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Hey Lalato If she played old-school, try Goodman Games "Lair of the Rat King". It's for low levels and there is some (admitedly minimal) adjustment information for two players. I ran it for two players with a third that occasionally popped in and out, and all went well. It was a little tough...

Probably not I don't allow massive magic item purchases in my primary game world - it's magic poor, and the only MI shop in the entire world was set up and is run by a PC (thief of course :D). I also don't dowse players in gold. The local economy won't support it, and to carry that much cash...

I'm not going this year, but I'm keeping my eyes open for a copy of the original Blackmoor pamphlet. It's the only one of the OD&D books I don't yet own. I'm not going out of my way for it - I only played OD&D to see what it was like, I started with 1E, but when I see one in decent shape, I will...

Fast and Furious I run combats fast, like them to be dangerous but not deadly, and don't use a mat except in really important fights. Our groups run for the story, so the bad guys for many fights are intelligent and have goals that may not include winning (like taking out a particular PC or...

Thanks to this thread, I wore my GenCon 2000 shirt for my installment of The News Show (www.thenewshow.tv) that ran today. :D Overall, I don't. Sometimes - business meetings and such, yeah I filter what I wear. But that applies to my concert shirts too.

It also had a lot to do with how fast they were expanding the rules, according to my trusted FLGS owner. They needed to give it a cooling off period to clean things up and make it sensible because they were losing focus and customers. I hope they get it straightened out. I'm not a fan of the...

Not really, but I run low magic worlds, so I'm very careful about what I allow in for any campaign. I once had a 2E character that was maxed out on AC, and to challenge her I had to put the party in a position where if she fell the party was in trouble. That was right before 3E came out, so I've...

DR for players was unnecessary. I'm happy with the core rules implementation except that the one suit of armor that allows DR for PCs is not available. Or nearly not available. One of the things that 3.5 did that I disagree with is introduce the silly concept that characters can have/do nearly...

I like some others here, have moved away from some of the most excellent gamers in the world. I wouldn't want them all back, and through the joy of the Internet, most of them are back for online games - though they're not the same, they are better than never playing with them. This list is those...

Yeah, I've got a player like that. I'm on the verge of quashing his character like a bug and telling him "next character, roll up someone you can roleplay that actually knows how to get along." The character is sexist. Half the party (players) are female and are not significantly impressed...

I'm a homebrewer too. I buy modules, glance at them, and toss them on the shelf. The only good campaign is one where the BBEGs are smart, focused on the party, and stick around for more than one adventure. Three homebrew worlds running, a couple in boxes in the basement. One primary one that is...

This is the utter crap spewed by Piraters. Let's see there's the "Only reviewing it" argument. There's the "I wouldn't have paid for it" argument. There's the "I didn't pirate it, I just downloaded it" argument. And all the time these lame arguments are being deployed, good people who develop...

Wow, I can't believe the number of point-buy suggestions flying here. I hate point-buy, it takes the joy out of getting a "special" character. There are servers out there that will allow players to roll and have the results emailed to you and themselves. Problem solved, no point-buy. I have...

ROTFL. I voted yes also, but like many have said, I prefer them to be thinking about the adventure, not how to next tweak their character. However, I do require them to adjust for level loss. It's an effect caused by the story line.

Like everyone else has said, it can cause continuity problems. Another issue that I have seen (this really depends upon group) is the issue of the GM from one game tiptoeing around so he doesn't get smacked when he's not GM. If your group is one of those adversarial ones, this can, and has...

All good advice. I've seen this syndrome, and I've seen it sap the life out of campaigns. I'm glad you broke out of it, you'll have more fun now, because you won't be able to go back. I've got a couple of players I'm trying to break of the habit, but sometimes they choose to follow that lead...

It's a combination of things - Timmy was a card in Unglued, and at Killer Breakfast at GenCon one year there was a guy who played "Timmy", and used some of the most outrageous things to keep his character alive:D. Depends upon the group you're with. We've had some pretty bad experiences with...

Good and evil invoke philosophical and moral issues, elves and dwarves don't. What's so hard to understand?

From other gamers? In our group it's "Timmy!" (as in Timmy the Power Gamer), closely followed by "Rules Lawyer" and "Mechanist" From outsiders? I don't think there are any painful ones left. nerd and geek have lost their harshness. And somebody said for a GM "You campaign is boring". Yeah...

The GM is responsible for letting PCs know that they're going down that path. It's great if everyone is having fun, but alignment tracking and fair warning are up to the GM. And knowing that it might cost them a player, perhaps even a little nudging to keep things from going completely dark...