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A note about AEDU; this is another point where the change wasn't actually all that drastic from previous editions. 3e had at-will powers. It had dailies (a lot more than 4e, but that's a design thing). It even had encounter powers, though they weren't ever called such and they were few and far...

Third edition. The fundamental core of 4e is mechanically very similar to 3e - the math is simply tightened up and monsters are designed differently. Both use F/R/W, both have feats/skills, and both have a unified central d20 mechanic, et cetera. 3e was a huge departure from previous editions...

There's gravorg stats in the new Gamma World expansion - Legion of Gold. Might wanna check that out for inspiration. Are you sure the gravorg was first in the 3e MM2?

IME, the amount of errata is pretty consistent across systems and companies, at least with game books. With 4e, a lot of the errata was 'inflated' in size by including an explanation and a completely reformatted block for whatever was changed - which I'd view as a good thing to include. RE...

Design on 4e did start in 2005, but wasn't 3.x's design time comparable? And by this point in 3.x's lifetime, 3.5 had been released. 4e has only Essentials and some solid errata - essentials doesn't change anything mechanically, only how it is presented, and the errata was done in a timely...

I knew you had something tto do with vampires. Either way, the Vampire class is old news.

This is old news - we've known about this for at least a month. Plus, IIRC, Klaus is the one that designed it - he's done good work. It may not be my cup of tea, but more options is a good thing.

I personally found the lack of setting details to be a feature, not a bug. They give you enough basic information to use as a foundation, but the rest is up to you. IME, GW is best done as a 'post-apocalypse hometown gaming' setting, and I had a blast writing up my local area as a radioactive...

There's a lot of discussion on the WotC GW boards, though I suppose that's only natural. I don't just do pickup games, though. I have a weekly GW game, though I confess I've kept the wacky. I've switched DDE to GWE at my FLGS, because of low turnout for D&D and the fact that I'd gotten several...

That's cool. Steve Presscott and Sarah Stone are my favorites. But, seriously; I'm fine with my sub, but for a premium membership of some sort, I'd want compilations of Dragon and Dungeon, possibly a print version, a more thoroughly done Compendium with soft searches, and the ability to make my...

I'm trying to convince the PF Kingmaker group I DM to switch over to 4e, but one of the players runs a PF Summoner that I have a feeling would have problems. He'd want a pet, summoning, arcane powers, and customization, so I built this Wizard build. And, hey, if we don't switch, I've still got...

That's exactly why I was asking. Ah well. I can always do up a set of landscape notes for table use.

First off, is there any sort of ETA on the Zeitgeist campaign? I honestly don't expect a proper answer, but it's worth asking. Secondly; would it be possible for there to be a landscape version? I understand that that would likely require paying someone to do layout again, but even a completely...

Yes, the OGL is irrevocable. Perhaps you're thinking of the d20 System Trademark Liscence? That's what let a company put the d20 logo on their books, and that WAS revoked.

I don't know if it ties at all into the discussion here, but I think it might be worth considering; Essentials classes still use the AEDU setup, as odd as that may seem at first glance. There are three ways you can break up Essentials classes; those that do / do not have dailies, those that do...

I play a lot of pathfinder. But would I want to switch to it permanently? No. The gamers in my area much prefer pathfinder; in one of the games I run, I use pathfinder because my players are very particular about, say, what a rage is, and they get antsy if it doesn't follow that setup. I play...

Crossposted from the WoTC boards... Aww, class Compendium and Heroes of Heroic Tier looked good, too... Also, I REALLY dislike the move away from compiled issues. Material is downloaded over the coarse of the month so people can get a look at it. Of course there'll be more hits on it! IME, I...

I hadn't thought of the Iconics. Thanks! As for advanced - I already had to do that sort of thing to account for a large party size. I wanted to try to avoid doubling up on advanced. Going by-the-book hasn't given them a speed bump, hence why I was asking about a more artificial means of upping...

I've been running Kingmaker for a group, and we've gotten up through level six. Problem is, fights never seem to last long enough. Unless I'm throwing swarms of enemies at them, the PCs always seem to mop up by the end of round two. The only reason large groups work is 'cause the PCs don't have...

I dunno... I recall reading somewhere that for most people, subtraction - even very simple subtraction - is harder than addition. That's why people often use the 'counting up' method of subtraction - I know I do when I help out at a friend's store and have to make change without a calculator...