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Thanks, WC. Glad to know someone was interested, so perhaps I will continue.

In addition to the useful things Celebrim said above about gaming and religion, I think it should be pointed out that that both Tolkien and Lewis used fantasy as a way of exploring moral themes, what they felt were Christian themes, without engaging in commentary on the religious texts (Lewis did also write some religious commentaries, of course). If the new player is not already familiar with Narnia and Middle-Earth, somehow, it might be...

Quote: Originally Posted by ProfessorCirno Murdering someone on the street because he detects as evil is still murder, and it's still an evil action. At best , it's a neutral action, because you're still using an evil means to do something good. If killing an unarmed thing is murder, one could argue that's just tactics. You always want to catch your enemy at their weakest, like launching a fireball into the sleeping orcs...

I am looking for a source of cool minis any recommendation folks? My sons birthday is later this month...

Quote: Originally Posted by Drkfathr1 Seconded. Three-hundred and thirty-thirded.

I just read some more and it sounds pretty good. Is it totally compatible with Dark Heresy or does it use a slightly different/modified ruleset?

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FICTIONAL Quote: Chekov's gun tells us that in a story, if we see a gun early on, we expect it to be used later. Put into this context, if your fictional environment introduces a spooky castle on a hill, it's natural for your players to assume it's significant in some way. This is true in every other fictional context your players have ever experienced throughout their lives . Why would you expect it not to be true in your...

Flute of the Dancing Satyr Lets you shift 2 and any ally within 5 of your destination can shift 1. I had a whole party, each with one.

Quote: Originally Posted by Skallgrim He uses threats like "Now, you have really caused me to get angry!" and bluffs like "Oh, powerful dragon, I have brought you a sack of really valuable things.". He reassures villagers with heroic sentiments like, "We will try very hard to do something to defeat the evil, if at all possible." Those are pretty good- especially the last one, which is...