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Whee. I get to dive into the job market as soon as I finish up my degree. Should be done by the end of summer, if everything goes reasonably smoothly. I just hope I can get a job where I can put my degree to use within a year of graduating.

Whether or not speeding actually contributes to an accident, you can hardly argue that survival rates decrease as your speed increases. I've always looked at speed limits not so much as preventative measures, but as a last safety measure for when the preventative measures fail. I'd much rather...

As has been said, what you say in blogs is public record, so badmouthing your company in them is no different than taking out space in your local paper to do so. Of course, there may be times when the employee is protected. For example, if a new employee found a company violating laws itself...

If you aren't willing to live with the results.... then don't get the PCs in that situation. I have been known to fudge dice rolls to save PCs, but it's always done behind the screen, and those games only very rarely have save vs. death type spells being used. In other games, I go for a...

evil does not equal psychotically stupid First off, I have both played an evil PC and GMed an evil campaign. There are no problems doing this if the people playing are decent RPers and reasonably mature. Evil is all about putting yourself first, sometimes at the expense of others. It does...

Well, on any action where the success/failure of the PCs would not be immediately evident (spot, search, listen, disable device, etc.), I roll behind the screen. I don't want the players to know if they didn't hear something because they failed their check or becausse nothing was there. All...

2 quick comments: 1) This seems to be more of an issue of player/player GM/player dynamics than any type of roleplaying vs. metagaming situation. I tried to make that clear in my earlier post, but am pretty sure I failed. In case I wasn't clear earlier, this is a case where the GM needs to...

Gaming should be about having fun. That should be the bottom line in any decision you make as a GM, making the game fun for your players and yourself. If the player who died really doesn't care whether or not he has to roll up a new PC, then definately let the NPC be ressed. You've already...

I was kind of upset when my group decided to make a beeline for section C. I wanted them to see them in section I. Ah well, I've got some friends comeing to visit for a few days in about a week, maybe I'll run an all night marathon for I.

Yeah, I've found the same thing to be true. Several sessions where no one dies, followed by a near TPK seems to be standard. My guys are about half way through section C right now and I've knocked off 16 or 17 PCs (most of them are listed in the worlds largest graveyard on the forums here)...

I prefer pasing notes to my players when Im GM. Nothing quite like randomly distributing notes to the same player all evening with "don't tell the others nothing important is written here!" on it. Almost as much fun as going "Oh, You open the door? (several seconds and many dice rolls later)...

Why is it people continually quote rules at me, even after I've already pointed out that it is a hold over from an EARLIER EDITION. It's like they are going to win some sort of prize by proving they know more about the current system than I do. I feel like reverting to THAC0 just to spite...

0th level is basically a hold over from earlier editions. People who did not have a PC class were considered "0th" level. Basically, by saying they are 0th level, we are stating that they don't have a class.

Definately 2 fighters, 2 clerics, a rogue, and sorcerer. You'll want plent of people that can tank to soak up damage and keep enemies off your more vulnerable PCs. 2 clerics will give you a good range of spells prepared and plenty of healing. Rogue for traps/search and the sorcerer to lay the...

This has to be the single most extreme sample of STUPID I've had the misfortune of reading. Congrats Doug, you've made it onto the "The List" in a single post. A new record I think. Thank you for saving me the trouble of determining the validity of your posts, as I can now feel free to skip...

Yeah. I just feel that trying to shoehorn every single person in the world into some sort of psuedo PC class results in as many problems as it solves. A blacksmith is just a blacksmith in my games. If, for some reason, it comes to combat, I'd probably give him a bonus to his attack much like...

The vast majority of my world iare commoners. They do not have levels as far as I am concerned. Artisans, merchants, farmers, and the like are effectively 0th level in terms of HP and attacks. Their skills, on the other hand, do not follow the same limitations that PCs have. Level's, imho...

Ah, but now you are relying on modern technologies to reach a large enough audience. I said that these items do go up for sale, but buying them shouldn't be a matter of crossing off X gp from your sheet and writing down +5 sword of awesomeness. If we remove the instant communications, quick...

The first two would have to be commisioned (hey, plate armor has to be sized to fit ya, and for those wondering, I make players have alterations done on non-magical armor if they want to use a suit they have found). The rest would not be available the vast majority of the time (not to say they...

And here we can see Storm Ravens innability to understand what he has read. Reading comprehension is a wonderful thing my friend, I suggest you work on it. As for magic items being on sale BECAUSE they are rare and valuable....I'll give that one to the first person that can show me the going...