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Did you know that I went to University in Trier, back in 1998?

The reason is I prefer it. Nothing else. I'm not opposed to insta-levels, since we've used them for two years now, but I still like it otherwise. To give a meta-game explanation: When I design dungeons (etc.), I find it's not that easy to make a flexible dungeon that nevertheless accounts for...

That's cool. I wish the spouses in our group would game with us sometimes.

The way I see it at least, it's thus: D&D is not a game of constant progress (cf. WoD), but one of intermittent jumps in power. These jumps, to me represent not only practice and experience, but also a time of reflection. How exactly did I beat that giant we met last week? Just what did I do...

Hey there! I'm currently working my way through this whole SH (I'm at session 105 or so, the party is in Crosser's Maze), but I've got a question: With a party of six or seven PCs, is there a specific reason that there is an NPC like Flicker in the party, too? Is it to get them into trouble...

I don't like the insta-level, either, but in our SC campaign, I adopted it. The end fights are brutal as is, and the final fight of Life's Bazaar had 4 PCs down (one dead), one NPC down and the wizard alone to save the day – without spells, with 1 healing potion and 1 alchemist's fire flask. And...

D-one

From Herreman: As it stands, I would be willing to emergency judge, but don't expect too detailed a judgement from me (think Maldur +50% :)), at least until the ISP issues have been cleared up. I've already read 4 of the stories. I'll mail Rodrigo (with Herreman's mail addresss), so we'll see...

I'd just like to say that while I use d20srd.org as online ressource, there have been a number of times when I couldn't go online (I'm taking my laptop with me), and I have really grown to appreaciate the CMG pdfs. I use them to print out seperate stats, to make up characters, etc. And to think...

I wrote him a mail to the address I still have from the "lost" Ceramic DM contest. We'll see what will happen. ETA: "him" refers to the Wise Herreman, since tadk intercepted my follow-up post :) Post-script: 10 minutes later, the email didn't bounce.

Formatting tips: Preview. Absolutely do a preview screen to make sure it's all set. Piratecat had a nice trick, though: Take one of your old posts (half a year or older). Edit that post (copy the original content somewhere) with your story. Post it, see if it's all right, change everything as...

I guess recording helps. Do you use a simple tape recorder, by the way?

Here's the thing: If you feel compelled to cheat because you're annoyed, and if other players kind of agree and decide to take retaliatory action (even if it's in-game), then there'll be tension at the game table no matter what. But it'll be covert tension. People will be annoyed, feel guilty...

Don't read if you're in match-up 1, it could influence your idea.

A note and a question here. Recently, the PCs in my campaign visited a kuo-toa shrine, and I stole both the idea of warring parties and the kuo-toa art from your Story Hour. I just wanted to say the moving ethereal craftsmanship really helped giving the whole shrine an alien atmosphere...

Thank god I dropped out! Urm... I mean, nice pictures :) A gazebo for Wild Gazebo? That's mean. Good luck to the competitors! You know how bad it was to be judging that one? It's still my favorite CDM story, ever. But how can you say that without compromising your judging impartiality? In...

I'm ashamed that I have to do this, but better now than during round one or two. At least you haven't started yet. Yes, you guessed right: I'll have to drop out. University interfered in a really bad way, and with all the writing I suddenly have to do till September 30th (let alone the reading...

I try to go out of my way to incorporate player-developed NPCs into the game (as long as the whole game is not filled with them). The more work a player does with a prospective NPC, the more likely it is that I won't portray him or her as envisioned (during role-playing), and the more difficult...

I'll bring the beer. And the door. (This one's for the old ones)

but not FATAL. Oh, no, not that.