I find it bitterly amusing that the Administration can take US citizens out of airports and detain them indefinitely with little fuss, but hey, go after our stuff and people start to take notice!
Still, nice to know that this will only be used against terrorists. Never mind that the Secretary of the Treasury gets to define it after the fact - and just make sure you don't cut him off in traffic.
Got it running at my work on everything from a crappy old Toshiba up to a Compaq nc6220.
In fact, I was running it on a Dell 610 - and aside from some port replicator issues it worked just fine. Had to edit that - forgot I upgraded to Dapper this morning.
So, to address the topic, I don't see a problem with it running on this Alienware monstrosity. Wonder if I can get work to buy me one for testing?
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Same with my four-year-old. She calls this show Men Breaking Things.
What I wouldn't mind are some suggestions for safer Mythbusting we can do for various sciences, but I can probably find that myself.
I explained to my daughter that her character was like a person in a story, and that we'd tell a story together. I told her that we'd roll dice to find out if her character can do things. We went over her character when it was time to do a skill check, and I'd point out her abiliy modifier (You want to push open the stuck door? You'll need to use your Strength), her skill (You want to look for traps first? Here's your Search number) and have her roll the d20 and count up her modifiers. Mostly, however, we did storytelling. (She wnted to go underwater and help the mermaids. She decided she needed to find a wizard to give her a machine so that she could walk around underwater.)
As an aside - an idea might be to use smaller dice , like start with a d6. Use smaller numbers for ACs and DCs, as well. This gets into easy addition and comparison.
Expect a lot of input from the little one about the story. Also expect a shorter game (little one wnts to do something lse in about an hour) and a lot less violence.
She did get her start at an SF convention when I had to run a game for 9-12 year olds and watch her, though, so it was easier for her to see how things worked.
She did come across my Champions books and want to play "superheroes", but so far we've just rolled up characters with the random hero generator in the book. I shudder to think of pre-Hero System.
However, between the job and the family, anything that cuts down on my prep time is good. Particularly if I wind up running an iconic 3.5 campaign with the Eberron setting, which seems to be where player demand is going.
I also wouldn't mind suggestions on simplifying D&D further, as my 4-year old now has an interest in playing. Looks like I'll have to write most of "pre-D&D" myself, though. (Maybe basing this on Basic D&D would work better.)
I think I'll wait and see if this shows up as a birthday present before I decide whether or not to buy it. And yeah, I miss the old school too.
And I'm merely suggesting that it may be less that you're a gamer grrl and more that you have a life. Or, at the very least, that there are gamer guys that are interested in the same things you are in a game, although for different reasons.
But, not particularly wanting to get into gaming issues with you and your husband, I'll drop it now.
Being a parent, I have little time to perfect combo moves or wander around levelling. Wanting to spend some time with my wife (and my daughter, when she starts gaming) means cooperative gaming and support classes.
When I put a female avatar on a character, and she looks like a chainmail-bikini centerfold, my wife gives me funny looks. My four-year-old daughter just laughs and spends twenty minutes yelling, "Look, she forgot her PANTS! She has no PANTS! She's in her PANTIES!"
Not that I don't like chasing baddies around with a chainsaw in Doom, but as I get older, the games I buy need to reflect my changing circumstances. We're not all 14-year olds living with our parents, you know.
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my scout/assassin, Ropeman the Forger, is going to need a little work.
What amusement parks do you go to?
when we had due process of law in this country?
I find it bitterly amusing that the Administration can take US citizens out of airports and detain them indefinitely with little fuss, but hey, go after our stuff and people start to take notice!
Still, nice to know that this will only be used against terrorists. Never mind that the Secretary of the Treasury gets to define it after the fact - and just make sure you don't cut him off in traffic.
I must be running a beta.
Or do American Idol and Survivor do that to everybody?
My wife and daughter are laughing at you. If I remember, we'll show your post to the rest of our gaming group, and they'll laugh at you too.
Me, I don't have time - I'm working on feat selection for my third-level warlock.
And I'm sure that had no effect on Halliburton's decision to move there at all.
I'm sorry - did I put enough sarcasm on that?
