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Expert Profile: Varlenn (aka Andrew)

Expertise: I`m fluent in several games, their administration, crossing over systems, and in general advice. If you need help with anything from AD&D, Harnmaster, or any of the White Wolf Game Studio games (Vampire, Werewolf, Wraith, Changeling, Mage, Hunter, Trinity, Aberrant, or even the old and lost Streetfighter game), feel free to ask. I`ll help as best I can, and I have a huge stack of gaming books to refer to if necessary, so the information usually should be accurate. I also have some game resources for Legend of the Five Rings, the old FASA Star Trek RPG, the newer Last Unicorn Games Star Trek: the Next Generation RPG, as well as some of the Star Wars game, some RoleMaster, and so on...

Experience in the area
I've been a GameMaster/DungeonMaster/Referee/Storyteller for the last 23 years continuously; I started with AD&D, and my interests grew from there.

Organizations
I was one of the first online Storytellers for the official White Wolf Java Chat gaming site; I now run my own online games, albeit with the help of some technical computer whizzes...

Education/Credentials
I have my Degree in Psychology, which I have used extensively in the development of my games; my games tend to be gritty and realistic.

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Something controversial or provocative about this subject One must be VERY careful in the selection of players - one prospective player approached me for a game, and he turned out to be sought by America's Most Wanted...

What do you like about this subject? Role-Playing Games are particularly interesting to two groups of people, I've found: those who are intellectual theorists, and those who have a flair for the dramatic; the best are both.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? Self-improvement as a GameMaster is never really complete; there is always something else to learn, if only a new game to read up about.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 462
Knowledge	9.73 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.64 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.27 Excellent
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		43

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	12/11/07
10	10	10	10	12/04/07
9	9	10	10	12/01/07
10	10	10	10	08/23/07
10	10	10	10	11/11/06

User Comments

Thanks a bunch! I'll look into that further!
(Andrew on 12/04/07)

It was indeed a difficult question (I had already checked a lot of internet sites without coming up with an answer) and I think the advice about our D
(Johann on 08/23/07)

Thanks! I appreciate your timely response, and it probably is a better one than looking at a list of specific game conversions (for one thing, someth
(Nancy on 11/11/06)

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Recent Answers from Varlenn (aka Andrew)

2008-02-04 Looking for a Group: While I would recommend the official White Wolf website, since I do know it has (or at last check, had) a link that provided list-registered players and storytellers that could be searched by region.....

2007-12-03 D&D 3.5 weapons: The usual easy answer is to say magic. As in magical bonus to damage for the weapon, and for magical bonus to damage for any related magic item that you may get ahold of that will increase said damage...

2007-11-28 Roguelikes: I had to look up the kind of games you are referring to, not being familiar with their names. What I found were two particular bits of info that really helped me figure out what the next addictive direction...

2007-09-14 Runescape style: Unfortunately I rather rarely get to look into games like this one, so to help find another game would be rather ineffective on my part, I am afraid. On the other hand, you do mention a controversy...

2007-08-22 Sneak attacks on running characters: This is a challenging one. There are really two sides to the argument, and you seem to have both rather clearly laid out... on one hand, it is indeed difficult to imagine sneak attacks on running characters...