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You’ve probably seen this dragon slaying ad circulating around the internet. It ran in the classified section of the Oklahoman newspaper on December 1st. While some theories believe it as a prank or a joke, and some theories say it is probably a coded message about a drug deal, they are all missing the best thing about this ad – it’s a great hook and prop for a role-playing game. One of the things we often talk about in regards to gaming is the immersion…

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Every year my local game shop hosts a Halloween party. Part of the tradition of costumes, good food, and gaming is that I run a game of Dread for whoever wishes to play. Each year this game of Dread has a full table, and it always turns into a sort of spectator sport for non-players who follow the story as it unfolds. There has just been one significant problem with this game of Dread: Character creation takes too long for people to focus on while…

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I’ve got a player who loves D&D, except for the parts of anything that he thinks suck. This class is underpowered in this way, this power doesn’t work most effectively, etc. He isn’t a power gaming type and he isn’t a houseruling type, but he turns to me as the GM to try to change/improve things. With that in mind I’ve got a few questions and a few ideas. What do you think about houseruling and hacking the game? If you’ve seen The Gamers: Dorkness…