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I think extortion may work better. Tell him if he doesn't pony up some magic items you are going to set up your own DM table right next to his and tell anybody who joins your campaign they get double starting treasure!!!

Started gaming on MapTools and got the old group back together. So nice to play with those guys again. You know how WotC had that "getting the group back together" contest for GenCon? Anybody hear how those stories worked out?

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I can't really speak to the time issue, other than it is rude behavior that wouldn't be tolerated in most other social situations. Regarding their in-game actions: If most people are new, I think I would cut them a little slack. When I first started playing I only wanted to roll dice and kill...

Oh, nothing that cool. It just puts a ring of a chosen color around the token. It helps me remember, though I do wish it had a true halo effect on the squares around it.

And to be clear, it wouldn't have worked as good with vanilla MapTools. I had to get the codec (or whatever) somebody created on the MapTools forums to make it so awesome. However... how awesome it is!

I've been DMing Revenge of the Giants using MapTools for a few months (in 4e). Once I got over the learning curve, I am really enjoying using it for combat. The part that has been the most help is condition tracking! OMG, paragon level conditions are so crazy. At one point last night a monster...

Sweet setup! How much real time passed for each fight? And what was the party composition?

When I moved, looking for LFR games helped me meet new people. The FLGS had the usual mix of hosers and non-hosers playing. Of those new people, the non-hosers were fun to play with it and we exchanged email addresses. Now, I have two regular games with them (and others). I suspect you'll get...

A few secondary concerns: 1) I think your analysis should include a discussion of non-TTRPG competition. Many people compare D&D to WoW and I imagine the cross-elasticity of TTRPGs and Digital RPGS is fairly high. Not a lot of industries (outside of entertainment) face the same issue of ready...

Oh, and as fellow (albeit now misplaced) Kentuckian, did you try looking for a group over at Murray, SIU, or U of E?

I swear I think we are more focused playing on MapTools compared to playing in person. Maybe nobody wants to be caught AFK? I'm enjoying it. Would I rather play with the same group face-to-face? Yes. But they are two-four states away and I can't. The experience is still fun. I also like that...

Count me in. But I'm vanilla all the way around. List of characters: Dwarf fighter, elf ranger, eladrin wizard.

The next step would be to count the number of articles published each year? Sounds like a lot of work.

My wife thinks it is the dumbest waste of time ever. Since it is my hobby and I don't play _too_ often, it doesn't cause conflict.

Very cool stuff. This is the sort of thing that is perfect for DDi. Long enough to provide significant content, but it isn't forced into the 32 page count limitations of printed products.

This is the most reasonable thing I have yet read on WotC's current direction. As long as I have DDI, I don't need a crunch book. Currently, the price of DDI is around 2 books per year. It is cost efficient for me and I bet most people.

Revenge of the Giants online. Greyhawk in person.

I'm skeptical about any statements about market share. WotC is one of the few companies competing in multiple products and so you can't just compare book sales. Furthermore, Essentials is a product aimed outside (though useful to) the current market. Again, you can't compare traditional demand...

I think my VTT experience is better than average because most of the people I'm playing with are my longtime friends. As in, I get the "game night" experience without the physical reality of game night. I've been pleased with MapTools in the broadest sense, but the learning curve can be pretty...