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    Scarecrow

    I looked at this expecting something to ridicule,note the experiance points! Ilove this concept.I use scarecrows in my game as sort of generic mystical back up for the villians.Some one is making a lot of them and selling them to Gnolls,bugbears etc.What if one became truelly sentient and didnt...
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    Intelligent Weapons?

    Love the concept use it only once in a while,currently 1 of my pcs has one but it more gives impressions and feeling than talks or thinks at him
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    Creating a Dark Fantasy Campaign (Read 1st post)

    For my Dark Fantasy I use Lovecraft,most of the other planes have been destroyed and some fragments of them remain the gods have mostly been killed and only minor dieties such as Munin,Odins raven atempts to fill the void.In desparation the pc's asended a +7 Holy sword to godhood and now Hope is...
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    Time collapse questions

    I think I run things a little oddly. What I do is spend 3-4 heavy rp games w/ no combat and follow them w/ 4-10 combat heavy/minimal rp. Im really not sure why I do it this way,I think it evolved from my players expectations of the game and what they want.Its become so a part of how I run...
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    Favorite Change in any D&D edition

    of all the many changes over the years my favorite is cantrips.I have collected and created hundreds.to me the little effects add so much to the mage.
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    29 years and counting

    I stopped keeping notes about 15 years ago,its funny how many important facts arnt written down and yet Im able to keep track of most of it,one of the interesting things I did was I lost my overall history of the world so I re wrote it,then I found my original notes now I use a mish mash of both...
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    29 years and counting

    My record keeping is about as poor as it can be,the pc's are constantly reminding me about things I did in the past that I have long forgotten. Im very good at long term planning ,whats up for tonight ,improv and being wierd or creepy,the rest Im mediocre at best
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    29 years and counting

    My record keeping is about as poor as it can be,the pc's are constantly reminding me about things I did in the past that I have long forgotten. Im very good at long term planning ,whats up for tonight ,improv and being wierd or creepy,the rest Im mediocre at best
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    29 years and counting

    Your understanding exactly,as to number of pcs your guess is as good as mine Thanx for all the kind kind words!
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    29 years and counting

    So I saw this other thread bragging(well deservidly so) and decided I might do a little of my own. My D&D game has been running for 29 real face-to-face years and I stll have 2 original players,another guy whos been playing for 24 or so years and a pikeer thats only been around 4-6 years(not...
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    The Dungeon Master: A short story in the New Yorker

    Story A+ Damage to gaming -infinite
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    Community Supporter Question?

    It will not let me click on the "start Here" button,also if I get the silver membership can I advertize my FLGS on my website here?(I am not an employee)
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    Community Supporter Question?

    Ok my connection with en world seems a little wonky and it will not let me become a subscriber. Is it my internet filter at work or is there a problem?Hurry up I gots 3 bucks burning a hole in my pocket!
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    Experiences with letting players control a ship?

    I have a lot of experiance in this,Travaller,Star Trek and D&D and I have never had any problems at all,Ive never regretted any of it or had a bad time.this being said-THERE MUST BE A CAPTAIN !(The old IRL pirates captians only commanded DURING combat,the rest of the time it was anarchy(mostly))
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    Free CCG-Sci-Fi,old game

    Im going to be sending out "Care Packages" of an old ccg Galactic Empires, hoping to revive a little interest in this long dead(10years)ccg. I am looking for groups of gamers interested in the old ccg and would be willing to play in the Philly/NJ area. I would be willing to travel to FLGS's in...
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    MERGED - "About Edition Wars" threads x9

    am I agrivating the situation w/my status?(Im very sad this is my 200 post)
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    How was your first time?

    It was 1977 and I was 17.I had found a mini wargamer group in a near by town and had been playing WW II minis for about 2 months w/them when they told me it was D&D night and they had me roll up 3 characters.I had read alittle bit about the game so I had a pretty good idea about what was going...
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    Divine Boons, Legendary Boons, and Grandmaster Training

    I really like giving out warlord powers as boons(my one player complained) I just feel they are the kind of legacy that would be left.Oh and thanx!
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    Divine Boons, Legendary Boons, and Grandmaster Training

    What Ive been using for boons are lower level powers from classes,specificlly my group was awarded a L2 warlord utility that must be an encounter ,they get as a daily.This was awarded when they were around 10th.
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    The Thread in Which We Share Fond Gaming Memories

    I was 18 in 1978 and I DMed for the first time.I used my "Color Dungeon" that had a piece of music on cassete tied to every room,The players were all in thier mid-thirties and we started at noon and we were suposed to play untill 4,at3 all the players called thier wives and we ended up playing...
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