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The MacGuffin in my campaign is a gold mug, a magical artifact that radiates extreme feelings of greed in all intelligent creatures within one day's ride. The owner of the mug is especially afflicted, throwing away all concerns except the meaningless accumulation of wealth. The PCs are about to...

This came up in our first session of our first 4th Edition campaign last night. The heroes wanted to buy casks of oil to deal with some swarms. There are no flasks of oil in the equipment list. What's more, flasks of oil are mentioned in the chapter intro! How can this be D&D without the...

I watched National Treasure 2 the other night and immediately thought the balance trap would be great for a 4th Edition D&D encounter. But how do I represent it mechanically? Basically, my goal is to have the players try to balance the floor while they fight their foes. I want to be able to...

This weekend I got a PC that can actually play decent games and I installed Eve Online to check it out. Sheesh, there's a lot to this game! Anybody have advice for a n00b?

Name the place, too. For me it's hands down no competition. Yats Mmmmmmm Chili Cheese Etoufee with crawfish....

There's a new addition to the Indy gaming scene: The Arsenal Game Room & Cafe. This is a great place to meet up, play some games and eat some food. There's a mini con there Saturday February 9th so come and check the place out. You can also meet other gamers at their forum here. Selfishly, I...

What candy do you like so much that you will shamelessly steal it from your kid's stash tonight after they go to bed. For me: Take Five candy bars. Mmmmmmmmm salty sweet goodness. Oh, and Reese Cups. No, not that I would actually steal my kids candy! What kind of terrible parent do you think...

I've been without a decent gaming PC for quite a while now and I'm going through withdraw symptoms. I thought a PS2 would scratch the itch, but its just been a quick fix. I can't play any of the modern games! So what should I go for? The PC is the most expensive but it opens up the possibility...

It's finally starting to act like October here in Indiana (instead of late May!) and the thought of hearty winter comfort food is making me hungry. For me, I think its a toss-up between chili and our beef and noodles recipe cobbled together between my Mom's and my Mother-in-law's recipes.

I'm going to start running monthly rpg sessions at a local game cafe with an open sign up. I considered sticking out a GM tip jar to help offset the costs of game books and supplies. I wouldn't make a big deal out of it and I certainly wouldn't hound people to tip. If you played in a game and...

This gaming cafe just opened in Fountain Square on Virginia, just south of I-70. I plan to run monthly one-shots there and I've started up a yahoogroups mailing list for sign ups and such. Even if you don't want to sign up, at least check the place out and spend some money there so they stay...

You can get great deals on wine these days. There are some wonderful wines from Chile and Australia that are very inexpensive. I'm digging Montes from Chile right now. We used to buy a lot of Gabbiano Chianti and Red Tail until we got tired of it. What's your favorite deal? Keep it under the...

I love soup. I had some beer cheese soup at the World Famous Indianapolis Ram this afternoon. And three pints of Java Breakfast Stout, but don't tell my boss... My favorite soup is New England Clam Chowder. I think the best I've had was probably at Legal Seafood in Boston. But there was some...

My coworkers and I hit Alcatraz (right across the street from The Ram for you Gen Conners out there) this evening to celebrate a software release and crowd-watch. You would not believe all the people who came out to downtown Indy today for the opening game festivities! There were people...

I just brewed a stout last night but my absolute favorite beer is Rogue Mocha Porter. What's your favorite?

My wife hates my ringtone. I need a new one. I've had the Doctor Who theme and the last one was the theme to Afro Samurai. At Gen Con I heard a guy's phone ring and it was the old school Star Trek communicator sound. That's pretty cool. Can you beat that?

It's hard to work this morning knowing that hordes of gamers are descending on my hometown and that in less than 24 hours I will be getting my geek on. Weather looks ok: not nearly so hot as last week. Looks like low 80s with some possible rain into the weekend. I'll be heading up to the Ram...

My regular game group is no more and I'm looking to play again after GMing for so long. I'm willing to play just about anything and I'm available on week nights mostly, but occasionally available on the weekends. I've been playing RPGs in some form or another since the early 80s. I play for fun...

When is the third season coming out?

I started this personal challenge on my blog and later posted to rpg.net . I thought folks here might like to join in or see some the characters that are being made. It's an excellent way to revisit those old dusty games you've had for years or the ones you bought but never played.