From my readings of Secrets of Xen'drik, the quori originally created the warforged, forty thousand years ago in their war with the giants.
What?
Which ones did you try?
Got it running at my work on everything from a crappy old Toshiba up to a Compaq nc6220.
In fact, I was running it on a Dell 610 - and aside from some port replicator issues it worked just fine. Had to edit that - forgot I upgraded to Dapper this morning.
So, to address the topic, I don't see a problem with it running on this Alienware monstrosity. Wonder if I can get work to buy me one for testing?
Same with my four-year-old. She calls this show Men Breaking Things.
What I wouldn't mind are some suggestions for safer Mythbusting we can do for various sciences, but I can probably find that myself.
Taking my daughter to the local game store.
Who says you can't do anything with your kids anymore?
At least you didn't get troll-rated for it.
Yeah, that was out of line.
I guess if I hadn't read your response after Mr. AC, I wouldn't have been so pissed.
Rescinded, with my apologies.
BESM is a good idea, and an excellent excuse for me to pick up the latest edition.
Well,
I explained to my daughter that her character was like a person in a story, and that we'd tell a story together. I told her that we'd roll dice to find out if her character can do things. We went over her character when it was time to do a skill check, and I'd point out her abiliy modifier (You want to push open the stuck door? You'll need to use your Strength), her skill (You want to look for traps first? Here's your Search number) and have her roll the d20 and count up her modifiers. Mostly, however, we did storytelling. (She wnted to go underwater and help the mermaids. She decided she needed to find a wizard to give her a machine so that she could walk around underwater.)
As an aside - an idea might be to use smaller dice , like start with a d6. Use smaller numbers for ACs and DCs, as well. This gets into easy addition and comparison.
Expect a lot of input from the little one about the story. Also expect a shorter game (little one wnts to do something lse in about an hour) and a lot less violence.
She did get her start at an SF convention when I had to run a game for 9-12 year olds and watch her, though, so it was easier for her to see how things worked.
She did come across my Champions books and want to play "superheroes", but so far we've just rolled up characters with the random hero generator in the book. I shudder to think of pre-Hero System.
At least the other responders tried to insult my wife and family without quoting commercials.
characters.
Dammit.
Pregenerated characers. Simple scenarios. Introduce one concept at a time.
Least, that's how my four-year-old is learning.
Tell your mommy you're not allowed to use the computer anymore.
Good point.
However, between the job and the family, anything that cuts down on my prep time is good. Particularly if I wind up running an iconic 3.5 campaign with the Eberron setting, which seems to be where player demand is going.
I also wouldn't mind suggestions on simplifying D&D further, as my 4-year old now has an interest in playing. Looks like I'll have to write most of "pre-D&D" myself, though. (Maybe basing this on Basic D&D would work better.)
I think I'll wait and see if this shows up as a birthday present before I decide whether or not to buy it. And yeah, I miss the old school too.
I think my wife would have some words about that.
Hah. 5th edition HERO.
No, REAL men play Hackmaster. Or AD&D. And LIKE it.
...although I'd love to see them try to enforce this.
Been thinking of starting a campaign at the Friendly Local Gaming Store. Looks like D&D 3.5 it is, then.
And I'm merely suggesting that it may be less that you're a gamer grrl and more that you have a life. Or, at the very least, that there are gamer guys that are interested in the same things you are in a game, although for different reasons.
But, not particularly wanting to get into gaming issues with you and your husband, I'll drop it now.
How is this gender-specific?
Being a parent, I have little time to perfect combo moves or wander around levelling. Wanting to spend some time with my wife (and my daughter, when she starts gaming) means cooperative gaming and support classes.
When I put a female avatar on a character, and she looks like a chainmail-bikini centerfold, my wife gives me funny looks. My four-year-old daughter just laughs and spends twenty minutes yelling, "Look, she forgot her PANTS! She has no PANTS! She's in her PANTIES!"
Not that I don't like chasing baddies around with a chainsaw in Doom, but as I get older, the games I buy need to reflect my changing circumstances. We're not all 14-year olds living with our parents, you know.
If you think politics isn't "News for nerds. Stuff that matters" you must still have a job.