Recent content by forrgott

Wow, this debate sure got technical fast. And fascinating too. I haven't read every line of every post, but I did find a bit of rules material that seems to affect this debate. I'm curious what you guys think. From the "Additional Rules" section of the Paizo PRD: So, that seems to state...

Paizo has never hid the fact that the Adventure Path's make up the bulk of their business. Rule books share a secondary position with just about every other product line. And they could still sell those, just as modules, if the environment supported it. In the end I would be just as happy to...

The change from OGL to their new format was the largest factor I ever heard about influencing that switch. The loss of openness meant a much increased risk for Paizo, and others, to continue to support D&D. Pathfinder was primarly born out of the choice to continue with a published open system.

I have not yet had a chance to playtest D&D Next, but I do like a lot of what I have read in the playtest packet. So I'll be going into DMing my first playtest session next week with some amount of optimism. I guess you could say, I really want to be a fan of D&D Next. On the other hand, I do...

Any plans for a version compatible with Mac OS X 10.5? It might be a while yet before I can get my hands on an Intel Mac . . . :p

Also, don't forget the utility of a tag-along NPC. Depending on the experience of your one player, the player may also be able to control two PCs. But the tag-along NPC worked well for my brother and I years ago when he'd run games for just me. And don't be afraid to be generous with the gold...

I would suggest letting the players define who these heroes were. After all, from the general outline you've suggested so far, the PCs are expected to pretty much become these ancient heroes. I think it does have potential, but only if you make sure to let the players define who the heroes were...