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Entertainment > Movie Analysis Does Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End deliver where Dead Man's Chest didn't?: 3 of 31
"What happened to my ship?" The final line of "Dead Man's Chest." While I personally enjoyed the movie very much, many of my friends felt cheated by the sudden ending. I cannot help but agree with them, that, while "Dead Man's Chest" was very enjoyable, ending it just like that seemed like something of a waste. Just as we wer... More..
Business > Small & Home Business How to prosper during a recession: 2 of 5
Living through a depression can be one of the lowest points in your life-or one of the highest points, depending on your point of view, organization and choices. A depression can be either a horrible experience to have to live through, or an enormous opportunity in disguise. The only one who can decide if these recent e... More..
Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games Different levels in Dungeons and Dragons: 4 of 5
A common misconception in Dungeons and Dragons is that a spell caster can use spells of equal level to his or her level. There is a difference between character level and spell level, many beginners make this mistake. As a general rule, a primarily spell-casting character should gain a new spell level every two levels. This i... More..
Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games Dungeons and Dragons tips: Making a challenging adventure for a high level campaign: 4 of 5
As a Dungeons and Dragons campaign continues into the higher levels, it can become more and more difficult for a Dungeon Master to create more challenging obstacles, while keeping the players interested. Certainly you can continue to pit stronger and stronger monsters against the players, but there are other ways to keep a gr... More..
Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games How to begin a Dungeons and Dragons campaign: 6 of 7
One of the most difficult parts of Dungeon Mastering a Dungeons and Dragons campaign is beginning, getting everyone together and united in a common goal. Despite this challenge, there are several methods that have been proven to be reliable for many Dungeon Masters. There is a clich of the characters beginning in a bar and, a... More..
Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games Winning characters in Dungeons and Dragons: 14 of 16
To play Dungeons and Dragons you must start by creating a character. Beginning this process means you must first roll statistics for your character. There are six stats: strength, dexterity, constitution, intelligence, wisdom and charisma. The first three of these are combat oriented stats, the ones that help the most in dire... More..
Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games Dungeons and Dragons tips: How to choose feats: 7 of 8
The list of feats in Dungeons and Dragons is a large one, and one that is always increasing. Choosing which feats you want for your character is oftentimes difficult, especially because it can seem that you might be wasting the feat, which could be better spent elsewhere. The important thing to remember is that you gain a new... More..
Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games The most interesting Dungeons & Dragons character classes: 13 of 14
Throughout all of the sourcebooks of Dungeons and Dragons there are dozens of classes, some more obscure than others. Regardless of if you are a long-time player, who collects every book on the matter that you can find, or if you have just started playing, there is always a way to make your character's class more interesting.... More..
Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games How to choose a race and class in Dungeons and Dragons: 12 of 12
When choosing a race in Dungeons and Dragons you should first decide what class you want to play. No one race is immediately the best in any one class, however knowing what class you want to play may help to rule some out. For example, half-orcs start with a penalty to intelligence so if you intend to play a wizard they may n... More..
Entertainment > Film Making & Production How to write for the movies: 12 of 12
Screenplays can be one of the most challenging, forms of writing that there is. Most writers adhere to a very simple rule: show, don't tell. Put simply, this means that is you have the opportunity to show a reader something through actions, take it. For example, if you have a character who is truly evil, down to his core, you... More..