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Except that the "divorce rate" so commonly quoted does not mean what people seem to think that it means. It's calculated by the number of marriages in a year in an area by the number of divorces. It's comparing two UNLIKE populations and drawing a conclusion about the whole population. It...

Mods, feel free to move or delete this as appropriate. Just thought folks might be interested that I'm selling off my collection of GURPS books and Castle Falkenstein books on ebay. (Well, not ALL of them...I'm keeping three for myself). I need space and they've been just sitting on...

Not bad advice, but I think Wil Wheaton summed it up quicker and with less theological reference with: "Dont' be a Dick." Less nuanced, to be sure, but the general gist is the same.

I realize you've decided to drop this line of discussion, but I felt I should make comment on it. Your presumption seems to be that video games are a solitary endeavor and that it's selfish to waste time on them when you could be spending time with your family. I would suggest that would be...

Not really knowing either of you, it's hard to make specific commentary on your situation in specific, but in general: if the person you intend to spend your life with goes beyond being indifferent to your personal hobbies to disapproving of them or even going so far as to be contemptuous of...

Apropos of nothing, one of the members of Art of Noise is a DM. One of my friends played a couple of games with him at Dreamation last year. Nice guy and a fun DM, or so my friends tell me.

To this point: I think the first android device I've seen that actually seems like it has the possibility of actually being an iPad companion (but not a contender) is the nookColor. I think it shows a lot of promise in the tablet space and is much more affordable than an iPad.

Correct, HD is short for High Definition in these cases. Titles that have been rewritten with better graphics and to take advantage of the iPad's screen are often labeled with HD at the end. Apps currently come in three flavors: Written for iPhone (works on iPad) Written for both iPhone and...

I listed myself as 'owning one' but that's not true, strictly speaking. My employer purchased one for me to use and get familiar with as I need to support them. I've had mine for about a two months, now. I said, before I got one, that "I'd love for someone to buy me an iPad, but I'd never...

First off: Hi! Welcome to the boards! Now then: a few varied thoughts and then some specific points. 1) Punishing the players, IMHO, is never a winning strategy. You are not their opponent, so there's no reason to treat them as the enemy. Several good suggestions have appeared to this...

So in tomorrow's adventure, there's a very real chance that the players will be exploring the ocean floor, with the aid of magic. In search of a place called the "Deep Library", they will need to explore ruins long submerged on a sunken island chain. Therein they may learn the fate of a...

What amuses me most is hearing Bill (who made the video) in his 'teaching' voice. Cracks me up, really.

Presented by The Escapist website and one of the hoopiest froods I know (not to mention one of the best DMs), a quick primer on the benefits of RPGs. Why RPGs are Good For You

IFRS? IAS 14? Sorry, have no idea what you're referring to, here. Is this SEC legislation?

I just like to say 'Froghemoth'. Froghemoth, froghemoth, froghemoths. It's just fun to say.

What does it tell us, though? It tells us that Hasbro wants to see how much the D&D brand exists outside of it's core niche audience. That doesn't tell us anything about their business goals or aspirations. It doesn't tell us if they aggressively pursuing market expansion, deeper support for...

It should be mentioned that CCGs DID help kill TSR (which could have killed D&D)...but not by competition, but by the contribution of poor sales of Spellfire and anticipating a larger than existing demand. The question many people are really asking, in essence, is this "Did the edition I like...

Not to be just another copy-cat....but what Rel said. That pretty much sums it up for us.

This strikes me as a false-dichotomy. Coming for a 30+ year history of RPG groups who enjoy monster-smashing and role-playing with equal zest, I'm not finding the OPs assertion to be true. I also am having a hard time understanding the 'cup runeth over with protesting threads' idea, since when...

Up until recently, I was using the book standard method. I often would 'catch up' folks who'd missed sessions when it became unbalancing back under 3E for characters to get too far out of sync. Under 4E, I finally reached the point where I realized we were all kind of tired of keeping track of...