Recent content by Perithoth

Just to be clear, I am male. College, where I was a player, the group was 50/50 men and women. My Living Greyhawk group (2001-2005) where I was the primary judge I had 3 core female players and 1 male core player. We would usually fill the two other guest slots at the table with 2 men...

I know this whole thread is predicated on the assumption that WotC will be publishing 4e in the next 2 years and that the OGL will be discarded for this version. But I have a different take on this. 1) With the destruction of Dragon and Dungeon Magazines (DDM) WotC has removed a potent sales...

Has the RPGA failed? Kind of an open ended question. If the origional poster has defined what the goal was in the first place I could reply to it. As it stands, each reply to this post is glimpse into the expierences of each poster. Here is my story: Old school gamer (started back in 1979...

Erik, What about the Living Greyhawk Journal? Has that finally bit the dust? We have gone so long without it that it seems just a dream... Bryan Blumklotz AKA Perithoth Lord of Grumpiness

Mike, I don't find Mike Merle's silence on the subject of the publisher's expected role of silent sufferers while facing criticism ironic, instead, I find him focused on his topic. To bring up the travails of the published and publishers distracts from his point that gamers and game critics are...

Ian, With the release of 3.5 revised core, the entire SRD will but updated and re-released. So, there is no way WotC can promise to "not change any material" when stuff like DR and the removal of partial actions are on the horizons. The Stat Blocks in the MM are getting an overhaul too. If you...

The problem is with the swirl of information out there (some accurate and some not so accurate) and my hazy memory of what was said about the shield spell combined into something not very accurate. I have gone back and fixed my post to reflect that which I can remember clearly from the seminar...

Um, The play test for the changes was us. A lot of the rethinking of the rules was based upon the steady torrent of feedback from the consumer. There are external play tests going on right now. In fact I know someone who is a part of one such group. The difference between the 3e play test and...

Glyn, At this time I don't rember anything being said during the seminar about reducing the bonus from shield. But having listen to the other changes (Haste for example) and them checking them agains d20 Modern, I will bet that the shield in 3.5 will be pretty damn close if not completely like...

Hey all, Sigh. Once again, my slowly returning memory is being jogged by the various post on this message forums. Anthony V. said that electronic support is being worked on but could not give any details beccause of the current legal negociations that were going on. We tried to pry more out...

Woops. I goofed, you are right that the shield spell in the current FAQ is a cover bonus. If the D20 Modern shield spell is a guide for the new one then it doesn't list a bonus for it and it will stack with anything. I guess we will have to wait and see what the new shield spell is going to be...

Hello All, As the one who started this thread with my WF scoop... wow, one throw away line and a topic is born. On the subject of minis. There were two drawings with acompanying photos of pre-cast scuptures based upon the drawnings. One was a Lantern Archon with a sword and the other was one...

Hello all, As my brain slowly starts to filter through all the material that was covered in the 2 hour seminar at WF, here is the latest to pop to the surface: [I have edited this message to better reflect what I remember from the seminar. I accidently allowed othrer rumors that were floating...

Give this man a prize. This has jogged my post-con haze and I remember Skip Williams talking about this very thing at the revised 3e meeting. Haste will be a lot like its 2nd Edition predecessor. Not completely like it, but it will be more in line with its 2nd edition lineage. As for its level...

More Pit Beef Hey All, I am the scooper who posted up the t-shirt stats for the Pit Fiend. If people are wondering why the Pit Fiend is getting beefier, it is simple... it is a signature monster and it was not living up to its name in its origional 3.0 form. Since this is the only stat block...