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I think you can roll on AC in D&D if you wish so and you will be able to roll on defenses in SW Saga edition as well. You just substract the base 10 (as in take 10) and roll 1d20 instead. If the whole problem is about rolling instead of accepting the number given, this is the solution. The...

Well, for me the good look means the map is easy to read. So I tend to answer both aspects are equally important, but on the other hand I know, that my concept of good map is far from general consensus over this issue.

I would also prefer at least loose connection to the d20system. I don't mind some special variant though. I confirm the approach to the Thieves' World was great! So if realy believe it is in great hands.

Now reading the other posts I think, that amount of gaming material might be a reason for burn-out but not a direct one. I think the need to integrate more and more crunch from the books into the game increase overall level of stress which has negative effect on the game experience. Bad game...

You know, I think true healing of burnout would be the pretty, shiny cool 4e. That would cure you like nothing else. At least I was drooling reading through Star Wars Saga previews few weeks ago and it gives me true determination to play it. Although till than I had no intention of playing Star...

My bad. Ok speaking about "roleplaying" as a set of activities why do you think it is so important for 21st century. As far as I can tell the whole theatre/child game is full of role-playing activity. And for not hijacking the thread... do you think that in this new century of roleplaying will...

Based on my single experience I don't think so. I am not buying most of the supplements and my players are strictly limited to core rules only. Despite that I have gone through at least two burn out episodes in my gaming history. I think the true reason (in my case) was not being in touch with...

I am pretty sceptical to the sudden "revolution" or sudden "death" industry, pretty much because I've read about these each and every year and nothing such dramatic is happening. In my opinion there were three RPG revolutions so far - emergence of RPGs per se (1974); the White Wolf revolution...

I've heard,that Japan tabletop RPGs are pretty specific in nature of the fun. Not just because of its content but also because of its form. As far as my very limited knowledge goeas they are more pointed to recreate the experience of some preexistent piece of literature. But it might be just...

Interesting. I would argue that if you had no reason to belive, that the Amazon customers have significantly different behavior than non-Amazon customers than the sample of Amazon sales could be taken at least partially seriously. Interesting. Based on what you said, I would guess that the...

You would be surprised how wrong you are. We are pretty small country (10 million citizens). But we are dubbing empire. Everything (except for late night independent films) is dubbed. But we are rather exception. I think the true problem of D&D in Europe is the fact, that TSR/Wizards demand too...

Well, I have decided to make some search on Amazon Sales Rank of different RPGs. I know that the Rank changes a lot and it is not the best possible approach, but still it can provide some information about the industry I think. Feel free to comment. I have run the RPGs I know using the most core...

OK. Czech republic (Central European country) State of RPG Industry review: ========================================================== After the fall of communist regime in 1989 first RPG is introduced. It is loosely based on Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (1981). Ironically authors could have...

I understand your point, although I am from one of these European countries myself. And ironically the players of D&D and other games of US origin (WoD etc.) are small minority here, desperately fighting to survive. But still I am intrested in North American market because 99% of time, we are...

To answer the question in the name of the topic... Is it ok to be mad at WotC? Yes. YES! And Ryan Dancey will tell you why, better than I would be able... Part of his explanation after and about buyout TSR. (Source) So if the customers demand something and the WotC behave like they follow...

Reading Odhanan and others the actual question is less about mins and more about visual aid in general. Do you need some visual representation of combat or is you imagionation sufficient enought. Strange is, that in my first gaming sessions (not DnD but similar local product) we did not use...

Without any representation whatsoever that must be really tough to do, especially in mass combat situation. I don't use much mins either, but we still use dices, small boxes or tokens for representation of the situation. We do not need the squre battle mat but still, it really helps me to build...

Jeez! Chris Pramas! Now I am bit timid, because I feel deep respect to Green Ronin. But I have to admit, I find your article full of new interesting ideas and new emerging questions. Interesting. How severely is the number of roleplayers shrinking. And how many of roleplayers is acutally out...

Yeah. Suprisingly right now, I was translating some of Ryan Dancey statement from late 90's and he also call it tabletop. So it seems to me neither strange nor disturbing.

Much better apporach I must say. I applaud you for hard trying to make it less corporate speach and more gamer. Now one more advice, I know you are probably lurking here in your free time and it is not part of you contract, but try to not emphasize it so often. We knew it now. It if fine. But...