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    Has This Ever Happened to You?

    Yeah, that can be a shock. :)
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    An obligatory (?) 'Why no Narnia RPG?" thread

    Exactly! What I wouldn't have given to just be listening in on those chats! :)
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    Has This Ever Happened to You?

    The other thing to remember is, a dance and a chat at the bar is scarcely any indication that someone wants to do anything more than exactly that, so orientation isn't necessarily a factor here. Heck, sometimes you see straight girls dancing with other straight girls just for the heck of it. And...
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    Once more unto the breach...We few, we happy few, we band of brothers!

    I'm a World War II buff. It was General Anthony MacAuliffe. The following is the German dispatch sent to the surrounded US Army in Bastogne. "The fortune of war is changing. This time the U.S.A. forces in and near Bastogne have been encircled by strong German armored units. More German armored...
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    Wizard Names

    Called "Mel" for short? :) I reserve silly names for my gnome NPCs. My favorite is: Chuckoblottotarquinwimbimtimlimberstopftangftangolebiscuitbarrelassclown...the Fourth.
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    Wizard Names

    El Finster- 2nd best wizard in the Realms Lady Alustygal- Very randy wizardess who's second in command in Silverymoon Morty Kainen- his magnificent mansions always end up having leaky roofs Bigbeef- uses his Clenched fist spells to grab hamburgers Nostrul- His magical auras light up your...
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    What game mechanics etc. do you, the DM, forbid?

    No psionics. None of the new races from the "Races Of..." are allowed Weapons aren't sized. They're just...weapons. Magic armor DOES shrink or expand to fit.
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    where would you go?

    221B Baker Street! Narnia, around the area of the Stone Table, to see its shattered remains The Shire, for the ale and pipeweed Everlund, a Silver Marches city in the Forgotten Realms Camelot as seen in Monty Python, for the chorus scenes and footwork impeccable and last but not least...
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    Charles Ryan (and others) out at WotC?

    The solution is to write a series of best-sellling novels. That's what I'm doing. I have this elaborate seven-book series about this kid who discovers he's actually a wizard! Can you believe it? He goes to a school where...check this out...EVERYONE's studying to be a wizard! Isn't that...
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    Charles Ryan (and others) out at WotC?

    Nothing illustrates the point of just how low-end the gaming industry is in terms of payment, than this: Dragon Magazine pay rate: .04 a word (that is, if I recall correctly...at least it was that a about ten years back) Inc. Magazine pay rate: $1.00 a word. (ten years back) When the editor...
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    How do you recruit new players?

    Oh yeah, I've had some good experiences as well. Just seems that the last few times have not only been bad, they've been SPECTACULARLY bad! Currently, our campaign is clogged full. I have a backlog of people who have dropped heavy heavy hints that they want to be part of it. But that won't be...
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    Charles Ryan (and others) out at WotC?

    Sadly, that seems to be one the most irritating (and common) flaws in American business. The knee-jerk reaction layoff. Second on that list is the causes-of-the-day that management pursues, believing that if they only solve that one thing, everything else will fall into place (e.g. "No wearing...
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    Cake: What kind do you like?

    Chocolate cheesecake Strawberrry cheesecake Carrot cake Triple-chocolate cake And sometimes, yes, your basic birthday-cake type gold cake with excessively sweet frosting yum
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    How do you recruit new players?

    How do I recruit new players? Good question! Wiseguy Answer #1: VERY carefully Wiseguy Answer #2: I seek out the wide-eyed lost innocent souls that are hungry for acceptance; these are the types who are most suspectible to Satan's power. Real Answer: Usually by just meeting people, talking to...
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    Charles Ryan (and others) out at WotC?

    I am relieved to say that StupidSmurf is not my real name! Ok, you got a deal. I'll form my own d20 gaming company called "What the...? Games", and its two flagship products will be the abovementioned pony adventure, and Bo-Bo-Bo BoBo BoBo: The Roleplaying Game. Naturally, I'll have my own...
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    Games you were turned off of and why

    OK...so...you know how people say "Don't put your hand on a hot stove, because you'll be burned!" and yet you do anyway, because dammit you have to find out for yourself? I checked out FATAL. Dear gawd, someone must pay. Someone MUST pay. The horror...the horror.... STAR FRONTIERS: This is...
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    Charles Ryan (and others) out at WotC?

    :::gives a nice civilized golf clap::: Oh, well played sir...VERY well played indeed!
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    Charles Ryan (and others) out at WotC?

    I never have been really good at getting my name out. I've been one of those writers that people say "OH...YOU'RE the guy who wrote this and that? Wow! Never knew who you were!" It always give me a chuckle! :D I also get a kick out of overhearing gamers at OGC con describe me as "That...
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    What *is* it about paladins that makes people nutty, anyway?

    Of course they can! Paladins cannot indulge in that sort of behavior, granted, but they can be around those who do. And Paladins CAN tolerate other religions. There's numerous examples mentioned, say, in the Forgotten Realms products, of paladins of one religion working alongside other faiths...
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