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Sojourn Hi all! Yeah, Sojourn had a bit of a dry spell there. However, I like Edginton's writing; he's had a good mix of character and action elements, especially in the "Ocean voyage" storyarc. I'm really looking forward to the Skarnhime plotline that kicks off with issue #31. I even wrote a...

Hi all! It's been a while since we've had one of these threads. So, what new comics have you picked up this months? What's hot? Here are a few from me: Walking Dead #4: The refugees need guns. But the nearest gunstore is six blocks into the zombie-infested city of Atlanta. It's a high tension...

A Comedy of Manners Hi all! I totally agree with your post. However, it is fair to make a distinction regarding the premise of a work of art, then extrapolate it's potential value in terms of entertainment and/or intellectual stimulation of a given audience. For instance, the romance genre...

On the Beautiful Blue Danube Hi all! I'm in disagreement with this "art vs. craft" thing. The whole concept of "High Art" with it's lofty creative premises as superior to "Low Art" with it's focus towards entertainment is false. Let's shift our focus towards the subject of Classical music for...

Ship to Ship Combat Hi all! This is pretty cool. Thanks for posting the link, Psion. :) I haven't put T20's space combat to a solid playtest yet, but I wonder how well it can handle the tactical style presented in the "Honor" series. Dramatically, the "Ship to Ship" scenes are the highlights...

Hi all! I totally agree with this review. There are plenty of excellent ideas in this book, but the sloppy development of them totally undercuts thier utility in actual play. The problems are pervasive, from organization to mechanical design to stylistic presentation. This book is an intense...

Setting Stuff Hi all! For $5 dollars, it's a decent buy, if you need setting write-ups for Elric's world. However, nothing mechanic-related in the book works at all in a balanced or even well-considered manner. It wins hands down as the worst d20 conversion. The list of atrocious design...

On the Fringe Hi all! I really like the Fringe stuff in the Archer Foundation book. The mechanics in the Hand of Glory are pretty good for building up mystical enemies, but fall short on offering significant rules for constructing a viable mystic PC. The European Commonwealth has interesting...

Apologies Hi all! Your wish is my command, oh Most Majestic and August of Moderators. :D To all who I may have offended in my replies to Darrin, I offer my apologies. Sometimes I stay in RPGnet mode when posting on different fora, forgetting that "heat" level in permissible discussion can be...

Quality vs. Quantity Hi all! Normally, I consider it extremely rude to inflict conversation upon someone who has clearly expressed that they do not desire to engage with you in such. However, Darrin has misrepresented my position to a degree that I feel obligated to respond. My apologies for...

Quality vs. Quantity? Bogus! Hi all! Yeah, my pocket book is happy too, but Darrin's comment of "quality vs. quantity" expresses a level of ignorance that needs to be challenged. First of all, I'm not a 3.5 enthusiast, but neither am I a nay-sayer. I still use 3.0 in most of my games, but am...

Running Metaplot Games Hi all! The encumbrance of the metaplot has been vastly overstated, in my decade long World of Darkness experience. You structure the game around that which you know. As future setting supplements arrive, you introduce into play those elements that you see as beneficial...

Arcady, This is a very intelligent and eloquent review. I think that you're a bit kind to this book in the case of the App. stat and the overall balance of the PrCs, among other things, but you lay out all the salient points of this product in an informative manner. Thanks for writing this...

Moderately Broad Hi all! Personally, I'd go for the standard 30 levels at "Moderately Broad" skill groups, and use in-game player dramatic qualifiers to adjudicate the specifics regarding action modifiers. However, you seem to want a more concrete delineation of skill specialization...

GAMA Trade Show Yeah, it's a slow time for convention-goers. However, the companies are gearing up for GAMA Trade Show at this time, and working on getting products ready for an Origins release. Scheduling a major con at this period would be disruptive to both production schedules and cash...

I've an Idea How about: Tangency Err, maybe not. ;) ---Merova

Hi all! Sorry for missing last week's thread. So, what new comics have you got? Here are a few from my pull: Hawkman #22: He's got anger management problems going on. The entire issue is a long bash-fest. Great art, but a boring story. (2.5 out of 5) FKATJL #6: Funny, but a bit flat. It had...

Viva Las Danger Hi all! Sorry for the slow response, VB. Here's the info from the DC site: It's a one shot issue. If you follow the link above, it has a link to some preview art, IIRC. :) Thanks for reading. ---Olivia

Hi all! It's that time again. So, what did you read? What do you think? What's good? What's bad? Here's some of my stuff. I've also decided to post links to reviews for you all interested in more info than my pithy statements offer. Sojourn #29: A fun, light-hearted story. Our protagonists...

Hi all! Another week, another thread. So what books did you get this time around? Here's a bit from my pull list: 1602 #4: I'm iffy on this issue. Too much quite time, but Natasha was way cool. The art was excellent as always. (4 out of 5) ;) Aquaman #12: So what a lousy ending to a lame...