My version of this involved the Dragon #340 article "Dragon Astrology". Everyone rolled a d12 prior to character creation and received their star sign along with the Startouched feat for free. Startouched is the first of three feats that build on each zodiac sign presented in the article...
Great stuff!
I may have to pick up both the 3.5e and C&C versions. I really want to give C&C a try (I have the Player's Handbook and Monsters & Treasure), but I haven't convinced any of my fellow gamers to switch...even for a trial run. This has kept me from purchasing more C&C material so...
I've been DMing for more than 15 years now and about 90% of the time I run solo campaigns. Because of this my style of DMing is very different from the typical DM who is dealing with 4-6 players. I agree with many of the points you mention (particularly the odd-numbered ones), but there are a...
I'm very pleased and intended to show my support for Paizo and their decision with my wallet. What WotC was to me from 2000-2007, Paizo will be from 2008 on. That is, they'll be receiving the bulk of my roleplaying budget and will serve as the springboard for most of my future purchases.
I did the same thing after picking up CW, though we seem to have gone in opposite directions for the most part:
#4 Bloody Jack's Gold
#7 The Secret of Smuggler's Cove
#10 The Sunless Garden
#11 The Dragonfiend Pact
#20 Shadows in Freeport
#29 The Adventure Begins
#34 Cage of Delerium
#35...