Recent content by mcrow

The DM in my view is the arbiter of the rules. Open discussion of gameplay and rules should be allowed by the DM but after discussion, the DM should have the final say. I guess generally speaking all of my DMs have been on the easy-going line , no power trips or anything which is good.

It really varies from year to year. Back in the 90's it was probably 100%. Then I got into indie RPGs in the early 2000's and most years then it was probably down to about 20%. Now I've been buying Cyberpunk stuff and D&D 5E stuff mostly the last year so it's more like 80% D&D the last year...

I have several years RPG experience but have been away from RPGs for about 10 years. Looking to join a group as a player. I live an hour west of Minneapolis but would be happy to play online as well. I'm 40 years old would like a similarly aged group (30+ preferred but any group of mature...

sad to here about people losing their jobs. However, from my purely selfish gaming perspective, I'd like to see D&D minis go the way of Heroscape, not collectible. I'd buy atleast one of every set they put out if they did that. As it is now I buy none.

Yeah, he has the wrong definition of backwards compatible. For something to be backwards compatible whether it's a PC,software, cardgame or RPG it must be useable with the older version without modification. For instance, 4E is not backwards compatible with 3.5E supplements. Sure, you...

I fugured we could start a thread that would list links to all of the Gencon updates on the web. Here's a start, feel free to suggest more. Zach's Live Blog Waiwode's LJ Gaming Report

I'm a little disappointed at what I here in the OP's post. Not that this unsells me on the game because it still sounds good. However, I think that from a marketing standpoint they have missed the boat. People wanted things fixed but still wanted it to basically be 3.5. From what I read it...

I will be playing more 4E because it's new and cool, but Pathfinder will also have a place at my table. Both are good games and I'm sure both have their flaws but I think we can all agree that there is much fun to be had no matter which you chose to play on a given night. Anyone who says they...

While agree with the basic idea of being happy with the rules for the most part, I still don't get the thought that 4E is "incomplete". The core rules seem to me to be the "basic" rules while other books will fill in stuff that a more detailed player might want. Not so much incomplete as it is a...

Yes, I buy games jsut for the purpose of reading them. Not that I don't have the intention or desire to play them but there are a lot of games that my group wont play. However, If I get the chance I play them. I'd say that probably about 40% of the books I buy just to read, with no current...

Not sure which system or site you are refering to but I once played in a game where XP wasn't awarded but instead players advanced levels when they achieved certain goals. Some were individual goals. Once the GM thought you met the terms then you just went up a level.

Yup those three as well + MWP. Yes, FFG has control of the 40k & WHFRP. The point is there are probably over 200 rpg publishers and we have around 10 that can say that they consistantly sell more than 500 print copies in a single year.

There are a handful of publishers besides the ones I listed that can sell that many books, but the point is they probably don't order 5000 book print runs. The probably order half or less of that at a time in most cases and reprint as needed. WEG has never been the type of company that had...

I'm a d6 fan, I own a lot of the SW stuff and Torg books. However, it's no wonder they went under when you dump around $45k in to printing books (that's about 5000 copies of each of the core books) in an RPG market that rarely allows a publisher not named WotC, SJG, or WW to sell more than 500...

Maybe the city of mists? A city in an artic environment that always stays warm due to heat the seeps out from several tunnels in the earth that are spread throughout the city. While outside the city it may a frozen wasteland, inside people can roam the streets in summer atire. There are...