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I can't seem to find any sort of open-content sharing guidelines in the GSL details I've reviewed. Specifically, if I create a monster called a Slobbering Facelicker and publish it in a 4e product, can other 3rd-party publishers use it in their products without things getting into a horrible...

It's also been my understanding that, while ritual scrolls have a suggested "market value", it doesn't have to mean that they're commonly available in every major D&D city. WotC did the wise thing, I suspect; they set a "guide price" while saying nothing about degree of availability. As ever...

This has become something of a joke now, unfortunately. Every year since the release of D&D 3.5, I post a version of this question on these forums, and every year, someone at GR replies "We're working on it -- soon, soon. Keep watching". I realize now -- with so much time gone by since TBotR's...

I'm disappointed that MARS is delayed as well, and the point that at least the first few Mars books are most likely already in the public domain is well-raised. I know that "A Princess of Mars" is in the public domain -- you can even find a text copy for download at the Gutenberg Project web...

If you want something quick and easy, I'd suggest using the Classic Traveller rules. Honestly, over at QLI (makers of d20 Traveller, and resellers of Classic Traveller reprints) people were seriously wondering on the message boards if Joss Whedon played Traveller in his youth -- Firefly's basic...

It's literally been years now since the Book of the Righteous was released and, although a 3.5 conversion for the Holy Warrior class (deity-specific paladins) in TBotR was indicated over on the GR boards, nothing has appeared as yet. TBotR is a fantastic deities book for D&D -- a book without...

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I originally posted this review under a different pseudonym at RPGNow.Com on 12 August, 2003. Goodman Games thought well enough of my review to cite it on their website, so it occurred to me that some good might be served by making the review available here as well. Since the...

(WARNING! A MAJOR SPOILER FOR THE END OF RAPPAN ATHUK 3 IS FLAGGED AND INCLUDED BELOW, FOR PROSPECTIVE DMs ONLY!) Thanks for the intelligent and well-written review, Damien! Like you, I enjoyed the Rappan Athuk series. It is a mega-dungeon-crawl in all its glory, one which could occupy a gaming...

Cedric, I bought the Players book and stopped there. There's nothing terribly wrong with the setting (it's a clever concept), it's just that it has a very specific flavour to it. If you're into a game setting which mixes D&D fantasy with space SF, then you'll dig it. If not, then you're...

Charles Rice, the main designer of "Blood and Space" was kind enough to answer some questions I sent him about the newly-released "Blood & Space" PDF. For those who might also be wondering the same things I was, I reprint his answers here: Question: Is this small-hull individual crew number a...

First off, I apologize in advance for the extreme length of this review, but since "The Book of the Righteous" (TBotR) is a relatively expensive hardcover ($39.95 US) I felt I owed it to any potential readers to do as detailed an overview as possible, so that they might make an informed choice...

Unfortunately, the new "Deities and Demigods" isn't all that good, and I really can't recommend it. Well, rather, I can only recommend it if you have a very specific kind of role for deities in you campaign world. Basically, "Deities and Demigods" takes a very first-edition approach to fantasy...