About New Year's:

Long story short, we ended up with three more people than I had anticipated, and that basically spoiled the party. Mostly because of the obnoxious behavior. But I had also forgotten (since it never comes up for me, really) that role-playing is NOT a "more-the-merrier" affair. Nuclear War, perhaps, and certainly at LAN parties ... but not Dungeons and Dragons. After four, it just goes downhill. So with a party of eight, it took hours just to get them ready, and then there was no time to do the adventure, so we just split into teams and had them fight each other. All in all, not what I had hoped for, really. Somewhat boring.

So once half the kids had left, my brother and I were sitting there with the few good (and well-mannered) players when we decided we should try it again. In fact, we might make this a weekly deal. I used to go over there to play D&D with Alan's old crowd regularly, but that wore off when his friends moved away. Now that I'm bringing Sander, and I met a newbie who seems eager and friendly, it'd be neat to start that up again.

Especially if they like my suggestion: a d20 adaption of Fate of Io. I know, I know: crazy. But I figured out a way to make it work. Sander and I will be over there today--playing either Nuclear War or the adventure I'd had ready last week--and we'll just see what the new group thinks of it.

I'm excited, anyway. :P