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Does anyone know about how much it costs WotC to print a copy of a mass-produced hardcover (think PHB)? I'm sure it's not much. For example, I was told that a large biology textbook (with plenty of color pictures) only costs about $8 to produce. I know that the cost difference between...

eamon on the rules updates you should incorporate into play. Contains a very good summary of some of the better changes.

Done. I'll keep the first post updated as new insightful posts roll in. There isn't space to acknowledge who linked to said post (just who wrote it), but I really appreciate contributions!

A graph I made of the chance to succeed on skill challenges of different types as a function of your chance to succeed (assumed constant) across each check of the skill challenge. The method you can use to calculate those numbers. Flatus Maximus: If you roll a dN (N-sided die) n times and let...

eamon on use and abuse of readied actions. lostsoul on ways to reduce prep time and allow the players freedom in their actions. There have to be more gems out there that I haven't seen. Anyone?

Monte Carlo versus Monster Manual 3- a simulation of a Dwarf fighter over the course of a day against a variety of opponents, at different levels. Very interesting stuff. That thread references the original version, which was done against Monster Manual 1's guidelines.

The title says it all: M&M News: DC ADVENTURES Hero's Handbook Available for Pre-Ordering GR's DC adventures (using M&M's soon to be released third edition) is available for pre-order/pdf. You can pre-order the DC Hero Handbook ($39.95) and get the pdf right now for $5 on top of that. Or...

You did fine. Initially, I had suggested just self-promotion, but your post made me realize that promoting other people's work is fine too (and so is promoting more than one post). So I changed the initial post accordingly. For posters, I'd say most everything by eamon and keterys. I added a...

Right- this thread doesn't have to only be about self-promotion, and posts in other forums related to 4e seem fine too. I'd just like to avoid posts about 3e or other games where people might not know/remember what's being talked about. I'll edit the original post accordingly.

Hi all, Please link to any posts/threads related to 4e (or just gaming in general in a way that would apply to 4e) that you find particularly insightful, along with a short explanation of what the post says and context if that would help understanding. I will keep this post updated with the...

The margin of error calculated is the 95% confidence interval for the survival rate. To quote my post from that thread, which Truename is referring to:

An Avenger gains less from an increase in to-hit than a typical character when the Avenger's to-hit chance on each roll is above 50% and gains more from an increase in to-hit when the Avenger's hit chance on each roll is below 50%. Showing the math, an Avenger’s chance to hit with one of the...

From M&M's official boards: For what it's worth, my original post on the hardcover/softcover issue (addressed in the podcast) was here and Jon addressed the issue here. I find this method of pricing strange, as mentioned here. That using 2d10 instead of 1d20 was considered (and they...

Design journal #4 for DC adventures is up and includes Green Lantern's stats: DC ADVENTURES Design Journal #4 - DC ADVENTURES Informed speculation: The Atomic Think Tank • View topic - DC Adventures Design Journals

They do. However, for recent 2e books GR has been quite bad about updating the pdf to correspond to the changes in the printed book discovered in this way (the Freedom's Most Wanted pdf being the worst example, as far as I know). That said, it's more understandable in light of them working on...

There are a lot of potential balance issues in M&M 2e. See Paragon's excellent thread on balance issues in the PL system (read the first two posts, and the examples linked at the end of the second post, in particular), which is the best discussion of its kind on the official M&M boards...

Taliesin, one of the most prolific M&M converters (imo, he's the best too) had a look at some of the rules changes and found himself very pleased with the changes. Another person working on the DC project agreed as well.

Steve Kenson has confirmed that the game will still use only a d20: The Atomic Think Tank; Mutants and Masterminds 3rd Edition Announced

My question on pdfs was answered on Green Ronin's forums: Green Ronin Publishing :: View topic - DC Adventures RPG There will be pdf versions of the books. It's likely there will be a joint print/pdf package deal, but the details have to be hashed out.

Will pdf copies of the books be available? Much less important: how many of the print books are going to be hardcover?