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  1. mechascorpio

    How do you feel about WOTC, the 3PP and the intent of the GSL

    As someone who just recently came back to the hobby (and D&D) after 20+ years, I have to wonder how many current D&D players (regardless of edition) even know, let alone understand, these concepts of GSL, OGL, 3PP and so on. It took me weeks to "get up to date" on the debate, time I feel was...
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    Generic RPGs

    I already voted and posted, but forgot about one of my favorites... the "Legend" series from Dark City Games. Legends of Time and Space, Legends of the Ancient World and Legends of the Untamed West. A really great series of simple tactical rules for roleplaying and/or their pre-programmed solo...
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    Generic RPGs

    GURPS, D6, FUDGE and Savage Worlds is on its way. Looking at FATE as well. I'll be interested to see how this poll turns out. I'm wondering if there is really any more room (or demand) for generic systems, no matter how clever they might be. It almost seems that it's more important that a new...
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    Mageknight and Dreamblade minis for D&D?

    frankthedm, how did you get a picture of my hand yesterday?!?!? I'm nursing 3 X-acto wounds on my left index finger from de-basing (heh) a number of Dreamblade figures. I'm really impressed with how a few of them are going to work out for D&D (a big purple ooze, some statues, racoons in armor...
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    Desperate times, desperate measures, I need help people, please.

    New to the site, love it so much I became a supporter last week. And with the great new upgrade, the least I can do is send some more your way. Best of luck to you, I live in fear that I'll be next! C'mon newbies, show your support for this great site and Michael's great work!
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    VENTURE 4TH - Scourge of the Rat-Men

    Not sure what you mean. But the module does not include the words "dungeons", "dragons" or "coast", if that's what you mean.
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    VENTURE 4TH - Scourge of the Rat-Men

    After a very, very long stressful day at the San Francisco Renegade craft fair, how nice it is to come home to find by download instructions in my Inbox! An evening of Pizza, Rat-men, Beer with a capital B, and soothing music. Thanks, Gareth!
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    Cost of Core Books PDFs

    Not picking at you specifically, just quoting it as an example. It is a complete misconception to think that the only cost of sale in this industry is paper and distribution. Period. Price minus paper does not equal profit. Price minus marketing minus development minus administrative payroll...
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    Cost of Core Books PDFs

    My understanding of the print world when it comes to volumes as large as 4E must have been is that the cost of paper, printing and distribution would probably have come out to be about 10% of the MSRP, tops. So about $3.50 - $4 per unit. The rest of it is development, marketing, overhead and so...
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    Character Sheet Archive

    Wow, raineym, these are REALLY nice! This is possibly the best single integrated set of DM and PC tools I've seen yet! Clean, elegant, very useful. Just about the perfect package to print off and take to a new game!
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    D&D 4e PDFs at RPGNow

    As a fellow SFer, I know your pain. BTW, it gets worse when she becomes a non-gamer spouse. :D
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    D&D 4e PDFs at RPGNow

    See, I guess this doesn't fall under my definition of "fully embracing". We know what can be done with PDFs and, for me, fully embracing would be extending what can be done with the books because of the format. Here's what I posted earlier over on the WOTC site (edited a bit): Exploit the...
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    D&D 4E 4e UberSheet - Full Excel sheet with autocalc; Feat Selector and Power Card Creator

    Bouncing this back up to the top, because I thought it had so much potential. Any chance it's going to be updated and finished by anyone?
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    D&D Minis Master List (Excel)

    WOTC recently posted an updated Master List for their D&D Miniatures line, and I created an offline sortable/filterable Excel spreadsheet based on it. The list only includes Dungeons of Dread Starter Set, Night Below, Desert of Desolation, and Dungeons of Dread because those are the only ones...
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    Free RPG Day - Who is participating in your area?

    Endgame in Oakland were doing two per person. The WotC stuff (mini, module, tiles) weren't packaged together, but counted as one. Made it tough to choose, but it meant that by the time I left at 11 (I was the second one there), there were still plenty of good things left for the slowly growing...
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