5/28/07
Updated Contact Listing., and quotes page.

03/15/07
Updated Contact Listing.

02/10/07
Distributing Recruitment flyers at a few select places. As such Id like to take this opportunity to give a little history about the game group, as well about it, and where it is at now.

At this time I am actively seeking to recruit 2 players for The Caverns (Formally known as Stile's adventure's and Game's), a RPG game club. We meet and play every other friday night. We start gathering at 6pm and like to start play by 7pm. We play until midnight typically, but possibilities of longer play sometimes exist.

This is both an exciting time and a disappointing time for me. It is an exciting time because new players is an opportunity to meet new people, get new ideas, and even form new friendships. It's a disappointing time because it means old friends have drifted because of life's responsibilities, either moving away, or focusing their interests on more important activities.

I am seeking players that are semi serious. As a RPG game club, we prefer the player who wants to play, enjoys playing, and try's to make it as often as possible. We also try to stress RP vs. hack and slash. While we like a good mix and a little battle now and then, and getting that new items we have found that letting your character die in a situation to be true to your characters personality (role play), is more fun and we try to stress that. We do NOT want rules lawyers! The gm's have the right to change rules at whims, as long as they are doing so in the best interest of the game play, and are fair about it.

Yet I say semi serious, and not serious because we also stress the importance of having a good time, forming friendships that can last a life-time, and most importantly life comes first. Someone who is so gung ho about the game night they jeopardize their jobs or marriage, is not someone we want! We want people who will be able to make the game the majority of the time but we realize exceptions will occur where they cant make it. We just want those to be exceptions and not the rule.

I also have a 21 years or older policy now. There are two reasons for this that jump to mind. The first is while, in the past I have had some younger players that I am glad to have known, met, AND have had as players, with a 21 year old player or older I can be more assured of maturity. The other reason is because the game club does boast a full size wet bar. While we don't really "party" when we play, it is known to have a beer, or a cider, or a drink or two. Sometimes on rarer occasion someone may even put on a good buzz. I wish to avoid any possible legal issues by not having someone not of drinking age.

Now that you know what I am looking for, let me tell you a little about the past. This game club has been established for about 7 years now, and I am a 25 year RPG veteran. It originally started with 2 people and expanded. Over the 7 years we have boasted over 40 different players and at the height of our fame, we had 4 different rpg campaigns running (bi-weekly, every friday and saturday, with alternating campaigns and 4 different gms), was a Wizkids approved game club venue and ran 7 sanctioned tournaments a month, and Sundays gathered together to paint miniatures, watch movies, create characters, and evaluate new games (we called it craft day).

Unfortunately as time has progressed, and life has brought on more responsibilities for myself I have downsized. We now only meet every other friday and play one campaign. Yet, I have formed some of my closest friendships from this game club, and members have formed friendships with each other that will last for their life times. These friendships go beyond gaming and go into other parts of our lives. My game club is regularly invited to new years parties, labor day, memorial days, and weekly or bi-weekly summer cookouts. We have helped each other moving, finding jobs, with school, and even a tie or to I've known of loans to occur.

Additionally as time passed and The number of gaming decreased, some of my players have went off to form other groups, and I know of 3 other game groups in this area that where formed from the players of the club I run.

At this point in time, I have 4 players. Unfortunately two of them are about to have their first child (not 2 as in a couple, but 2 as in 2 different players with 2 different wives). As a result one of them will not be able to attend for a while (their baby being due any day), and when they are able to join us again, we are expecting the other one to be gone for a while in their footsteps. Also things happen people get sick, go on vacations, whatever and we sometimes have a player that can not show. Eventually I am sure all 4 will be regulars again - and for that reason I do not wish to recruit a bunch of players now and then down the road have to many (I have had groups with as many as 14 and 15 players in the past, but try not to let that happen). I find the perfect size is 6 players and 1 GM. Since 1 or 2 people usually can not make it, when you have that many, it tends to mean 4 or 5 players per session. IF everyone shows, 6 is still small enough, yet not to big to be slow moving. HEnce, why my choice of recruiting 2 players at this time.

