Area 51 » Recreation

130

followers

Announcements

I think the site title may need to be worded carefully, as this is bound to attract MMORPG questions instead of tabletop-game questions... – Corey Jun 4 '10 at 0:15

Proposed site names (in line with StackOverflow and ServerFault tradition): TotalPartyKill.com or RocksFall.com. – Massimo Jun 4 '10 at 7:01

Given the theme of naming sites after failures, how about calling it "Critical Miss"? – sadie Jun 17 '10 at 7:30

show 10 more announcements

54 Example Questions (9 closed)

active newest votes

up vote 0 down vote

added by Scimon Jun 23 '10 at 7:56

up vote 0 down vote

added by Grizly Jun 23 '10 at 4:43

up vote 0 down vote

added by Präriewolf Jun 22 '10 at 18:13

up vote 1 down vote

added by Präriewolf Jun 22 '10 at 18:13

up vote 0 down vote

added by Präriewolf Jun 22 '10 at 18:12

up vote 1 down vote

added by Präriewolf Jun 22 '10 at 18:07

up vote 1 down vote

added by Präriewolf Jun 22 '10 at 18:06

up vote 0 down vote

added by Joe Zack Jun 22 '10 at 16:38

up vote 0 down vote

added by Joe Zack Jun 22 '10 at 16:38

up vote 2 down vote

added by Joe Zack Jun 22 '10 at 16:36

up vote 4 down vote

added by Scimon Jun 22 '10 at 15:40

up vote 2 down vote

added by Colonel Sponsz Jun 22 '10 at 14:10

up vote 3 down vote

added by Colonel Sponsz Jun 22 '10 at 14:04

up vote 0 down vote

added by Bill Ayakatubby Jun 22 '10 at 2:12

up vote 0 down vote

added by Bill Ayakatubby Jun 22 '10 at 2:06

up vote 0 down vote

added by Bill Ayakatubby Jun 22 '10 at 2:05

up vote 0 down vote

added by womp Jun 21 '10 at 20:14

closed as off topic by Jonathan Campbell, Massimo, Bill Ayakatubby, Caleb Thompson, Charles Stewart Jun 22 '10 at 9:21

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

up vote 3 down vote

added by womp Jun 18 '10 at 23:42

This is a great on-topic example that could come up for any gaming system, not just D&D. – Kristo Jun 22 '10 at 20:02

up vote 0 down vote

added by AaronSieb Jun 18 '10 at 20:22

up vote 0 down vote

added by AaronSieb Jun 18 '10 at 20:21

closed as off topic by womp, dagorym, LeguRi, Caleb Thompson, Charles Stewart Jun 22 '10 at 9:21

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

up vote 1 down vote

added by Daniel Bingham Jun 18 '10 at 7:25

more of a wiki "question" – Pulsehead Jun 23 '10 at 15:24

up vote 1 down vote

added by gnarf Jun 18 '10 at 5:40

Great On-topic if the "in the Denver Area" is the setting of the game. Very Off-topic of "in the Denver Area" is the geographic location of the gaming group. – Pulsehead Jun 23 '10 at 15:25

up vote 14 down vote

added by sadie Jun 17 '10 at 7:40

up vote 3 down vote

added by Daniel Bingham Jun 17 '10 at 3:30

closed as off topic by Massimo, Joseph Kingry, Andy, AaronSieb, foxxtrot Jun 18 '10 at 22:31

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Definitely too localized. – Massimo Jun 17 '10 at 6:13

Unless they aren't asking for their specific location, and want to know how to find others, like some good meetup sites. – Tilendor Jun 17 '10 at 22:33

up vote -5 down vote

added by Jonathan Campbell Jun 17 '10 at 3:16

closed as off topic by derobert, sadie, svrist, Al E., Tilendor Jun 17 '10 at 22:34

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

I don't see what poker has to do with role-playing games. Sure, it might be part of it (like Red Dead Redemption), but there must be other Q&A sites for card/poker games. – Jedidja Jun 18 '10 at 22:35

That's an obvious "off-topic" question, not a good example. – BlaM Jun 19 '10 at 15:12

In my experience, most people outside of the role-playing hobby can't tell the difference between these games and other games that use dice or cards. A co-worker referred to Settlers of Catan as a "D&D-type game" the other day. – Jonathan Campbell Jun 19 '10 at 20:54

Poker is not a role playing game. – gruszczy Jun 22 '10 at 15:31

up vote 1 down vote

added by Jonathan Campbell Jun 17 '10 at 3:11

up vote 0 down vote

added by Jonathan Campbell Jun 17 '10 at 1:37

up vote 1 down vote

added by Jonathan Campbell Jun 17 '10 at 1:22

up vote 5 down vote

added by Jonathan Campbell Jun 17 '10 at 1:08

up vote 8 down vote

added by John Rudy Jun 7 '10 at 21:17

up vote 20 down vote

added by dagorym Jun 7 '10 at 18:33

Good question and would work without the timezones part. I'm currently involved in two games that feature remote participation - one via skype and the other is entirely e-mail based. – Colonel Sponsz Jun 22 '10 at 14:32

up vote -3 down vote

added by Hellbog Jun 4 '10 at 18:57

closed as off topic by Massimo, Beska, Valentin Rocher, Amir Rachum, Konrad Rudolph Jun 15 '10 at 8:29

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Great example of a badly formed question. You should at the very least specify what game you're talking about. – Massimo Jun 8 '10 at 8:22

up vote 0 down vote

added by Massimo Jun 4 '10 at 6:08

closed as off topic by John Rudy, Konrad Rudolph, dagorym, Beska, Valentin Rocher Jun 12 '10 at 7:56

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	Videogames (even of the RPG type) should be off-topic. – Massimo Jun 4 '10 at 12:59
	Especially since there is another proposal specifically for them. – dagorym Jun 4 '10 at 13:24

up vote 7 down vote

added by Massimo Jun 4 '10 at 6:03

up vote -4 down vote

added by Massimo Jun 4 '10 at 6:01

closed as off topic by dagorym, Valentin Rocher, Amir Rachum, Konrad Rudolph, antony.trupe Jun 16 '10 at 21:20

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Totally subjective and argumentative. – Massimo Jun 4 '10 at 6:01

If it was changed to "What do you like most about your favourite gaming system?" I think it would work as a community wiki. – Colonel Sponsz Jun 23 '10 at 9:14

As written, the question does not have a clear "correct" answer. Subjective, possibly argumentative. – Vatine Jun 23 '10 at 14:39

up vote 8 down vote

added by Massimo Jun 4 '10 at 6:00

that could easily lead to ed wars :/ (I've seen it too often on /tg/) – Valentin Rocher Jun 13 '10 at 22:04

I can't imagine a straight up enumeration of the rulesets for each game degenerating so badly that this question would be closed. Seems like a pretty legitimate (and probably common) thing to ask. – womp Jun 22 '10 at 22:35

up vote 23 down vote

added by Massimo Jun 4 '10 at 6:00

Rocks fall. Everyone dies. (TM) – Massimo Jun 4 '10 at 6:06

Paranoia has built-in rules for this one. One of them is, simply, the Gamemaster is always right. The second is, it's treason to argue with the Gamemaster. – John Rudy Jun 4 '10 at 21:40