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And there it is, the dirty little secret truth that underlies all of the "worst DM" posts. In both this and another thread I posted several different ways that while I listen to player complaints and frustrations, I don't listen or tolerate whining in any form... and I got repeatedly rebuked...

Way back in college there were undoubtedly some 24 hour sessions, but that was a long time ago. In 2003 we did a long weekend marathon session that had some 8-12 hour durations over 4 days but also had some sleep and food breaks as well. I schedule the game session for 6 hours now, which means...

If thick enough they are pretty dark in full daylight as well. If it is a cloudy day it can be almost totally dark under a tree canopy. Certainly enough that normal daylight vision could be reduced to 45 feet or even less due to reduced natural light. Your Orc and Drow parties, while not...

Started in 1981 with AD&D then actually added the red box basic and played both. Skipped 2E entirely and went to EarthDawn in the 90's. Came back for 3E in 2001 and then 3.5. I have no plans to move to 4E any time soon, 2009 at the earliest, but have not ruled it out either. I predict the...

If I were truly anti-4E than my answer would be, "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer." But since I am still a dedicated fence sitter, the real reason is to learn more about the new game. In truth I will probably convert to 4E somewhere in the future (2009-2010) as others I play...

I find that to be very true. I have read several threads here of radically different styles of play, some of which I have thought "That lsounds interesting, I would like to sit in on that game," all the way to the inverse of "That sounds horrid, I would never join that game"; but even in the...

Again, I agree completely. Lord Zardoz: I did see in your initial post where you mentioned that you would need the other players agreement; but I have to say that from that other player perspective that even if I were aware of and agreed with your frustration and issues with the DM, I would...

I completely agree. I have thrown completely overwhelming odds at my players specifically to see how they do react. Some may call that railroading as I do expect them to react a certain way (run, hide, avoid, etc.) but the choice to engage, attack, and probably die is their option at any time...

I would also like to see a mechanics based helper, but not a solution by dice roll. I have used various combinations of checks, hints, player knowledge, etc. I still don't have a perfect system even for myself. However I have found that some combination of a skill check for a hint or a...

I'm definitely in the "I'll read and playtest before switching this to the group's preferred system" camp. I've got a dozen systems besides D&D that I want to try, so this one will have to prove itself. Maybe in 2009 or when 2nd / 3rd printing comes out. ;)

I had a Dwarven Blacksmith / Armorer in my groups base of operations town (and the only one around for a very long distance) that I modeled after the "Soup Nazi" from Seinfeld. Nuff said. "No sword for you, come back 3 days!"

Well since NO ONE ELSE has mentioned it, maybe you should have communicated with the DM sooner. :p Sigurd raised an excellent point that you were probably to patient waiting for things to change, and similar to C W Richeson I would offer that you should have approached the DM and made...

We sound dangerously similar... no offense intended! In RL, I have spent 24 hours resurrecting a dead PC for a family friend who had all his wedding and baby pictures on it and corrupted windows and had no backups simply because he politely asked me to do it. In another case a family member...

Probably not the best analogy, but... On the idea of carrying only gold and platinum, go into a 7-11 and try buying a cup of coffe while paying with a $100 bill. They will either tell you that they cannot cash that, or you will have to wait for 4 people to buy something else with a $20 to get...

Following from that other thread I think in the past I would have done just that, said "I'm outta here" and moved on. I like to think and hope that today as a player I would try to have an OOG frank discussion with the DM before resorting to the feet. As a DM I have fairly solidly resorted to...

You previously stated that your strong reaction was from an experience with a bad DM, we all respond somewhat from our own experiences. Mine being from having the extremely annoying whiney player. [post 59] From my history the answer from one perspective would agree with you completely. To my...

I agree 100%, fixing the problems has to be done at a mature level though. Start whining and you are more likely to be ignored than to get anything resolved. And here I disagree completely. I agree that the player has a position, and that he can seek to make the situation right for himself...

I intentionally stayed out of the "Bad DM" debate, because I don't feel that's my place to say. IMO, his example is horrible, but that is a sidebar, not the point. It is quite possible to have both be wrong, but it just seems silly that when someone posts a question and then gives a bad...

:lol: I once got an Ethan Allen Gallery catalog and used it to describe some very nice ornate furniture in the lair of the BBEG my group was after, they found the lair while he was away, so they literally (and carefully) took the time to dissemble the fine furniture and take down the ornate...

I use the minis strictly for the RPG. I also only buy solos in order to get just what i want instead of the random packs. [Most of my minis are not WotC]