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Let's talk about GNOMES! Prosonaly I think that they're the coolest AD&D race  
out there!

NO!!!! half-elves are, SOOOOOO many bonuses soooo few hindrences!!:-) Why do
you like gnomes so much?

Coolest Races I have seen: Elves Wemic (humanoids) Flind (gnoll subrace--neat 
disarming trick) Gold, Silver, Bronze Dragons (Council of Wyrms) Lupin,
Rakasta (Mystara-LOTS of perception bonuses), Hengeiokai(sp?) Dog/Psionicist-
the perfect spy.

Are there any electronic D&D games out there....like a mud or something?
ok cool...

Mysteria?

I know I'm going to regret saying this, but I still believe the human 
player charactor is the best.  they have no limitations at all. Other than
attributes.

In some ways I agree, but, what about age?

On the topic of videoized D&D,  I haven't seen any worth considering, maybe on
home computers, but nintendo and sega, etc. systems really don't have any good
TSR games, but on computer there are a few, it just depends on who you are.

If you're looking for the coolest race in the AD&D world, I think that it would
have to be kender from the Dragonlance campaign.  They can act a little insane
at some times, but they're still the best!

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To dgd: Your attitude does not surprise me, but you fail to take one thing
into consideration: there are DMs who either modify or ignore rules they don't
likt  like. In all cases, DM's word can override the rulebooks.

That can really suck at times :-(

Only if the DM is either a despotic dictator or a moron.  Or both.
..

Could be, could be

I generally take some reality into play, I also don't let my PC's challenge me,
I don't tolerate it. And it keeps them from making too much of a deal of it.

Can go too far somtimes but he can be very nice too, last meeting, I trippled
my level with the deck of many things, it was special, no void, no donjon!

        GameMastering <oh, sorry, DM-ing.. this is the D&D item> is a fine
art. One must always be flexible enough to handle characters wandering
into places you hadn't expected, but rigid enough that you aren't run over
by some rules-lawyer.

I hate rules lawyers!

        Well, the simplest way to get around them is to declare, at the
very outset, that you are running a "house-rules" version of the game.
This strips away much of what they see as their leverage. People who try
to run a "purist" campaign are ASKING for rules-lawyers to kill the fun.

Well, I create a a DM's avatar to whup them if they go to far! (right
kain?!?!?!?)

yup

If y'all are interested in some on-line gaming, check out the DS conference--
An ongoing DarkSun campaign is being DM'ed by *moi* at the moment, but
I will try to work in non-DS races if you insist and I approve.
Personally, I like gnomes.  I don't care what bonuses a race gives, 'cos
I choose races for teh personality.  Psychopathic Gnomes are fun to play,
as kain has seen

again yup orin

I had an encounter with an 'Orb of the Great Wyrm' once, and I got turned into
an albino. But I got an Intelligence of 19 out of it, so.....

How about a "Weirdest Encounters" item? I have some good material for that one!

if one is a good dm, one can always work around the players if they surprise 
him.  Never set a game to go one direction, you'll always be disappointed.
and be very flexible. Dm are referees not dictators.

i have noticed something you use a lot, dgd....predestination.  A character who
does does not believe in such a concept could throw you for a loop.

Here's a nifty character, if you've got a lot of time on your hands to play...
Get a human Fighter, or Ranger, go up to about 10th level.  Dual class to
a Wizard of some sort.  Now, ordinarily 1st level Wizards have no combat
abilities.  This one would have a Thac0 of ten or so, a few attacks a round,
and at least 50 HP.  Weapon proficiencies too.  Very nice.  Dual classing
is one of the most powerful racial abilities, in my opinion.
And about the age problem of humans...if you're a mage, cook up a batch of
Elixers of Youth every few years, and you have no age problem.

cool jeff thanks for your input.  gona join ds?

Here's another good idea--demihuman multi-classed Mage/psionicist. Wiht an
open-minded DM, it could work.

As a DM, I find that the best campaign is one where there is no predesti-
nation and the characters are allowed to go where they will, right of
wrong.  However, when I do get a bit full of myself, my players have
created and invoke the "DM sucks teleportation spell" in which all 
players are teleported into the other room to watch Star Trek reruns
on video until the DM gets his head out of his backside.

In some situations, games can be the most interesting whenthe characters
get drunk/stoned/high (players are still sober-usually) Not recommended for
Paladins.

YEZ!!!!!!!

HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drunk?  Stoned?  High?  When are we going to start a campaign like that?

that would be fun

yup

Three words of horror--Drunk Wild Mage 

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEEHEEHEEHEE1!!!!!!!!!!
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