Recent content by norne

Any suggestions for "transitional" games: board/card games that might introduce the concepts and some of the mechanics of RPGs? Dwarven Dig looks like a good shot. Some of the Steve Jackson Munchkin family of card games do too, though the one's I've played all have at least a handful of cards...

Thanks for the great comments/ideas. How coy are you about the name Cheapass? I'd hate to get shut down over something so stupid. I'd love to hear more about your game design unit, if you don't mind sharing.

A couple of months ago I mentioned that I was interested in starting a gaming club in the middle school where I teach. By happy coincidence, one of my new coworkers started a conversation with me about gaming, and together we decided to go ahead and try to start the club. Administartion didn't...

Well the die is cast. I'm going. But I'd still like to hear feedback on the general quality of people's experiences with RPGs and board games at Dragon*Con. Norne

Hey guys, I'm trying to decide whether going to Dragon*Con is worth the several hundred dollars in registration and lodging it will cost me. I have a number of friends who are going, but most are either on staff or more interested in the comics/media tracks. So I'll mostly have to entertain...

Going on the general gaming club idea (but still with the idea of nurturing some RPGers), I'd like suggestions on a good collection of starting games. Say I've got $200 to spend. I'll have my own set of 3.5 books, so I wouldn't necessarily need to buy those (except maybe some extra PHs)...

A couple of practical questions: Anybody know of a good place to buy Roborally, preferably without spending an arm and a leg? Any suggestions on aquiring some games and books relatively cheaply? My FLGS is not all that friendly. Thanks again, Norne

Thanks for the replies so far. A couple of responses to the comments that have been made: I have also thought that pushing an RPG other than D&D might solve some political problems. However, even though D&D contains swords and sorcery, it at least doesn't have guns, which is why I'm not big...

I'm a middle school teacher, and for a while I have been considering starting a gaming club at school. I'd like to get a sense of the 11-14 year old gamer community (if there is such a thing) before I stick my neck out. If you're between the ages of 11 and 15 (or recently were) and play (or...