I thought this was pretty funny, and well, as a DM I wholeheartedly recommend doing all she says. 
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So I’ve been trying Ubuntu for a good while now, and while I love its speed and usage, I frankly need the compatibility of windows. I went into this experiment saying things like “I hate windows cruft” and “I just want to use my computer and not have to worry about windows”. I come out if it saying… “But I don’t want to have to switch OSes to use that app, and I can’t stand the thought of running one OS inside another for compatibility sake.” and “what do you mean I can’t do that in Ubuntu, I know I could in windows by doing XYZ.”
Had a great game this weekend. Unfortunately Sam and Cory couldn’t make it, but the remaining members of the group had a good time. In attendance was Read, Pete, Allen, Ron, and I. We decided to play at my house so this being the first game I decided to grill out before hand. I’ve been trying out Lump Charcoal since I can put it in my compost bin. Needless to say, as oppose to using matchlight, its been a bit hit and miss on lighting. I did not have enough newspaper handy for starting it, and screwed that up, so Read ran to the local gas station and bought lighterfluid and ice for any burns I might incur (kidding, the cooler was low). A little while later, the coals were hot, burgers, hot dogs and tempe (sp – for the vegan) was grilled.
As for the D&D (heh) we got rolling and had a good time. My dining room ended up being perfect for it. We set up the cooler 6 ft from the table and its only 10 ft from the kitchen for snacks, and 30 ft from the bathroom. Heh. Read More »
Specifically here I’m going to go into the types of gamers in PnP games. You might see some of yourself in some of these descriptions. If so, ask yourself what you can do to break from that mold.
The Roleplayer: Rules mean nothing to the roleplayer. Dice are an after thought. Character backstories are sacred, and they probably have custom pictures of their character, full descriptions of their wardrobe, etc. Don’t confound or deny them with things like rules or regulations. If they want to try some whacky stunt in combat, they feel they should be allowed, doesn’t matter if they don’t have the power or feat necessary. Character ideas are more sacred than the rules, and if they are denied their ideas with rules, then the rules are obviously broken. Read More »
Spent last weekend in Ohio. Had a great visit with my wife’s family. Unfortunately, Chris got really sick, so she’s been pretty laid out for the past four days or so. Life is all starting to settle back down though, so hopefully I’ll be able to write more soon. I have an article ready in my head, so will go ahead and toss that one down in the next few minutes.
Adventure theme/name: Finding a wizard in a Telflamm, needle in a haystack? Or Where’s Milo?
The group has decided that the Shadowrift in Tammar needs to be closed. Their only lead is the satyr’s mention that he knew of a wizard that traveled with Victor back in his adventuring days that had become something of an expert on rifts, portals, and the planes. His name is Milo. Last time he had been heard of he was making a name for himself in Telflamm, the largest city in Thesk.
Meanwhile, since the death of his parents, Slang has seemed a bit down, and as the party packs their things up to head to Telflamm, he decides that he is going to stay and help the satyr with maintaining the crystals. Seems that though his dad was a bit ‘misguided’ Slang doesn’t want to let his and his mother’s sacrifice go to waste. In actuality, Slang’s player (Pete) is not really feeling much of a connection with Slang, so he is going to try out a shaman instead.
Alrighty! Now I’m cooking with gas. Funny side note. I don’t grill with gas, I’m a charcoal guy. So I was about to say, actually, I’m not cooking with gas. Only, you see my home stove is gas, so …
Anyways! I got through the VERY helpful Ubuntu guide for installing Ruby on Rails, and it worked! I had a few issues, but they were only minor and easily gotten around. So major hurdle one for Ubuntu has been gotten passed. My next step will doing some word processing with Open Office to see how I like it.
I spent many hours last night, getting, and attempting to install Ubuntu 9.04. So far, no luck. Sigh! I got the ISO image, burned it, verified it, and then ran memtest on the machine, and ran the disk check, etc. All good to go.
Had a few issues with the partitioning helper built into the installer, but have three times gotten through it and gotten to the point of 42% or 56% on copying files and the whole thing hangs. Going to download and burn a new cd at a slower speed and see if it has any better luck.
This is why we stick with Windows and Macs though, 95% of the time they just work. My assumption is Ubuntu is the same way though. It usually just works. At least thats what I have been told.
Update: New disk has worked in at least one machine (one that had no OS and was basically a new install). Now the questions are: Will it work on my other machine? Can I figure out how to get on the network with this Linux box? Why is chocolate so tasty? No wait… strike that last one. Read More »
Latest part of the Fall posted.
Recap: Terintal, Drigzin, Kaliana, and Stan make their way into the ruins of Denver.
Preview: Travel in the ruins of Denver turns out to be frought with dangers.
So I’ve been doing a good bit of work on my campaign, trying to figure out where to take them once they get into the paragon tier, and where the whole campaign is going. In doing so I’ve been doing a lot of reading through various source books. I have to say, the WotC crew has impressed me with thier crafty use of old materials in 4th edition.
What the heck am I talking about? How about, Ravenloft, Planescape, and Spelljammer all being part of D&D core now. Sort of. So these are elements of previous editions that many people either loved or hated. I loved all three. But how in the new products are the creators giving a nod to them? Well, the Manual of the Planes of course. Read More »
