Recent content by Just Steve

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    How to explain D&D to 3 or 4 newbies?

    Have the prospective players sit in and observe a game in progress. Tell them to ask questions about any gameplay they don't understand (short interruptions shouldn't bother experienced players). I find the best way to teach a new role-player is to have them observe a game in progress. Hope this...
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    Graduate Why not an equal amount of matter and antimatter in the universe?

    By anti-matter I assume you mean 'dark matter" which is not quantifiable by observation, but should be present by mathematical calculation. This could be due to the fact that we as humans can only perceive reality in three dimensions. What if the universe is not as it appears? If there are more...
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    Finding Solace in Favourite Quotes: Escaping Despair with Words of Wisdom

    My Favorite Quotes "Everyday it's the same thing - Variety" (from a Bugs Bunny episode) "East Is East, And West is West - But a Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss...Boulder's Rule"
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    Coffee. Yes coffee. Do you really feel a difference ?

    Caffeine does not adversely affect me...I can drink a potfull just before bedtime and not be wakefull...maybe I have developed a tolerance to it?
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    High School Friciton drives a car forward right?

    For every action ther is an equally opposed reaction - Sir Isaac Newton... If the car tires are rotating one way the car will go the other way. Sometimes a cars' rims will appear to be going backwards as opposed to the cars' motion. This is an optic illusion caused by the way we process visual...