<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post3122488460460884896..comments</id><updated>2012-01-24T15:59:09.132-05:00</updated><category term='Dungeons and Dragons'/><category term='AGOT'/><category term='ADnD'/><category term='Microlite'/><category term='Old School'/><category term='Play-by-Blog'/><category term='4E'/><category term='RPG'/><category term='Podcast'/><category term='Advice/Tools'/><category term='Magic Spells'/><category term='Resident Evil'/><category term='Top Ten'/><category term='Female Gamers'/><category term='Board Games'/><category term='Adventure'/><category term='Cool Ideas'/><category term='Pathfinder'/><category term='Santa'/><category term='BSG'/><category term='Projects'/><category term='Woodland Warriors'/><category term='Dogs of WAR'/><category term='Writing'/><category term='Game Design'/><category term='Campaign'/><category term='DIY RPG'/><category term='D6'/><category term='H.P. 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This list is very accurate to what I thought Lost could contribute. Thanks for writing it down!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/6119878568058850478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/6119878568058850478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html?showComment=1320957273056#c6119878568058850478' title=''/><author><name>Nathan Hicks</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-3122488460460884896' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/posts/default/3122488460460884896' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1091956068'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-3326026615555782666</id><published>2011-06-11T16:01:19.194-04:00</published><updated>2011-06-11T16:01:19.194-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Essentially the same thing happened to me with LOS...</title><summary type='text'>Essentially the same thing happened to me with LOST  (looks like many of us have that in common)  ... I laughed at the pop culture garbage that I assumed it was and refused to watch it.  A persistent friend kept saying it was good.  I tried to watch it a few times and couldn&amp;#39;t get past the first few episodes.  The third and final try I made it to the hatch episode and that hooked me.  I </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/3326026615555782666'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/3326026615555782666'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html?showComment=1307822479194#c3326026615555782666' title=''/><author><name>Larry Harala</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-3122488460460884896' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/posts/default/3122488460460884896' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-117258539'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-5694829529077585216</id><published>2011-01-19T21:58:33.816-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-19T21:58:33.816-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Great overall list.  I agree with each one of them...</title><summary type='text'>Great overall list.  I agree with each one of them.  In particular, I like #2.  In D&amp;amp;D, or other fantasy games, you can have the players get lost in a labyrinth that they cannot find their way out of.  Slowly wear them down with fight after fight.  It&amp;#39;ll definitely make the players feel like they&amp;#39;ve been through a war.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/5694829529077585216'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/5694829529077585216'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html?showComment=1295492313816#c5694829529077585216' title=''/><author><name>Samuel Van Der Wall</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05807118726461188603</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-3122488460460884896' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/posts/default/3122488460460884896' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-531372502'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-7182325511026646455</id><published>2011-01-19T21:58:33.389-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-19T21:58:33.389-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I had a similar experience with LOST I rejected it...</title><summary type='text'>I had a similar experience with LOST I rejected it as mainstream media BS akin to Brittany Spears and Wal-Mart ... and through a friend of mine&amp;#39;s persistence finally caved and netflix&amp;#39;d season 1. I have to say I even did that ... watched the first few episodes and said ... meh. But my wife decided as I was about to send the disks back ... oh let me watch these ... and got me to watch them</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/7182325511026646455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/7182325511026646455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html?showComment=1295492313389#c7182325511026646455' title=''/><author><name>The Lord of Excess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12844701226225155792</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-3122488460460884896' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/posts/default/3122488460460884896' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-531372502'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-8777531456636215730</id><published>2011-01-19T21:58:33.046-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-19T21:58:33.046-05:00</updated><title type='text'>No. 7, it is basic of basic. It is highly recommen...</title><summary type='text'>No. 7, it is basic of basic. It is highly recommended skill.&lt;br&gt;But others, you can not use this technic to all types of game.&lt;br&gt;And I think 1 and 6 is almost same thing.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/8777531456636215730'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/8777531456636215730'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html?showComment=1295492313046#c8777531456636215730' title=''/><author><name>Burningdonut</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547534145200613169</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-3122488460460884896' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/posts/default/3122488460460884896' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-531372502'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-4608907324254143584</id><published>2010-05-05T23:14:29.818-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-05T23:14:29.818-04:00</updated><title type='text'>No. 7, it is basic of basic. It is highly recommen...