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This is the opposite of the problem we run into in rules-heavy games. I find that even my very best role-players (and I've got some damn good ones) turn into idiots in games like 3.5 - "I don't have that skill" syndrome strikes, and the player that will attempt to vault over the wall, land on...

Why funny? There is no shortage of old-school gamers who dislike D20. Why would this make a difference?

NPCs can drive this if you play them right. The reference to the NPC wife's death scene above reminds me of the PC (many years ago) that fell for an NPC that was hostile to him. The night she finally diegned to allow him a chaste kiss this group of twenty something bad-boys was near tears...

Others are right, break them into two groups, run two different games. I run five, the largest with eight players (too many), the smallest with three (too few). Honestly, you'll be less stressed keeping materials ready for two different groups than you will be trying to corral ten people at...

It is very sad, but looking around, it is not really a surprise. The entire paper publishing industry is in a state of change, becoming a niche market. Slowly but surely, you can see it happening. Electronic media of all forms is changing publishing, radio, music, and eventually video. D20...

ROTFL. Thank you, I needed a laugh today.

I just saw the Blue Rose book in my FLGS for the first time today, and didn't pick it up. Honestly, I like C&C for rules light so much that I'm not shopping at this point, and with four HackMaster games, one C&C game, and pickup games of C&C, 3.5, and 1E, I really don't have time for a new...

If you have a serious problem with the path the game is taking, talk to the GM, not every other player in the game. If that doesn't work, go find another game, don't disrupt the one you're in. If you're the only disgruntled player, then likely you don't fit. Not fitting into a given group...

I have a "you can own any book you want, it's your money and your time, but only player materials are allowed at my table" rule that my players generally honor... I couldn't imagine playing with a group that would flip through the MM at the table. That's about as far out on the Metagaming line...

How much money do you have? That's what it boils down to. I really really really like the core classes in the complete books (with one or two exceptions, as one would expect, not all classes fit all campaigns), but if you don't have the money to spend, don't kill yourself. My players have used...

In twenty seven years I've thrown out exactly three players. One came back after he had spent some time GMing elsewhere and is a pretty good player, though infrequent. The other two can stay gone. One - Looks at me and says "If my character dies here I'm going to kick your @%%." Me "The spider...

There is also a thread discussing it floating around here somewhere...

My kids are all adopted, and my son was my wife's naturally, so I didn't name him. My daughters we adopted from Russia, and wanting to keep their first names, we changed their middle names. We used the names of our grandmothers - Nicole and Elisabeth for their middle names. Better than...

Meh. Part of it is the way reporting is set up. If a person has reported positive then the County is marked "active", even if they came from elsewhere and were quarantined immediately. The mainstream media reports what sells, unfortunately. Ever see the site that describes the lies told on...

I like it over all. Like others have said, that intro is a little off-putting. Get past it though, and you'll be very very happy. :D

Heheh. Works for me. That's my age too, and that's kind of how I think of it. Old enough to have money, young enough to still want to have fun. :D

What he said. Th eopportunities started piling in, and my wife and all three children play, and it is a major part of my life at this point. Not a day goes by that I'm not working on a game, a supplement, playing a game, or talking about it with my family. Probably won't last forever, but it's...

And when you're a successful business trying to sell something this is exactly what you do. Inflate the numbers, make the line look vibrant, etc etc. You're comparing a technical bankruptcy to a healthy company. No comparison.

I deeply apologize. Something came up and I haven't even been out here in about a week. I will have to withdraw. I'm sorry for not notifying anyone. Don.

Gorilla, welcome back! I am not certain that at this stage in my life I'd want to go a year. Though I have in the past at different times.