Recent content by CoatRackOfDoom

Hola, RW! I was watching the opening ceremonies on NBC's website this morning. But I did have to dig around a while before finding them. I think it was called "opening ceremony pageantry". oh, there's a couple of videos on this page: http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/nbcencore/index.html...

on a recent visit to London, my wife and I visited Hampton Court Palace; the kitchens were the highlight of our trip and we learned about how the feasts, and indeed, even regular meals for hundreds of England's most powerful men and women were handled. Here's a quote from the website referring...

KnightOfRound: I'm surprised at how many people have already tried this Familiar angle... but maybe I shouldn't be... The Goblin idea is a hoot! And, as I like to have a drink from time to time... win-win! I once was in a "one-shot" game, a surprise for everyone, and our GM declared we...

I particularly like the mustachioed evil singers. Oh, and of course, the choreography!

SC, that's a good find! I think, when I return from my vacation later this month, I'm going to sign up. You're right, the three of us are all having the same problem. Perhaps I need to "just deal" with my 5 year old distracting people... That still, however, doesn't remedy the fact that...

Fan-favorite producer Joss Whedon's new online miniseries premiered yesterday, and reportedly will only be streaming for a limited time. Fans of Serenity, How I Met Your Mother, and Big Bang Theory will enjoy this because of familiar faces in the cast. Comic book fans will love the subject...

WorldCon 08 (DenVention), has their list of members/attendees posted. George RR Martin has purchased attending membership so it's a good bet he'll be here in town next month. Typically visiting authors spend time on Q&A panels and since he has an active fan club which he spends time with at...

DA, I think it would be a nice change of pace to play a character with no physical presence - an extraplanar character perhaps, or maybe someone whose physical body is unable to leave it's home. So the character would have a completely different interaction with the world - though dangers would...

Oh, DannyAlcatraz, now you've done it. I'm bookmarking this thread. I love turkey and now I have an excuse to cook one before Thanksgiving! "What? I'm trying a new recipe!" -- and stock-making advice to boot!

If DannyAlcatraz is going to be cooking there, I might just go to GenCon!

I'll definitely concur on several of these - my own collection includes my current faves: Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne. I also very much enjoy Apples to Apples, when I'm playing with people who don't dig the strategy and tactics (though strategy really is part of it, for me) By the by...

just had burgers at my brother's place. My job was to roast the Anaheim Chiles and peel/de-seed them. Sooo tasty on a cheeseburger! I plan to make this soon - a recipe my buddy calls "hash" but I think sounds more like Potato Stroganoff: 1. Slice up a couple of pounds of potato. 2. Brown 1lb...

It sounds like you are okay with having this kind of character in the game, but you want to gear things so the party as a whole isn't perpetually suffering for his deeds. For that purpose, there are lots of clever ideas here - I particularly like RKWoodard's. On the other hand, if you want to...

I don't hate elves. OH, wait... I'm thinking of Vulcans. Elves... elves... those pointy-eared guys? meh. Elf chicks, now. They're hawt.

SC, It's not that Sunday afternoons would be all that terrible (assuming my wife doesn't come up with an argument against it). But it sounds like the drive to Thornton would be closer to an hour than a half hour - and even then, my five year old would prove a test of gamers' patience. Perhaps...