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No. The idea is patently foolish.

Fantasy Grounds is a great looking program. I couldn't get over the learning curve, and I gave up on it after a week or two. If you could get it going, my hat is off to you. Congratulations on a good game!

This. This is the most important thing any DM can learn.

I agree with this. I suggest two tactics to avoid the "flake factor." First, establish a regular day and time to play. It's easier for folks to get in the habit of playing that way. It also makes it easier for folks to keep their calendars open and avoid conflicts. Second, consider using a...

For me, yes it is worth it. I have been playing online for several years, first with Klooge and later with d20 Pro. My group uses Ventrillo or Skype to talk while we play. I find d20 Pro to be a stable program. I can't remember the last time it crashed. It handles most of the math for 4E or...

I picked it up a few weeks ago, and I'm embarrassed to say I haven't opened the box yet. Ironically, this is because Fallout - New Vegas has me in a death grip from which I have not/cannot escape. Damn you, Caesar!

I'll join the chorus. There is no "yawning void" from my perspective. I buy maybe two or three D&D books a quarter. I don't feel any need to purchase D&D stuff, and I've got plenty to keep me busy. If WotC wants to slow its roll, that's fine with me.

The case will not "move forward". This is a year old decision by a Federal Court of Appeal. The only way the case could continue would be for the Supreme Court to decide to hear it, and the time for that to happen is long past. CuRoi is right. Prisoners are subject to levels of control and...

And the Elemental Chaos drains eternally into the Far Realm, which leaks back into reality through the "stars" in the Astral Plan.

The Compendium. I DM an online game using d20 Pro. When my PC's enter combat, I open each of their opponents in a separate Compendium window. When somebody uses a power, I can reference the Compendium to adjudicate it's effects. I can also use the Compendium, along with google docs, to plan...

Yep, with a side of "push folks toward the DDI."

This is a new story about an old case. The opinion the article is talking about came out in January 2010. The lengthy thread that talked about it then is here: http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/271102-prisoner-not-allowed-play-d-d.html

There was a similar case fairly recently that got a lot of discussion on ENWorld. Hell, it may have been this same case when it was decided by the district court. Legally, prisons have a lot of leeway in deciding how prisoners can and cannot spend their time. If a prison wants to ban an...

A rough wooden palisade, broken by a single gate, surrounds a muddy lot containing three rough-hewn wood buildings. Immediately inside the gate to the left is a small stable. It's a two story building built that looks like it could fall down at any minute. The lower floor contains enough...

Shhhh. You'll give away the secret.

Francisca has the right of it. Take the die, orient it so that the highest numbered face is showing, and rub it from left to right across Gygax's name. An original signature works best, a reproduced signature is next preferable, the printed name itself is least efficacious. It is also...

Dragon #164: My 2E group made extensive use of the fighter maneuvers in this issue. Dragon #156: Hooray for the werelagomorph!

Not a bad article at all. I agree that the skill bonuses for special rooms are somewhat limited (particularly given how the article emphasizes that PC's spend most of their time outside). I would have also liked to see bonuses beyond "+X to a skill check." I also dislike skill DC's that vary...

I used to be like a lot of posters above. I hated the idea of online gaming. I play with friends, and the social aspect of D&D is at least as important to me as the game aspect. I play with a group of close friends. There are guys in my group that I've played with for ten years or more. We...

We're having a great time, even though the holidays kept us from gaming for about a month. The PC's destroyed the sex robots who lived in the Pleasure Palace next to the tarpits. For a little while, they planned to load a half dozen barrels of pitch onto their Marble Elephant and head back to...