</title><summary type='text'>No. 7, it is basic of basic. It is highly recommended skill.&lt;br /&gt;But others, you can not use this technic to all types of game.&lt;br /&gt;And I think 1 and 6 is almost same thing.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/4608907324254143584'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/4608907324254143584'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html?showComment=1273115669818#c4608907324254143584' title=''/><author><name>Burningdonut</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547534145200613169</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7H2ULXMSvSg/SVwYkl5G4cI/AAAAAAAAAAM/lpOqVBJerQA/S220/2.bmp'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-3122488460460884896' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/posts/default/3122488460460884896' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-536912376'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-6130309069437918609</id><published>2010-04-22T13:29:31.899-04:00</published><updated>2010-04-22T13:29:31.899-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Excellent ideas, some things I should really take ...</title><summary type='text'>Excellent ideas, some things I should really take into account if I ever start Roleplaying like I want to.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/6130309069437918609'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/6130309069437918609'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html?showComment=1271957371899#c6130309069437918609' title=''/><author><name>abhorsen950</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06870093998018104955</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OlTw8LqxAqg/S6UuGK6byHI/AAAAAAAAAAU/vAvsC35JhHM/S220/5896_100870756593871_100000128419702_21394_4797404_n.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-3122488460460884896' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/posts/default/3122488460460884896' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-809700636'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-4466337730755332310</id><published>2010-04-14T08:41:45.869-04:00</published><updated>2010-04-14T08:41:45.869-04:00</updated><title type='text'>okay, i&amp;#39;ve been meaning to watch lost for 5 ye...</title><summary type='text'>okay, i&amp;#39;ve been meaning to watch lost for 5 years and never got round to it. you&amp;#39;ve just made me decide to get on and do it.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/4466337730755332310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/4466337730755332310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html?showComment=1271248905869#c4466337730755332310' title=''/><author><name>Dungeonmum</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02506269178716477521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16802540493816342699'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1x81IIgHPoY/S1TNcrlrYRI/AAAAAAAAAAs/AOThhayW1SI/S220/Valkyrie-Arbo-L.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-3122488460460884896' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/posts/default/3122488460460884896' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-608804270'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-420840429277481894</id><published>2010-03-21T23:45:41.512-04:00</published><updated>2010-03-21T23:45:41.512-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I had a similar experience with LOST I rejected it...</title><summary type='text'>I had a similar experience with LOST I rejected it as mainstream media BS akin to Brittany Spears and Wal-Mart ... and through a friend of mine&amp;#39;s persistence finally caved and netflix&amp;#39;d season 1. I have to say I even did that ... watched the first few episodes and said ... meh. But my wife decided as I was about to send the disks back ... oh let me watch these ... and got me to watch them</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/420840429277481894'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/420840429277481894'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html?showComment=1269229541512#c420840429277481894' title=''/><author><name>The Lord of Excess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12844701226225155792</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='10051850000840952361'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__SXJM2y4kSk/SsZSdXQ_xEI/AAAAAAAAAEw/HCrZBEo2aCE/S220/Garviel_Loken_by_eye_of_terror.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-3122488460460884896' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/posts/default/3122488460460884896' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1449495260'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-6563526738227608562</id><published>2009-06-24T23:51:47.283-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-24T23:51:47.283-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Great overall list.  I agree with each one of them...</title><summary type='text'>Great overall list.  I agree with each one of them.  In particular, I like #2.  In D&amp;amp;D, or other fantasy games, you can have the players get lost in a labyrinth that they cannot find their way out of.  Slowly wear them down with fight after fight.  It&amp;#39;ll definitely make the players feel like they&amp;#39;ve been through a war.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/6563526738227608562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/3122488460460884896/comments/default/6563526738227608562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html?showComment=1245901907283#c6563526738227608562' title=''/><author><name>Samuel Van Der Wall</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05807118726461188603</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3iuZvfd4BJw/SSyq3f9L8lI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jJ8L-M1bgC8/S220/samvdw.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ruleofthedice.com/2009/06/how-lost-can-make-you-better-gamemaster.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-3122488460460884896' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3188833949555515251/posts/default/3122488460460884896' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1451617064'/></entry></feed>
