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    Savage Worlds - Our First Game

    Actually, the Peginc forums have a sticky post listing free adventures. Great White Games/Pinnacle Entertainment Group :: View topic - List of free Savage Worlds Adventures
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    Going digital with Maptools and 4e

    Conveniently, we play at my house, and I have a very understanding wife. She was happy I made the whole setup portable, so I can take it down and throw it together again in about 10 minutes. But I do need a step ladder.
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    Going digital with Maptools and 4e

    The level of tech was ridiculous. In addition to the projector and DM laptop, there was also a laptop for displaying the player view. And I've got one guy that uses iplay4e.com to track his character at the table. The setup took a bit longer than usual, but it was definitely worth it
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    Going digital with Maptools and 4e

    Like I said, the biggest thing for me, so far has been tracking conditions and editing the map. Being able to draw the wall of fire was awesome as everyone could really see it. Then dropping halos or other markings on creatures/characters really helped with condition tracking, and let me tell...
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    Going digital with Maptools and 4e

    I'd like to look at the framework since my guys tend to spend a lot of time housekeeping. I'm hoping that will remove a lot of the burden from them. Maybe it won't, I've only seen a bit of it. I think we're more in the exploratory phase of what this can do for us. I enjoyed using maptools...
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    Going digital with Maptools and 4e

    After years of thinking about it, this weekend, we went digital with our 4E campaign. I spent the better part of a week playing with maptools, learning how to draw maps with it, etc. Then I mounted a projector from some beams above our game table and hooked everything up. My players were in...
  7. J

    The weekly DM process

    I write everything at work the day we are going to play. Just kidding. I run a home brew world and probably spend more time thinking about it than writing it down. I'll spend several days dreaming up what's going on and then finally write it up a day or 2 ahead of time. And then revise it at...
  8. J

    I love and hate tiles

    I tend to draw my maps using Dundjinni or Maptools, print them, cut them up, and tape them together. I'm now moving toward a projector solution since that takes far to long. That being said, I saw a great idea the other day. I forget the blog, but he used poster putty and foamcore poster...
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    Keeping fit

    I've done 3 rounds of P90x, one of Insanity, and am working through some of the Tony Horton one on one series. If you go back a couple pages on this forum, you'll see a multi page discussion about P90x, so there are numerous people here who do do it. I'll add, with 2 kids and a busy job, I get...
  10. J

    STARGATE UNIVERSE #1:Intervention (3)/Season 2-2010

    I have to say I didn't like it. The whole TJ thing bored me to death. I've never been a big fan of her to begin with. The resolution, while satisfactory didn't do it for me. I still don't get why the LA is so interested in Destiny. I did expect Eli to stumble onto the bridge.
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    triathlon...

    There was a Dungeon article describing a race across town several issues ago. If you have a DDI subscription, it might be worth checking out.
  12. J

    Savage Worlds - Our First Game

    What it boils down to is the test drive rules leave out quite a bit, particularly with options in combat(taunt/intimidate). The other side of the coin is the Eye of Kilquato adventure isn't written to go with the test drive rules. IT references things in the SWEX that are not in the test...
  13. J

    Reading the Hobbit to my 7 year old

    I want to thank the numerous people here who suggested reading the Hobbit to my 7 year old. She loves it. We only get a couple pages done a night and have to constantly stop to explain exactly what is happening, but she can't get enough of it. I hadn't read it since the 5th grade, so it's...
  14. J

    Gaming Families

    My soon to be 7 year old has been showing interest for quite a while. First rolling dice then playing with mini's. About 6 months ago, we played a rules non-existent session and she was hooked. Since then, I've moved her toward AD&D since I don't think she's ready for 4e. I have to give my...
  15. J

    Any Good Dungeon Mappers Out There?

    I had been using Dundjinni for several months, with great success, but it got to be a pain to spend an hour cutting out and taping together maps every session. I recently came into possession of a projector and after looking at maptools, will certainly be giving that a try. I will also admit...
  16. J

    Unboxing the DM's Kit

    I'm going to blaspheme for a second here. If you won't buy it at $40, would you buy it at $27 from Amazon. I would of course suggest buying it at your local shop, but if the price is too high there, isn't it at least worth supporting WOTC so they can keep making this stuff?
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    Savage Worlds Test Drive

    Let us know how it goes. Good luck.
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    Turning the World Upside Down

    What happened It's 2 weeks later and since some people wanted an update, here is what happened. The party was able to retrieve the artifact, but were very leery of it since they were afraid that was what was making the vampires "good". With the artifact in hand, they returned to the lead...
  19. J

    My FLGS sold me the Red Box early.

    It doesn't matter for me if it's early, I have to wait till Sept 20th, my daughter's birthday, it's her gift, to watch her open one. It's going to be a long wait.
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    P90x

    It's a long haul. Be sure you're healthy because your body won't have much leftover with to get better.
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