Sins of Our Fathers - 2/10 - Final Update

[Lela]

Oddly enough, he looks exactly like my favorite Dungeon Master, Destan.

Ouch, harsh.

And just to let you all know; don't expect an update anytime soon. Destan will be hunting for the next two weeks somewhere in the vast, uncharted wilderness of central Pennsylvania.

Dangit!

What can I say? The guy just likes to kill things. I guess that's why people become DMs in the first place, right?

That's why I did! Of course, the illegality of killing the things I want dead is a deterent. Luckily, I found D&D to help me out.

 

[WizarDru]

Destan will be hunting for the next two weeks somewhere in the vast, uncharted wilderness of central Pennsylvania. What can I say? The guy just likes to kill things. I guess that's why people become DMs in the first place, right?

Buck? Doe? Wild Turkey? Rifle? Black-powder? Bow?

Inquiring minds want to know.

 

[Len]

Buck? Doe? Wild Turkey?

Orc?

 

[Lela]

I'm betting he's hunting Owl Bear's with Flame Strike. Sure, it's overkill. But when you really get down to it, hunting for pleasure isn't really meant to be too dangerious.

Unless you're hunting your players of course.

[Edit: Uh, make that PCs. Yeah, I meant hunting characters.]

Dangit, hope my players don't read this. Can't have them too skittish.

 

[Destan]

[Does he hunt] Buck? Doe? Wild Turkey? Rifle? Black-powder? Bow?

Orc?

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. No.

During the appropriate seasons, of course. Archery and fly-fishing are my favorites. Let's just say it's a good thing that my family doesn't depend on my hunting or fishing skills to eat.

All that being said - I'm certain there's lots of folks who don't agree with the concept of attempting to kill Bambi, so it may be best (read: least controversial) if we move onto something else.

So...

The -I'm Sorry, Baden. statement is difficult to decipher in context.

Grodog's correct - it was Baden's 'inner child' Ilvar speaking. I try to use that little hyphen to distinguish when it's his possessing spirt as opposed to his own mental voice. I agree it's a bit confusing - I'll try additional methods to make it clear to the reader just who it is that's talking.

I sometimes find myself overwhelmed by the fact that most people here on EN World are in the mid-twenty to mid-thirty year-old range...

No reason, certainly, to be overwhelmed. The first time I ever saw my name in print was from a letter I wrote to Dragon magazine inquiring about "age requirements" to attend GenCon (issue #100 I think, still remember the front cover, never did attract girlfriends like I had hoped it would). Kim Mohan, the former editor, had a response that's as valid now as it was then: Age has nothing to do with gaming. Of course he said it better, but I think you get the picture.

Plus, I bet most EN Worlders are even older than you think.

Alrighty, then. I'm off to remove my dentures and hit the sack.

Nite,
D

 

[Seule]

Now I have to go dig up issue 100 and see what was said. Inquiring minds want to know.
I think I have 2 copies of that one stashed away.

--Seule

 

[Lela]

Now I have to go dig up issue 100 and see what was said. Inquiring minds want to know.
I think I have 2 copies of that one stashed away.

--Seule

Hay, if you can, please post what it says. I'm interested.

 

[Destan]

Now I have to go dig up issue 100 and see what was said. Inquiring minds want to know. I think I have 2 copies of that one stashed away.

Seule - The cover was a blue-black background with a dragon on the front breathing fire. It was some sort of anniversary issue. Starting to wonder whether the editor was Mohan or Moore at that time...hmmm...

 

[Avarice]

It's in issue 122, actually (man, I love having these things on CD). At the risk of being shot for copyright infringment I'll go ahead and post it here; I'm sure the mods will let me know if this needs editing...

Dear Dragon:
I would like to know more about game conventions.
I am 13 years old and have been
playing DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® games for
the past three years. I am a Dungeon Master but
would like to visit a convention as a player and
participate.

I was wondering: What is the average age of a
convention player, and what is the youngest
player who would be allowed in? I have several
friends who would also like to know. I have
heard that some (all?) conventions have a minimum
age for each player. Does this age differ if
you wish to have your own scenario?

And the reply:

Frankly, the GEN CON® Game Fair staff and I
were surprised to her that any game convention
would limit its participants by age. If you
are concerned about this, call or write to the
staff of the game convention that you and your
friends wish to attend, and ask about age limits.
I think that most conventions are pleased to
have anyone of any age attend them. The gaming
world would be a poorer place without a
little something from everyone. We have no
information on the average age of conventiongoers;
the range is quite broad. — RM

 

[Tellerve]

Ooh, nice post Destan. Great imagery, and restraint by their players not to smack the pompous golden boy.

Oh, and for what it is worth, I didn't have any problem with the ghost child speaking from Baden. The hyphen you've been using was enough for me, although didn't you also make it italized or am I remembering incorrectly?

And finally, wow, Congrats on the d20 contract. I know a certain current player/dm of yours that would love to have a similar thing happen to him.

Tellerve