation, you can acheive. That's kind of like why I would really like it if we could make contact with intelligent extraterrestrial creatures. The totally different perspective on things could benefit both of us--if we were unprejudiced enough not to fight. So call me an idealist...
Snommelp 01-17-05, 01:34 AM	That's exactly the idea I was going for, Callistra. 212: Fight scenes in plays can be real... provided the play has proper funding for clerics, and the actors have a high pain threshhold 213: golems 214: homunculi 215: new trivia game shows, hosted by gynosphinxes 216: I'm sure some people would find lichdom appealing
Neo_Leviathan 01-17-05, 01:38 AM	217) Reality TV that you might actually watch 218) You dont need tricks with stage hands behind the scenes when you play a Wizard in a play.
Deacon Liadon 01-17-05, 04:45 AM	You know geeks would still get beaten up as kids. If Mr. Warrior 1 bully gets Mr. Wizard 1 geek into a grapple what can the wizard do except accept a beating? Of course if your saying that you would head to an magical university I can imagine the bullying there to be far worse than most anyone is used to. As the bully really could get you to beat yourself up, and prepare a spell to summon a nice bed guest for you when you go to tuck yourself in. There is always a food chain, and if you were stuck at the bottom of it here odds are you would be there. :P Prestidigitation + Underwear = Magical Wedgie
Snommelp 01-17-05, 11:38 AM	Actually, I think it would be Mage Hand, but that's still a cantrip.
jaceofwater 01-17-05, 02:44 PM	216: I'm sure some people would find lichdom appealing Yay for lichdom! See you guys in 4000 years; I'll still be alive and kicking. sorta. And regarding all of the comments about geeks still being weak, We do have teachers to stop the bullies from killing us, still, and we would probably be like level 3-5 by the end of high school. And even aside from that, we would just kinda form clans. Lets see a jock beat up ten kids, all casting magic missile at his backup.
was_fired 01-17-05, 03:22 PM	Which you can do at the age of 17 at the earliest as a human. If your going to state the rules are the law in this world then your stuck following them. If your going to cry logic then I get to point out that logically their higher strength score will be there long before your spellcasting.
enailis 01-17-05, 03:26 PM	219. Being a cleric 220.Being a lv 20 cleric
Callista 01-17-05, 03:51 PM	And regarding all of the comments about geeks still being weak, We do have teachers to stop the bullies from killing us, still, and we would probably be like level 3-5 by the end of high school. And even aside from that, we would just kinda form clans. Lets see a jock beat up ten kids, all casting magic missile at his backup. *laughs* Yep, this is actually very possible. The "Wizards tend to be Lawful" thing means that kids who've had to discipline their minds to learn magic could easily end up forming organized societies to counter their physical weakness. I really wouldn't be surprised if that happened, though LE "wizard gangs" are quite possible. Magical wedgie, indeed. 221. Being resurrected. 222. A *real* interview with a vampire... right before you staked his sorry butt, that is.
General_Ridley 01-17-05, 04:00 PM	223. I could have a half dragon kid.
taltamir 01-17-05, 04:47 PM	212: Fight scenes in plays can be real... provided the play has proper funding for clerics, and the actors have a high pain threshhold - Just be very careful with area effect spells, or you will destroy your theatre/kill your audience :P - Some carefully places antimagic fields would work too.
TheUnknownZombie 01-17-05, 08:58 PM	224. Not happy with your mental or physical abilities? Nothing that can't be solved with an eraser and a pencil. 225. Not sure what that nasty looking monster on the horizon is? Just have a quick check in your Monster Manual and work out any weaknesses. Or run away if it has none... 226. Quite often (about once a month or so in fact), your world seems to get a bit bigger. New races appear, as do new types of characters, magical items and handy equipment. Hell, new cities can spontaneously appear!
taltamir 01-17-05, 09:20 PM	224. Not happy with your mental or physical abilities? Nothing that can't be solved with an eraser and a pencil. 225. Not sure what that nasty looking monster on the horizon is? Just have a quick check in your Monster Manual and work out any weaknesses. Or run away if it has none... 226. Quite often (about once a month or so in fact), your world seems to get a bit bigger. New races appear, as do new types of characters, magical items and handy equipment. Hell, new cities can spontaneously appear! 224 IRL. Not happy with your mental or physical abilities? Convert to buddhist and kill yourself so that you may be reborn as someone else. (since in essance, that is what you are doing with the eraser and a pencil, DnD characters cant just rewrite their statistics, you have to kill them and make a new character to do that). It would have been more appropriate to say use magic to boost those attributes. The equivalent of which would be drugs and surgury in real life (steroids go much further then a measily +1 to str, and plastic surgury can do wonders) 225 IRL. Not sure whats that ferocious beast is? Just open your pecket PC with encyclopedia encarta on it and look it up... Learn of possible weakness, medical uses, cooking styles, and reasons to run away really fast. 226 IRL. There is so much to explore around the world, more cultures, places and people then you can see in a lifetime (assuming you see a person every second for the rest of your life and die at age 100 you wouldnt get to see them all). Handy new technologies are invented all the time, new software is written. Etc etc.
