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DVD compatibility is most definately new when you start renting movies three weeks ago that just don't work in your machine. Thanks for your answer though - I'm not enough of a tech person to know what a firmware update implies - I had assumed that it simply brought it up to date with changing...

Yeah, Quentin is weird. I think there's a movie of the week story there. From what I know he got his start working in a video rental store. Somehow he made it from there to being a big time director. He does seem strange to talk to and lets face it - he looks like a geek. Not to offend...

Just to throw in my two cents: I have a combination projection LCD TV that is 50". Because it is a combo it removes the 42" limit on LCD TVs. The combo unit is far thinner than a regular projection TV but still thicker than a real LCD or Plasma. Advantage: Very low in price and with a great...

Interestingly, when I first went to Toshiba's web site and looked under Support, there was no mention of any firmware upgrade for my model (SD3800). I should ask the support person why that is. Rodrigo and RangerREG: your both right - I wish I could return everything Sony but their televisions...

Thanks Thornir, You may be right. I wrote to Toshiba customer support and they replied on the same day. They said that I needed a firmware upgrade but that they would be able to mail it to me on a disk. All for free. They mentioned nothing about a lawsuit of course. So I would expect to be...

Thanks for the answers. I have no hard proof that there is a Sony conspiracy but I have a lot of circumstantial evidence. Interesting point to note: While online looking for the source of the problem I also found many links showing exactly how to illegally copy commercial movies. The jury is...

I'm wondering if anyone else out there has had this experience. Over the last month I've noticed that when I rent some movies they simply will not play in my DVD player. Now I've cleaned the player and the disks with no effect. And other DVDs play just fine. (I have a Toshiba SD3800 made in...

I'll add that D&D helps with math comprehension (especially in statistics and algebra). Spatial relationships - due to distance and speed calculations. Not to mention table-top minis and their rules. Creativity and imagination - enhanced of course because of the adventure and perhaps story...

I find as we get older it is more difficult to pick and choose players. In other words, spouses and even children are too much integrated into each player's life such that you cannot separate them. My gaming group used to meet weekly Friday evenings to play. As people became involved in...

For anyone concerned about price, don't forget that non random ebay minis are not only expensive for so called rares but you also have to pay for shipping and wait a week or more. I use the term "so called rares" because WOTC chooses which minis to make rare - not because they should be rare...

I'm one of those ones who hates the random packaging marketing thing so I've never bought and don't intend to. I'd rather spend that money on books and beer rather than on tons of extra minis I don't want. I do find it interesting that you used the word "old" in your list to describe metal...

I think that the most common thing is for each person to create their own characters. They do this to get conflict as well as mystery (theres always one person who wants to hide his goals and such as well as to be aloof). As a player and DM I do prefer team building. I've only seen it done...

While most campaigns have the PCs be "special" (because they have levels) but not "chosen" I do also like to set up PCs as the centre of the campaign. Most professionally designed adventures require the PCs to play the role of "the ones who help out the chosen one". In other words they help a...

Worst: A guy from back in university who would ONLY play chaotic neutral characters - mostly rogues. He was also very argumentative - just couldn't leave things alone. One night we wasted over a half hour arguing where his centre of balance is while wearing boots of levitation. Best: I'm...

You should also check out Malhavoc's (Monte Cooke's) Book of Hallowed Might. Its a couple of years old but had good ideas. I seem to remember one feat being "See no evil" that allowed the cleric bonuses if he didn't see evil. He took the feat and then blinded himself. He played it as an...

This argument over whether or not something is inherently evil or just learns to be evil could go on forever. To be honest, I don't play D&D to decide whether or not to kill babies. As DMs, can't we think of better ways to create drama and moral dilemma than to have a paladin encounter baby...

According to that Buggs Bunny cartoon they have giant crops. Buggs was in heaven when he discovered the giant carrots.

Do you like ghosts? Try anything from 12 to midnight. They use d20 modern rules for anything from horror-related ghost hunts to horror-military. For one-shots I liked Last Rights.

Good post Delericho, I think you covered everything. One question though: is that $30 per player or per group?

What killed our campaign? Lets see, we have three couples - six players. Two couples had babies and the third couple separated. Talk about a doomed game. All within a year.