New Gamers
So, I've started the preliminaries of my 'Beginnings' D&D campaign, loosely based upon the campaign model used by Davyd Atwood for the Campaign played by Gorra, Steph, Myrna, Captain and myself. You see the gamers our here are very Monty-Hall with many having serious Hacklust, and I think that having them help me create the world in which their characters are going to exist, will help them buy in to their characters a bit more.

Currently the setup is rather good, the most experienced player and the previous GM of the troupe created the anti-social, fame-seeking Human Fighter, while the second most experienced (and most promising) player has created the affable, well-liked Half-Elven Bard. His girlfriend (also quite promising) is Half-Elven Cleric of Corellon Larethian [twin sister to the Bard]. The wildcard is the other player (who could go either way) playing the Elven Wizard cousin of the twins. This leaves the opening of an NPC rogue that I can use to create the troupe and eventually kill him off, or simply havin him fade into the background.

In terms of Edmonton, I’m seriously beginning to rethink this how I’m doing the commute thing. I really am beginning to dislike continuously taking advantage of the hospitality of my friends, and have really felt uncomfortable asking for a place to crash when people don’t explicitly offer – so I’ve spent more than a few nights in local hotels, and although I get a good deal, it’s starting to add up. Suggestions?