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I subscribe to both, and have for several years. I often find, in the course of a year, that maybe 4 or 5 issues of each magazine has something in it that I want. But, the subscription cost for a whole year is a better value than the newsstand price of 5 issues. I could spend some time each...

I agree with the posts that point out that the system is important, but that it doesn't have to have the impact that it seems that it has on some DMs and players. I've only played the d20 system since its released. (I've played D&D since 1980, and I've played other systems once upon a time...

An interesting option I've heard some discuss is for both people to choose a new surname together. This could be confusing for record-keeping for some folks, but it's not about them, it's about the new couple. Just a thought. PS: Happily married for 17 years. Dave

No. It's not worth $1000, in my opinion. I've gone to about 20 GenCons though, so I suppose I should clarify. This year, my hotel is going to run me over $700. I am bringing my two sons, at least one of their friends, and probably at least one other friend. They'll be staying in my room...

Well, that's one way to get rid of Aberrations boosters. Dave

Just think Star Wars. There are tons of planets, moons, space stations, all kinds of things in that weird galaxy, and, people are pretty much able to walk around on all of them. So, just ignore the physics and details and build what's fun to play. Dave

I actually use something similar to the 16 types in my game. Rather than just go with alignment, I get my players to think about things like extroversion and introversion for their characters. I give players who aren't familiar with Jungian systems a little primer so that they can be up to...

Heck, my son has almost as many Warcraft RPG texts as I have WotC, D&D-based books (3rd edition, anyway). There are a lot of choices out there, and I think that it's good if publishers can hang on. It's true that if I have $10 or $15 or $25 and spend it on one thing, I'm not spending it on...

As a DM, I'm very forgiving and accommodating. My players are there to have fun, not be lawyers, so I don't look for loopholes in their phrases like a Pit Fiend hoping to twist the granting of a wish. As a player, I prefer DMs who are forgiving and accommodating. I play to watch the story...

If you're playing in a campaign that kinda needs a fighter/cleric/wizard/rogue combo (or any of their variants: paladin/cleric/sorcerer/bard, barbarian/druid/sorcerer/rogue, etc.), then I've generally felt that the best fifth character is something that can help the front-line fighter. So...

19) Cat's grace.

I think it's generally a great idea, for the right kind of campaign. I really like the incantations in d20 Modern, for instance. I like that non-wizards (for example) can access and cast certain kinds of spells through a combination of knowledge and determination. I think that having the...

I find the difficulty is in setting the mood. During those long treks (whether by land or sea), the characters should really be getting to know one another. They'd be swapping tales, learning of one another's past loves, fears and dreams, learning who gets along best with whom, etc. All of...

There are some feats that only fighters can take. There are some feats that only spellcasters can take. There are some feats that don't make any sense for someone to take unless they have a certain class, or ability. So, I don't see why there shouldn't be feats that are specifically designed...

Maybe individuals from very-long-lived races find that their lives aren't made all that much more meaningful by spending every waking hour honing some talent. Perhaps dwarves and elves find that there's more to life than work. I like the suggestion of a class with low advancement in other...

That's a really good point. I'm shoving this into my brain deeply so I don't forget it. Dave

I often use average results for the monsters and NPCs when there are many dice involved (i.e. a fireball cast by a 10th level caster), just because it speeds up play. Heck, I use averaging dice sometimes to try to get middle-values when it seems appropriate (i.e. 6-sided dice with 2, 3, 3, 4...

I've been reading the Modern Options document (not too hard to download, and payable through PayPal, for anyone who cares about that) and so far it's pretty good. Not too many bells and whistles, mostly black text on white pages--but good stuff. Dave

I think you'd want to test it, but it looks fairly innocuous. Dave

When I was starting a new campaign a few years ago, I was re-reading all the races and classes and making little adjustments here and there. For the tiefling, I read through all the currently existing fiend material I could find and made a master list of all the traits and abilities I could...