Recent content by schroederlance

Sounds great except for one thing... In Dark Sun lore, Rajaat used Arcane Magic to destroy the other races and defile the world. Arcane magic was unknown before Rajaat discovered it, the rest of the world only used Psionices. Otherwise, good idea.

I agree that the folks at Birthright.net did a good job on their conversion, but I hope that any 4e update will be completed sooner. By the time a conversion was complete, it had been years since it was started, and 3.5 had been announced, forcing them to revise everything. When that was finally...

This, more than anything I've read about 3E so far, sums up my feelings toward the current system. Well put sir!

You may want to watch the language there. People have been insulted for lesser things.

First, I want to make clear that I agree with this statement. I also want 4e to be a generic fantasy rule set that can be used to create any type of fantasy setting. Sadly, it is not going to happen. From everything I've read coming out of WotC, it seems that they are simply trading one set of...

At the rate we get to play I'll be finishing the new Pathfinder adventure path just in time to get the Shadowfell adventure. We'll try 4e I'm sure, then use whichever seems to be the better system. Right now I'm optimistic from the 4e previews we've gotten. Whichever system I decide to go with...

Wizard spellcasting system, as I've always drawn a lot of world inspiration from how the setting/rules handle magic.

Gotta go with Birthright simply because it would re-introduce something other than hack and slash dungeoneering back into D&D. Also the hinted at, expanded Diplomacy rules the designers have mentioned would seem to be a good fit for a political campaign. Oh yeah, since no one has mentioned it...

First, the Great Wheel is considered by some, including the OP, as being just as key to D&D's unique 30 year history as the crunchy elements of the PHB classes and races. It may not be a Sacred Cow to you, but to those of us who have used it extensively, it is one. The Great Wheel is Greyhawk's...

It makes sense considering Rich Baker wrote this article. He came up with Birthright originally didn't he? Edit: Oops. Didn't read far enough into the thread. I see this was already stated above.

Excluded: Forgotten Realms Runner Up: Many depending on my mood that week: Ptolus, Freeport, and Planescape. After that its a close run between Birthright, Greyhawk, Dark Sun, Ravenloft, or Wilderlands. Eberron is still up in the air for me, some days I like it, some days I think it is too over...

I definitely recommend the older, Alternity version of Dark*Matter in terms of fluff. The D20 version of the setting fluff was basically culled verbatim from the older version, only with parts cut out for what I can only assume were space reasons.

Our Ptolus game has went well so far. The players have enjoyed the cool handouts and have made continued comments about the depth of the city and its inhabitants. They are a bit overwhelmed by all the possibilities, and have missed or blown off many of the plot points I have presented. This...

Seconded! An almost perfect book in my opinion!

I second this idea. With 'Expedition to Castle Ravenloft coming out, WotC may be more inclined to allow Paizo to play with the setting. This could easily tie in to the above. Ravenloft's Shadow Fey could be main opposition, and the fey in Ravenloft are nasty creatures! Though it doesn't set...