I blame David Eddings!

There were a couple of attempts, though. We dig them up every now and then for laughs.

Mostly, there’s the social stigma of geekiness, and even that’s pretty much gone, by my experience. Roleplaying games are the kind of thing you can put on your CV. Hell, there are guys up north who are doing academic research on it and at least one doctoral dissertation in the works, that I know of.

Most people, of course, still have no idea what roleplaying games are, or they think it’s all larping.

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Nice review of Keep on Shadowfell you got over there (ouch!) and I found Sunless Citadel so bad that I hacked it from a site-based adventure to an event based one half-way through!

I might just skip it then, or hack it (I think I’ll make the side-quest truly optional and lower NPC strength on the fly depending on the player’s level when the meet the big bad)!

It’s really interesting to see such a strong Finnish presence on the net for RPGs.

It’s also refreshing to see the different philosophies that guide the bloggers from each culture.

Is adult gaming a long standing tradition in Finland? I know it has been a ‘respectable’ activity in Germany for a long time.

Germany and Finland are the 2 top non-English countries I get readers from.

I may do a debate based on regional differences vs RPGs (but then again that might deteriorate in easy US bashing, which I have no stomach for…)

I’ve been writing Worlds in a Handful of Dice since March, at http://nitessine.wordpress.com/

It’s mostly about Pathfinder, organized play, observations on Finnish gaming events to make the foreigners jealous, and the occasional big whack at 4E.

Looks like I’ll be missing the D&D Game Day, because of a picnic, of all things.

I’ve been reading your blog for a while. I like it. I think I actually first got the link from Jonathan Drain.

NiTessines last blog post..Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer and a Bit on the Society

@Felonius: I hope that the DMs will get to keep all the Monster minis with the appropriate cards. I won’t spoil it but I’d be thrilled to get the 2nd part’s boss mini and would complement my collection of 4e Solo critters (Hint hint)!

Gnome power!

Without revealing too much… You’ve said that the players each get a mini for their character, I’m assuming that they get to take home. What do the poor, mal-treated, under-appreciated DMs get to take home? I mean other than the adventure, which at least three of my players will know because they’re going to the same event… (hopefully not at my table. I want the opportunity to kill complete strangers. I get to try to kill them often enough.)

I really hope the organizer get his hands on the stuff soon. Sadly, not a FLGS as there’s a bit of a shortage of them in area, but at least it gives a larger sense of community that there’s *something*.

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- Brian

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Dija know that a Silver dragon’s breath freezes you in place and makes you so cold yopu actually start dealing bonus cold damage when you hit stuff? How cool is that?

Oh and Solo monster HP in the D&D stats are very off (as in too low).

Finally a Silver dragon can, when it spends it’s action point, make 6 attacks… against maximum 2 targets (3 each)…. ouch!

@ Captain Cursor: Hey welcome on the blog sir! I’ll update my extended blogroll page later today to add you all in.

@Yax: Damn men we don’t interact enough… I need to go kick expy’s butt on your side soon!

@Jonathan: Always happy to hear from you. You are among the first blogs who’s linking helped me get read! Thanks!