Recent content by CellarHeroes

Yikes! Using the word "destroyed" seems a little much in this case. Maybe something like "overcome" or "defeated" would've been better.

To add a little more to what surrounded the situation...this was early on when the cards were being introduced on a greater scale, and were still considered a joke.

I totally agree. But since this was a D&D AL event organized by the convention and the table agreed with the player who used the card, there was very little I could do to make accommodations for the player. If it weren't an AL event, I would've just said "Yeah, I thought it was just me who...

The organizer and myself felt it was. Their agitation was quickly turning into anger.

The only time I have ever seen them were at conventions when I was running D&D AL. I have only had one used in those games, and it was pretty effective. One of the players was offended by how poorly the module was written...and, yes, it was terrible. The other players agreed, and we had to...

Oh...I should clarify...too many games with too many editions being mentioned. I didn't see the need to switch to GURPS 4e for those reasons. In addition, I was heavily invested in D&D 3e at the time.

I don't know about being on life support...but I do see some GURPS action still going on at the Steve Jackson Games website. I have also seen more GURPS games advertised at VTT sites than I would've expected. I agree, they aren't taking over FLGS bookshelves like they used to, but that can be...

Why reinvent the wheel? Systems like ACKS, Rolemaster, Hackmaster, and GURPS work great...in my opinion. What kind of modernization do you think needs to be done to these types of systems?

Yup...everything I wasn't when I was a kid. Everything about me was just bait for bullies.

I really prefer the 1st edition...coconut is terrible, and it's what real gamers would drink.* *Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

I have always been dedicated to the dwarves, I will play one in any system that supports them. My "fanaticism" comes from their stereotypes. They were so many things that I wasn't when I was a kid, that I wished I could be. In games I was able to be that brash character who got things done...

Funny little story... When my wife and I were dating she knew I played games with friends at the campus Union building on the weekends. She didn't know what the games were and really didn't care. Time passes, we are engaged and planning our wedding. She comes home from work talking about...

I hope everyone going to GenCon has a great time! Stay up late, eat garbage food, drink too much, and play ALL of the games! Oh yeah, shower and use deodorant. Sadly, my convention days are done. But I still enjoy reading the stories and seeing the photos.

I was surprised that I enjoyed it. Sandler isn't someone who is normally on my radar, but a friend mentioned it and I was bored. I appreciated it as a love letter to his friends and family as he nears the end of his career.

Yup...it's a regional thing. Here in "rural" Iowa, I can walk out of a gas station with 5 gallons of gas, a Mountain Dew, and a Whatchamacallit with change back from a $20. A couple of combo meals for $15 (had to look this one up). Coffee from any of the four coffee shops in my town will still...