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I don't mind the pic in the earlier post, but it would be more relevant if you actually described more about how you took it. Looking at it, I can already tell that you should not use a flash. When getting a camera, try to make sure it has a macro mode as one of it's settings. It allows the...

There must be a few thousand other chat servers out there...any suggestions for picking one out for tonight?

One of my characters actually uses an ioun stone (the one that can store up to six levels of spells) and has found it handy to store an anti-magic field spell in it. I see no reason why a ring of spell storing couldn't do the same. A permanent item though would be tricky. By activating the...

I used to subscribe to Amazing magazine, formerly published by TSR if I remember correctly. Steven Spielberg even had a television series of the same name for a short while. I loved it (the magazine and the television series), but, I never once bought a Dragon magazine for the fiction, and it...

When I started painting I offered to paint the minis for my gaming group for free. I was still learning, and as long as I could practice new things I was happy to paint. Now, considering the time and financial investment I make to get good brushes and new paints (and, I admit it, more figures...

I scanned mine into my computer, and having bought some heavy card stock can now print out whatever counters I need whenever I need them. No more waste. I use a 3-ring binder for my adventures and in the back keep 2 sheets of archival card holders (they look like sheet protecters but are made...

For people who don't like to pay money for things they don't want, having to buy what is essentially a grab bag in the hopes of getting what you really wanted is nothing short of a lottery drawing. Of course WotC will encourage it. What would encourage me to play is if they have rules to...

Painfully awaits the following one hour and 59 minutes of feng shui goodness!

It's okay if you do a less than stellar job. Just keep a bottle of pine-sol ready and you can retry the same fig again...and again. Practice, practice, practice :)

Shouldn't this be a two-day event? :D

Spycraft--though I think it would be best with a smaller number of players. Those mini-games from Polyhedron magazine seem worth a try. I would especially enjoy trying the Gamma World conversion that they printed. And there's always D&D. :D

No matter how bad you think you are, just keep DMing. If you play with friends, they'll give you enough chances to "fix" whatever rough spots you think you have. There are no shortcuts for experience and practice. Keep DMing. Keep asking for feedback. Keep trying new things. And don't...

DMing is an artform. You have to keep doing it to get better at it, and you need to collect good feedback from your players. There is no substitute for experience. Learning to be a better DM depends a lot on how you interpret and use the feedback you get to improve yourself and the game...

Well, I'm partial to old things being found in the desert myself (less populated and things preserve well there), so I might pick apart the old Desert of Desolation series of modules from 1st ed. and use that. Wilderness travel, and the transportation of way too much treasure will pose...

The paladin's detect evil ability has been a pet peeve of mine as a DM for a while now. Here are a few ideas to give the DM a bit more control: 1. Let the ability sense only powerful evil. Demons and devils and outsiders in general should apply here. But if they are powerful, it might be...

My dad was an audiofile back in the 70's and he bought me a lot of audio storybooks of, "Jack and the Beanstalk," and, "Gulliver's Travels," and others, when I was a wee lad. I also remember a very special book called, "Grimm's Fairy Tales." Disney didn't come until much later for me, and in...

Would somebody post an example of a "cert" card for those of us who have never seen one?

It's been months since they've answered any of several queries about my order. Their phone messagebox is often overfull and is unable to store more messages, and they charged my credit card without sending so much as an email receipt. I can guarantee they won't like it if I drive up to their...

Well, some of us are still working on all the descriptions in the Kama Sutra. If we get done with that book, I'm sure the BoVD will be the, "next step," in the relationship. :D

mmmm. Morning eggnog :)