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We only meet once a month, so it's 12 hours (including a dinner break for about an hour). The time flies. We don't start feeling crispy until the last two hours or so. Lots of bottled water and snacks to keep us going. If we cut out the kibitzing, we could do it in 10, and I think the group...

While Mr. Hickman was a bit over the top, I echo some of his thoughts. Products that promote/exhibit mature themes just debase the hobby. It was hard enought for some of us growing up with parents that flipped through the old 1st ed. books pointing at each exposed nip and demonic maw. I...

I think the official stance is that the party should advance a level for every 13 encounters. I've noticed it's around 9-10. Everything hangs on the CR/EL system. A 25% resource expenditure is considered a normal challenge. The party, therefore, should have to rest after 4 of these...

I also want to add that this is probably the most complicated of all d20 character sheets to design, nice first attempt. If you put in lines and boxes you'll be almost there.

It needs lines, boxes or something. That was my main issue. The font, while evocative of the feeling of the game, was a little hard to read. Perhaps try a retro-tech font like they used for the paragraph heads in the OW rules? Maybe a border/frame around the edge similar to the pages in the...

One of the big underriding factors in the ability of a human in the matrix was belief. Belief in their abilities within the matrix. Not to get too drawn in to the make believe world around them. It they kept that in mind and were cognizant of their abilities, they could do superhuman things...

Any plans to release an 'official' OW character sheet pdf in the near future? I found a homebrew one on RPGsheets.com but didn't like the layout.

The DM Screen ain't just there to hide the maps! :D

It's a bummer, I was running a lunch break campaign at work. We played for 30-45 minutes 3 days a week. Those cliffhangers were perfect for our games. :(

I haven't bought much third party stuff mainly because, so far, I'm getting everything I need from the WOTC. I trust WOTC stuff (at least pre-layoffs stuff) to be highly playtested, I think some of the third party stuff is not playtested very much. WOTC also is pretty quick to post official...

Best cover of them all, IMO. http://www.rpgunited.com/mag/dm092.html

I am the DM and host of my monthly gaming session. I provide a couple of 2 liters, a bag of chips/dip and usually something healthy like carrot sticks/dip. Whatever's on sale. To top it off my daughter (3) likes to help mom bake a batch of those chocolate chip cookies that come in the tube...

Just curious to see if we participated in any of the same events... I was involved in three D&D/d20 events: 1. The Sorceror's Citadel - Thursday night. This was the best D&D session all weekend. The group was great, the DM knew d20 and kept it moving. He also knew the adventure and the NPCs...

It's a tough situation to deal with. A player working 'against the DM' can really slow the game down. Subtly guiding them through the grand story you have in your head can be even harder. If they detect any sort of forced situation you may have a revolt or lose face. A carrot for the donkey...

It's pretty well understood that the EL system is based upon parties of 4 adventurers. My gaming group is swelling to 7-8 players very soon. How do I keep it challenging? Increase the number of opponents in each encounter? Advance the opponents HD/CR? I'd really like to know about any...