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I once named a dwarf fighter Norman Conquest. Waaay back in 1st ed, the brother of a regular player joined us for a single evening, and named his character 'Bob the Elf'. He was quite snooty about his elf-ness and insisted he be referred to as 'Bob the Elf' whenever spoken of in the third...

I created an elaborate back story for my halfling named Eurastace Baffin (as in Baffin Island). Most of his extended family and friends' names were derived from Canadian geomorphs and place names. I've always liked the Tolkien-y flavor of the name 'Baffin' for a halfling family. Kitchener and...

I just landed at home; I'll pickup some fresh-baked comestibles from the Irish bakery on my way through Adams' Village. Glad to see you got a ride, PCat, if you just need a ride home, can I still have half a pair of chaps? If anyone needs an emergency ride, I'll check my email last thing before...

We missed a weekday afternoon flight last week on Southwest airlines. We arrived at check-in 5 minutes before it was due to leave the gate, and there was no way we've ever clear security and get to the gate in that time. I'd never missed a flight before. :( They booked us on the next...

'Nother Bostonian here, but I grew up gaming in Wolfeboro, NH. I still miss the long lost, lamented Rainy Day Bookstore. NWG

I like Allspice in my chili. Sometimes I'll take it further towards an Indian and use a little Garam Masala, sometimes a bit of Chinese 5-spice powder. I've been addicted to dumping ground Chipotle pepper into my chili for the last year, and I usually cook some port wine into it. The...

PirateCat - you've a ride if you need. Pickup locale is flexible, so check your email! So, Western or biker? :cool: NWG

Bummer. I never get to wear most of my wardrobe. ;)

Many of these presume highly specialized materials, designs, or circumstances. 1. The 'Barbarian's Haircut'. Bangs getting in your eyes? Grab 'hold of those locks and gently bring the hilt across your brow with the other hand, blade-up. Repeat for the other sides of your head. Admire the...

Freefall, you've got dibs on shotgun position :cool: unless someone demonstrates greater need for kneeroom. Meeting up will be easy, as I live right by Shawmut. Send me an email via my profile so we can make arrangements. Anyone else wanna escape from Boston in a Prius? Think of it as a Car...

I can provide rides for 2 or 3 folk. I live in Dorchester, just a 5 minute walk from the Red Line. The mild logistic wrinkle is that I'm flying in from California the evening before, and will be communication-deprived for a lot of Friday. I'm actually flying back early to attend the Gameday. NWG

I haven't even heard of it before, so I'd be a candidate. (Let's fill these game slots!)

Ao, please don't be offended; I'll give someone else a shot and switch out of my slot in A Little Meat With Your Spaghetti to play in the afternoon Dining Room slot/TBA. I'll game with you at a future gameday... :) NWG

The Cudgel reminds me of a favorite concept from Aaron Williams' Nodwick. He called it the 'Clue by Four'; it's a hilted weapon, and the business end bears an uncanny resemblance to a piece of lumber. Anyone beaned with it gains a marked increase in intelligence, wisdom, or both. And...

I like the nonhuman races to be a tad inscrutable. Maybe you could use ideomatic quotes that doesn't translate well into Common? Somewhere I've seen a Dwarven inn in a human town named: "Rock, Rock, Rock". Like the Inuit and ice; how many words do Dwarves have for rock? Or maybe a dwarf reacts...

I've been thinking of DMing a one-on-one series with my spouse, but my searches in shop.enworld are coming up kind of thin. Would anyone be able to suggest a couple of solo adventures? A low-level adventure would be very handy, and thinking/puzzles is always a good thing. Thanks! :) NWG

Ah! The hair-of-the-dog treatment makes more sense now that it's clear that spider-eating is part of the story. Up to now I enjoyed the off-kilter reading of your situation as: "I'll let you live if you eat a bug!" :p NWG

A 1st Ed. halfling fighter/thief with an unhealthy case of dwarf-envy, which creeped out any other dwarves we encountered. He also had a taste for Haste spells and Potions of Speed. He was a blast to play long after he maxed out his fighter levels. At +1 year's aging per Haste or potion, he aged...

Dibs on the Old Cowboy! Unless someone else got there first... Does the old boy two-step? Although I assume zombies make terrible dance partners. Hmm, since I'm playing in two Western-themed games; I might wear one of the ol' Western outfits for flavor. :cool: NWG

Yea, Durkon! Facial hair rules again! I loved Rich Burlew for his joke about the evil twin always being the one with the Van Dyke. Silly stereotypes. :D All my male characters have had interesting face fur, even the halfling. (I haven't played a female dwarf yet, so that issue hasn't come...