As for the battle plans... I can toss up some energy walls to limit the directions that we can be attacked... somewhat... things can still come through but will probably get hurt doing so. I can also entangle a target with Entangling Ectoplasm. It lasts for five rounds with no save (Though, I do have to make a ranged touch) I can also pump it to hit more than one target.
As to those of us playing together in a bunch of games...
Well, Ferretguy and Deadestdai and I are all friends here in Sacramento, Ca. We game together every weekend (usually) in some form or another. Ferretguy DMs Conan, a martial arts adventure and a Seven Seas adventure (I love that game world). I DM a 3.5 D&D adventure (which is the adventure we play most frequently and have been for well over a year now and for a couple of years in other D&D adventures I DMed) and a Champions adventure. Soooooo... we love EnWorld and, well, you know how it is when you get in a game and it drops off... and you look and look for new games...
so, lately, whenever a game opens up, if it sounds good to one of us, we've been contacting the other guys. Ferretguy and Deadestdai are two of the greatest men a bloke could ever have for a friend and I'm glad to join them in various adventures.