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    Chicago Gameday XXIII is July 18th: SIGN UP!

    I'll grab that last slot in Trev's morning 4e game. Game 1 Slot 1. and I'll try some Hackmaster in the afternoon. Game 4 Slot 2. Thanks!
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    Chicago Gameday XXII is March 21st: SIGN UP!

    Morning game 3, Return to the Slavepits please! No afternoon game just yet. I think I still have a good 6 hours to think it over before the games fill up, right? :p
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    Most indispensible DMing tools.

    I'm kinda feeling a bit old-school now, but here's my bit. I use a very cut-and-paste method to construct the details of my campaign. The most important item I keep is a 13-pocket file with a variety of papers. I find it VERY EASY to build anything from a one-shot adventure, to a full...
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    Starting a new campaign. Need help.

    1. Use a social event Weddings, funerals, a coming of age ceremony, the crowning of a new king, the list goes on. Give each PC a tie into the event, and then bring them together with something like the reading of a will, the quest for a perfect wedding gift, a trial of adulthood that involves...
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    How to get a lot of minis on the cheap?

    Back before the WotC minis came out, I used a variety of those glass counters you see at a lot of craft stores. Need 20 kobolds? Use 20 green counters, and throw in a couple reds for spellcasters, and maybe a blue one for a boss kobold. Because I needed to be portable (we gamed at a friend's...
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    D&D 4E 4e Errata... where will you put it?

    I did the following with the 3.0 and later 3.5 PHBs: For small corrections, I would use white-out tape, and a very fine-point bleed-proof, waterproof pen to replace relevant text. For larger sections of errata, I printed them out, and then closely cropped it down to just the necessary text...
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    Looking for Combat Mat advice

    Be sure to look at the flip-chart tablets with 1" grids at any major office supply store. It costs about $12-18 for a tablet of 50 sheets, and you'll want to be particular about whether you are buying the post-it type or just regular paper type. They are perfect for making maps that you will...
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    Chicago Gameday XX was June 14th: AFTERMATH

    Sign-ups at last! Slot 1, game 4 please!
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    Chicago Gameday is March 15th: Aftermath...

    Not even 12 hours go by and you guys still manage to fill up 4 games! Sign me up for Slot 1, game 6 (shadowrun), and Slot 2, game 2 with Sihol of the Diamond Mind as the character choice. *edit* oh, and please add Tofu_Master and I for slot zero.
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    Chicago Gameday XVIII: the aftermath!

    Am I late? Sign me up for slot 1 game 4, and slot 2 game 5. Thanks! And breakfast too.
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    Chicago Gameday XVII ROCKED: The Aftermath...

    Slot 1 - Game 5 please, and Slot 2 - Game 6!
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    Old Fluffy Quest

    I thought one was in a castle greyhawk adventure/supplement. It had something like 10 levels of the castle mapped out complete with room descriptions and such. One of the levels had a fluffy quest if I remember correctly. There is definitely an adventure in Dungeon Magazine #4 titled, "Fluffy...
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    Chicago Gameday XVI: the aftermath!

    Sign me up please for breakfast, and Slot 2 Game 1.
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    encouraging familiars

    Familiars have an empathic link to their wizards. That makes them one of the best "guard dogs" around, especially if you want to keep things quiet until you get your bat guano ready. Imagine a traveling wizard with a dog that never barks, but they always seem to be aware of trouble before it...
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    Best VOIP gaming programs? (was Ghostorb?)

    I've used Ventrillo with great success. It does everything a voice chat program needs to do--and it's free!
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    Chicago Gameday XIV Planning Thread: June 17th

    Digital M@, I did PM Nikmal on the Reaper boards. He is around, but busy with family concerns. I had encouraged him to post on the planning thread when EN World promptly shut down. Hopefully, he will make an appearance now that EN World is back. Buzz, I've confirmed with Curt that the store...
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    Have you ever played an old character?

    I'm playing an old dwarven mage in a campaign of all dwarven characters. The idea was to take advantage of the age category stat changes, and let it emphasize my knowledge skills and magic abilities. In other words, I'm old, therefore I am wise and wizardly, rather than, I'm wise and wizardly...
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    Marking errata in your books

    My original PH evolved from using small post-it notes, to index tabs as I would mark all the chapter headings, and other important charts. It was the best money I ever spent on RPGs that wasn't RPG related IMO. Index tabs save time EVERY time you open your book! Now, for errata, I have...
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