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My favourite tea of all time is a rose green tea. Divine, although if you're not fond of rose candies you probably won't like this. Like most green teas, reusing the bag makes it a little weak. And in this tea's case, if you leave the bag in for too long, the floral aroma gets a bit heady. My brand is Tradition, which I get at a local asian market. The packaging is mostly in chinese, but labeled in english, for some reason I can't fathom. (Oh well, it works in my favour!) They also make a similar lavender tea which is pleasantly soothing.

Aside from that, all of my favourites are black teas. Before discovering the rose green, my big-time favourite was Bigelow's Lemon Lift tea. The lemon isn't overpowering, but still pleasantly tart. Unfortuanately, my other favorite is a brand I can't really reccomend, as it's not available on a large scale - I buy it at Ye Olde Herb Shoppe at my local Renaissance Festival each year (if you live in the Cincinnati area, you can get some, though). In any case, it's a blackberry-flavoured black tea. Quite sweet, but without taking away from the black tea flavours.

If you're having trouble with the Earl Grey, try adding milk and sweetener - don't be stingy! I don't like milk or sweetener in almost any tea at all, but for some reason I tried it once in Earl Grey and was immediately hooked!

One last thing, and then I'll be done, I swear! When I went out today, I happened across lapsang souchong, of all things! It smells like a campfire and I can't wait to try it!

Thank you very much! The one point for each fourth level thing - that's exactly what I was looking for.

Additionally, thank you for the luck in looking for a group! Hopefully the university group is the exception, not the rule, for local D&D-ers. =)

EDIT: Oh, now I understand the "Argument Club" comment. =P

Okay, so for the last few weeks, I've been studying up on D&D. Since I'm a college student and have no money for the official books, this has all been internet study. After a lot of pounding my head against the proverbial wall, I think I understand basically everything but one theoretically simple, basic detail: how in the world do you increase basic stats?

Charisma, for instance. Do you spend skill points on it? Does it automatically increase when you level up? Is it necessary to use some item or spell?

I realise I should have this question answered by my local D&D group... but the few times I've attempted to play with them, they assumed I knew all about the game and scoffed at my questions (needless to say, I won't be playing with them again anytime soon).

Hopefully someone here can help. Thank you!