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This is my view in a nutshell. "If you guys are gonna jerk around I'm gonna jerk around more better!" Weee! :p I think I differ from most however in the fact that I would accept the unspoken challenge of the players. If they think that spending this session shopping or selling stuff would be...

While having a bit of a humbug holiday myself, I wish you all and all of yours a very Merry Season and a Joyous and Prosperous New Year! Peace on Earth and everywhere else its appropriate, Adam

And the children of farmer's lead the French Army against England, became princes, traveled to Oz and destroyed the Death Star. Heh, sorta. AD

Heh, we agree on that for sure. One of the reasons I developed my particular style of play was because I had a group of players one time that said, "Look, we're out numbered, out gunned and not gonna get paid by the Crime Lord who hired and then double-crossed us anyway. We've got a ship...

Now then... Not all my campaigns are completely Sandbox oriented. I love running Star Trek and certainly the plots and conflicts are fairly well structured - Starfleet assigned mission, PC vessel investigates, action and intrigue ensue! Even here however, I also the players a good deal of...

This must be the third or fourth post I've made where I go that response. I should be bloggin' I 'spose. :D The thing is, to respond to all those who quoted or notated me at once, I spend the same amount of time as you do probably, creating my world (or worlds since I usually play Sci-Fi...

I'm a bit confused of late...(ranty) ...by the attitude of so many "I'm gonna GM this way and you're gonna like or else!". Or else what? There's no game? Yay! You win. No game to play if we can't play your way. Happy. Having fun now? Who do you think you are gaming for? If its solely for...

I agree that it's all about the character; who are they, how do they think and why? What is their driving force or inspiration? What are their goals? 1) Diplomacy/Social Interaction. Rolling for this type of thing makes no sense to me unless there is the possibility of 'chance' thrown in...

I'm more prone to naming a superhero team, an order of knights or a gang then to arbitrarily name a group of adventurers. As has been mentioned, sometimes an action the PCs take earns them a name or they may, on occaision, name themselves after performing some grand deed ("We who have slain the...

While not my favorite genre, I had a lot of fun playing both Top Secret (the original) and James Bond. James Bond in particular is an unsung gem of a game, rarely given its due. I've found it in used game bins much more often then I would have expected and its well worth the price of admission. AD

Depends on the group and the mood they're in. When I ran for my ex-wife we would periodically (once or twice a month roughly) have sessions that involved a diplomatic meeting, a political scandal or debat, exploration of a new land or some other story that had no combat. Conflict yes, but...

Ya know...while I know that it just occured to me...I don't remember Companion one bit. I mean, I know there was a Companion but I don't think I ever read, used or even looked at it. I know I didn't own it. What was in Companion? AD

This is the best and most logical argument against armored wizards I have heard thus far. I can see it. The wizards, all drinking port and smoking pipes of various things meet in the hollowed halls of their Wizard College and scoff at the commoner and King alike for their dependancey on...

True I suppose but again, its simple, it makes sense, it lets you design and equip your character how you want to. That's why I love that game. I would have a Fae-Blooded Magi (House Merinita) be uncomfortable or even a tad ill around weapons and armor of Cold Iron make or components. I'd...

Oh why the heck not. That's it. That's pretty much my whole argument. I don't play D&D (in any form) anymore these days and I'm not regretting my decision one bit. Too many arbitrary limitions. I know Magi in Ars Magica can wear armor if they want, with limitations only for it...

Went in doubt...Anime! In my D&D games, Kobolds are tough, small-ish wolf/dog creatures. "Kobolds are to Gnolls as Goblins are to Hobgoblins" you could say. My theory is backed up by that all too awesome D&D based anime classic Record of the Lodoss War...

The Plays The Thing! Story definitely. Combat is simply one element of the story, a component to generate tension and drama or a way of resolving it. In a RPG you can have story without combat but combat without a story is a war game. AD

I love this idea! AWESOME! As a dyed in the wool SF fan I'm going to suggest their next stop (or one of them) is the transgalactic hub of Omnicron Tetrious V, the best place to buy a replacement for the trains aged Interplanar Pulse Wave PhaseField Generator. Aliens, spacecraft, laser...

I can't speak for other but I was addressing the idea of magic user/spell caster wearing armor, not really thinking game mechanics or a particular edition of a particular game. While you're probably correct, I'm imagining that for the sake of the OP's argument with his friend, a fighter with...

I just need...The BOOK For every major campaign I run (basically other then pick up games and ones shots) I have a Book. Each campaign gets its own Book. It's a 2-3" 'Make Your Own Cover' view binder with alphabetical dividers. I illustrate or collage images for the cover of The Book and add a...