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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 2445636" data-attributes="member: 99">Absolutely.I first came to your site (IIRC) in the early spring of 2001.  I had gotten the 3E books as Christmas presents in 2000 and was trying to figure out some rules.  Notably I think I was trying to ascertain whether "loading" a bow was a free action or Move Equivalent.  I Googled "D&D Rules" and found the Rules forum on your site.That was where I spent all my time back in the day.  Every day I learned another rule that I had not interpreted correctly and my understanding of the new edition of the game began to snowball.  I also started to venture into other parts of the site, notably the Story Hour forums.Back then I think there were around a couple dozen Story Hours at most.  I fondly recall reading (contact)'s RttToEE and Piratecat's tales.  Then I came across Old One's Faded Glory Story Hour and fell in love with the setting.  Shortly thereafter I contacted him about running a game in a similar world and posting a Story Hour about it.  The rest is part of my personal history.  My wife and friends cannot believe that I've written 650 pages of story for free (quite frankly, neither can I).Interestingly enough, the events that stand out in my mind about this site and community have little to do with gaming.  I remember the constant admonishments for folks to "take it to Nutkinland" for inappropriate discussions, not fit for the eyes of Grandma.  I recall this being my source for information on 9/11/01 when all the news sites were locked up.  I recall the sadness surrounding the death of Chairman Kaga and the outpouring of support for his family.  I had a similar experience when my friend, The Lone Corndog, passed away and I'll always be thankful for the kind words of fellow board members during that time.  I recall moments of panic when it looked as though Eric might throw in the towel and relief when Morrus picked up the baton (to badly mix a metaphor).  I recall exchanging posts with Gary Gygax, a hero of mine since I was 10, and how funny I thought it was that when I finally got to "talk" to him that our discussion was about martinis instead of D&D.  And I also recall how quickly and extensively the community responded to the server drives to keep things running smoothly.There were also many memorable gaming related topics that I fondly recall.  Smetzger's "Rate the X Feat" threads were an education in mathematics and synergy.  I can remember being "Feated" by kreynolds (NOT Sean K. Reynolds <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />).  I recall Bugaboo's "GMing for pay" thread.  I read and recommended Wulf's Story Hour without fail.And then there came the Game Days.  I noted that they were cropping up in places like Boston and Chicago and thought, "Why not here in North Carolina?"  And so I foolishly, naively asked, "Would anybody be interested in a North Carolina Game Day?" and got the inevitable response, "Yeah!  So when and where is that going to be, Rel?"  And now here we are just 6 weeks from NC Game Day VIII, where I will once again gather to game with some of the very nicest people I've ever had the chance to meet.  Only because of this site is this taking place.The unmistakable conclusion that is pointed to time and again is that this place is not your average messageboard.  It really is a community in every sense of the word.  And as much as Morrus has done an excellent job of continuing this tradition, it was you, Mr. Noah, who got this grand experiment off to a great start.  The particular approach you took to establishing the tone and format of these boards has resulted in a very, very nice little corner of the internet.  For that you should be very proud and it is a big reason why I would be honored to make your acquaintence in person one of these years at GenCon.Plus you just seem like a nice guy and I like a lot of your AU material.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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