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| bio | website | rjbs.manxome.org |
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| location | Bethlehem, PA | |
| age | 34 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 9 months |
| seen | May 17 at 2:49 | |
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I write computer software for a living, mostly in Perl. I give away lots of it. Share and enjoy!
In my spare time, I tell my daughter stories about Batman, read books, watch movies, play video games, and try desperately to play D&D even though nobody I know wants to.
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May 10 |
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1 GM and 1 Player games and game systems? edited tags |
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May 10 |
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Collections of two-player free-form adventure ideas? edited tags |
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May 10 |
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A 2 Player RPG for buddies? edited tags |
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May 10 |
awarded | Organizer |
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May 10 |
suggested | suggested edit on solo tag wiki excerpt |
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May 10 |
wiki | created solo excerpt |
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May 10 |
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Easing Someone Into RPGs One-on-One add the solo tag |
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May 10 |
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How do you handle dazing and stunning, with regard to solo monsters? removed tag solo, better used for single-player gaming |
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May 9 |
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What published D&D adventures take place in the Astral Sea/Plane? clearly note that the 2E book contains no adventures |
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May 9 |
answered | What published D&D adventures take place in the Astral Sea/Plane? |
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May 6 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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May 5 |
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of develop in play (DIP) compared to develop at the start (DAS) character generation? I am the DM, but I often find that when it turns out that the evil duke is their long-lost brother for whom they claimed to have spend seven years questing... the player says, "Oh, right. I had a brother. Huh." It's a player/DM mismatch, which is why I've changed my strategy. ;) |
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May 5 |
answered | What are the advantages and disadvantages of develop in play (DIP) compared to develop at the start (DAS) character generation? |
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May 4 |
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Narrative Combat versus Use of Miniatures This was my approach for a few years, and it worked very well. Sometimes we'd use a whiteboard so we could move the markings around, but we only did it once in a while, not constantly, and there was no measurement involved. |
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May 4 |
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When and how should I get the players to cut back on their out of character chatter? We have the same rule, but instead of a bell, someone will just "call bullshit." When bullshit is called, play resumes. If only one guy is pathetically calling it all the time, the game is potentially doomed, and the best thing to do is to have a real conversation about it. (Obviously, this is not for every group.) |
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May 4 |
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Playing 4th Ed D&D for the first time, what should I read to avoid holding everyone back? Ever since then, every time I read a new RPG rulebook, I wonder, "Why isn't there a library of mp3s of actual play sessions for all kinds of games?" |
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May 4 |
answered | Playing 4th Ed D&D for the first time, what should I read to avoid holding everyone back? |
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May 4 |
answered | What alternatives are there to replace orcs, kobolds, and hobgoblins in low-level encounters? |
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May 4 |
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What tools are useful to organize a GM's campaign notes? I have since published a simple template for RPG campaigns in Scrivener, which is discussed in another question. |
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May 4 |
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How do you handle large scale exploration? Given the number of mentions people have made about "aerial view" and "geographical map" it seems worth noting that you could easily turn the concept map (mentioned in my answer) into a hybrid of geography and concept. Then the party can pick starting points (we go to the "visible from space parking garage") and you can know where they might end up when they say "we wander around the neighborhood." |
