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I suppose there is no point in putting forth further discussion on this subject for me. Semantics and such will prevent this from continuing on as a friendly arguement and likely degenerate quickly. I will admit that the limitions and/or lack there of for each and every form of entertainment...

The characters can only act as they are written? Um...yes. That I suppose is correct. I would really be impressed if characters in a written work could act in any way other then how their creator put on the paper. :\ Fantasy fiction as a source is essentially unlimited because you can write...

These days I average between 6-8, a far cry from the good ol' days when we generally had 9 or more. AD

Yes it does sound like old D&D...something we evolved from and are now apparently going back to. How exactly does noticing this that show a lack of perspective on the part of those not impressed with these CRPG elements? Rather, I would think it shows a lack of perspective among those producing...

This is a big part of it. For me its also conceptual...why base an unlimited potential on a limited one? To put it another way, I've never liked online MMORGs as much as Table-Top RPGs because, having experienced both, I am aware of the limited nature of computer games. You can only reach X...

My first long term campaign, run between 1984-87, ran our group of first edition characters from roughly 4-6th level to 14th-16th. A few of the characters were multi-classed and a lot of house rules were involved. Many years and games later I ran a campaign set in the same world that went from...

35) The Missing Triangle and the Corner of the World There is a point in the distant northwestern sea where the ocean falls into the world on three sides, creating a triangle shaped 'hole' in the planet. The area around this Missing Triangle is constantly plagued by storms, whirlpools and the...

I opened one game by playing out the NPC captain and crew of a Starfleet vessel exploring an anomaly when they are attacked by an unknown source. In addition to describing the anomaly (an energy field making travel and exploration in that sector of the galaxy extremely difficult and hazardous) I...

This reminds me of an NPC from one of my old D&D campaigns who was essentially Kal-El crashed to medieval europe. One thing to consider about Kryptonians is that nearly everything about them is conditional. That is to say, Superman is only 'Super' on Earth under a yellow sun/G-type main sequence...

St. Abigail's Griffon was said to haunt a hospice runs by nuns in the Northern most part of Wales during the late 13th Century. St. Abigail was not actually sainted but was a young woman of a most saintly manner who could heal the sick and injured by taking the ailments upon yourself. A young...

I have noticed a slow down of interesting topics that do not directly address 4E, the end of 3E or anything of that nature. At least it seems to be that there is a distinct lack of general RPG ideas being discussed as opposed to, say, 3-4 months back. I haven't really read anything I've felt the...

My favorite to play? Dwarves My favorite to GM? Elves After so many years developing my Elven cultures I never give up an excuse to show'em off, lol. :heh: AD

Every major character, culture, item, vehicle, locale and creature in my campaigns receives a detailed description and/or a full color illustration. Now it may take some time to get to everything but that's half the fun. There's always something to draw. :cool: AD

As I've stated in other threads, I'm a bit of a genre-snob. I not only prefer to keep my genres seperate but I love to play up and even exaggerate certain cliches. That said, I have no problem with a game designed to be multigenre from the start. Superhero campaigns, Medieval Giant Robots and...

Awesome and a fantastic picture. The figures in my campaign were more like these, wooden and painted with no magical features. Just top notch Sylvan Elf craftmanship. :D

While I have never done this myself and can barely imagine doing it for any reason, I once watched several sessions of a campaign so bad it made want to rethink my love for the hobby. By gosh it was like watching a self-absorbed child torture ants with a magnifying glass. To this day the...

Yes! Truth is, I've played and/or run all of them several times except for the Dragonlance ones (though I've read through them) and the Lendore Isle which I don't recall playing in. My favorites were White Plume Mountain, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks and the Desert of Desolation series...

Sounds very cool indeed. I did something similar in my D&D/superhero-ish campaign. Lots of time is spent on just 'living in the world'. Over the years (both real and game time) we've seen the Elves and Dwarves team up to develop the printing press, an Elven craftsman creating action figures...

I've never explicitly done this except in those campaigns designed to feature a team from the get go. Even then, I prefer each player to have a unique motivation for their particular character. For example in Star Wars a group may all want to free the galaxy from the Empire but that leaves a...

I would say it depends on numerous factors, particularly the players, the style of play and the theme of the campaign. I like to start most of my campaigns In Media Res, in the middle of the action, and then continue on from there. Beginning things this way often gets the players involved really...