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As GX.Sigma said, though, he only namedrops the OGL. The focus seems to be on what "D&D fans" create (and want to share?), and nothing is really hinted at with regards to 3PP.

I just realized that the living document approach will forever have me procrastinating sending it off to the printer! I might have to make it an annual activity. Orrrrrr, just be happy to read it on my tablet, which would make some trees happy.

So your thing, though, is that that needs to be printed, and included in the box. The extended online options being guessed at are not enough. Is that right? This discussion puts me in mind of an experiment that I could possibly run. Quick background: I started playing in '78 with Basic, got...

Cost of those few (or many) pages is not the only issue. They still have to be read. They still have to be comprehended. For experienced players like us, no problem. For those completely new to role-playing (the actual target market of this box), it could be a problem. I think Mearls has said a...

Just a super brief summary of what I posted: - Obviously the Basic games up to and including BECMI included character creation - 3.5 "Dungeons & Dragons Basic Game" set (2004?) did not. Included pregens, covered 1st Level characters only - Same with the updated 3.5 Basic set released in 2006 -...

I brushed over this earlier, but wanted to mention it again and see if others here could confirm it. I took a long break from gaming from @'85 - '07, so I'm genuinely not certain. But when I did come back, I bought some of the older and newer Starter Sets, they included pregens, but did not...

I love(d) my Holmes and Moldvay sets too, and I definitely gravitate towards the BX or BECMI approach, and was hoping history might repeat. But they weren't really starter sets. Especially by the time Moldvay came out, they were a different game. I'm somewhat certain that at the time, most of us...

I know very little about 5E, but I'm a bit perplexed by some of the concern regarding the products and the release schedule. My friends and I started with the Holmes Basic Set in fall of '78, and we got AD&D Player's Handbooks a few months later, around Christmas break from school. I don't...

I'd like to think that D&D Next is partially targeted at gamers like me. I'm 46, entered the hobby with the Holmes D&D Basic Set and AD&D in the late 70s. Played into the mid-80s, but dropped out of the hobby. The hubbub about 4E years ago brought me back into the hobby, but 4E was not for me...

I appreciate you trying to protect me, but I've done my homework, thanks.

I recently came across a little known officially licensed Star Trek RPG called Enterprise, published by Tsukuda Hobby in Japan back in 1983. Turns out it was the first original Japanese language TRPG ever published. I became pretty fascinated with it, so I decided to translate the entire...

I'll chime in and give another nod to choosing your favorite system and rolling your own. I'm doing it for Thousand Suns right now, and I'll end up with the exact game I want. But if time is an issue, then I agree that LUG's Star Trek -- especially if you're going to play Next Generation -- is...

I asked WOTC customer service week before last, and the answer to #2 is definitely "no".

It is an insanely good resource, surpassed only by the splendid GitSD20!

Wait. We can get paid for that??? :D

I just want to be clear about my original statement. My sentiment has nothing to do with edition numbers or Paizo or anything other than common courtesy and professionalism. I've yet to look at Pathfinder and haven't really encountered its fans, so my comments weren't motivated by that. I'm...

I'm also totally stunned by the lack of professionalism and, IMO, hypocrisy from some in this thread. They really seem to enjoy putting the screws to "the man", taking this from professional disagreement to a dedication to shame individuals and their employer in public as much as possible...

I suspect that they went to print at the same time as the first run. Print all the pages, segregate a group of them for different covers and the process that entails. I can think of no other reason that they couldn't get at least the first set of errata in there than "the pages have already been...

I got it, haven't had a chance to submit my Amazon review for it yet. In short, I love it. Whether or not you'll love it depends on your background. I think it's perfect for those who either have no experience with RPGs, or have not played D&D (or RPGs) since OD&D (that's me). I found the...

I just bought Savage Worlds EE, Mongoose's Traveller core and the Call of Cthulhu PDF in the past few weeks. It was 4E that brought me back to the hobby two months ago, after a long absence. I wouldn't presume to say that I represent anything, but each of those companies can thank WOTC, in part...