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I have a hard time with the idea of permits and papers in a medieval fantasy setting, because it implies a level of government bureaucracy and effectiveness that just doesn't ring true for that sort of world. Maybe in an Eberron-style ultra-high-fantasy setting, but not in anything grittier...

Laughed out loud in the first panel!

Thanks for the heads-up--it wasn't there when I checked like five minutes ago!

Very nicely done. Congrats Weem and all your helpers!

(Hey, look at that! Today I posted my 1,000th post on EN World!)

Yeah, that's all fair enough. I've always like the experience of browsing, especially at a well-stocked game shop (or the exhibit hall at a big con).

But why is the population relevant? If it resulted in the shops being too crowded, that might be a valid point. The time or distance to the nearest shop is more relevant, I think. You're less than an hour from The Games Shop in Aldershot and Eclectic in Reading--two top-notch shops. Most...

Personally, I love the delve format. There is nothing I hate more than being asked to look something up in the middle of a fast-moving combat encounter--it is so disruptive not just to the pace of the game but also to my concentration as a GM. (I remember when Dave Noonan first started laying...

This isn't really a England problem, per se. London is one of the most expensive cities in the world. In that regard it's a lot like Manhattan: Good game shops exist, but they're quite few and far between. It's ironic that such a high concentration of gamers supports so few shops, but that's...

Dude, I could totally write another series called Top 10 Reasons Why Everyone Who Loves Cheese Should Live in England. I get depressed when I think about the prospect of living years with access to only American cheeses. Bog-standard sliced sandwich cheese in the UK is better than most of what...

Living in the UK for four years was a great experience as a gamer--not just because of the many terrific friends I met and gamed with while I was there, but also because of all the cool stuff that so informs the imaginary worlds we inhabit: castles, walled cities, cathedrals, Roman ruins...

He was a contributor to the 30 Years of Adventure book released back in 2004 (commemorating D&D's 30th anniversary). He also gave a talk, back around then, in which he credited D&D with saving him from the poverty and despair of reservation life. (Mentioned here...

Sweet! Thanks for the heads-up--I had just checked it like 20 minutes ago and no update. . .

It's a really tough issue, one that probably has a lot of root causes in both you, your players, and the NPCs you create. There's been some pretty good advice on this thread. I'll just add one more thought: There's an axiom in comics that the less detail an artist puts into a character...

I've run a lot of post-apocalyptic games, and have a large collection of vehicles and whatnot. In my experience, while 1/72 is technically accurate for 25mm, it doesn't look or work right on the gaming table. 25mm-28mm minis take up a lot more space than they technically should, especially when...

Thanks for asking! I don't want to hijack the thread (though it looks like I might be too late), so I'll just point you here: Charles a Whosit, Now? The Fascinating World of Charles Ryan

Worth noting that the artwork on this site is an ENWorld exclusive--the announcement has gone out to many places, but the only place you'll see that piece of art (for now) is ENWorld!

No offense taken! Funny you should say that, because the issues you express are exactly what the Wealth system is supposed to fix. It's a tough nut to crack--most RPG purchasing systems are based on how much money you HAVE, whereas the modern world is based on how much money you MAKE. For...

A lot of stuff in this thread, but I'll pick up just one of the OP's little quibbles: Regarding the Wealth system, if you're playing a post-apocalyptic game, you should just ditch it and go with a cash or barter system. The Wealth system was really designed to mimic the modern world of finance...

I read the news page pretty much every day. No insight into why it no longer seems to spawn threads in the forums.