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Best post I've read in a month. If there are 4 players and 1 DM, there are still 5 people at the table, and that's the most important thing to remember.

I've found this pdf really useful. It contains 365 questions to ask of a character that don't involve "how many points do you have in that stat?" Try asking a question at the beginning of each session as a warm up, and go around the table having the players answer. It'll get them thinking...

Hope everyone had a good Festivus/Solstice/Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Nothing! We got stuck at my girlfriend's parents' house for way longer than I'd planned for, and despite their excellent bandwidth, I didn't have access to a computer the whole time. I did finish another Harry Dresden book...

2 successes. Jeremiah tuned his vision to detect spatial anomalies in the area, and immediately noticed that the area was enveloped in a powerful spell, which vibrated and buzzed like a swarm of locusts through every wall, floor, and ceiling he could see. Operating on the assumption that...

Assuming we can get the car unstuck, I'm going to be away for Christmas stuff until the 27th.

Assuming we can get the car unstuck, I'm going to be away for Christmas stuff until the 27th. Post on, though!

Failure. Figuring that you'd roll again, I rolled it again, and Prometheus got 1 success. As Prometheus reconfigured his aura, the other mages felt a twinge of the supernatural. My mistake. You get away with it without being noticed...this time.:devil:

I know a lot of people balk at the New World of Darkness for destroying the universe of oWoD, but it does fix both of those problems. Dicepools are now easily calculated, and initiative is as simple as D&D 3e. It also has a "just mortals" book, the core book. Not a lot of material for doing a...

Vampire is one of many things the system can do. In the New World of Darkness, there's a core book that gives you all the rules for running a basic game of bog-standard mortal human beings, plus ghosts. Once you've got that, you can buy another book to tack on a supernatural element: Second...

Don't forget the bourgeoisie! Monarchs of times past disregarded the merchant class to their great peril. The moneychanger who has the sole authority in the realm to mint coinage got that privilege by giving out loans to the crown. Will the conquering heroes honor those debts, now that they...

What about World of Darkness + Second Sight? Modern setting, psionic abilities, fairly simple rules.

My preferred game systems are Mage: The Awakening, Spirit of the Century, Nobilis, and Victoriana, but my methods can be used with any system, or no system. I'm a died-in-the-wool narrativist, so the following may make you :rant:RAGE:rant: if you prefer simulationist or gamist play. First...

Jeez, dude, RTFM! :p

I don't think it really matters what kind of relationship the schedule-disrupting gamer has. The other three guys should just play the game when they can, leave the invitation open to have the fourth gamer show up whenever he can, and don't expect much attendance out of him. Maybe he's...

2 successes and 3 successes, respectively. The piano is blocking everyone's view of the spirit, unfortunately--and his view of you. Docking some dice for an area effect or using Sympathetic magic would work, as would many spells of the Knowing practice, since they're often not dependent upon...

No problem there; the Archivist, for all intents and purposes, is a Wizard with access to divine spells. It's the Druid, Cleric, and Favored Soul casting Weird, Time Stop, Shapechange, etc. that would be the problem. Arcane spells are absolutely superior to divine spells, and should not be in...

Beautiful work! If I ever run a game company, you are so hired.

Why is this guy dictating your gaming schedule? He sounds like a warm body drawing in air, not an engaged player. I say, meet when you, the bro, and the buddy of 15 years can get together. Sir Flakeoutalot, Destroyer of Schedules, can show up when he shows up, or not at all. Maybe look for...

Gnosis (1) + Spirit (3) + High Speech (2) = 6 dice, 4 successes Ghostly tendrils, visible only to those peering into the Twilight, coalesced into a protective, writhing globe around Levanna. "I can grant Spirit Tongue to Jeremiah and Prometheus," said Gabriel. "My mentor taught me a rote."...

Lithee'an Sifrandan, Son of the Waning Moon Gray Elf Magic User/Thief 171 years old, 5'3", 87 lbs Pale blue eyes, white hair, gray skin. The Academy of Sorcery in Enstad, capital city of the Faerie Kingdom of Celene, takes its oaths of membership very seriously indeed. The mages of the Academy...