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Their first D&D episode is what got me back into gaming!

I agree with this. If the Ranks are nothing but descriptions for target numbers, they are at best an alternate way of describing DCs ("journeyman" instead of "Hard") or at worst an unnecessary complication. If you treat checks and saves the same (as 4e does) then yeah. Otherwise, no. One is a...

I hear ya. My solution was to drop Perception as a checkable thing. You notice something if I (DM) think you would, and if you took precautions, it's more likely that you did. I do sometimes call for perception saves, though, to spot traps and such. The same way he'd determine the DC...

I like using a relatively static DC, though. In our S&W hack, I try to only call for checks for tasks that are genuinely challenging, and then I usually make the PC roll against their own Save. Only very rarely have I felt the need to increase the DC (low-level characters in S&W usually have...

I've gotten the impression that it survived in a revised form via Numenera (impression I've gotten from discussion and reviews, not from actually reading it myself). The concept holds some appeal to me, but while I like the mechanics to keep excess dice rolls in check, I still like some fair...

I think I'm kinda similar to my dad, coolness-wise. Maybe a tad less. My father was quite the hipster, and still is, really, despite being well into his 60s. We're probably both 'hipper' than my mum has ever been, but she's a pretty cool person, even if she's never been 'hip'. This becomes more...

Beholders. Definitely beholders. Fun to run, and make players crap themselves (but don't make them annoyed).

I'm pretty sure that was Dollhouse. Dollhouse is finished, no plans (or hope) for more.

No, I think it's probably too late for Firefly at this point. It was just such a typical example.

My reaction #1: "What? Of all the shows to get relaunched, they choose Heroes? Seriously? The record holder for the quickest turn-around from awesome to craptacular? Where's frickin' Firefly? Or any other show that actually deserves it?" Followed by reaction #2: "Well, maybe we'll get to see...

I have one campaign setting that I keep going back to, which I first created when I was 9 or 10 years old (mid-90s). I revisit it every few campaigns, each time advancing the timeline or focusing on a different part of the world. So far I've DMed about 2000 years of world history. Originally...

I was originally hired for customer support, quickly became a technician, before being promoted to being in charge of client-side hardware.

I don't think I ever want anything to do with the telecommunications business again--three years in that industry left me with a bitter taste in my mouth. Also, telemarketing. Because it's just wrong, goddamnit!

I like a strong character concept/archetype and one of the things I like about D&D in particular is that you have strong concepts out of the box (elven ranger, dwarven fighter) with any extra bits optional. I can take or leave a back story beforehand. Generally, I like it better that the...

I'm currently the head concierge at a upper-tier hotel, so I have to be pretty smartly dressed. I know the standard in Europe for my position is a three-piece suit with a tie, but filtered through the local informalness it's "be pretty smartly dressed". Generally means a shirt and nice shoes...

I like DCC's Mighty Deeds mechanic. For those not familiar with it, the Fighter gets a die (d4 at level 1) instead of a static modifier to add to his attack rolls. Any time the fighter attacks, he can announce his intention to perform a mighty deed and if he rolls 4+ on the attack die, he...

We roll every round but we use group initative. I don't think I'd enjoy tracking individual initative every round, at least not 3/4e-type rolls. I like the chaotic vibe it brings, however illusionary I suspect it of being. It also means that each side can expect two actions in a row every few...

Yes and no. I have partaken in something akin to what you describe, but I'd just call it dating--or just partying--depending on context/motive. I have gone down town with a casual hook-up in mind--read: was damn horny--but usually it just kinda happens in the heat of the moment. Or used to (I'm...

It was basically a vote-off between a nationalistic pro-independance side (that won) and a more conservative pro-Denmark side (green scandinavian flag). This was not the first election on the matter (there were *a lot* of flags in the running), but it was the first with a clear (if narrow) winner.

I finished Grave Peril this morning and immediately loaded the next book in the series, Summer Knight, onto my phone and started reading. Seems like it's gonna be a binge.