Recent content by aramis erak

The "I don't care that the rules say I can't fly" types. I've had 3 of them over the years. One was a newb, others weren't. The newb got a heart to heart from the other players, came around. The other two? sent away when they wouldn't accept that I didn't allow HHGttG type justification for...

The tests for the class I took in Vax Basic were "Here's a chunk of code. Execute it by hand. Show all work" simple 5 function calculators were allowed, but you risked points by using them... transcription errors in longhand were marked off less than those who used calculators and made...

And those who cannot keep track of a sheet. And those who have utterly illegible handwriting.

In france, even images of the building are subject to the architect's creators' rights. Which is why it's technically unlawful to photograph certain buildings. [snipped aggro statement] Which reminds me: Chris Cox, in an interview last week, noted that the AI D&D tools are dead, "the creatives...

I ran a friday night games club at the Cathedral in Anchorage. The Dominicans running the parish would sometimes come listen in. Friar Kent even learned to play Star Fleet Battles.... we did mostly boardgames, but some one shots for RPGs. To quote Friar Kent, "Would you rather they spend their...

Same, tho' the quality of the VTT can help certain players focus better. Even when it's not used for maps.

Chill was decent for a one shot, but replace the monsters with commies and you have an 80's spy game. The edition I have/played is a straightforward percentile system, but with leveled skills in several discrete levels with large jumps... no advancing a percentlie by a point through use. I also...

Was heavily discussed on boardgamegeek.com

The problem is compounded when gaming. I've had players whose political views colored their play severely, and at times, my views color my play. But I've had a few encounters with folk who used their gaming to preach those hostile points of view... And I've had to, occasionally, ask players to...

Look up the Jungle Speed lawsuit. EU case.

I use mini-meeples and numbered cubes, and smaller scales (0.5"=5' or 12.5mm=1.5m -both 1:120; or 0.75"=6' 1:96 for SW, or 0.75 = 5' 1:80 for several others ), and maps printed on letter or legal 1-2 sheets for most of my play. I used geomorphs for ship contents in Star Trek Adventures -...

understand that, arguably the singly most influential game, AD&D 1e had sections in the DMG advocating not letting players actually know the system. The PHB lacked a lot of the mechanics in that edition. That game, in print from 1979* was still selling in 1987... after AD&D 2e was released...

To expand upon my earlier comment... A large part of finding good players is training the players you have to be good players. There's a bit of luck to finding players willing to learn and adapt. My GM style isn't for everyone, but it's fairly broadly workable.

Investigative and elimination of monsters. Same genre as Buffy. Or any of a dozen other horror TV shows.

Intent is an element of transformative use. Artist's intent, specifically, of the artist making the derivative to use it transformationally to make a statement. Outcome is the basis of educational exception: The education of the person for whom copies are made to be used by. Scraping the net...