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Two-thirds of the way through The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. Really enjoying it, although I really didn't get a feel for the book for the first few chapters.

I love how the skills in Call of Cthulhu manage to do a really good job of explaining that the skills exist to let you have a way to figure out if the character can do something or not, and doesn't get too bogged down with how long it takes to do X or Y or introduce too much extraneous...

I'll preface this by saying if this does happen, its months in the future, barring something else going wrong. I'm committed to finishing up my current campaign before I move on from the rules system I'm using, because it just wouldn't be fair otherwise to my players. So, here's the quick...

Its not always easy to manage players. I don't really feel that I can turn anyone away when I'm running in a public venue, if I have a spot open in my game. On the other hand, there is nothing wrong with having clearly defined standards and upholding them, and attendance is a fairly basic...

Heh, I was just reading an old comment about how the "entire seven book cycle won't be complete until 2011." :lol:

I've been running my games at the FLGS for the last few years, since 2008 at least, and I've had a great time of it. My groups tend to be six people, and I have had people swap in and out of the game, but several of the new people that have signed up for the game have be "regulars" that often...

I understand what you are saying, and I even mention in the blog that some people that "jump the gun" probably do so because they are burned out by people that really do go too far. On the other hand, I still think that it is probably a good idea to afford another human being the courtesy of...

I'm waiting to see a house filled with gaming supplies sometime, but usually I turn the channel in the first five minutes when I wonder why no one else in the family threw anything out while the primary hoarder was sleeping . . . ;)

I sent this idea to several current and former players of mine to see what they thought of the idea. I've actually been a little bit surprised that there hasn't been much hesitation at all. Still, its only been about three responses compared to 8 or so people whose opinions I solicited.

I posted about Nerdrage and elitism on my blog, because I'm getting a bit tired of people using single words to shut down discussion and questions. Feel free to comment here or there, if you feel so inclined. What Do I Know? KnightErrantJR&#39s Games and Geekdom Blog - Fanboy Nerdraging Rant...

I see your point, and I know as a player, I have made characters that I really want to hold certain views, and will push in that direction and make sure they are "active" with their alignment. I do think that paladins, but virtue of having a code that is actually stricter than just being lawful...

I had kind of a theoretical thought about starting alignment recently, and I wanted to see what others thought of the idea. And as a preface, I'm kind of going with the idea the baseline is that, yes, alignment is being used in the campaign, so I'm kind of hoping to skip the "alignments are...

Cross posted from Paizo's boards because there isn't much of a point in rephrasing this whole she-bang: I'm really torn on this one. I will give them credit, I'm not torn because they completely changed things left and right, is more a matter of subtle changes that I think do shift the tone...

I'm not thrilled with the site in question, and I have a hard time saying its "good enough" for volunteers to do something on another site when the company promises to update their own site. I'm actually really impressed the Paizo does have the PRD, and I really like their official site. But...

Products like Ultimate Magic and Ultimate Combat, because not only are they time intensive and take away from some of the other goals, they also compound the problem. They create more to add to the PRD, and potentially add more to what needs to be added to the FAQ. I wouldn't be as concerned...

I don't even know where to begin, but there were several comments about the APG taking care of all of the "Complete" style books in one shot, so they didn't keep publishing similar player option books. Again, I understand that plans change, and no one said, definitively, that they would never...

Except for the objectives of putting everything in the PRD, or getting their FAQ system running smoothly, or, until today, updating the PFS guide. There are things falling through the cracks, but its not new rules releases.

Okay, I feel better. I thought I was somehow saying things I didn't think I was saying . . . ;) I'm still a fan of a lot of material that Paizo puts out. I'm not saying that I don't want to buy from them. I'm saying that I'm much more a fan of their adventures and setting information, and...

The rules bloat is certainly a concern. As far as PDFs go, those cost me extra, because I buy my books at the FLGS to support it. Which brings me back around to another point you touched on. I've noticed on message boards people are quick to assume that gamers have access to computers, but I...

The playtests were indeed hot on the heels of the APG, but there is a little more to my trepidation than that. First, the question was asked, "how much time would you have between books?" Well, that depends on the type of book. The APG was largely a "player's option" book, along the line of...