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Eh. I say it's just a case of GM / player difference in expectations with the game. Pick up a copy of "Robin Law's Guide to Good Gamemastering" and see if combat really would be appropriate for this group of players. If they're not interested in it, don't have adventures with fighting. If...

Masterscreen: http://www.citizengames.com/masterscreen.htm Cedric. aka. Washu! ^O^

This is **good**. Very good. My original comment to your first post was that, AFAIK, it's hard to corrupt PCs if their players don't want to play corrupted characters. OTOH, This is a **very** good use for a demon. If you can't seduce 'em, break their arm, I always say. (Mostly to female...

Re: I posted it. Well... duh. (; My favorite parts of the review: * This statement is concise and objective. : "Now, even at a 50/50 ratio of solidly designed and written feats to poorly designed and written/edited feats, this book still presents about 500 good feats. Some of the bad feats...

Even sorted them into different bags... * Matched sets dice bag: Never leaves the house. Never played, either. Contains original dice from Call of Cthulhu and Paranoia boxed sets. 40-60 dice. * Crappy dice bag: Dice I won't miss if lost. Contains the original D&D dice with now-rounded edges...

Avatars: Another thought is the extent you'll be a servitor (servant of the deity) vs. an instigator (create and carry out your own plots). For example, your deity tells you to obtain the Book of Vile Evilness. (; You're a servitor in that you have to get the book. However, you're an instigator...

Grab a copy of AEG's Evil. Good stuff. NE PCs don't last long -- you can't be trusted to follow any particular agreement (LE), you can't be predicted to be a run-of-the-mill bully (CE). You'll abide by the laws only to the extent of your benefit, then abandon them when they don't suit your...

FWIW, I've noticed some PDF companies who will first release a product in PDF, then **possibly** release it in print. I think that's a good thing -- PDF buyers pay a lower price and have the product today, print buyers receive a "better" edition tomorrow. If you can't support your local LGS...

(: Do what's dramatic! Fairness be darned (: Roll the dice a few times, ask the players what DC checks they succeed at, and fake it. (: If a player complains, add five levels to the encounter. (: Cedric. aka. Washu! ^O^

I'll be helping out at the Cheapass games booth on Sunday afternoon. If you'll be running a Cheapass or SJG event, please PM me. Edit: List which events you'll be running (include times and numbers) and/or plan to attend. Second Edit (: DDC website: www.dundracon.com DDC will be held in San...

Hope it works out. Every smoker I've met was courteous enough to smoke outside (well, except the relatives (: and I bet if that guy bothered you, he bothered others in the group as well. I wouldn't be surprised if others would be interested in gaming without him. And you can always invite the DM...

Duh... Did they duplicate both name and stats of monsters, or just the name? (ie. Is there a WoC Yeti and a different SSS Yeti?) If it's the latter, maybe just have two different variants of the same creature (keeps the players on their toes!). If it's the former, sure, it's annoying. Annoy...

Remember that with d20, CoC becomes more heroic. You can now play Indiana Jones and Doc Savage-style games, not just fatalistic Lovecraftian ones. I'd actually recommend the original BRP (Basic Role Playing) CoC if you just want a scary deadly game. **Much** easier to die or go insane in the...

Host's house, host's rules. Doesn't matter if it's smoking, small children, shoes in the house, or fear of the dog (9 year olds are such wusses! (; . Still, I would recommend you at least mention the smoke to your friend, and see if he or she can talk to the host. Ten players??? You're not all...

Powergamers? Feh! (: Being old, cranky, and able to do other things besides babysit, I say if a player is disrupting the game for you, he's disrupting the game for other players. Anyway, pick up a copy of "Robin Laws Guide to Good Gamemastering". It's a little more lenient than I am (: in that...

"Gamers don't do drugs. Gaming **is** a drug." (; Anyway, sorry to hear about the dime bags. I usually use Ziplock Snack-size bags to hold counters. You can also take a Ziplock Sandwich bag, cut off the bottom, and retape it to a smaller size. Tip: Assign a player (or two) the task of getting...

RPGnet has a few reviews. The game suffers from the "dogpile on the leader" syndrome, but is otherwise a fun game of backstabbing. Space Munchkin didn't seem to have as much "player interaction" as Munchkin did, but has catpeople, which seems to be an automatic sell to certain people. (...

I'd image that SJG has remarkably small print runs. Browse through the GURPS supplements and you'll see titles like GURPS Aztec, GURPS Middle Ages, etc. I really can't imagine such books having a print run as large as any WotC supplement. SJG does not own any chain stores and sells through the...

Well, SJG has been in the gaming business for quite awhile, so I'm sure he knows what he's doing. Remember when GURPS Russia was sold direct to customers? Or when SJG decided to not sell miniatures in blister packs? How 'bout putting an online gaming magazine? Also, many of the GURPS sourcebooks...

Absolutely. D&D is a very complete game. As a ruleset, you don't need to go beyond the core books. For adventure material, most GMs make up their own stuff. Modules make the MM and DMG pretty superfluous. If I had more time for gaming, I might think otherwise, but I haven't even played most of...