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I'm pretty sure you're wrong. ;) WotC has all but come right out and said that things like d20srd.org and the PPH are the reason they have taken a step backwards in terms of openness. When 3rd Edition went open it was to allow other publishers to use the product for certain types of projects...

Certainly not. But if another studio recut the same footage into a 30-minute television spot, and marketed it as their own product, they would likely be facing a lawsuit and blacklisting from the entire industry... regardless of whether or not it was a "good idea". And regardless of whether or...

Completely agreed... which is kind of what I was getting at. As one of the people who helped run WotC's official online fanzine not too long ago and is currently in the process of setting up a publishing company to help first time writers and illustrators "break in" to the industry, I will say...

A lot of the problems being discussed here, really aren't as bad as people are making them out to be. I'm really going to bother to address two concerns here, since they seem to be the most prominent and seem somewhat legitimate. Kamikaze, I mean no disrespect in quoting you... yours is simply...

I'm playing a level 7 gnome warlock at the moment. No problems so far. ;)

You think right my friend.

This is one of those things that would definitely have to be examined at length, but it definitely holds merit. That said, I think that along with the Solo template, you're going to want to add another class/role to the mix. I think that to actually get a really enjoyable and balanced...

Having played a lot of Warmachine lately, I'm actually very seriously considering going gridless for 4e and using string marked off in inches. My biggest concern would probably be attacks of opportunity/movement and potentially some of the AOE attacks, but for the most part, as long as I am...

From a mechanics standpoint, I think that 5th edition will likely attempt to tie up loose ends into a more integrated system. Exceptions based design is great for getting the feel that they are going for, but a system that can capture that feel with an underlying system behind it will be the...

Thanks for the feedback. Like I said, this was just something I threw together quickly (less than an hour of real work) to show some of Chibbel’s concepts in a more “4e brand” feel. Knowing what I do about large companies and branding, it doesn’t matter how good Chibbel’s design looks… if it...

I posted this on the other thread a little while back, and I figure I should cross post, since this seems to be the more active. I definitely like the concept, and the design is pretty good. To me though, it was still lacking in a few areas... the biggest of which being branding. It looked...

Considering the speculated Psionic/Shadow/Primal nature of the PHB2, I would go with the following: Duergar (possibly re-flavored with ties to both shadow and psionics) Gith (quintessential Psionic) Gnome (primal [sorceror] and sorely missed) Half-Orc (also primal [barbarian] and sorely missed)...

To my knowledge, this is the correct interpretation according to the demo that I played though I cannot specifically remember reading it anywhere.

A lot of people are claiming a lot of things that aren't necessarily 100% true, and I'm glad Linae has confirmed that there weren't any changes to the GSL in those two weeks. The only thing that has changed, apparently, is our perception and how much we know and as a result the attitude has...

Honestly, this is about as good as its going to get... and in a lot of ways may prove more useful to the majority of publishers. While something like True20 won't work under this license, the tighter control means that more leeway can be given on allowing 3pp to reference future products. In a...

Wait... you actually know someone who plays GURPS? Cause I heard there's only one active GURPS gaming group in the whole world and that they meet under the streets of Paris to play, but only on full moons. Sorry... had to do it.

Wow... that'll teach me to not think my ideas all the way through. So, yes, there have been some attempts. And that's actually my point, I guess. If you look at the publishing dates of all of those systems, most came around pre-OGL. The fact that only one of the many systems named was...

I guess I should clarify my early post. I'm not trying to insinuate that Wizards is wrong for limiting their gaming license nor do I believe that they haven't weighed the relative advantages and disadvantages of the OGL. I am simply pointing out that there definitely were advantages, in my own...

Hey... haven't posted around here in a while, but I've been lurking and this was enough to bring me out of the woodwork. The truth is, whatever harm the OGL may have done to Wizards of the Coast, it allowed their game system to dominate the market for almost a decade with little or no serious...

Also, I just thought I should mention that I have been gradually developing a game for the last couple of years that I had originally planned on publishing sometime next spring. Unfortunately, the announcement of 4e has effectively taken the wind out of my sales as far as using this system as a...