Recent content by Weregrognard

Heroic 10/17 Epic 11/17 I think they got me with the Slave Lords questions. I only own the compilation volume.

In retrospect, I feel that while 3.x made several improvements to the game, many of these had unintended consequences; one which was the removal of checks and balances on casters. I could probably write an essay on this topic alone, but this is not the place to do it :) Suffice it to say 3.x...

I wonder, isn't this just a function of the initiative roll that's been needlessly outsourced to expanded rules? You rolled high? You drew first. The only problem that I see with this is accounting for personal quickness (Dex covers it in some editions), skill, and experience.

To the OP, just keep trying! I've met a couple of good gamers here who I still play with, a couple that turned out to be duds, and (thankfully) none that have been a horror story.

Indeed. The problem here is that the message is getting lost because of the need to simplify by labeling. On one hand, "Paleo" as a buzz-word gets public attention, on the other, any legitimate scientific research behind it (that just happens to run counter to mainstream thought) gets...

Fair enough. I don't think I'm communicating well at all here, either :) I was referring to your question about why you would change your dietary habits. You don't have any (apparent) problems, so you don't need to. That's your answer. When I say "check this stuff out", I don't mean for...

I don't think I like what you're getting at here. I don't work for these guys, nor am I a shill for their works any more than someone who's read a good book or seen a good movie and recommends it to his friends is. If I came off as one, I apologize. I do feel strongly about the subject...

Anyone inflicting this stuff on their RPG groups? I cooked a sumptuous beef roast for my group, so we wouldn't have to order out. I got no complaints :)

Calories aren't bad science, just an inaccurate data model to determine nutritional consumption for the purposes of losing excess fat (weight) in a healthy manner. I have a more realistic (less dangerous) counter-challenge for you. Try the guidelines above for a month, and see how you feel...

*Sigh* yeah. Sorry :( Not bad for a 300th post, though :)

Man! I should have just started a thread about D&D editions :p Umbran, I don't know if you're playing Devil's Advocate, or concerned skeptic, but I admit I am not prepared to intelligently debate my dietary choices here, nor is it what I set out to do in this thread. I’m already at a...

Not much, to be honest. Individual diet plans differ on the details, but the overall movement has a few things in common: - Favoring "real" foods over processed stuff. Basically, eating the kinds of foods our ancestors could get in the wild during our hunter/gatherer days: animal products...

Any other gamers here into this health lifestyle? I have to say, I've experienced some very good results with this. I dropped clothing sizes, look leaner, and feel healthier. I only wish I had discovered this stuff earlier in life, not that I'm old or anything, but I want to keep gaming...

Perhaps I'm just conflating personal experience with others' of the time, but during the 90s, it seemed like 2e AD&D was D&D. Everyone I met that "played D&D" was playing 2e, with the occasional person using 1e or BECMI material, but playing 2e at core. What I read online about 2e having been...

Hmm...maybe I was mistaken in my theory. The poll results suggest to me that either a) those who started roleplaying during this time are a minority, and/or b) fans of 2e (the rules) are a minority. I freely admit dropping 2e like a hot potato when 3e came out. Heck! I had been reading the...