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Last Sunday, we were supposed to have a turnout of 4 players and me, the DM. Ordered 4 pizzas. Thing is, one of them had a cousin’s birthday party, another one’s mother didn’t wake up and whatnot (I have no idea), and another one’s parents dragged him out to Geneva. Therefore, we had one dude show up, and my brother who lives here anyway.

I can’t wait until I have kids. I’m gonna have four and they’ll never go to summer camp or anything and we’ll just sit in the house and play D&D and never have to worry about people who say they’re committed and psyched and ready to go kill things and then just do whatever and be like “sorry.”

I’m beginning to see why D&D is a college game. But you’d think that one day a week in the summer for highschoolers would work.

Well anyway, there’s supposed to be another one tomorrow, and if all goes well, I’ll get at least one more person than last time. Hey, I can at least run a game with three PCs, it’s possible. Just not really two. Even if one of them feels like they can just kill everything that moves. I really don’t like that method. I’ve created a beautiful, rich world with incredibly complex plots and characters, and I’d like it if he wouldn’t play a Chaotic Evil character. I’m fine with him being antsy, but I kind of need the other two to metagame a teensy bit and keep him back. The plot revolves around them being members of a military troop, and military groups don’t exactly slaughter every peasant they see and take their money.

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UPDATE: Looking good. We got my bro, that Ranger guy, The dude who used to be a Tiefling and his brother. Nice 4-man party.

D&D® Mah Brah

I’ve spent the last few days (weeks?) working practically nonstop on two things: My bicycling Independent Study (to get out of P.E.), and a massive amount of Dungeons and Dragons. I’ve got the standard array of .pdfs  in a folder, made many maps and dungeon layouts, have drafted an increasingly complex set of plots and arcing storylines, and generated a plethora of characters. Not to mention built DM Screens, made LEGO compatible with the battle grid system, drew characters, plotted a tentative meet date, gathered together my obscene dice collection, and managed not to become morbidly obese by sitting in a chair most all day. I’d say this has been a successful set-up so far.

I also rode to Barnes and Noble and purchased a paperback copy of the D&D® 4th Edition Essentials™ Rules Compendium™. A couple times, the oil from my skin would build up under my fingertips if I stayed on a page too long, and I’d end up smudging the text below. Yeah. Note to self: Don’t touch the words. It’s like a Torah. Keep your hands to the perimeter.