Recent content by Tim Gray

Yes, the thinking for it happened in a series of columns. Unfortunately it got shortchanged by the guys who were publishing it not paying enough attention to doing a good job. It'd be nice to see it revived. Don't know whether Odyssey would be a good fit without seeing it. It'd work as a setting...

It'd still be interesting to see it. I guess one major issue is how much work you'd have to put in to get it to a releasable state.

Makes sense.

What's the current situation re content, ETA, etc?

Technical correction: he/she/it is already a WotC customer. They just won't be a repeat customer. Of course this only makes a practical difference if you think customer service includes an obligation to keep feeding you new publications, which it doesn't. ;)

All of which is why I asked if someone from WotC was able to confirm the whole company thing. (And posters who replied "look at the timestamps" etc might wish to note that I didn't say "right now".)

I find it interesting that several pages have gone by without anyone from WotC explicitly confirming the whole-company idea. Perhaps they would like to do so?

Given that Some Other Guys have been talking about dates recently ;) - any updates on release plans for Odyssey?

Bingo. It's long bugged me that the Wisdom stat lumps perception/intuition and willpower together. Of course everyone sees stats breaking down in a different way, but to me those don't sit together... and it's not really what "wisdom" means either. (In some of my own games I use Wisdom as an...

Nifty! Random questions: * You're a d20-head, and I'm not. What level of compatibility with more "standard" versions are you shooting for? E.g. will these stat numbers work out broadly on par? (I'm guessing that's the whole idea.) * Couple of examples of Edges? * Toughness save - the version...

A middle ground for skills would be what True20 did in the original version - I think it's been changed now. Taking a skill switches it on, and it's automatically at level + 3 (plus attribute). I suppose one of the major design issues is the tension between lightening the load and compatibility...

Interesting news at http://www.true20.com/ about the future shape of that product. Gareth, what sort of size of thing do think Odyssey might be? Would you be aiming to keep it fairly short and simple?

You know, I was just looking at RPGNow's Metals page and according to that the True20 mainbook is the best-selling product of all time. So the *potential* market is substantial - but I'd agree that it doesn't seem to get the buzz that would go along with that. A retailer of our mutual...

Congrats to all! (Someone at YGN spotted that Burning Wheel isn't actually a publisher's name. Unless, you know, now it is.)

Here's an important bit of advice that no-one else has given yet. If you and your brother are going into some sort of business partnership, have some sort of written agreement as the basis for that partnership. It will probably seem odd doing this with a close family member - but the point is...