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You might also try the Dry Tortugas, though I don't think there's much there other than a fort.

Living in the UK for four years was an incredible gamer education (and I'd even lived in Europe previously). Not just visiting scores of castles, but actually living in a village and seeing the echoes of the medieval social structure all around you in the manor houses, medieval churches, market...

You know, basically it's a two-part question: Do you steal?; and Do you try to pass it off as your own? The consensus on question one seems to be "yes," and you can count me in on that. The second question is the tricky one: How much do you inform your fellow gamers of what you're stealing. At...

18. Not too bad, considering we're deep in the sticks!

Sorry, maybe I'm an idiot, but I don't see any place to set a distance. What am I doing wrong?

I note that according to the result I see, 3.03% of voters do NOT qualify Caernarfon as a castle. I'd really like to know how those people define a castle, if Caernarfon doesn't fit the bill. . . .

Wow! Brilliant idea. Cut off the bases and add hooks? Why not!

18/20 the first time. 20/20 the second, though there were a number of repeats. Pretty cool trip into nostalgia land. . . .

I tend to over around the Gargantuan/Colossal line; when it gets too Colossal I tend to purge it down. I voted Colossal this time, but that might not be correct.

Interesting stuff, GreyLord. It sounds like you were there. Is that accurate? And sorry if this is something I should know, but do you mind clarifying who you are? Thanks; I find first-hand accounts of the early days fascinating.

Wow. Thanks so much for catching that! The Blood, Sweat, and Tears joke, the Weeping King on his Throne of Regret, and now this. Possibly the best OotS episode ever!

Absolutely the truth. Just a matter of sussing out the approach that will work for moving that player away from their negative behavior.

Congrats!

Personally, I think you are all missing the mark. When I'm looking at a campaign, I ask myself two questions: 1) What does the campaign world demand? 2) Will that give me a spread of classes that will appeal to all player types (or at least the player types represented by my players)? The...

i know we're getting off topic here, but from first-hand experience I'd have to disagree with him. I was light infantry, and marching with all equipment and supplies, unsupported by vehicles, and fighting, was what we did.

Last weekend my group was playing their second session in the Red Box adventure (veteran gamers, but most of them new to 4E). Spoilers follow, if you're concerned about that. They failed the skill challenge in talking to the white dragon (by just one roll), and ended up in a fight. After an...

I would argue for a delayed effect. Chances are, if the players are reaching into the jar of doom, they're probably in a fairly desperate situation already. If the effects are immediate, they're likely to skip the jar due to fears of going from the frying pan into the fire--or worse, reach into...

Good news, even if it didn't test his tolerance. A few happy sessions might create a frame of reference that will help him put setbacks into proper perspective.

Check your sources. Certainly wasn't the case when I was in the army.

I really like this idea--perhaps especially because I just had a TPK Saturday night, so I can easily picture a point at which desperate players would be happy to gain a +3 in exchange for future pain. Because (again, thinking of my TPK) the situations that might prompt a draw from the jar may...