Recent content by Crusty Older DM

Re: Re: Fun History on U.S.-Canada Relations I thought you said that "Canada wasn't even a country until 1867." :p Seriously folks, my post was all in good fun. I described the results of an invasion as an "imponderable" not as an action that "would have succeeded without doubt." In fact...

Fun History on U.S.-Canada Relations A little known fact of North American History: During the U.S. Civil War, Secretary of War Stanton recommended to President Lincoln that the U.S. invade Canada. The reason was that some Confederate sympathizers had been using Canadian bases to launch raids...

I want to thank everyone for their thoughts. I would be grateful for any additional ideas or information. CODM

Okay. I think it's all starting to come into focus. You have all been very helpful. Any other thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Crusty Older DM

Re: Re: Thank you I'm thinking on a much more general level. I'm trying to figure out if, in planning my work, some day I may be able to refer to the ELH just like the Guide now lets me refer to the PHB (subject to all the other requirements of the d20 System License). I know that neither...

Re: Re: New d20 Author Seeks Guidance on Do's and Don't's Well, I'm not trying to rock any boats, but as an example I would be surprised if WotC "owns" the concept of "hit points" independent of the d20 System. My question doesn't really have to do with my winning any lawsuit so much as...

Thank you I would hope that WotC could do a quick update of the "Citations" section d20 System Guide. It would at least allow writers to coordinate their work with the d20 System as fully developed for D&D.

Of particular interest to me is whether anyone at WotC is considering adding other non-campaign-specific D&D books such at the Epic Level Handbook and the class-specific players guides to the list of WotC products that can be referred to in d20 books. I can only see upside for WotC if they...

Thanks I'm glad I'm in the ball park. Your response was very helpful.

I've been sinking my teeth into the OGL, the d20 System License and the d20 System Guide, as well as various FAQs related thereto. I will, of course, have a lawyer take a look at the whole structure with anything that I am thinking of publishing, but I thought I could get some of you to give...

Wow Thanks. That would be awesome!

How about Campaign Cartographer ProFantasy Software's product was the first (I think) designed for gaming. How does it compare to Fractal Mapper from nbos Software (which I haven't tried)?

I would be grateful for any advice on what computer programs I should use for publishing d20 material via the Internet. This would include programs for Web site development as well as formatting documents for download/printing (presumably in Adobe). Also, any advice on hosting and security...

Telflon Billy for Setting Judge Count? Hell, the "crappy" part is a bonus!:) Besides, it's more than I have.

Public Vote It would be a very bad idea to make part of such a contest subject to an open vote. Online voting is notoriously non-representative and subject to easy manipulation. And how many voters are actually going to read all 100-1000 submissions? Almost none. So of what value are their...