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    Let Me Tell You About My Character...

    Errr... But was there really ever a point in time when this wasn’t the case? Even back in the Red Box era I remember the majority of gamers would give character descriptions such as “I have a 6th level fighter with an STR of 17, a +1 longsword, and a ring of feather fall.” And yeah, it was...
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    How many core classes can we expected in 4th ed?

    None. You will have to buy each class separately, along with the corresponding mini.
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    Did You Marry a Gamer?

    You have no idea how funny that is, since I happen to be writing my English Master’s thesis on Lovecraft (or rather, on “From Arkham to Yoknapatawpha: The Mythic City Approach in Early 20th Century American Lit” with Faulkner & Lovecraft as two of my primary subjects.) And man, does my wife...
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    Did You Marry a Gamer?

    My wife knew I was into D&D long before we were married but didn’t really know what it was, nor did she seem to have any interest in knowing. I tried to explain it to her once on a long car trip, and I thought I had done a good job. However, I knew something had gotten lost in translation the...
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    What is a GOOD rules light system?

    Hey, that's a neat little game there! :D
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    What are the gamer stereotypes?

    My younger brother went through that phase back in the early 90's, though you would never know it looking at him now. (Yes. He even owned a katana.) Don’t worry. I still relentlessly make fun of him for it, and I’m sure to show the pictures to any girl he happens to bring home to meet the...
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    Is it time to put the "A" back before D&D?

    I would argue that this has already happened. Those that still have the time, patience, and money to mess with 3.X are still doing so. Those that need “more for less” have already moved on to C&C, True20, and other lite systems. So I guess what I’m saying is that it’s too late for WoTC to...
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    What are the gamer stereotypes?

    D&D stereotypes by decade: 80's: The long-haired heavy metal drug addict trying to sell his soul to Satan. Who never bathes. 90's: The terminally geeky virgin-for-life book nerd. Who never bathes. 2000: The fat, bearded wargamer junky with a painfully unnecessary and socially awkward...
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    THe RPG book you've waited for is going to be a PDF only release, do you buy?

    I voted “yes” but that’s a pretty misleading vote. I would do it. But would NOT be happy about it.
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    What Alignment is V?

    TN. But only because everyone is actually TN.
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    A Lecture on the Birth of Universes

    This gives me a great idea for a really bad adventure...
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    DM Schticks That Grind Your Gears

    Man, I ‘m totally with you there. People gripe a lot about railroading (and I do too) but the second worst adventure I ever went on was one of those never-ending “what do you do?” simulation horrors. GRRRRR!!! I’ve only got so much time to play... Have a mofriggin gosh-dern story ready!!!
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    What is a GOOD rules light system?

    Well, I would certainly agree with that, except that I can’t imagine there would ever have been a True20 had it not been for 3.X. I mean, you can’t trim the fat if you don’t have the full cow to start with, right?
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    What is a GOOD rules light system?

    Well, I’m not sure what all you have heard, but I’ll tell you what really blew my socks off and back on again about GR: I was an early adopter of True20. Back then, the core PDF was less than 100 pages or so. Since then, with every new update made to the system, GR sent me a FREE upgrade, up...
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    What is a GOOD rules light system?

    True20 is a good rules-lite system, and it has become my default system of choice these days. It fixes 99% of everything I thought could have been improved in 3.5. I know there is some debate as to whether or not True20 is technically a "rules-lite" system. All I can say it that it sure feels...
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    How would you stat Primus (Cybertron)?

    I would stat him in another system, such as BESM. That's the only way it could be done right, I think.
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    I don't know how I ever managed to game as a kid

    What are you, the collective unconscious of D&D? I swear, reading this brought tears of nostalgia to my eyes... Thank you for posting it.
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    Ever been kicked out of a gaming group? Admit it!

    I’ve never been kicked out, but I’ve bailed on at least three groups that would probably have found me uncomfortable to be around after a short while: 1. An AD&D group that did far too much sitting around doing things other than playing the game; socializing, messing with computer games...
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    Mounted combat: Do you bother?

    Somehow, M.C. hasn’t really played much of a part in any of my roleplaying experiences over the years- D&D or otherwise. Of course, my players spend a lot of time in cities, ruins, dungeons, and other mount-unfriendly locations, so that might have something to do with it. I would probably be...
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    Role Playing products that failed

    You mean this?: http://www.umop.com/rps25.htm
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