Search results

This should be every barbarian's character motivation.

No? blargney the second's party of five took down five guys in one round (one 40 minute round, but still). 2 strikers, 2 defenders, 1 leader. I suppose that's a good percentage of strikers, though. ;) I'm trying to convince one of my controllers (a Wizard who likes to deal damage anyways) to...

Also note that the empirical evidence for negative windfalls doesn't support the hypothesis quite as strongly as the positive windfall evidence does. Further, it's an interesting problem when applied to developing nations. Anyways, it is interesting work, and led to much more advanced theories...

Yeah, I expected that. Counting that one round forty minute encounter, a level 12 round is almost twice as long as level 1. Also, it looks like XP per minute per level slows, too. I'm sure we'd be running much faster than we are, too, if we had laptops, markers for effects, and experienced...

Heh, I find this sort of thing interesting MPR XPM Minutes XP ea Tot XP Crits Daily AP Rnds P Size P Lvl Monster size 1 7.50 12.44 45 560 2800 0 1 3 6 5 11 5 2 7.50 16.67 30 500 2500 4 0 1 4 5 11 3 3 12.50 28.00 5 140 700 0 0 0 0.4 5 11 1 4 40.00 29.00 40 1160 5800 3 1 3 1 5 11 5 5 17.14 10.00...

Yep, this was Friedman's Permanent Income Hypothesis. People adjust their consumption to the windfall (positive or negative), and they come out the same by the end. Some save wisely and end up financially better off, and some spend recklessly and end up financially worse off.

It may start off a little slow, I don't remember. I book-traded with my girlfriend--I agreed to read one of her books if she agreed to read one of mine--so I had to get through it. It certainly got better once the characters had a chance to shine. That's my opinion, anyways.

I've only read the first--it's a great , fun read, especially if you have a moderate interest in Greek mythology. It's definitey geared towards kids, but it's well written and fun. The movie doesn't come close to doing it justice (which is normal, right?). My girlfriend has read all five and...

As an economist, the specific source of the money matters little to me when advising on what to do with the money. ;) What matters is that you use if efficiently (and, spending some on yourself could be considered efficient). Nonetheless, if you have yourself taken care of, then great. :D

I'd wager that's a significant difference. Our Druid is a secondary striker, and our Wizard is being played as a damage dealer (not ideal, I'm going to recommend a different class for him if he wants to do that). So, I'd say we have .5 strikers. MPR (minutes per round) Me: 11 2/3 mpr 5 5/8 mpr...

Certainly, heroes and villains work very differently. But also, none of the sorts of organizations you mention are parties of 5. The ability to buy in bulk makes a big difference. Also, many of those organizations are notorious for stealing their supplies (also in bulk). Most heroes aren't going...

The back-of-the-DMG adventure is a level 1 adventure, and my players were level 1. 2 played pregens and 2 used the character builder.

I would further like to mention: I was pretty proud of my players. They said I explained the game really well, but either way, they picked up on tactics really quickly and were very creative. Still, they haven't learned to be efficient with their turns. We don't use markers for conditions (I...

Working at least partially from memory: Session 0: ~7 hours #1) 105 minutes, 500 XP, 2 crits, 0 dailies, 0 action points, 9 rounds vs 3 skirmishers and 2 artillery #2) 45 minutes, 550xp, 1 crit, 0 dailies, 0 action points, 8 rounds vs 3 skirmishers and 1 trap. #3) 70 minutes, 675 xp, 2 crits, 1...

Which isn't the point, anyways. If you don't like Discover, don't accept it. If you have a preference for other forms of payment you can even say so (I've even seen some places give a discount for cash transactions). But, please, don't be snarky about it, or rude to the customer.

Sites like Google devote time and energy to make this stuff easy to use, and provide a number of how-to's. The problem, I think, is intimidation. People who don't know how to use computers don't try to use computers, they think they'll mess stuff up, and think it's so far above them to...

Like I said, "I think." I'm entitled to my opinion, right? I have never seen such questions answered satisfactorily, killing suspension of disbelief for me. If your players are happy with your answers, that's great. Knowing much more about economics than most, I'm likely a bit pickier than most...

And, it works both ways--others will be more likely to warm up to roleplaying if you start to do so.

Also, I've finally been able to gather a few people and start up a new gaming group. I hope it lasts a long time!

Thanks for the update, Mega. :) My initial thoughts: Glad you're doing well! I hope you're able to save money too. Spending money on yourself every once in a while is important, though (I guess an iPod just isn't my thing) Drive? They grow up so fast!