James Leivers Organizer of The NYC Dungeons & Dragons Meetup Group

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July 30, 2007

Organizer of this Meetup Group since

February 14, 2008

Introduction

I've been playing D&D off and on for 20 years. Was hooked ever since playing the Red Box solo adventure as a 10 yr old. Still play Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2 all the time. I'm trying to make the meetups go smoothly and everyone have a good time.

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?

around 18 years. We never played with miniatures when I was younger, but I really like the strategy element that comes into play with minis. You just have to work your imagination a little harder to get into the story. Playing 4th ed. exclusively now

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

Siddhartha, Ender's Game, Dragonlance Chronicles, Influence by Cialdini, Descartes in 90 minutes, I really liked the Erevis Cale trilogy too. Legend of Huma was one of the all time best Dragonlance books! All books by Bertrand Russell

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

not sure

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

I mainly like wizards because magic is the best part. I enjoy playing rogues also to sneak around in the shadows. Now! in 4th edition I actually enjoy playing a fighter!

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

Yes, I used to be DM for a group of friends. I enjoy running classic modules translated to the new rules. I'm a highly strategic DM, but plot and descriptive writing is very important to me. I try to make things challenging and tactically interesting

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James Leivers posted a greeting for Andrew L. - 15 hours ago

"Wow, that's awesome. I hope you don't truly give up on real life playing though!"
James Leivers replied to a discussion - 2 days ago

New player: NO IDEA HOW TO START

"Read these quickstart rules http://files.meetup.c... then download a character here http://files.meetup.c... (you could also try making a character with the free character builder) http://www.wizards.co......"
James Leivers replied to a discussion (latest of 2) - 5 days ago
rpgconnect.org Feedback Thread!

"The RPGA events need a special extra level of organization. People need to say they make the event and time. People need to all be in one group on one page so then everyone can see each other and what they're bringing...."

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James Leivers replied to a discussion - 6 days ago

Pretty major changes in Dungeon Master's Guide 2

"Did anyone see in the character builder the reference to p.138 of DMG2? You can make a campaign with no magic items, characters get an "inherent bonus" to hit at levels 2,7,12, etc... bonus to defenses at level 4,9,14,etc... crazy!"
James Leivers replied to a discussion - 1 week ago

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

"Right now I'm leaning towards an Elven Cleric of... The Raven Queen. Overcome with morbid thoughts and always turning every discussion toward the darker topic of inevitable death. "blank" my cleric was shunned by the life loving elves...."
James Leivers replied to a discussion - 1 week ago

Rules Clarifications ???

"There is a feat that lets you shift instead of taking a melee basic attack. There is a wizard paragon path that let's you make an arcane riposte with magic infused hands. Has anyone ever fenced? like sword fighting?..."
James Leivers replied to a discussion - 1 week ago

Question/Advice About Battle Mat

"The standard mat is chessex brand "battlemat" which is 34" X 48" they usually are doublesided and have 1 inch squares on one side and 1" hexagons on the other side. it costs about $20 to $40 depending on where you get it, ebay or store...."
James Leivers replied to a discussion (latest of 3) - 2 weeks ago
House rule: Increasing crit damage for monsters

"Yeah but the earth titan gets two attacks. Two chances to crit, each one can't be spectacular. I'm sure the average damage is spectacularly high, but not versus a defender...."

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James Leivers replied to a discussion - 2 weeks ago

Do RPGA Cards Ruin the Game? Can We Make it an Extra Incentive System?

"I absolutely hate the cards! It makes things too easy. It's like playing a video game with cheat codes, NOT FUN. Brian: technically you are not allowed to do your house rules in the RPGA...."
James Leivers started a new discussion - 2 weeks ago

Pretty major changes in Dungeon Master's Guide 2

"I haven't gone through all of it yet, but the changes to creating Elites, Solos and Minions is pretty major. How come no-one brought this up? Was it already discussed to death on the WotC forums?..."