Recent content by erikscottdebie

Yay Matt! Matt James is a colleague and friend of mine in the gaming industry--a very smart guy upon whom WotC has been increasingly relying for quality design work. And for good reason. :cool: As for whether you should care about his opinions, that's for you to decide, based on what he says...

Well said, Ari! Excellent column. I must say your opinion surprises me not at all, having worked with you on several projects in the past (ahem, Neverwinter), and hoping to work on more! I tend to err on the side of Sandbox, making me sort of the mirror image of your preference (on the...

Regarding the Despair deck, I put up a blog post about an optional rule we eliminated early on in the process (for reasons Greg talks about on his post) which I call the "Despair Eidolon" rule. Check it here: Tips for using the Despair Deck ErikScottdeBie.com Another note for using the...

Thanks for the post! Interesting post, and a very good read. The concepts you raise here are things that bear a great deal of thought--a number of them, in my experience, can sneak up on you and mess up your game before you realize it's happening. I would encourage every DM to consider these...

I welcome questions and the opportunity to talk about a project I enjoyed and am very proud of. I don't know which of us could be considered the lead designer on this--it was actually a really collaborative team project--but I do know that I wrote a LOT of it. So we'll see. :) Caveat: I can...

Thanks for the review and the kind words, guys. As one of the authors, I just wanted to offer my availability for commentary if you have any questions, need for clarification, or whatever. Happy (or Gloomy) Gaming! Cheers

Thanks for the review! Thanks for the review, neuroglyph! I'm glad the set works for you. Vorkhesis and most of the Raven Queen-related lore is my baby, and comes out of a similar design philosophy to my work on Plane Above. I for one saw this project as kind of a combination planar book and...