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Maybe my original post was too mean-spirited. I really WANT the RPGA to be this amazing awesome tool to promote the hobby and support the fans. I've just never had that experience. I've played in a few RPGA games at conventions, and they have been largely good games. However as an RPGA DM, I...

Got this in my email inbox today (2/9/2008) which pretty much sums up my opinion of the RPGA. Note the date of the event in question. The DCI has not received results for the following event, although some time has passed since the scheduled date of the event: Event name: Follow the Key...

YotZ FTW! That would be Year of the Zombie BTW. D20 zombie survival horror game. Their supplements really create a full world of post-zombie-apocalypse horror.

I am a lucky, lucky man. My grandfather was a woodworker. When I was 13, just before he passed away, he built me the most solid, impressive, massive bookcase I have ever seen. I've had it for 24 years, and nary a buckle, a bend, nothing. Solid oak, 6'h x 12'w x 18"d. It's a nightmare to move...

If memory serves me right, the Roman god of War - Ares, also held dogs in high regard. No reason he could serve as lord of hounds as well.

It's hard to have a fiend directly tempt someone to suicide. If your goal is to tempt Sir Render the Noble Knight to suicide, you can't just wander up to him and start with the "Hey, you should kill yourself." comments right off the bat. If you want to break the man, first you have to break...

At the risk of spoiling all those wonderful juvenile humor with a small dose of reality ... it's the wardrobe. The stereotypical barmaid is always depicted in fantasy artwork as wearing a traditional peasant blouse and corset combo. Having worked medieval faires for many years, I can assure you...

Mutant animal combinations are always creepy. Just do a GIS for photoshop, animal combinations. Gorilla with the head of an Octopus = mini Cthulu!

Hate Me Today by Blue October Hurt by Johnny Cash (Much sadder than the NIN version) Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd Creep by Radiohead Adams Song by Blink 182 Almost anything from the album "Everything Turns Grey" by Agent Orange, especially the title track.

Speaking strictly from a wrestling/HTH combat POV, there are only two reasons to circle. 1. To gain an advantageous position on your opponent. If you can attack from the rear, or from his weak side/blind side/etc. you stand a better chance of dealing damage without taking any in return. and...

Dear Shadowrun, I remember when we first met. I was a young man with a few dollars in his pocket, and an itch for something new. You wwere there on the shelf with your lovely Elmore cover and glossy blue binding. Other games tried to catch my eye, but once I realized you were a cyberpunk game...

Lots of ideas. If you're in any kind of leadership position, point out how RPG's offer a great team-building experience. Getting a diverse group to work together to achieve stated goals is valuable experience for any kind of management. This will work better if you actually take part in some...

What's a little thread necromancy among friends? Here's two that I've had some fun with recently. SPAGHETTI & SORCERY Wild Bill Conan rides the plains of Hyboria hunting for desperados. With his trusty six-shooter on his hip, he faces off with the Man with No Name, the Outlaw Josey Wales and...

Fluff books are great, but they still need to appeal to the iconic D&D activites of 1) killing things, and 2) taking stuff. To that end, I propose the following titles: Iron Fist/Velvet Glove - One of the fondest memories I have from my old school D&D days was reaching a high enough level to...

You shouldn't have too much trouble. All the stats are still there, it;s just that some of the olde 2nd ed stats have been removed. Your point costs are going to be quite a bit off, and of course, some of the old races have been completely removed from canon, or at least heavily modified. The...

The opening encounter from Mad God's Key is excellent. It's a mad scramble over barges full of everything from angry spiders and barking dogs to rotten fish. The environment plays a huge part in the scene, and it makes for an exciting and memorable encounter. On a similar note, I recall an old...

I'm not a huge fan of the fluff for the game, but the concept is great. I got to play at Origins with the designer a few years ago, and that game ranks as one of the best RPG sessions I have ever been in. When I run it, I usually plop it right in Greyhawk, and it fits fine. I have also...

I'll be there. Haven't signed up for a thing yet, not sure if I will. Might just get a handful of generic tickets and see what catches my eye. I'd like to get in on a game of Dread. I want to see the new Pathfinder stuff, and the new Changeling too. I'm itching to try the TerrorWorks game given...

Cheat. Is this a duel? An ambush? Is he just the BBEG? Spend the gold to hire a few fighter and/or rogue henchmen to ambush the druid, and lay a beatdown. Take a family member hostage and demand that he surrender or they will suffer. Hire an assassin to poison his breakfast before you fight. Use...

After months of great gaming, my players have just polished off the last of the Cagewrights, and are rapidly approaching the finale of this excellent AP. My gaming group is fairly unique, as I have 13-16 players, more than half of which are utter novices. This game has been as much about...