So, what did you guys think of last night? To be honest, it was my favorite night of this entire story line - I loved developing Gadget's supporting cast, and enjoyed seeing the results of tons of groundwork come to light (like introducing Kolyarut-13 several months ago, and having Dr. Klaw defend himself by taking advantage of the Riders' problems with the gods). I also loved giving Gadget a chance to take on his arch-enemy mano-a-mano, and he did great. I still can't believe how well he kicked Klaw's butt! The neat thing was, they fought in a virtual world, where Klaw's artifact-granted godly powers were worthless. Gadget had a neat moment where he disrupted a transmission from the mechanical Kolyarut-13 to Klaw by disrupting the stream of 1's and 0's with his hand. All of the players did a great job with their characters - they seemed real to me. And John, I hope you didn't worry about my problems DMing spellcasters (I know we joked about it a lot), but I was fine. Everyone really put their all into it, and it resulted in a great game. Still, I had a hunch that people weren't really totally enjoying themselves, but I couldn't figure out why. Matt, seemed a bit bored with his characters; John and Damon both seemed like they had a lot on their minds. Was it just a stressful day for everyone, or did my buddies have a common concern regarding the plot or game? Felt it was worth asking - not a major deal, but better than leaving it go unremedied. Ok, enough babble from me! :) Jim