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<blockquote data-quote="Cyronax" data-source="post: 5042586" data-attributes="member: 822"><p><strong>highpoints:</strong></p><p></p><p>- Continuing to DM for a stable group of mature gamers that doesn't make the rules trump fun. </p><p></p><p>- DMing a freewheeling airship centered campaign that had a lot of potential and a group of PCs and few NPCs that I really enjoyed. (see low points).</p><p></p><p>- DMing a new semi-sandbox campaign based around an old concept I wanted to try out: give starting level youngster PCs high level magic items that are in fact legacies from heroic ancestors. Got a lot of the idea for the campaign from the 1980's movie - the holcroft convenant. </p><p></p><p>- Being able to be a player in a side campaign run by one of my players. I haven't been able to be a consistent player in any capacity before or after two campaign way back in 2002-2003. My PC was a warforged swordmage who died in battle, much as he lived, by being cocksure and brash about his warrior skills.</p><p></p><p>- When the warforged died, I was able to create a PC I'm just as excited about -- a Good gnome bard with psionic and illusionist (and fascist demagogue) tendencies. </p><p></p><p>- <em>Inglorious Bastards</em>. </p><p></p><p>- I got back into comics (Marvel -- Avengers-related series) and have a third addiction, after D&D and caffeine. DARK REIGN!? Really --- Green Goblin as the new director of US/UN security??? Still a great year for comics. </p><p></p><p>- Living to see another decade and getting through grad school and getting a promotion at work. </p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>low points:</strong></p><p></p><p>- Seeing one incarnation of our side campaign collapse due to player squabbling. </p><p></p><p>- Worried about the amount of material 4E still has left to publish before a rebooted rules set becomes financially palatable to WotC. Can Martial Power 3 and other probable 2011 publications keep us going? Or will we already see a 5E by 2012/2013?</p><p></p><p>- Putting a huge amount of effort into my airship-themed campaign, only to see it collapse to do a probable TPK. I also put a lot of work into a campaign wiki web page (<a href="http://vicariusmusing.wikispaces.com/" target="_blank">The Spire and the Abyss - home</a>) which I'm still proud of. </p><p></p><p>- hybrid classes for 4E. </p><p></p><p>- The cinematic version of <em>Angels and Demons</em>.</p><p></p><p>- Realizing that the 3.5 vs. 4E wars haven't really abated even 2 years in. </p><p></p><p>- Underwear Bombers. </p><p></p><p>- Turning 30.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>2010 Outlook</strong></p><p></p><p>- Dark Sun and its attendant books will be on my shelf on release day. </p><p></p><p>- I'll get to keep DMing for a great group. </p><p></p><p>- Iron Man 2 - I will like it. </p><p></p><p>- Underwear is made illegal while flying commercial airlines. Passengers will also have to wear special see-through 'safety pants' for national security reasons. </p><p></p><p>- Turning 31. </p><p></p><p>- Tharizdun escapes from prison.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cyronax, post: 5042586, member: 822"] [B]highpoints:[/B] - Continuing to DM for a stable group of mature gamers that doesn't make the rules trump fun. - DMing a freewheeling airship centered campaign that had a lot of potential and a group of PCs and few NPCs that I really enjoyed. (see low points). - DMing a new semi-sandbox campaign based around an old concept I wanted to try out: give starting level youngster PCs high level magic items that are in fact legacies from heroic ancestors. Got a lot of the idea for the campaign from the 1980's movie - the holcroft convenant. - Being able to be a player in a side campaign run by one of my players. I haven't been able to be a consistent player in any capacity before or after two campaign way back in 2002-2003. My PC was a warforged swordmage who died in battle, much as he lived, by being cocksure and brash about his warrior skills. - When the warforged died, I was able to create a PC I'm just as excited about -- a Good gnome bard with psionic and illusionist (and fascist demagogue) tendencies. - [I]Inglorious Bastards[/I]. - I got back into comics (Marvel -- Avengers-related series) and have a third addiction, after D&D and caffeine. DARK REIGN!? Really --- Green Goblin as the new director of US/UN security??? Still a great year for comics. - Living to see another decade and getting through grad school and getting a promotion at work. [B]low points:[/B] - Seeing one incarnation of our side campaign collapse due to player squabbling. - Worried about the amount of material 4E still has left to publish before a rebooted rules set becomes financially palatable to WotC. Can Martial Power 3 and other probable 2011 publications keep us going? Or will we already see a 5E by 2012/2013? - Putting a huge amount of effort into my airship-themed campaign, only to see it collapse to do a probable TPK. I also put a lot of work into a campaign wiki web page ([url=http://vicariusmusing.wikispaces.com/]The Spire and the Abyss - home[/url]) which I'm still proud of. - hybrid classes for 4E. - The cinematic version of [I]Angels and Demons[/I]. - Realizing that the 3.5 vs. 4E wars haven't really abated even 2 years in. - Underwear Bombers. - Turning 30. [B]2010 Outlook[/B] - Dark Sun and its attendant books will be on my shelf on release day. - I'll get to keep DMing for a great group. - Iron Man 2 - I will like it. - Underwear is made illegal while flying commercial airlines. Passengers will also have to wear special see-through 'safety pants' for national security reasons. - Turning 31. - Tharizdun escapes from prison. [/QUOTE]
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