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I use TreePad for notes. It's probably got a lot more functions than I use but I haven't spent any time really learning it. I use a wiki for my campaign notes. (dmgaming / FrontPage) Any wiki will do but I found this one and have liked it. I also use Master Plan for a combat planner and...

Over two years and a half years ago, I was talking to a friend of mine in a different city. He was wanting to play but couldn't get into a group where he was and I needed more players. Being geeks, we had two computer each, so we set up this new (to us) thing called Skype. We tried Yahoo...

It depends on the group. Back then, at the "height" of my gaming, I played up to three nights a week and probably had 2-3 fights per night. That's a lot of fights! (Yes, fights, not encounters as they weren't called that then.) Currently, playing once a week for four hours, it still...

I responded the way I did to try and put the quote into "modern" context. There really isn't any way to accurately compare gaming today to back then, unless you have two groups composed of players from back then. Even then, that doesn't guarantee that the style will be the same as the 70s...

I think we have to look at something else, at what the intent of the quote was. Imo, in 1E/2E, reaching about 10th level was the assumed ending of the game. I know that will cause some arguments but very little changed in 1E/2E at higher levels. I can't speak to OD&D. So, my conclusion...

That's one I was thinking of, although the others are good examples as well. "I am a monster. The world has no place for me in it." edg

Thanks! Starting a 4E Dark Sun campaign tomorrow and this will help, I am sure! Now, if I only had more time to read it all. Again, my thanks! edg

Woo hoo! It's Dark Sun for 2010! Now to see how well we will have done with these monsters! edg

While this thread is specifically about the Rebellion Era Sourcebook, it's also about SWS and that's what I am going to talk about. If I have any complaint about the SWS system, it would be what was mentioned above in needing a character generator to help track everything that comes out. I...

Looks interesting so far. Thanks! If you need any help with the programming, let me know. More than willing to help! edg

That's great! And yes, more info! I have nephews I would love to introduce to the game! edg

Masterplan continues to get better and better. Masterplan Version 6.1 was just released yesterday and now it's expandable. Taking advantage of that, I wrote a program to do dice rolling within it. It's the same as the WotC version they have online. I also created a program to pull...

I understand what the OP is trying to say and while I get the revelation he had with hit points, which I myself had in the past year, I also agree with the general sentiment that it's the group and what they do with the rules to have fun that matters. As for myself, I had a rules lawyer in my...

A very big Masterplan convert here. If I am using 4E, which I will for a quarterly group of friends that gets together, this is perfect. I can flow chart the adventure. It works very well. For my weekly group, which is using d20 (Modern) Future, I can still use the map creator and...

I do a review before the session starts so everyone can catch up, especially if anyone missed. Then, I do critiques, as I call them, at the end of each session. I start so that I don't look like I am being defensive to anything the players say. I say what I thought was cool, what I thought...

+1 reader. And I found a lot of other web comics I read from the list Randy has. Very cool seeing Joe's name! Great question! edg

Ouch. I didn't get that far reading on the web site. Now that I see that, I agree. No way will I pay for a subscription when Skype does what I want and is free. edg

Now I am curious about iTabletop as well. However, I want to know more about its video capability not the other stuff. Our video quality isn't the best but it gets the job done. edg

I have been doing this with a remote location for over a year now. We have only lost internet once and had technical problems twice. Not that bad, we think. We use four computers and four webcams, two on each side. Skype for each of the calls. I, the DM, have a logitech orbit AF camera to...

Thanks! edg