Recent content by The Levitator

I'm also a big fan of genre-appropriate food as a prop of sorts. I get much more immersion eating stew when we game than Doritos. That goes for drinks as well. It's mead, ale or wine at our table when we game. My players even have their favorite steins & mugs too. I once played in a group...

Hey everyone! We've recently kicked off a new campaign using a game I've been developing for about the past year and a half. It's a FUDGE-based Sword & Sorcery game called Blood, Sweat & Steel. The PDF is nearly complete, and I have also created an editable character sheet as well. We...

Thanks Dave, for helping to bring a great hobby to the world. Thanks for being a part of helping me get through my awkward teen years. Thanks for giving me an avenue to both express my creativity and make new and lasting friends. Thanks for giving me a way to move to a new city 1900 miles...

Hey everyone, After several years of running 3.5, I went looking for a new system, and I found something better; a system that allows you to create your own system. I dove into FUDGE and immediately went to work creating a "Conanesque" Sword & Sorcery game. It's called Blood, Sweat & Steel...

Use DM Genie. :) This has been the single greatest improvement to speeding up combat in both my tabletop and online groups. DM Genie has a bit of a learning curve, but when you see just how much of the game it can handle for you, few people who learn to use it ever go back. I love it for...

I hadn't considered using Diplomacy to insult someone, as I immediately thought of using Intimidate when I was reading this. But if one of my players approached me with this character concept and idea on how to use Diplomacy in this way, I would totally allow it. :) Unlike some DM's, I...

I'm going to do my best to keep my emotions in check and not say here what I really think of the guy, but if you really want to know, or you want to respond to him personally, the OP's link goes to the guy's homepage. His personal feelings aside, what bothers me is his logic. I knew a girl...

It was an absolute treat to meet you and your cohorts today Jolly_Blackburn. I would have loved to have chatted more, but I'm easily star-struck and it felt a bit surreal to be talking with you guys. You 3 are top-notch as is your work. Thanks again for taking the time to spend a little time...

I posted an update on Michael's tribute thread. The family was very touched by Michael's poster. His eldest son told me it brought an appreciative tear to his eye. I asked the family about taking a picture on Michael's behalf and they actually encouraged me to do so, as well as take photos of...

I just broke from the memorial to get some lunch before the actual service, and the family was actually touched that people wanted to take pictures of the Enworld memorial poster as well as the 2 memorial displays. They are deeply appreciative of the many gaming friends in attendance and have...

I wholly intended to tell them who I was and exactly what I was hoping to do and asking permission before taking the camera out of the bag. I shouldn't have assumed that people would assume that I would do that. I used to do videography as a part-time income, and even when I was hired by the...

I wasn't originally planning on taking a camera. When I posted on Michael Morris' thread about the banner and mentioned I was attending the funeral, he responded that he would like to have a picture of the memorial poster at the memorial. I was really just doing it as a favor to him. If I...

Hello everyone. I am going to be attending Gary's funeral tomorrow. I am going there under the assumption that nearly every gamer attending will have a d20 in their pocket to leave at the memorial. I wanted to show grief and appreciation at the same time, so I took a black d20 with white...

I'll bring a camera. :)

I think this is a really touching gesture. I am actually looking forward to seeing it if they display it at the funeral. It will be nice knowing my name is on the list when I'm there. As weird as it sounds, I'm quite proud to be a member of Enworld as I visit here at least 3 times a day. As...