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It sounds like you have a great start right there - it's good to see players take some initiative. It sounds like the DM has things he needs to do as well, particularly if he is going to make a point of calling you out for lacking in the RP arena. Some random ideas/thoughts (in no particular...

"I didn't know they existed" I will check them out though (saw some positive reactions in some of those threads) ;)

Music is great during a game, though I tend to stick to stuff without vocals for the most part (and I use a lot of "nature" sounds, etc). And as mentioned above, yes, it would seem the repeating would get old pretty quickly. I read a while back (here on ENW) about a group whose PC's had theme...

That's too awesome ;) Haha, it seems like they do often times. I tend to just keep rolling the same dice, regardless of how bad it goes. If I am prompted enough to "just switch your dice already!" I will for their amusement, but even if I rolled a lot of 1's in a row, I'm banking on the dice...

I was introducing my little brother (he was 14 at the time) to 4e (he had played 3.5 a number of times already) in a game with some friends of mine (who had either never met him, or met him one other time). He was rolling terribly, and at one point stood up and threw his d20 at the ground (tile...

Looking forward to it ;) I'm getting to a point in my current (not-so-sandboxy game) where the players are going to have a chance to settle down in an area and regroup with some others. This portion of the campaign will be much more sandbox-like in nature so seeing other examples of what people...

Yea. Did an interview with him (we were going back and forth via email) a long time ago during which time he invited me to come to a con he was going to be at (don't recall which one - this was in 2000-2001 or so) - he said there was "a chair at his table" for me if I could make it there...

I actually played D&D outside a lot when I was in highschool. The guy who DM'd for us the most all through highschool lived in a really big house with a lot of property. They had tables outside and so we would sit out there and play (using paper weights because of occasional wind). So sometimes...

Thanks for posting that fransisca, I just want to try and clear this up because my name is involved here. It's too bad you feel your security or privacy was violated in some way, but here is my take on the situation... You are using Google Wave. The email was a notification that someone added...

Would you mind posting the entire email? What address it was sent from? Was there any other information such as who may have invited you (aka, were there any other names in the email of any kind... user names... email addresses, etc)?

Yea, I mean, I created the Google Wave User Group here a while back, but I can't force anyone to enter... I can invite someone, or they can simply join (it's public). In Google Wave, someone CAN add you to their wave if they have your contact information, and you would immediately see their...

Yea, I saw that and was wondering myself.

Quick clarification... Were you added to a wave within Google Wave, or do you mean you were added to the Google Wave "User Group" here at EN World? <edit>Or a third option I have not listed? hehe</edit>

I really like this idea and it made me think of a campaign where the PC's are stranded on some island with minimal supplies. The theme is exploration, resource gathering, survival, and getting off the island primarily. Very "Lost" like. Thanks, and thanks for sharing ;)

As a player, I think voices are great in moderation. It would get to me if someone used the voice every time their character spoke. I use various voices (nothing too 'out there' though) for my characters, but I think the key is to use it occasionally, particularly when you are stressing...

Thanks again for the responses all - good stuff. I have already been tossing some ideas around with the players. I also wanted to mention this thread that started as a rules question but has become a thread about familiars living after their masters have died (thanks for sparking that Thornir)...

Gotta love these threads - what started as a simple rules question turned into an inspiring thread with great session/campaign potential. Good stuff! Myself, I keep imagining a tropical "pirates cove" kind of small town on a long forgotten island (except to those with inside info) populated by...

After listening to the Penny Arcade podcasts, and seeing this from others as well (such as you), I am really liking the idea of the PC's creating some kind of company of sorts for that purpose. It used to seem like just an easy way out for a DM to get people together - but really there is a lot...

I have asked my players what kind (theme) of campaign they feel like playing a few times now, as I may start up a new one (in addition to the one happening now). The answer is usually something like "whatever you want to do, we have fun regardless". That's a fine answer, but I want to show them...

Thanks for sharing ;) The MMO (or most CRPG's for that matter) and TTRPG worlds are very connected, so it's not too surprising to hear him talk about those kinds of aspects/styles of gameplay. I recall them coming up with designers of previous MMO's as well. He talks about them taking a...