Now lets talk a little about the game club environment. You can go the the photo album on the web page (www.thecaverns.net) to view recent photos of the game club, but to give you a few ideas: We boast a 8 foot long game table (at one time it was a pool table), covered with a Cheesex mat (grid size up, not hex), and plastic covering (its dry erasable). Thousands, if not tens of thousands of dice and miniatures. Hundreds of books, and hundreds of games ranging from RPG, to MTG, to Wizkids stuff, to Monoploy, Munchkin, Settlers of Catan, and more. Please note we tend to mainly RPG, but on occasion may bust out a board game or card game. We have a full size wet bar (I have a large stock, but if people drink regularly, I ask for money to help restock or that they contribute bottles of liquor. its expansive to keep a bar stocked). We have a kitchen area with a sink, microwave, george foreman, toaster oven, and coffle maker. A full size fridge, and more. The other side of the finished basement is a compute room with 3 computers , scanners, cameras, printers, and more. The game table offers power strips on every corner and a wireless network system (lan parties are not unheard of either). The main game room itself currently has the means to COMFORTABLY seat 15 people, and If we want to get a little crowded I can easily make that 20 with some folding chairs.

So what are game club offers is fun times, lasting friendships, fantastic gaming environment and more. If it seems like I am boasting, i am not. I speak of my game club with great pride. I have had 40 plus fantastic people who have supported it and through their efforts has encouraged me to put the money, time, and efforts into making it one of the best places to game, party, drink, or hang out that I know of.

What I want to know, is would you like to be one of those people? I hope so, if you feel you are the right person for the type of gaming we do! Please, review the different sections of the web page, our discussion boards, and send me an email after that, if you are interested in joining us. I may ask a few questions and then I will usually invite you to join us for a trial session (for both us, and for you).

Finally - feeling awkward? nervous? Wow.. here's a group of 5 people I don't know at ALL, and a house i haven't been to... I'm going to just join in and.. will i feel comfortable? I have had 40 plus members over time, and I can guarantee you EVERYONE of them has felt that way... and every existing player feels the same nervousness when a new player is showing up (as do I). But I don't think a single one of those people, have ever regretted the choice to push that nervousness aside and show up....I have recruited players from TMGG, IUSB, The Griffon Bookstore, Allstar Comics and Games, life long friends, and word of mouth.

I have had women players as well as men, couples, husbands and wifes, Religious scholars, school teachers. I have people of heavy weight and skinny. I have had players that come from other countries. I have had gay players. I have had school teachers, professors, people working on doctorates, and people that work at mcdonalds. We are an equal opportunity game club.

Hope to hear from you!!!

11/26/06
Changed Offical name of the Club from Stiles Adventures and games, to "The Caverns".

11/07/06
Changed front Menu to go to ALL my pages, instead of select ones.

10/30/06
Updated Contacts (Zach Walton), updated calendar, and Updated the Rules.

02/01/06
Updated Contacts.

01/01/06
Redid the photos section, the front menu, the Chain mail photo section, and updated the calendar. Also updated the quotes page. Updated the Downloads section (Sparse! Anyone hae anything they want to add?)

11/12/05
Added Mark to the contacts page as well as Steve Stickler.

11/05/05
Added photos for 2005 Halloween party, and also more chain mail photos.

9/13/05
Updated contacts page and chainmail section.

8/14/05
Added the Some photos of new faces, and also some chain mail items.

8/09/05
Added the Weapons links and some chainmail sites, under the links section.

8/8/05
Added chainmail section

6/15/05
Updated calendar.

6/15/05
Updated quotes page and updated contacts.

5/05/05
Updated quotes page.

8/15/04
Updated contacts page - including added Tom Lafrances New Email, and Aaron Burtners new email address.

5/8/04
Added photos of myself in the photo gallery. Note, only did this as I was putting them on the server so I can link to them for personal uses, and its easier for me to be able to pull them up and cut and paste the link *shrugs*

4/18/04
Updated house rules. Please read.

3/6/04
Updated my e-mail on the web page.

1/24/04
Added more quotes to the quote page.

1/22/04
Added Quotes page to site.

1/10/03
Updated Calendar and Contacts.

12/8/03
Revised contact listing and changed background graphic.

12/7/03
Added two D&D RPG stories. Cleric of Nox and Conversations on the Road.

12/7/03
If you find any problems or mistakes with the site, please let me know. Spelling errors are fine to let me know, with the exception of RPG stories (for the obvious reasons).

12/5/03
Begun doing major web page overhaul (on design). May be a while until it actually goes live (The date is when I started). This includes new font's, background, layout, color scheme, buttons, and addition of music (Moonlight Sonata at the moment, but I have an extensive classical midi collection of over 20,000 songs. So if someone has a recommendation send it to me. Please include artist and song title.

11/13/03
Updated Calendar, Forums, Photo Gallery's (Added pics of Neisah and Kimo
in costume), contact page, and story boards.

10/13/03
Added various stories from in character forums