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Hi, This is a paid editing position, as it indicates in the title. Interested parties can contact me for rates and more information. Thanks! -Dana

Silven Publishing is looking for freelance copy and content editors to work on our various product lines. Copy Editors must have a good grasp of grammar, mechanics, and style; content editors must have a solid background in working with writers on higher-order concerns such as development of...

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Copy Editors wanted for editing of PDF products. Interested parties should contact me at dana@silvenpublishing.com. Thank you!

Hi, We are currently looking for one - two mature players for a new 3.5e group that is forming in Lafayette, Indiana. Creative role-playing and character development skills key. Please respond to Dana at adriayna (at) yahoo.com. Thanks!

Talk to the DM, as suggested above. If that doesn't work, maybe you want to consider switching DMs? I;ve had a DM who did the opposite--he described everything in such detail that by the time he was done, you'd forget what he was describing. But once we talked to him, he was able to bring it...

Elegant? I've got an answer for flexible. I think the 4.0 magic system should be modeled after the 3.5 psionics system. More adaptable, more fun. The system would work well for spontaneous casters, but I'm not sure how they would work wizards into the equation.

I wonder how much the watermark system will really help? So if they find a pirated copy of a PDF online and it bears their watermark, and they had 300 customers buy a copy, it doesn't seem to help much, does it? But I do think they are moving in the right direction. I certainly haven't bought...

Wilders kind of remind me of Warmages. They do their thing, and they do it well. But the lack of versitility can really hurt them in the long run. Here are some suggestions: 1) Power resistance. If you play with the psionics/magic transparency, then creatures with spell resistance also...

Hi all, This is just an announcement to the RPG community that the Silven Crossroads site (www.silven.com) will be down till the 27th of December. Our site admin is visiting family for the holiday and some unforeseen server issues occurred that cannot be fixed while he is away. We apologize...

Arbiter, If you are interested in the help of a d20 author and trained linguist (I'm currently working towards a PhD in linguistics), drop me an email (adriayna@yahoo.com). I've written some articles on the subject and would be interested in working on such a project :)

The The Silven Trumpeter is sponsoring its first short fiction contest! The theme of the contest is, “The answer is...” Fiction entries can be in any genre (fantasy, sci-fi, horror, modern, etc) but must somehow prominently incorporate “The answer is...” into the story. Entries should not...

I'm currently playing in a d20 game, running a d20 game, and playing in a Burning Wheel game. Hope to pick up Spycraft later this summer.

I think there is a decently obvious line as to what is good and evil in a game. Things that border on that line (say, a merchant ripping off her customers) may not be "good" but certainly is a CN act at best. Evil should be reserved for acts that are usually deliberate in nature, harming or...

The ideas I posted worked well for me in the past with a group of mostly new-to-RPGs players. I've used the same method with groups of experienced players who have some RP problems (i.e powergaming, players who play "themselves" or the same character over and over again), and again found it to...