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Daithi:
Ah, probably avoided being forced to drink hemlock, so it's not all bad  :)

Nomad:

--- Quote ---Hey Nomad - good to get to know you. I heard a reference to dungeons and dragons being linked to satanism over the last few days - it's really strange if you think about it, but I guess many media, especially music has been connected. Any idea why this is the case? (I must do some reading on this!)

How's the novel coming along? I spent a few years writing but never really got much further than a dozen or so short stories. Found it really hard to write something bigger.
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Last few DAYS???? Wow...
Yeah, effectively it's ignorant people having a vocal opinion on something they know nothing about. Plays (back in the olden days), music, movies, RPG's and now it's mostly computer games that old/stupid people are blaming for violence and the "decline in morality". Basically, any entertainment media that the previous generation doesn't understand.

I have finished the first draft of part 1 of my first book. That comes in at about 45,000 words. I've started part 2, but I'm only a little over 2,000 words into that.
I have a child that is just under a year and a half old, which cuts into my time significantly. Add to that my role-playing (world creation as well as a weekly game), miniature painting, terrain building, computer gaming, watching movies and helping out around the house.... and there's not a lot of time to go around.  =P

Daithi:
Ha, yeah, I'm a few decades late to the party. Not sure where I heard it mentioned, maybe on the radio, or maybe I picked it up when reading about scapegoating video games. The closest I got to D&D as a child was Hero Quest, which I'd guess was watered down in terms of complexity. Games do seem to be the main scapegoat in media for the past few decades - it's something I've thought about quite a lot.

That's good going in the midst of a busy life. Do you find the first draft most difficult?

Nomad:
The biggest hurdle in any novel (from what I've looked into) is just getting it down. Once you've got something down, editing it and refining it is much easier.
So, yes, the first draft is the most difficult. Not to mention that I'm an incredibly proficient procrastinator, so I'll do anything other than writing unless I'm particularly inspired.

Chabbrik:
Hi guys and gals,

My name is Vasily, I am an IT consultant from Sweden. Working mostly with web frontend during the day and playing different strategy games at night. My favourite games are Civilisation, Endless Space, MoO, MoM, CK II and EU.
I also played a lot of XCOM and Jagged alliance games.

Looking forward to the development of this game and hope to make it even more awesome.

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