4E game part 2 tonight

Well, tonight is the second, and probably the last, session of my 4E pick up game. I've enjoyed it. Perhaps I'll comment on my 4E experience thus far as I now have three sessions under my belt now.

Later, I'll also comment on the future of my Pathfinder game as well as other gaming activity as soon as I learn more... Good times.

Updated blog links...

Once again, I've added more links to the blog. Added more gaming communities as well as comics communities. Also I included Newsarama and Paizo, finally. Its about time I included a link to Paizo. Don't intend to do so with Wizards D&D site as Insider will soon be a pay-site. Although I might make an exception for the Star Wars page.

Now, I need to figure out how to link to specific posts...

RPGA Log-in Redux

Well, I finally got my RPGA log in to work. Now all I have to do is change my password and I'll be good to go.

Then, I'll finally take the judge's test. Provided it loads on my computer...

Fun and games with RPGA log in

Way back in August WOTC announced that it was merging the DCI and RPGA log ins. When I read about it on a yahoo group I thought I wouldn't have to worry about it. Flash forward to Monday and what would have been my first LFR session. We were trying to figure out what published mods could be played via RPGA. To do so, we had to log in. One person has been having trouble lately logging in. So I tried to log in, only to discover that my number was affected by the changes. Today, I tried to log in. After many password attempts I gave up.

That makes two. My first problem with WOTC online was forum log ins. Now RPGA log ins. Needless to say this makes me even more wary about DND Insider. They have much longer road to go if they want to actually charge people.

My Gaming Life Status

My life when it comes to gaming has been in a state of flux for the past month. Up until just recently, I had a 3.5 game going on Mondays that felt a little off. I'm no longer playing in that game not because I quit but due to the DM putting the game on hiatus. We were about have session TPK where the minions of the evil druid in the Sunless Citadel are about to hunt us down for burning the druids notes - by accident. Alas that day fell on Labor Day. Then the DM returned to college for the first time in ten years. The game is on hiatus with only one session left. There's no replacement game as the DM was the nucleus that held the group together. Therefore, like the previous Monday game, this game is on hiatus until the DM can return as either a DM or player.

So now my Mondays are free to play Living Forgotten Realms. That is until my work schedule changes or my schedule changes cause I got a new job.

I put my Pathfinder game on hiatus cause two players were uncertain about their status. So I decided to do a pick-up 4E game cause it supposed to be easier to modify than 3.x. Needless to say both players think they'll be able to play within the next month. So I'll run 4E for the next two sessions. Why? The other GM won't be ready this Tuesday and the next Tuesday is my game (as per the player that only plays in my game). The following Tuesday (aka the one after the upcoming Tuesday) will be one player's first 4E experience. Then we'll decide whether or not we'll continue playing Pathfinder or play something else. One of the players has ordered the Pathfinder Beta.

In a month or so, James Mishler's Greyhawk game should resume. I'm looking forward to playing more AD&D 1E set in the World of Greyhawk. Although some of us wouldn't mind doing some playtesting...

Granted that all depends on whether or not my work schedule changes or not.

4E Next Week

I'm actually going to play some 4E next week. There's talk of playing a LFR session on Monday all that's required is finding a place to play - and ordering a mod. I plan on playing a human control wizard which I made in June. Only took me twenty-nine minutes for character generation. When I transfer the character to a character sheet I'll also add the details for having Waterdeep as a background. Don't know what I'll pick for a bonus language yet. Looking forward to seeing the Swordmage in action.

This Tuesday I was going to run my 4E pick-up game with pre-gens until two players couldn't show up. Of course, at the other two players urging, the game will occur this coming Tuesday cause they want to play the PCs they made. When I said I preferred pre-gens cause it was just a pick-up game. Since I believe they'll use those characters when they do play LFR (neither are playing in Monday's potential session) I don't feel to bad. So next week three players will venture through a modified Kobold Hall. Maybe a fourth player but I won't hold my breath knowing his attitude towards 4e...