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Sorry if I missed it, but did this ad really offend someone, or cause a stir, or something? I think it's hysterical. Wasn't this one of a whole series of ads designed to compare D&D to computer gaming? I seem to remember seeing others in Computer Games magazine that made similar boasts and...

Great! See you guys next week! I'm kidding, but I am actually going to be working a boat show in Annapolis next week. Worcester, MA gameday in two weeks! You guys should come!

Close.... Rowlf the Dog.

It's always the quiet ones you need to worry about the most.... :uhoh:

Hold on, everybody. That Muppet Show clip was not the first time Muppets did that song. This song was a skit on Sesame Street of a little muppet kid named Roosevelt Franklin who was running from his mother. I think she was trying to put him in the bath or something. He was singing the...

Boy, do my market predicting skills suck.... I think I'm going to just start buying EVERYTHING I ever see in the bargain bin. The stuff I've missed out that's later turned to collectible gold would easily make up for the money spent on stuff that ends up remaining worthless. :p Carl

I've been thinking along these lines, too, with the caveat being that the two characters are more evenly complementary, as opposed to one taking a side-kick role to the other one. Brains-and-brawn partnerships, or just different skill sets, can go a long way. With the option to add some...

Hey, wait a second! As one of Glassjaw's remaining three, I protest. You're a shameless player thief, QD! Carl

Great article, Merric! I don't play Magic, but the guy is absolutely correct about how people view things, whether it's the state of their hobby, music, cars, or pop culture in general. As for the artwork, today's art is technically refined, but also highly stylized. I think it's the latter...

Heh. Yeah, that does actually sum it up pretty well. I agree; wait til it's all out in the open that the other guy's game is being yanked. Carl

I don't have the patience for it. c

I've been listening to several of 'em. There are bunches of the "listen to us playing" shows that I find pretty useless. As for real shows, I think Dragon's Landing is leading the pack by a LONG stretch. Other, generally geeky, genre-related podcasts that I like: www.rpgshowcase.com -- News...

I think that's the key criteria. It only becomes an issue when the constant rules reference slows the game down to an unreasonable degree -- though I suppose everbody has a different definition of unreasonable. The higher level the characters the more arduous it becomes to remember the myriad...

Another option for acquiring a ship is plain old hard work, saving your pennies to reach your dream. Or perhaps a military pension as a result of mustering out. Salvage is legit, but should reflect the costs of fixing it up. Carl

QUARK! For you young 'uns, I'm not talking about the character from Star Trek... I'm talking about Richard Benjamin's ill-fated, but hysterical TV show from the late 1970s. Carl

I'm geeky enough to remember that there was already a long thread on this very topic. But I'm apparently not geeky enough to be able to find it..... :\ Edit: Pure Nerd 56 % Nerd, 47% Geek, 30% Dork

Living Imagination's Pirates! book is good if you're looking for NPCs and villains. There are a number of good archetypes, some historical, as well as a variety of fantastical characters. There are also good rules on the business of acquiring, maintaining, and running a pirate ship. I'll also...

I have been wanting to run a Modern pirates game.....

Talk like a pirate....Modern Style From the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre in Kuala Lumpor, Malaysia: Pirates preying on shipping were more violent than ever in 2004 and murdered a total of 30 crew members, compared with 21 in 2003, the ICC International Maritime...