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I guess I'm in the minority, because I prefer Civ3(if you count ALL of the expansions). I thought it was more challenging, than Civ2. I liked the new units and new civs. I liked the way each civ had their special units. Anyway I am looking forward to Civ4.

I usually start with an interesting idea, but sometimes that idea will be based on a personality out of history. I will definitely refine the character by what statistics I've rolled. When I play fighters I usually place the lowest stat on wisdeom, and that will affect their personality...

I am a player on it. I have the lite version. It has been extremely fun, for our group. While there may not be zoom features with the maps it seems that there are various sizes of mapping paper that can be used. But I think the idea is to re-create face to face table gaming as closely as...

Thanks for all the info. I was heavily involved in both Gangbusters and Boothill campaigns back in the day. They were both a blast. And Teflon Billy was right about keeping specific knowledge ooc. It was kind of cool. The one drawback with the game was if you were a cop you might be...

I used to play the original Gangbusters and after I stopped playing it, I didn't pay any attention anymore. Recently I was looking through some websites and saw there was a third edition that came out in 1990. Does anyone know what the difference between the first edition and the third edition...

I may be biased because in general I am not a fan of Anime except for Speed Racer. I did love the only other movie I saw by him, Princess Mononoke(sp?). So I went to see this one. I enjoyed aspects of it, but didn't enjoy the movie as a whole. I'm not saying it wasn't well made, because it...

My favorite character was a fighter. He started out very poor, with a goat that he had on a rope and carried behind him early on. He was a dirty farmer, but told everyone that he was a Baron. His name was originally Baron Dorsot. He became slightly obsessed with personal glory and began...

This sums up my feelings exactly. I voted other on the poll, and this explanation is worded far better than I could ever do myself.

If you want something light, read Black Company. It is gritty, but goes into very little depth and details. Magic is VERY free flowing in Black Company. The idea of it being about a group involved in a war is cool. It is like an old WW2 film from the 40's turned into a fantasy series. If...

I think SoIaF are one of a kind. But I haven't known anyone who loved those books, and didn't also enjoy Robin Hobb's Assassin's apprentice series. I am sure there are plenty out there, but in my very limited experience that is what I have found. I didn't enjoy Robin Hobb's ship series so...

I will be starting a single player game soon. I am fairly new to DMing and bran spankin new to single player game. My original idea was to simply involve the PC meeting some NPC's which would fill out the party in way that the number of characters and levels would make it seem like a regular...

A lot of the ones I would mention have been mentioned already. But I will add a few that I didn't see listed. All the books in the Musketeer series - A great series. If you are only going to read one, then 3 Musketeers is the best, if you read all of them, then I think The Man in the Iron...

I think those qualities are one way to play a hero. Those qualities aren't the only way. I can point to historical figures that have the qualities listed above. Obviously everyone has flaws and faults, but when bent on a mission of utmost import, or when confronted with danger it could...

I am as excited as can be. I have a question about the next book. Obviously it will focus on the story lines not included in this one, but will that be all it will focus on? Will it have some focus on the Westeros characters stories as well?

I would love to play in a long term Flashing Blades campaign set in the early 1600's. I have blade in one, but it broke up after a few sessions when everyone but one person moved away, including myself. It was a blast. I've got the book and all the expansions on pdf, now. Of course a great...

Yes we used them. I remember being a little concerned with the money, but more concerned with the time it took, and finding a city large enough to have all the trainers our adventuring party needed. I say that because we even role played it to where we had to travel to whatever the nearest...

One that might work and falls into the wedding category would be based on the St. Bartholemew's day massacre. Two rival noble families are having a marriage of alliance. The wedding is huge. Every ally of both noble families is in the city for the ceremony. The PC's can come from either...

That is an interesting question. I'm not sure how alignment would play out in this world. I understand the sentiment about the books too, but the complexity of the characters, which only adds to the complexity of the various factions involved is one reason why I like the books. At the same...

I was at first, and I really enjoyed it, but real life stuff took me away, and then I got involved in a good D&D campaign, and nothing is as good as that. Since I have limited time to spend I cancelled my subscription. I do kind of miss it some, and will eventually get back into it. It can...

I'm guessing this setting wouldn't be for you. Some folks love to role play political intrigue, and do the dirty work that helps those plans come to fruition or thwart other's plans from coming to fruition. Other people want physical action constantly with political intrigue and mental...