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I do understand what you mean, but deception and intrigue are a central element of many games. Certainly, you've played in tabletop RPGs in which you and your party were in disguise or undercover or attempting to deceive somebody for your own gain. This is no different only the stakes are higher...

Zappo, how much time do you average per month? Carl

That's astounding! While reading that piece makes this game sound incredibly enticing, it also makes it crystal clear to me that I do not have the time to get involved in this. I wish I did though; my heart's pumping faster just contemplating that type and level of action in a game. I'd...

Tell me what you like about Analog compared to Asimov's. I can't get it on the newsstand around here, but I was thinking about subscribing. No, OMNI is long gone. It was a great magazine though.... Carl

Just saw an ad for this MMORPG. I'd heard the name before, but that was it. I love the look of it. Has anybody here played in this? Carl

Does anybody here still read any of the short fiction magazines? Carl

Bunnies and Burrows. I have actually from heard from people who took this game seriously and enjoyed it. I pray for their souls. Top Secret S/I At the time it came out I was furious at what they'd done to Top Secret. I've forgotten most of the details about it, but I'd be curious to see it...

Planescape: Torment Deus Ex Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising Carl

The Nautical Chart by Arturo Perez-Reverte. A gift from a friend who was wowed by it. So far, I am too, but I just started it. Really well written. Here's the amazon summary: A treasure hunt for a Jesuit ship sunk by pirates off the coast of Spain is the plot on which Perez-Reverte's new novel...

Very true, but I suspect D&D and some of TSR's other properties may have still interested Hasbro for the same reasons it snapped up Avalon Hill. Carl

I'll chime on the sentiments that one of the other RPG companies like Steve Jackson would probably have picked it up and continued to produce material on a comparatively small scale. However, it's also quite likely that Hasbro might have just grabbed it then instead of later. What they would...

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Similarly, I understand -- from talking to a couple parenting-type folks about this yesterday -- that there's a growing fear that overly extensive and excessive vaccinations may be a contributing factor. Carl P.S. I like Anna. .

:lol: :lol: Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against any activity that gets people outside, exploring natural settings, getting a better sense of the world around them, and getting some exercise to boot! When I was a kid in the Scouts, we did very similar orienteering competitions. I just...

What's the nature of the Universe? I don't think it's that a big mystery to most people. I mean I've only met him in person once, at GenCon, but based on that and on the nature of most of his posts, it seems obvious he's a pretty good guy. Outgoing, creative, friendly, pretty funny. I'm sure...

Are you making that up? I mean booze, sure. But GASOLINE?!? On the pillow?!? Carl

Dear Santa: I've been pretty good this year, so I was wondering if you could add about two more days to each week for me. Don't tell anyone else, though. I need these days just to myself to work on all the campaign and adventure ideas in my head, and to read all the cool game stuff piled up on...

...which means you're probably only 9 1/2 hours from Rhode Island! So we'll see you on Tuesday night? Carl

Garmin etrex. Retail for $100. You can pick it up cheaper online. For lots more info and good reviews of GPS units, check out http://gpsinformation.net/ The whole geocaching thing is kind of funny to me. Handheld GPS is something most people don't need, but they think it's cool and they want...

I'm far less freaked out by Rogue (Anna or not), than I am about this whole allergy scene. When I was a kid, EVERYBODY lived on peanut butter. That's just what kids did. But in the last 10-15 years there seems to be this dramatically growing issue of child allergies to peanuts. For a while, I...