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Currently, Monday and every-other Saturday. (The Saturday game happens every Saturday, but my schedule only allows me to make every-other week.)

Most RPGs rules aren’t meant to be more than guidelines and starting points. The whole point of the genre is having a human judge to allow the game to be more flexible than any set of rules could provide for. 3e’s trying to “take the DM out of the equation” was an aberration, though even in...

<shrug> I’m happy to share my books (or dice) with people who want to play a game with me. The whole reason I buy RPGs is to play them with other people. I can’t wrap my mind around seeing it as mooching.

I might believe this if my son didn’t so enthusiastically turn off the TV and the PlayStation and the computer when offered a chance to play marbles. Or if the Harry Potter books didn’t sell so well. Technology gives you more options, but it doesn’t always make the former options obsolete...

Seriously? How many people actually cheat at RPGs?† How many people never house-rule? †And do you really think someone trying to cheat this way wouldn’t get caught? “...um...three of our books agree, yet yours has different wording that favors your PC...interesting...”

When Monte quoted and agreed with one of my replies, that made my day.

All RPG systems are “broken”. There will never be one that isn’t. (OK, except maybe the Six Word RPG.) There are two things about (typical) RPGs that makes this a non-problem. 1. There’s a judge/GM/DM who can serve as a living rulebook adjusting things on the fly to make up for imperfect...

The times I have seen problems in the hobby it has been when a lack of (simple everyday) etiquette put rules (or any other aspect of the game) above people. Once people mature enough to put people first, the problems fade away. As for rules: With any game, the rules are free to be changed by...

I’m completely opposite. I prefer “lighter” entertainment these days than I did as a kid. I didn’t read a Conan story until I was in my 30s.

I’ve bought games that I never intend to play. But I always intend to borrow ideas from them.

I’ve seen the etiquette. In tournaments. Never in casual games. Even when both players know the etiquette. Heck, I’ve seen my share of casual tournaments that didn’t take the etiquette too seriously. The only etiquette we RPGamers need is the normal etiquette that applies to dealing with other...

If I squint, RM and D&D 3e look a lot alike to me. As has been said, however, RM is quite modular. You can stick to a minimum that is simpler than D&D 3e, or you can go crazy with the optional rules and have something even more complex than D&D 3e. ICE had an attitude of “publish every idea and...

In my group, none of us buy a lot. D&D-wise: Most of us have a 3.5 PHB, but not all. I can only say for certain that one of us has the 3.5 DMG and MM. (Although, one of the guys is about to hit the second-hand bookstores for them because he’s planning on running a 3.5 game.) (I’ve got the 3.0...

1.) What is the best number of players at the table, whether as a DM or player yourself? While solitaire (one player, no DM) and solo (one DM and one player) can be lots of fun, two or three players plus one DM is usually better. Once you get past about six people in the room, though, I start...

There are three things I expect from an RPG product that I’m paying for: (1) Designers/developers/authors with a wide and deep knowledge of the hobby. Their creation should be informed by the many games that have come before. (2) Playtesting, playtesting, playtesting. (3) Decent organization...

A qualified, “No” While I have no qualms about drifting from the rules, I do like to give the rules a fair shake. I typically like to try to find out what the designer had in mind, find out what other people like about the rule, and then play with it for a while before changing it.

That’s like asking me my favorite child or song.

Well, let’s start with the two-column issue. There’s a reason for it. Research has shown that the optimal line length for ease of reading is about ten to twelve words per line. You’re close to double that. Now, two-columns isn’t the only way to address that, but it is a common one. OK, that...

Ironically, intolerance is what I find hardest to tolerate. We’re all only human. I game primarily to meet friends and have an excuse to hang out with them. People come first; the game, second. But I don’t drink. (^_^) Seriously though, I’d agree with that sentiment. But I don’t think there...

I think the crux of the problem with almost any company I’ve seen that has serious problems are when the executives and high-level management don’t appreciate, listen to, or allow to shine the talented people they’re paying decent salaries to.