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Links | Description |
| Renaissance d20 | House rules for my Renaissance d20 D&D game. |
Creatures |
Creatures and constructs I have created for use in my 3rd-edition D&D games. coming soon |
| A message board I frequent, with discussions of D&D rules, monster creation, etc., as well as reviews of d20 gaming materials, upcoming releases, and industry news. | |
| A collection of AD&D creatures converted to 3rd-edition D&D, in affiliation with EN World. Includes such classics as the Sussurus, the Bhaergala, Choke Creeper, and many others. Possibly going to be published soon. | |
| A collection of new 3rd-edition D&D monsters created by EN World members, hosted by Blacksway. A few of my creatures are featured here. | |
| Dreams of Deirdre is a LARP troupe started by friends Lori and DavidPriebe, Erik Oberlin, Wendy Werges (of Delicious Blue fame), Matt Leslie and myself. We traditionally run games at ConQuest, DunDraCon, and KublaCon. |
My primary gaming outlet is currently 3rd-edition D&D. I have run ongoing campaigns for different groups. I have also run impromptu 3e games at DunDraCon, although they never compare to games for which I have prepared. My first official convention-sponsored tabletop 3e game was "Nyamban Son," which I ran at KublaCon 2004. The game was set in the Nyambe: African Adventures world supplement. I ran a SpaceShip Zero game at Con-Quest/Avalon SF 2005, and plan to run another at DunDraCon 2006.
I have also played in GURPS, Champions, Feng Shui, TVRPS, Aberrant, and AD&D. I just finished a short Aberrant campaign wherein I played Titan, a scientist who could grow quite large. I am currently in a Champions game, playing an Aquarian hydrokineticist based loosely (very loosely) on Abe Sapien of the Hellboy comics, as well as a Forgotten Realms D&D game, wherein I play an inventor, as well as a plane-hopping D&D game wherein I play a Githzerai Sentinel (a neutral good variant of the Paladin, from Dragon magazine).
My live-action gaming experience is almost entirely limited to conventions, most of which have been put on by our own troupe, Dreams of Deirdre.
As it stands, I rarely play more than twice a month. Conventions are when I get to indulge in a lot of gaming, with a variety of people. Thankfully, I usually have a great time not only with Dreams of Deirdre and our LARPS, but also with a few Con-sponsored games.
Certainly, gaming is a sedentary hobby, and although the majority of gamers are not loud partygoers, drinkers, smokers--in other words, not a hard-living crowd--we are nevertheless prey to their own health risks, due mostly to diet and sleep deprivation. The most common source of cholesterol is not only the food that is traditionally consumed at games--pizza, chips, dips, fast food, etc.--but also the soda that seems to be the lifeblood of gamers. Jolt, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Root Beer--all beverages made with processed and refined sugars can contribute to a phenomenon known as "sugar spiking," which happens when large amounts of sugar are consumed in a short period of time. For some reason, this is about as effective an artery blocker as Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, and many a gamer who otherwise eats a well-balanced diet can be laid low by the constant infusion of sugary beverages. Scientific proof may exist elsewhere, but I've known people who, though trim and healthy in appearance, had absurdly high cholesterol scores, which their doctors traced back to binge consumption of processed sugars. Soda is not the only high-sugar substance abused while gaming: chocolate (even good chocolate), and other processed sugar candies, come with the same risk.
