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Depends on the game really. The more complex and tactical the rules, the more likely I am to be transparent. In a game like 3e or Exalted, I'd probably let the PCs know what all the numbers are. In say HEX or BRP I'd probably keep things vague. Tactical games have more of the 'fun' come...

I've known several single gamer girls. Heck, there's one that we're gaming with now. And the girls I game with would be insulted by the suggestion that they're only there because their man games. They all enjoy it in their own right. Ha, yes. I was pitching an old school D&D style game -...

I run a lot more modern games than I do fantasy or sci-fi. Right now I'm running Hollow Earth Expedition and Call of Cthulhu, both set in the 1920s, but a lot closer to 'present' than some fantasy world. Most of the other games I run or find interesting are present, modern day games as well...

Saw this over on the Consumerist Hasbro Casts Spell of Greater Invisibility over D&D Cancellation page Apparently trying to cancel your DDI account is not a simple, easy process, with some users unable to cancel at all.

Just the other night we were throwing some dice and getting ready to face down the evil warlord, so I got everyone pumped up for the fight and said 'ffs don't pull aggro off the MT or the mob will nuke us with DOTs and make sure the dps stay buffed. l2p nubs'. It was the most moving speech of...

There's two different damage systems, Body Points and Wounds. Once an attack hits, you roll the damage and subtract the target's Damage Resistance - a combination of Physique stat and armor. The remainder is subtracted from the Body Points, which are pretty much like hit points. If you're...

If you think about it the right way, they both work. In WoW or other video games, you eat food to regain health. You can't be in combat, and your character puts his weapons away, sits down, and eats. Is this so different from resting? The problem is that 'my character resting' isn't exactly...

I have the D6 Fantasy book, and rather like it. Its basically a skill+stat system, as you'll have your stat as the base for each skill, then add onto that. So if you have 3D in Agility and put two of your skill dice into Melee, you'd have a Melee of 5D. Its a nice simple system, but more of a...

Crafting Healing Perception Survival Don't know about this one, these skills don't seem very related. Arcana Heraldry Linguistics Netherlore Theology Warcraft Scholarship or Knowledge Acrobatics Athletics Brawl Endurance Marksmanship Melee Stealth Athletics Deception Expression Insight...

To this PC "She makes <attractive NPC> look like, well...you." Honestly though a picture's worth a thousand words.

New Dread rule - if your cat knocks over the tower, your character gets killed* :) * - yeah I know, technically you can be removed from the game by some method other than being brutally slaughtered. But what fun is that?

Heh - you want to get dirty looks? Do that 'banging on the table to make a scary noise' trick during a dread game.

Edition wars can be healthy and informative. They can help you get into not only what people like, but how and why they play. They can also help you see both the good and bad of a game. They get bad when passion overtakes reason and it gets personal. But even then I just laugh when someone...

Legend of the Five Rings is beautiful, detailed, civilized, and decidedly non-Arctic. PCs are Samurai of various clans that fight for honor and civilization.

I'm looking for some more gamers! Anyone in Springfield IL either looking for games or an opening in a game, let me know. We play lots of different systems, so if you're a 'D&D or nothing' kind of player we may not be for you. If you're eager to give anything a go if it sounds fun, then leave...

I said I'm in plot driven but prefer character driven, as I'm playing in a Serenity game where the GM has a storyline laid out for us. He's great with the emulation, and I'll see where it goes. The way I would put how I run games (and how I like to play them - its my experience that people run...

Striking out on a new adventure - Clear and windy Just saved the day/found new hope - sunny Betrayl or loss - rain or light snow Struggling against nature's wrath - Storm or blizzard Thought I'd include this for those of us that look at settings as stage sets rather than simulations. :)

Sounds awesome! For the alien technology, maybe something handy and useful, like a weapon or healing crystal or magic 8-ball that really works. Only using it inflicts SAN damage. Also include something that does just as much SAN damage, but is totally useless from a PC's perspective. Maybe a...

I'll put that one up there with "That's what my character would do" and "But I have to because my alignment is X" with the best excuses for acting like a jerk. I see what Valiant is saying, I've never had a bad experience with people acting too much. It generally adds to the game and is...

Sorry, but I parsed this as 'people who play in character ruin the game.'