TOPIC: Training for the LA Marathon

You guys make me feel like a Luddite sometimes!  Thanks, Mock, and d_black_se!!!<br /><br />That's me with my Team in Training teammates Kelly and Andrew.  I'm the one with the glasses (mistake - contacts next time!). <br />

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I'm amazed at how clean your glasses are.<br /><br />Kim

Very lucky!  If they got dirty, there would have been nothing I could have done about it until I got back in the lake!

<br />You guys make me feel like a Luddite sometimes!  Thanks, Mock, and d_black_se!!!<br /><br />That's me with my Team in Training teammates Kelly and Andrew.  I'm the one with the glasses (mistake - contacts next time!). <br /><br />

<br /><br />Brian! You are so skinny! Where did all of you go!<br /><br />Seriously, you look amazing even covered in mud.

You're not going to recognize me in at GC!  I will have washed off the mud by then, though!  =D

Congrats! You look great! <br /><br />Now get that man a steak, and a beer, and some cheese fries, and a deep fried anything!<br /><br />I look forward to seeing you in August!

Thanks, Stu!  I'm going to be checking in with you for some combat DM advice!

I've never been a dm, but I can give you one piece of advice from a players perspective, subtract damage quickly.<br /><br />Kim

<br />I've never been a dm, but I can give you one piece of advice from a players perspective, subtract damage quickly.<br /><br />Kim<br />

<br /><br />Agreed! 100% agreed!<br /><br />I would rather have a DM who fudged the numbers by a point here or there, but did it quickly, than a DM who sloooooowly calculated the exact damage.<br /><br />I mean, which is more exciting?<br /><br />DM: Wow, nice hits everyone! The party harries the monster from all sides, bit of damage here, a bit there, and then a solid cleave by the fighter, for a total of 30 points of damage! The Goblin swings at the bard for (rolls) AC16, and misses. Your turn again! Go! Go! Go!<br /><br />DM: Okay... lemme see.... 18 pts damage from the fighter, and then 4 from the cleric.. no wait, 6 from the cleric - I forgot the potion of bull strength - that's 24... and... um... did the Rogue's sneak attack succeed? no.... okay... so.. wizard with Burning Hands Scroll is, um... 28? Oh, and then 3 points from the Bard's sling is... (mumble) 29, 30, and 31. You guys did 31 damage. Oh, no! And time is up! You all take 4 points of push damage, for not defeating the goblin. Sorry guys.<br /><br /><br />...The important thing is to do the math in your head, so the party doesn't notice if you're out by one or two. And if you think you rounded in the Monster's favour last round, make sure you do it in the party's favour next time. Just keep combat moving!

BTW, Brian - I would like to echo what other people have said: Holy bovines! You look great in that photo (mud and all) ... I think a lot of people are going to be amazed at GenCon, when they realize who you are.

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<br />I've never been a dm, but I can give you one piece of advice from a players perspective, subtract damage quickly.<br /><br />Kim<br />

<br /><br />Agreed! 100% agreed!<br /><br />I would rather have a DM who fudged the numbers by a point here or there, but did it quickly, than a DM who sloooooowly calculated the exact damage.<br /><br />I mean, which is more exciting?<br /><br />DM: Wow, nice hits everyone! The party harries the monster from all sides, bit of damage here, a bit there, and then a solid cleave by the fighter, for a total of 30 points of damage! The Goblin swings at the bard for (rolls) AC16, and misses. Your turn again! Go! Go! Go!<br /><br />DM: Okay... lemme see.... 18 pts damage from the fighter, and then 4 from the cleric.. no wait, 6 from the cleric - I forgot the potion of bull strength - that's 24... and... um... did the Rogue's sneak attack succeed? no.... okay... so.. wizard with Burning Hands Scroll is, um... 28? Oh, and then 3 points from the Bard's sling is... (mumble) 29, 30, and 31. You guys did 31 damage. Oh, no! And time is up! You all take 4 points of push damage, for not defeating the goblin. Sorry guys.<br /><br />...The important thing is to do the math in your head, so the party doesn't notice if you're out by one or two. And if you think you rounded in the Monster's favour last round, make sure you do it in the party's favour next time. Just keep combat moving!<br />

<br /><br />There must be an app for that!