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I swear, every time Morrus posts a product release, people pipe up with ... comments. It's always a surprise to me. It shouldn't because it happens EVERY TIME. But there it is.

Me neither. In fact, buy rulebooks just for the art and improved lay-out - not to mention modules, like you do, because I want to see what other people do with the same rules. I know plenty of people who home-brew though and they don't. Others are happy to hop from one system to another and only...

That's interesting, I had not realized that legally free RPG content, like the d20 SRD, and now similar SRD's for Pathfinder, Swords & Wizardry, or what have you, have made it harder for RPG designers to charge good money. Makes sense though. Anyone writing a new RPG, and charging money for it...

That's the exact book I'm re-reading these days. Wonderful coincidence to see it mentioned in this thread. Btw there's an excellent movie trilogy of if with Max von Sydow, strongly recommended. Also, if you're interested in the period RPG-wise, I know of two supplements that deal with it. One...

This isn't directed to the following poster alone but I'd hope the forum could pick it up as a future policy. For future reference: there's posters like myself who don't post on Enworld day in, day out, and we'd benefit if instead of being told the references are out there, regular posters...

Thank you for such an astute and well-argued response. Pay certainly doesn't correlate with skills, I completely concede that. I'm less certain that point was made in the post I was responding to. That post seems to not mention individual pay at all; instead, it talks about an macro-economic...

This is actually where I think the product fails hardest. Even by Judges Guild Ready Ref standards, there's so much missed opportunity here to re-create a genuine throw-back to retro design it's painful. See below for what I concretely mean. Gabor "Melan" Lux wrote a wonderful review of Gene...

Yes it's frequent and I've come to accept it as a given. I would encourage you to not take it too personally though. As Christopher Hitchens once said, "When my opponent moves for the ad hominem in a debate, I know that I have won. Because they have no substantive argument left." That's how I...

This is extremely well put and I'd urge that you or others act on this post to write-up a petition that reflects this sentiment, including its nuance and respect, and articulate a counter-position that's worth our time. For, all the petitions we've seen so far this week are simply too stupid to...

Actually, private parties are not subject to most anti-discrimination laws on their own private land. The right to exclude is pretty foundational to American property law. Things get different fast if you act in a governmental capacity or (as you point out) on public lands, or if you begin to...

Well, that depends on what you played. I played 4e for many years and up to upper-end Paragon Tier. Player's Handbook cleric was my favorite and most frequently played class. (Never touched that abomination that is in Essentials.) I loved playing that class but from a DM point of view it was...

Fascinating discussion. I only post irregularly on Enworld over the years, but it sure is interesting to see how a forum's culture changes as the years go by. Somebody upthread brought up 3.5's Book of Vile Darkness. Great comparison. I remember how Tracy Hickman at the time wrote a scathing...

I totally agree with you. Unfortunately, I don't think this by itself solves the issue. Typically, situations like the one described in the official statement are NOT the product of deliberate malice. More often, they are the product of miscommunication where one side's non-verbal conduct, or...

Thank you, very informative post!

I'd not be surprised either. On the other hand, this is an industry where informal offers to do "free" and uncredited freelance work abounds and is abused left and right. Calling it out for what it is is - when it happens (not sure it did here)* - may help others in the long run to be free of...

This is obviously and unarguably true. Especially because you wrote, "Designing RPGs" and not "Designing RPGs that sell well" or "Designig RPGs that win awards like the Ennies." You didn't, and yet that's the goal posts people moved to, to more easily dismiss your post. The other point you made...

Over ten years ago, I wrote a tribute to Rob Heinsoo on the occasion of his departure from WotC. The tribute was warm, sincere, and over 11 years later, I still stand by all of it. Rob Heinsoo was and remains an incredible designer, and D&D is poorer for having lost his contributions. 11 years...

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Wow, very pleased to see this got published at long last. As for helping you decide on whether to get it for yourself, the following may help : http://fomalhaut.lfg.hu/2010/11/06/tegel-manor/ That's Gabor Lux's website, he's one of the co-authors, and that site explains and illustrates his...