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Good stuff! Now I can figure out what I should have buried in my closet that I haven't seen for years ;)

I'm going to throw Tunnels & Trolls into the mix. The rules are easy to learn, monster design is a snap, and with a little practice you can convert most Old School D&D modules on the fly. At it's core it is fantasy, but there is a sourcebook called New Khazan that adds Sci-Fi (actually, more...

This whole CAN / CAN'T argument is ridiculous. If gaming is the priority in your life and you are willing to put everything else second (as I did in High School) and your group is of like mind, you CAN game nearly all the time. Congrats. If responsibilities (work / school / family) limit the...

Always a good read. Not AWESOME this time, but good ;)

I think you are confusing MMORPGs like WoW, EQ2, WAR and the like with playing D&D or WoD or some such over a Virtual Table Top. Playing over a VTT can come fairly close to scratching the RPG itch if you don't have access to a face to face group. I'd prefer face to face given the choice, but...

Damn insightful. Even a shout out to the OSR movement ;)

Why reinvent the wheel? Just use Tunnels & Trolls - there are dozens of solos written for it ;)

I think darkwing is on target here. Pretty much every post in this thread is "what's in it for me?" The VTT is probably NOT aimed at you if you are currently playing in a face to face group. It's aimed at those that want to play with their old college group that is scattered across the...

There are video tutorials on the Fantasy Grounds Website. They are priceless for figuring the software out. They help make a steep learning curve much easier. I'd link, but its a pita to do that from my ipad ;)

The advice given so far is pretty rock solid. OSRIC is your AD&D clone, and is a fairly sizable read. Labyrinth Lord with the Advanced Edition Companion is AD&D as my group used to play it, without all the baggage. Very Playable. Swords & Wizardry is 0e. Very easy to houserule. Almost...

Pretty nice overviews. I mainly use FG2. For ease of use, especially if the DM has the ruleset for the RPG in question, is second to none. Character sheets, dice, maps and decent fog of war, in program rules lookup for certain RPGs (the Labyrinth Lord one is an example of a free package) I...

Definitely enjoyable. Garlic might have made it better tho ;)

My spidey senses went off with the original posters name ;)

I noticed earlier today my annual sub had run out. I had to think long and hard before re-upping with the monthly, and I'm not sure how long I will stick with it. That being said, I did opt for the Silver Level (GO ME!), but that was mainy because I want to support the site, but i'm not sure...

I'll bite if the original blogger would stop typing in all caps. My house rule: Type in all caps and you automatically lose the arguement. Seriously, I can't take anyone seriously that types in all caps. Those that can post in song? They win every arguement ;)

Hadn't thought of the site in a while, but there was a time I was there frequently. Shame.

Yep, damn close to perfect combination. IAnotate (or something similarly named) even allows you to mark up and add notes to your PDF files. The Kindle DX made PDF portability a reality, although far from perfect. (laptop/ netbook portability excluded of course) The iPad is damn close to...

"Ultra-Premium Guilty!" Roy was just guilty ;)

Looks like I definitley need to pick up Jenga ;) Some excellent ideas. I thought about Mouseguard too, but I'd have to re-read the rules. Paranoia works best with a crapload of players. Afterrmath? Hmmm... er, no! heh

Excellent responses from all. The Dresden RPG intrigued her, but the size of the books threw her off... heh. I got her playing weekly Carcassonne games with my mother and I... now she wants to try RPGs. God bless her. Ya know, I dont think she ever watched the LotR trilogy... I'm due for...