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<blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 2418489" data-attributes="member: 426">I plan to be here until either they turn the boards off or turn me off.&nbsp; (If I am fortunate, I will take after my paternal great grandfather in the longevity department -- who died at work when he was 103.&nbsp; He tripped on a broom and hit his head against a blast furnace.)&nbsp; I hope to be here for many more good years of gaming.I also love the support that comes from being a part of a community.&nbsp; However, you make a very important point.&nbsp; As gamers, we have to understand what we like and find groups that we like.&nbsp; ( A bit of advice from Sun Tzu's The Art of War&nbsp; comes to mind: Know your enemy and know yourself, and you shall win a thousand battles.&nbsp; Perhaps the RPG version could be: Know your gaming group and know yourself, and you shall have great fun.) For example, I personally don't care if you have a character who is high level and wielding Stormbringer.&nbsp; However, I would hope that all the other PCs in such a campaign would be equally powerful and that everyone is having fun.&nbsp; I think that one thing that is crucial in the enjoyment of a game is a sense that every character can make a difference to the group in some way.&nbsp; No one wants to play a character who is constantly being overshadowed by others or, worse, overshadowed by someone else's equipment.&nbsp; (Yes, it happened and I can give the details to anyone who asks. Suffice it to say, when someone who helped create a setting no longer believes in it -- and goes from being called a co-DM to a creative consultant -- it is wise to move on.)Thanks for the congratulations!&nbsp; By the way, if any of you are in the Chicago area during an EN World Gameday, please come in.&nbsp; (Eric made the trip down for the first Chicago Gameday, and his PC survived one of my adventures.&nbsp; Ironically, I just ran a version of that adventure at the last Gameday.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="William Ronald, post: 2418489, member: 426"] I plan to be here until either they turn the boards off or turn me off. (If I am fortunate, I will take after my paternal great grandfather in the longevity department -- who died at work when he was 103. He tripped on a broom and hit his head against a blast furnace.) I hope to be here for many more good years of gaming. I also love the support that comes from being a part of a community. However, you make a very important point. As gamers, we have to understand what we like and find groups that we like. ( A bit of advice from Sun Tzu's [I]The Art of War[/I] comes to mind: Know your enemy and know yourself, and you shall win a thousand battles. Perhaps the RPG version could be: Know your gaming group and know yourself, and you shall have great fun.) For example, I personally don't care if you have a character who is high level and wielding Stormbringer. However, I would hope that all the other PCs in such a campaign would be equally powerful and that everyone is having fun. I think that one thing that is crucial in the enjoyment of a game is a sense that every character can make a difference to the group in some way. No one wants to play a character who is constantly being overshadowed by others or, worse, overshadowed by someone else's equipment. (Yes, it happened and I can give the details to anyone who asks. Suffice it to say, when someone who helped create a setting no longer believes in it -- and goes from being called a co-DM to a creative consultant -- it is wise to move on.) Thanks for the congratulations! By the way, if any of you are in the Chicago area during an EN World Gameday, please come in. (Eric made the trip down for the first Chicago Gameday, and his PC survived one of my adventures. Ironically, I just ran a version of that adventure at the last Gameday.) [/QUOTE]

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