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My group's currently playing Savage Worlds and really loving it. Despite that, I chose Unisystem, because it comes in two flavors (Classic and Cinematic) according to detail level, and I love that system, too. :)

ENWorld's strength is d20 and pdfs, while rpg.net's is all the other RPGs. There is some overlap, but that's how it plays out. rpg.net's Roleplaying Open forum is great for discussion of non-d20 games. If you want to learn about anything from a mainstream game (as mainstream as the industry...

Cergorach, if someone releases an OGC product that has a class called Guard in it, other people can still use the word guard in every other context as long as they don't refer to that specific implementation of the class. In fact, they could even come up with another implementation of the Guard...

I recently ran Spycraft for six months before my group and I gave up on it. It is a great game once you get everyone to learn it all, but it has a high barrier of entry. My group never cleared that barrier. If I were to do it again, I'd introduce the system very slowly, adding more complexity...

Don't Necromancer Games and Dungeon Mag cover most adventure needs? At this point, I'd be less likely to buy an adventure from WotC, since they haven't made any in a while, and their last few efforts were mixed at best (CotSQ, one of the Eberron ones... even the Adventure Path series is a mixed...

I selected the read/salt option for the poll, but I wanted some combination of options: I read (skim) them all, taking them with a grain of salt, except for reviewers I recognize, whose reviews I give either more or less attention based on what I've seen from them in the past. For example...

I think the rogue's behavior is appropriate, and I'd probably give the player kudos. Sneaky, slightly selfish antihero? Remember, you greenlighted that original character description. If the party is not in danger of dying, then the rogue is free to loot away. There's a big difference between...

1.5 weeks later, and it's still generating joy for me and my friends. Solid, affordable purchase. :)

Yes, absolutely. I modify the advancement of every campaign to suit the world and the story. For a world-heavy, NPC-heavy game, levelling up frequently can screw with everything. A massive dungeon crawl demands more levels and items, which for me is the target of the current full advancement...

Bought this game on a lark, brand new for $20 US (which is what you'll find it for). It is easily the most fun, addictive, and thoroughly insane game I've played since Chu Chu Rocket for Dreamcast. And Tycho from Penny Arcade agrees in his latest news post (aside from the Chu Chu Rocket--he just...

It's being revised even as we speak! Eden is coming out with a Unisystem version before the end of the year. It should kick butt!

Pirate walks into a bar. Bartender says, "Excuse me sir, you've got a steering wheel stuck between your legs." Pirate says, "Arr, it's drivin' me nuts!" ----- Best told out loud, and as many times as you can get away with. (stolen from Penny Arcade about a year ago)

Having just finished with Spycraft (and not digging it), I'm either going to run: A Savage Worlds-powered Stargate game or Unisystem (All Flesh/Terra Primate/Witchcraft) generic survival/horror game. I'm chomping at the bit to run either one. Decisions, decisions. :)

Because you asked, and I'm between writing groups. :) Your images are strong, and you clearly know what story you want to tell, so let's focus on the mechanics. I'll take one sentence from each scene. Which verb describes the moment of impact? I ask this because being hit in the face with a...

The time I introduced the very first dragon into my 3.0 campaign and gave it a different physical description. The players forgot to read my mind and realize that this was one that they should have fled from.

(Late response to the topic starter.) It's a good review and an honest opinion on a book, even though I came to the opposite conclusion on the product. More opinions, especially this well expressed, are never bad. -Clint

That model (let's say) just had her picture taken hundreds of times in one day solely because some gamers want to be photographed with an attractive woman. For these gamers, such an event is special in some way. What does that say to the model? I'm not judging it; but picture the situation from...

Writing an unfavorable review is much, much harder than writing a favorable one. Every praising point doesn't have to be explained, but every negative point has to be fully justified. Half of my collection is below average (little math joke there), but writing reviews for those books just isn't...

I only buy books after reading reviews. Ken Hite is fantastic. If he says that a book is good, I give it a hard look. The regulars at ENWorld and rpg.net are also very good; over time, you can get a sense of what their preferences are and then figure how yours match up. But one 5/5 review from...

No surprises here: Half-life 2 and Prince of Persia 2 for me, Ratchet and Clank 3 for my lady. And the one most likely to wreck my life... Phantom Brave. Booyah! -Clint