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When you say it's system neutral, do you mean it's pretty crunch-free? I'm really interested in this book, but I don't like campaign settings that have a lot of numbers.

I think this is an interesting topic, and I have a few relevant theories I'd like to add. I think the complicated rules systems are by far the major factor preventing people from playing. Strange as it may sound, I think D&D is largely responsible for the lack of interest in the very hobby that...

Thanks for the very informative response Wik! I'll start with the boxed set. The Dark Sun Campaign Setting, Expanded and Revised book looks good too, but it's quite a bit more expensive.

I'm fascinated by the Dark Sun setting, but never played in it. I'm considering running some games in this setting, but probably using some non-D&D system. What might be considered some of the best source/setting books? The less crunch, and more fluff, the better.

I went through this exact same decision process for the exact same reasons. I haven't played 3.5, but I can talk about 4ed vs PF: - PF makes the best published adventures around. The writing is top notch, and the adventure path books are filled to the brim with flavor and awesome art. - PF...

Diablo 3 is a good game. Lots of polish, gorgeous environments, fun combat, powerful character customization, but..... Good story??!! What in gods name are you talking about? This game doesn't have a story. That's pretty much it. There simply isn't a story. There are some incredibly cheesy...

These commoners are going to exist solely for the purpose of this one encounter, so I think in the interest of getting things balanced right, I'm going to treat them as -3 and the warrior as -2.

I'm building out a large scale encounter, where the PCs are helping townsfolk defend themselves against an attack by mercenaries. I'm using the class leveled NPCs detailed in the Core rulebook, namely the Warrior and Commoner NPCs, but the CR rules for NPCs don't make much sense to me. The rules...

Have you heard of the GM Emulator? I just purchased this pdf, and after reading through it, I'm extremely excited to try it out. It's a tool that you can lay over any traditional RPG system that allows you to play without a GM (though crunchier systems wouldn't work as well): Mythic Game Master...

Thanks folks! I'm going to give the Kingmaker rules a go first. It sounds like a simple solution, which is what I'm looking for.

Which book of the Kingmaker AP are those rules in?

Maybe I'm not really thinking this through, but it seems like simply removing the ability to both move and attack on the same turn would resolve a lot of these problems of "wargaminess". This might speed up combats too. Would it be possible to make a change like this to 3.0 with out breaking a...

If you remove rolls, wouldn't every round between the same two opponents be the same; always a hit/miss and always x damage?

I need some ideas on dealing with a larger scale battle. Something on the order of 30-40 npc/monsters/pc to each side. The PCs are helping a small town defend against a mercenary invasion. I think a conflict of this size is large enough that I don't want to resolve all the combats at the...

Good stuff guys. Thanks!