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I learn best hearing and discussing. For classes or game systems discussions really help me. Learning a game system, I can make comparisons to help me get a frame of reference- for example, I was not getting how to use Aspects in Dresden Files properly until I was explaining BITs from Burning...

My favorite characters are : Zo-Zu a Goblin "Masher", V.S. Ramachandran*, and Nicholas. Zo-Zu was named after the magic card, he was a goblin barbarian in a war campaign. He carried a wooden spork around and made sure people knew he used it (he thought it made him civilized). He had a dim...

Your point is correct, but I didn't think I generalized. I said this was only from my experiences and the women I have gamed with. I didn't suggest that all women game this way, I know better and have met female gamers who want different style games. But I have not had a chance to play with...

Burning Wheel can work very well for 1 on 1 games. There are even example actual play stories from Luke Crane (the author). Feng Shui could do a 1 on 1 game pretty well.

I have seen similar situations. The women I have gamed with tend to prefer games with less crunch and more character interaction. Games like Burning Wheel, World of Darkness, or the Supernatural game using the cortex system. I think many games like D&D make combat the central experience, which...

I have gamed with many women, but I have only had two women GM. One ran a 4e dungeon crawl that was a mini-campaign. The other ran an awesome Feng Shui campaign. I have no preference for the gender of my GM, as long as the game is fun. I have seen some women like different aspects of the game...

Burning Wheel has a Resources stat. It advances like a skill, but if you fail a resources test (buying something or maintaining lifestyle) you get taxed which lowers your dice until you can recover it. You can be taxed to poverty. The game actually make it pretty easy to stay in a loop of being...

I wasn't trying to force you into 3.x games, I just wanted to better understand why you didn't like 3.5 style games when you said you liked E6. I was just confused. As for other games to look into, while not being D&D, Burning Wheel is a pretty good system. But when you start using all of the...

Hang on, I'm confused. Are you struggling with encounter building at any level in the 3.x games or just high levels? Can you clarify what you mean about the skills, they really don't get too high with a 6th level cap?

You said that you like E6 in your first post, right? Is there a reason that E6 isn't working for your D&D of choice? It keeps the game streamlined, while still allowing all of the stuff that most people think of when they think "Dungeons and Dragons". I'm just wondering why you can't tweak E6 to...

14) A plane where the world is hollow, filled with a great sea. Travel across the world is most often done with magical submersible ships. There are strong currents that can catch the wearing unaware and drag them to an unknown location. These currents are generally visible, but in the deepest...

Savage Worlds (linked to the test drive rules) is a good system. While it is classless, you can easily design a few professional edges (feats) to give certain abilities to a class in the game. The system is really easy to grasp, and the combat system has enough tactical stuff for people who...

I always liked the exploding dice mechanic in Savage Worlds. They let characters be awesome, and even mooks can get in a good shot and mess up your day. Burning Wheel's uses for Fate, Persona, and Deeds points are also great. If you play your character towards the beliefs, instincts, and traits...

Burning Wheel. I absolutely love the game. Character driven by the players, simple base rule with expanded sections to make fights, social conflict, and even stuff like resources important and tense moments for the group. Mouse Guard too because it is basically Burning Wheel lite.

Here is a walkthrough of the worm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zyF3mr8pAU The worm has a bunch of obstacles to get through like giant digestive teeth, a huge rolling ball of earth and cities as it swallows, an area with toxic gases, and lots of places with some kind of crawling parasite...

Have you played Gears of War 2? The giant worm that swallows cities has, well, cities inside it. Partially digested sections of the cities. Along with giant digestive teeth and other hazards for the gears to avoid. Something you could do it add some kind of culture that manages to thrive in...

For the past 5 years I have been almost exclusively a GM. But I joined a gaming group back around late October-November and I have been a player since. I'll probably stay a player until I'm done with grad school. From there I have no idea, probably back to being a GM (I like GMing more than...

This is why I love E6 games. The games get to do this all the time.

I GM for a few reasons: 1) I enjoy running a game that my players talk about, I strive to make the game one that we talk about later "remember when X happened?" 2) I want to keep improving my GMing skills. 3) I want to create situations that challenge the PCs and the players so that their...

Money changing. Taxes (unless they are "invisible" where the players won't even notice their existence). Every kingdom speaking its own language (is fine if they can also speak it, but having 1 designated translator, or having the PCs "waste" points on languages are found annoying), sanitation...