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Okay, now that I can totally support. I'm completely in favor of calmly discussing preferences, playstyles, and expectations of the game. And I also agree that these should be addressed before the gaming actually starts. If, after this discussion, the player decides to not join in I can...

I don't agree with your analogy, Umbran. There's no correlation between "the party guest will die if he eats this food" and "this player will quit the game if he doesn't get his way." The player tried to use the "play it my way or I'm taking my ball and going home" card. I'd be polite, I'd be...

When I GM, there's a long-running joke that players who can't put away their phones will receive a message from me: "You take 4d6 texting damage..."

Durka durka durka durka... durka durka jihad.

If a player tried to pull that on me, I'd shut him down with no uncertain terms. I'd be patient and sympathetic while I explained that there's simply no way I would ever allow an ultimatum like that at my gaming table. Removing the players' fear of dying will hamstring the game's fun. Players...

That was a very entertaining read. Plus, it gave a little shout-out to some of my good friends, the Happy Jack's RPG Podcast. Someday I'll make it out to L.A. for a gaming convention so's I can meet up with those guys. Someday...

Is anybody (else) still feverishly checking this thread for updates? ;)

A one-hour game?? Ouch. Is there any chance of extending it at all? Even considering the short attention span of kids that age, that's not much time to get anything accomplished. I haven't used it myself, but friends have raved about Laser Ponies. (And it's only $1.99 for the whole game!) It...

In a recent long campaign (2+ years), I tossed side quests at most of my players over the course of the campaign. I specifically targeted the neophyte players who hadn't (yet) really seemed to immerse themselves, and almost all were successful. - While (briefly) in jail, the barbarian was...

Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, and Zombies!!!! are the current front-running favorites. Settlers of Catan, Munchkin, and Apples to Apples are still very viable alternates though.

Sorry for the necromancy, but I had to note that I'm STILL waiting for the third book of this trilogy. Dammit. ;)

Dagnabbit, I get my hopes up every time I see this thread's been bumped. But I'm not being obsessive. Nope, not one little bit. ;)

Ceramic DM R1 M5 entry The Caretaker's Gift We always figured that Digger would die ‘cuz he did something dumb. Well, we all thought he’d get caught stealing from one of the market vendors or something. He’s way slower than the other kids, but he can’t help that he’s a dwarf. His legs are...

NOT THE SPECIAL FILE!! ANYTHING BUT THE SPECIAL FILE!! Dude, are you trying to make our lives more difficult?! :p You will be... You WILL be... Now go away, or I weell taunt you a second tahme!

Works for me!

Sonuvacrap, I'm in?! Awesome!! :D Guess I'd best start checking in more regularly, huh? ;)

If the field of writing contestants should happen to be expanded, I'd love to take a crack at this too.

Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil also has an unnamed white dragon listed as a possible random encounter. Oh, how I despised that vile wyrm...

Thanks guys! The Grindhouse PCs: I've collected a pretty big pile of the DDM pre-painted figures, and I realized they'd be perfect for this event. I based my PCs on the miniatures, and each character figure determined its gladiator's race, equipment, etc. For example, this year's grand...

The first annual Xenocon is set to take place on April 21 and 22 at the Duck Creek Lodge in Davenport, Iowa. The Guest of Honor for this inaugural convention is none other than Frank Mentzer! Xenocon Flier Mark it on your calendars, gamers of the Midwestern US! (And anyone else who'd be...