Location

New York, NYUSA

Member of this
Meetup Group since

June 23, 2008

Introduction

The release of 4th Edition remembered me of time wasted as a youth and pulled me back in.

How long have you been playing D&D? or new to D&D? What edition do you prefer to play? 4th ed., 3.5, other?

since 1984, but stopped in the early 90's

What's your Favorite Book? (D&D related or not)

Treasure Island

How often would you prefer to play? monthly, weekly, daily, at night, on weekends

weekly to monthly, prefer weeknights

What's your favorite class to play? Wizards, Fighters, Rogues, Priests etc.

I can play them all. Not so much paladins, clerics, unless they are twisted :)

Have you ever been the Dungeon Master? Would you like to be a Dungeon Master?

yes, I've been a DM all the time. My only problem is that on weekends I usually go hiking, snowboarding etc.

What Volker Dietering is saying about this Meetup Group

Well organized.

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    Vote for what adventure we will do in Oct/Nov after Revenge of the Giants

    "I'm going to continue with the Death Dealer. He _might_ come back as a Revenant. Most likely the ED will be Death Knight from the Raven Queen article. Apparently, the Raven Queen is testing him for admission into her inner circle of servants...."

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    House rule: Increasing crit damage for monsters

    "I find critical hits from monsters boring. They don't scare players, because they only max the damage, which is something that can happen with a lucky die roll even without a crit...."

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    rpgconnect.org Feedback Thread!

    "I don't think it will ever be a good idea to "secede" from meetup.com There have been many attempts to organize D&D groups for strangers. Nothing works better than meetup, because their reach and branding is almost impossible to beat...."

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    rpgconnect.org Feedback Thread!

    "I was thinking, maybe you can make a case for meetup.com to add the functionality we need, if you can show that a good number of different meetup groups would profit from this, and perhaps add more business even...."

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    Volker Dietering commented on a Meetup - 4 weeks ago
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    Cleaning Miniatures Ideas/Advice

    "the minis (plastic and paint) are very sturdy. I think they can even withstand a round in the dishwasher with no harm. I've put minis in boiling water for correcting bent parts - a common procedure...."

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    Volker Dietering commented on a Meetup - Oct 8
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    Taking Turns Meetup Part 2 of REVENGE OF THE GIANTS

    "good job Andy, and thanks for hosting. And I'm not going to talk down on the Raven Queen anymore after she saved my butt. Perhaps she is the one watching over me all those years?"

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    Volker Dietering replied to a discussion - Oct 3
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    Those damnable humanoids think they own everything!

    "I think the challenge is to not just make those villains look non-humanoid, but also to make them act and talk completely different from humans...."