Recent content by jdsivyer

Hey there. Been a long-time gamer, played many different rpgs, but I have never gotten around to playing M&M - and I keep hearing some glowing reviews and opinions of it. I know the basics of it (super-heroes, etc), and I know it's a variant of the d20 system, but can people please tell me WHY...

I've got a soft spot for 2e as well. And, just to go out on a limb, I also am a big fan of many of the concepts introduced in the Player's Option books. When they came out my group and I used the critical hits, the new initiative system (as strange as it looks it worked well with us), spell...

Just curious...why do you say that? As far as rpg rulebooks go I found the layout quite good :)

Can't agree more! :D I have the Explorer's Edition and it's awesome. You could simply use that book and nothing else for a campaign if need be. Although the other settings have some pretty cool stuff in them. SW is far from complex, easy to start up, combat has a great pace to it, and you...

I loved the Mystara and Red Steel campaign settings, especially RS :)

Thanks so much for the reply :) And, I have to say, that was a pretty damn good explanation as to why you're not even CLOSE to being a fan of FtA. I really appreciate you taking the time to put it down, thanks :)

Never send a message the moment you are awake. That should have read: "...I had a chat with the owner of my..." Need coffee! :p

Yesterday and I had a chat with my the own of my local gaming shop and he said sales of D&D related stuff (for his store, anyway) were about 60% 4e and 40% 3.0/3.5. He said it's been that way for the last few months. However, the sales of 3.0/3.5 might be inflated due to the discount he has on...

Although I have to admit your take on GH post 575 is pretty damn interesting, well thought out and kinda cool (thanks so much for posting it! :) ), I still find myself slightly curious as to why you hate FTA with so much passion. I'm not saying you have to like it (obviously you don't), but my...

:lol: It's funny 'cause it's true! :p

If only you had written this in your first post ;) Seriously though, now I know exactly where you're coming from, you've made a good point :) But, I still have to stay, that most of my 3e combats didn't involve standing there toe-to-toe swinging swords at enemies. And that was the point of my...

I didn't claim that some of these combat options were easy to perform, I'm just saying that there are many more combat options you can do in 3e than in much of the previous editions. Myself, I'm a big fan of AofO - they make sense to me, especially when it comes to spellcasting. Sure, there...

:lol: This made me laugh so much I almost cried! :)

Hey, I never once claimed you said "jdsivyer ran static battles in 3e." All I said was that I tend to disagree that 3e encourages static battles. And, in all honesty, you don't have to build a trip-fighter. Sure, there are feats, etc., that aid a PC with these actions, but there are still...

But you have to remember, that's only 1 option you have. There are many more.