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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Saracenus" data-source="post: 5615792" data-attributes="member: 47839">I am the guy that coordinates Encounters @ Guardian Games in Portland, OR (we run 6 tables a week) and even I took a break from DMing (right now I am playing and I have subbed for missing DMs twice this season).I will second and third a lot of what has been said here already, take a break from Encounters at the very least and probably 4e for at least a little while. Go scratch the itch you seem to have found.I am joining a Pathfinder home campaign in August (player only, I won't DM 3e again, too much work, 4e has spoiled me).If Pathfinder or 3.5 aren't what you are looking for, then try Savage Worlds/Mouse Guard, Dresden Files, Call of Cuthulu, World of Darkness or any of a host of other systems. It will give you some much needed perspective and most likely spark some creativity on how to approach 4e if you return.If you want to taste an interesting thought experiment on 4e check out 4th Core. These guys have shown that 4e is very elastic in supporting different play styles and goals.Indy games like Dread and Fiasco can stretch your RP muscles in ways you didn't know you could.Try out some old or new boardgames. I have been playing Zombies, Zombiegeon, Wrath of Ashalderon, and Talisman in the past few months. I also have played a few games of Munchkin (Super and Zombie Munchkin FTW). I am chomping at the bit to try out Conquest of Nerath and I need to have an Axis and Allies marathon this summer (that anniversary addition is calling to me).I downloaded the Temple of Elemental Evil computer game from gog.com and then patched the heck out of it from the Council of Eight mod site... it still has some quirks but its been a lot of fun pillaging the Temple. The game runs well on my laptop.All in all, get out and smell the gaming roses, there are tons to try out and go get your gaming smile back...My two coppers,</blockquote>

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