Shoot. I have a friend that thinks sitting around making characters is the best substitute ever for actually playing in a game.

I don't have the time most of the...um..time. But I do jot down character ideas when I get them. Starting now (new laptop) I'll be doing it in a more organized fashion, and I'll just burn them out in Jackpoint and have a file of characters ready to go.

Speaking of magic wands...

<zim> What is that from??? TELL MEE!!! </zim>

The Song of the Sorcerlator...

...you filthy p'tahk!.

Thanks guys. I'll have to read up on that one.

While you're at it, read the entire archive.

Penny Arcade often amuses.

And yes, making characters *is* an effective substitute. With things like character creators, you can tinker endlessly.

My newest time waster is to post my characters online, then find links to put on their stats.

For instance, my troll adept's killing hands pic linked to this image:

http://www.geocities.com/dead_radish/SR/Beatdown4.jpg

Sho-Nuff? Your character's killing hands is The Glow! Awesome! I thought nobody else has ever heard of The Last Dragon. That movie was hilarious. I always thought that killing hands looked like that anyway. Haha.

Damn straight. Such a .... well, I can't say good. Such an entertaining movie.