Thanqol 01-18-05, 01:34 AM	197.) Cloaks. Cloaks are VERY cool. I have one in real life... it's warm, it keeps the rain off, and it's extremely fun to wear. And in the D&D world, people wouldn't stare at me when I wore it. Yes! Me too! Blast those people who'd beat you up or call you a goth if they saw you wearing it in RL! 227: You can raid a tomb, find on average 5,000 gp, and be set for the rest of your life considering a banquet costs on average 1gp. 228: Or, better yet, learn Hero's Feast and open your own restraunt chain.
taltamir 01-18-05, 01:51 AM	197.) Cloaks. Cloaks are VERY cool. I have one in real life... it's warm, it keeps the rain off, and it's extremely fun to wear. And in the D&D world, people wouldn't stare at me when I wore it.[quote] - well you DO have them in real life dont you? and there ARE places in the real world today where people wouldnt stare at you when you wear them. So really, this isnt a benfit of the DnD world as it exist in our world today. [quote]227: You can raid a tomb, find on average 5,000 gp, and be set for the rest of your life considering a banquet costs on average 1gp. - Definatly, questing is surely missed in real life. Le sigh. 228: Or, better yet, learn Hero's Feast and open your own restraunt chain. - Indeed magic is awesome. and this is one of the more creative uses I heard.
Shadow080 01-18-05, 02:17 AM	Here's a few reasons why it would NOT be good living in a DND world... - The Drow or Red Wizards scheming from behind the scenes - The potential for godly wars - Nagging parents discovering the secrets of immortality (forever? Noooooo!)
taltamir 01-18-05, 02:20 AM	Mom: Did you brush your teeth honey? You: I am a lich mother, I have been one for 21,000 years! Mom: DON'T YOU TALK BACK TO ME NOW. GO TO YOUR ROOM!
Thanqol 01-18-05, 02:39 AM	well you DO have them in real life dont you? and there ARE places in the real world today where people wouldnt stare at you when you wear them. So really, this isnt a benfit of the DnD world as it exist in our world today. Whatever happened to your quote/responce, I'll try to answer that. Namely, I wear it at home. Or to D&D sessions. I can't stand on top of mountains, cape billowing dramticaly, yelling "Bow to Thedonis's Might, little Mortals!". It's not fair!
taltamir 01-18-05, 02:43 AM	Whatever happened to your quote/responce, I'll try to answer that. Namely, I wear it at home. Or to D&D sessions. I can't stand on top of mountains, cape billowing dramticaly, yelling "Bow to Thedonis's Might, little Mortals!". It's not fair! - Sorry about breaking my format. I failed you :( - Anyways, I agree with you there. I really wish to stand on top of a mountain shouting it and having it MEAN something. Yes I could do it in real life, but it wouldnt really have any meaning
jaceofwater 01-18-05, 07:12 PM	229) Rules lawyer: an actual career. (Yeah, I know, all that stuff about realism and whatnot, but can't you suspend your disbelief for a moment and enjoy the thread? And don't respond to that.)
Iyestorm 01-18-05, 07:54 PM	230) Dragon Disciple class 231) Kung fu makes you strong against magic, so if the nerds become corrupted with power... 232) Oh, the pranks you could get away with... :evilgrin: 233) Solve world hunger with ease. 234) A concept similar to Valhalla is possible, and may even be a sanctioned sport (hint hint DMs) 235) creating your own demiplane 236) creating your own creature 237) Multiclassing.
Darion Fenix 01-18-05, 08:21 PM	238. No matter how good someone else's story is. If you got it on with a dragon/angel/demon. You win.
taltamir 01-18-05, 08:45 PM	Never get blamed untruethfully. got 20 witnesses saying you were at fault? have no fear, detect evil is here. They were just payed of by the bastards/are evil themselves/were scared into giving false testimony... On that regard, zone of truth in court house, and magical compulsion to answer the questions.
Callista 01-18-05, 10:28 PM	Hmmh. Magical compulsion to tell the truth... I wouldn't see that in anything but a country with reallly strict laws, like, y'know... Mechanus or something. You KNOW that if we could force people to tell the truth, and not keep quiet, at no risks (not like with truth serum... you can kill people with that stuff) you'd have protestors on every corner yapping about it. "Right to remain silent" and all that. But being able to ask for a Zone of Truth... yes. That would be very, very reassuring when it came to the courts. People might actually have some faith in the justice system.
taltamir 01-18-05, 10:59 PM	right to remain silent is a silly little idea that was recently created. And it will go the way of the dodo in any environment where you can compel the truth out of people!
Callista 01-18-05, 11:17 PM	I don't think I agree... I mean, you might be able to compel the truth out of someone, but that doesn't mean that they can't be beaten up or have their families killed, or whatever, for ratting on someone--whether or not they could help it. Meaning that a lot of criminals, witnesses, et cetera, will fight to the death to avoid capture. Talk about a hassle for the town guard. Sure, you could force them to tell (a Chaotic government mightn't do it anyway, just on principle), but would it be a good idea?
taltamir 01-18-05, 11:19 PM	Who exactly is going to harm their families? once they told the truth you know who the syndicated crime leaders are and procede you have the army execute them all. And their families.
sirmeatball 01-19-05, 12:38 AM	and in ths world if they did kill themselve, just cast speak with dead. Did an innocent die in the process? Cast resserection.
taltamir 01-19-05, 12:47 AM	most certainly! So that whole "right to remain silent" is pointless. Probably was never even conceived!
Dunther the Great 01-19-05, 12:53 AM	239) Dragons 240) Government sponsered cure ____ wounds and resurection (Resicare :) ) 241) Riding Dragon:D 242) Shoving a +5 Holy shotgun up a vampiers nose. with silver shot. :schemes: 243) Metalic Dragons 244) Wish, and no DM to intentinally pervert it (I hope) 245) Shapechange... into a dragon :w00t: 246) Illusions, the new improved special effects :clap: 247) did I mention dragons? :D 248) This :mage:, and this :fight!:
Innomado 01-26-05, 12:46 AM	55. The small chance (compared to "none" in the Real World) that you'll actually be able to make a difference, and leave the world better than it was when you entered it. Come on now, the impossible just takes a little longer to accomplish.