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  1. robaustin

    average game session

    Keeping in mind we meet maybe twice a month - we try and do one Friday night - which is usually 9 Pm to 1AM or later if we can all stay up. That's about 5-6 hours. We try and do one saturday - which is usually 12 PM to 12 AM or later, but often gets interrupted by ordering dinner in, putting...
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    Misc Hints for DMs.

    Keep a baby name book at your side to come up with quick names for NPC's on the fly. You can usually find a used one at a used book store for very cheap. Or - use converted names from TV shows or other things. Example: a friend when DM'ing had us encounter three dwarven brothers: Petros...
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    Wizards vs. Clerics

    While Clerics have more spells, you have to remember they also usually are the primary healers in a party, hence when you play a Cleric, you have to choose your spells wisely so as not to knock all your spell slots down. You also have to play a Cleric so as ot to be the "vend-o-heal" either...
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    New PBEM Game: Darker Horizons

    Bumping up! LAST CALL - Submissions due by Saturday January 11! --*Rob
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    Ranger detailed tracking rules

    After seeing The Two Towers and seeing how Aragorn was able to find out a lot of information in his tracking skills our group got to wondering: Is there any advanced tracking rules available? Is Dragon 303 they had rules for advanced haggling...so we were wondering if there is anything similar...
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    D&D Story in Entertainment Weekly

    The article is inaccessible because of the number of times it as accessed, and hitting my Yahoo Group's limit for traffic. I had to take it down, because I need folks to be able to get to my Yahoo Group for my PBEM game! :-) Anyway - if you want a copy, email me and I'll email it back, it's...
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    D&D Story in Entertainment Weekly

    Ugh, I just read it. Horrible. <shaking head> Everyone read it here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DHGame2/files/DNDArticle.jpg Then write EW a nasty letter. I'm embarassed to say I subscribe to this magazine. --*Rob
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    D&D Story in Entertainment Weekly

    Ah ok. I used to love the back page - with its retro look back, now I hate that new column. Now I'll go back and read it! --*Rob
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    D&D Story in Entertainment Weekly

    Which issue of EW is this? I have a subscription and can't for the life of me remember seeing this..... The last two issues are the one with Jack Nicholson on the cover, and the year end issue..... --*Rob
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    [OT] What is your current desktop wallpaper?

    Home: A picture of all of my gaming group's minis, a nice close up shot of all of us attacking an evil sorceress. Work: Samurai Jack --*Rob
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    New PBEM Game: Darker Horizons

    As our story opens.....we find the people of the kingdom of T'ellemarc on the verge of economic breakdown. Their food supplies are scarce, their mines running thin of ore. It is rumored that these, and many of the other problems of the kingdom are due to their newest king - Nedal Amaso. Having...
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    My 6-year old wants to play! Help :)

    My Little Brother (I'm in the Big Brother program) has a keen interest in D&D. I've slowly been able to foster it. Got him the D&D box set and we played that which gave him the basic rules. It helped him learn the basic character sheet stuff, etc.... I also let him have the Character...
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    Help Me Convice Someone D&D Isn't Evil

    Ok - let me just point out something now Trevalon. Please examine your REASONS for challenging her. You have repeatedly pointed out her OTHER things you see as issues as well, and you now want to take her on. When asked: "How about a room at the library. I am sure you could find a place...
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    Help Me Convice Someone D&D Isn't Evil

    I think other folks have clearly given you good examples so if you're not willing to play in school due to her attitude - try playing after school at a gaming store. If there is one near you that provides tables for gaming, make use of it. Most game stores would love to have folks in their...
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    Attendence Problems.

    Our method for scheduling seems to work quite well and it helps keep absenteeism to an absolutel minimum. We play only on Friday nights or Saturdays, because we're all in our 30's, some folks have kids etc... One person is our scheduler. We all submit the Fridays and Saturdays we are free to...
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    What do you choose to play in a party that has all the basics covered?

    Hwo about a Ranger - specialize in long range bow attacks. Seems like the party probably has some rather average long range attacks. A Ranger with really good skills with abow is a real plus to a party. Plus tracking, and animal companion are great too. Our ranger has a dire wolf. Let me tell...
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    Players getting "flaky"

    I agree with the last post - don't penalize the person who did nothing and can continue to play. If others are changing their schedules of their own accord (aka want to work that night...) that's not your fault, and hence you can't do a thing. Organize a graceful exit for their characters and...
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    [OT] EnWorld - brought to you by Pepsi!

    Is it just me - or does that ENWorld logo with the red hat at top look like a Pepsi logo. I did a double take the first time I saw it! --*Rob
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    [OT]Happy Chanukah

    By the way - Dreydels are great 4 sided dice. Spinning to roll is oodles more fun then rolling :-) --*Rob
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    PbP games -- how to run them

    I think the dice rolls are important for the players to see- it's sort of that "oh sh*t" feeling when you roll low... Since we play on Yahoo Groups we don't have the luxury of multiple threads, but we use OOC as a convention in posts. Character sheets are kept in text files, as basic as they...
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