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I have had experience balancing this scenario while running professionally at a gaming store in Illinois. The group met every Sunday but after 5 pm the majority went home. At this point the remaining gamers wished to continue. Being a professional DM I was pretty much forced to tailor to the...

Hilarious. Thanks for sharing!

Mike, I agree, especially on the 'group perspective' bit. It also focuses the player to play a more dynamic character, rather than pigeonholing into one specific 'I'm the meat shield' or 'I'm the glass cannon' etc. I also don't have to worry about motivation as much. Only one player has to be...

This is something I would be really interested in doing for Gen Con 2014 but this summer I just don't know if I'll be able to afford the trip. Good luck!

I realize it is a long post but if you would care to share your own gaming journey, I would really love to read it and communicate with others on their personal road to the gamer that they are today!

I am semi new to this forum and I am interested in reading about other members' personal journeys as gamers. Who got you started? When do you think your 'game' was at its peak? What were your main discouragements as a gamer? Did you ever 'give up' on gaming? Do you still game now? Do you foresee...

A beautiful post, Southern Oracle! I firmly believe in the pursuit of gaming. I had a hard time early on in life do to my peculiar hobby of tabletop roleplaying but I pulled through and I never gave up my dream of one day becoming a professional Dungeon Master when I ‘grew up.’ Funny, the girl...

We generally refuse to try new editions once we settle on one we like, however, we are always eager to step into a new game or genre.

It's all fun and games until someone smells like moldy funyuns.

Dwimmerlied: My player is only running one character and this character has a very elaborate personality and history that play directly into the campaign. Balancing power has been tough. CRs are USELESS in this situation! Luckily, he is a skilled player and understands there’s more than one...

(First off, I'm new to this forum and this is my first thread, so if I am long winded, please forgive me.) What has your experience been, if any, with this scenario? I have always had gamer friends and sometimes it's hard to get the group together so we will play 'one shot' campaigns for fun...

In my current gaming room I have a curio cabinet that I use just for the purpose of storing and displaying gaming props. A few examples: Wild West campaigns may require my replica 19th century dueling pistols and authentic Native American war club to serve as 'magical items' or 'fetish...

I think once you reach the point that gaming is cutting into responsibility is your sign to tone it back a notch. I judge whether or not I am gaming too much based off of the following categories: ~How is my personal hygiene? Has it been neglected in lieu of additional gaming time? ~How clean...

I greatly enjoyed this article! I used to be an extremely active person. Not owning a car was a huge part of that. I used to walk for at least an hour (usually more) every day broken up into 30-45 minute walks throughout the day and I lived in a city where it was easy to find a place to dance or...

Wow. I would love to have a print of that. Thanks for sharing!