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Finally got done with a variety of projects and other classwork that's been keeping me really busy for the last week or so, so as Loonook requested, here's the other society ideas I've got. Before I get into them, I'll give a brief overview of the worlds. Races: I've decided to go with a...

Thank you both for the great ideas! Sorry I haven't replied for a while, I was out of town and unable to access the site. I'll put together something in the next couple days that includes my favorite ideas (and any spin-off ideas I may come up with) for more critiquing/input. If you guys (or...

Thanks for the replies. I hadn't thought of this before, but for some reason it really strikes a (good) chord with me. I'll definitely have to work that in somehow. That's a good point about the desert involving heat/dehydration issues... I'll either stick to plains (more likely) or the edge...

I'm working on a new campaign world (despite having been working on it for longer than I'd like to admit, I'm still not entirely happy with it), and have run into some issues finishing up the fluff on a few of the races. My current thought (and feel free to comment on this as well as the racial...

I like to think I qualify as "one of these scientists who uses both systems" (3rd year chemistry undergrad, living in the US). As far as Imperial (US) vs. metric/SI goes, I find metric/SI to be easier to use for volume (I use liters and [especially] milliliters many times every day, so I'm used...

It may be naive of me to believe, but I am under the impression that the US is the largest share of the market (as you suggest in your final paragraph), and from what I've seen, I can think of only one demographic group within America that is familiar with the Metric system: scientists. I wish...

Because of how severely combat gets bogged down at higher levels, due in no small part (though not entirely) to iterative attacks, I am looking for alternatives, without drawing out combats unnecessarily (which would happen if iterative attacks were simply removed). This becomes even more...

This is largely what I've come to the conclusion of, but I'm not entirely sure what the best way to implement this is... one thought I've had (though I'm not sure how well it would address point #2) is to have fairly basic rules as the base-line, with optional rules that add more...

My current goal is to modify a current system or build a new system, depending on the amount of changes that would be required, to support the campaign that I'm trying to get started. My hope (which I've discussed with my players) is that the game will focus on role-playing and character/plot...

Thank you all for the quick replies, there's some interesting ideas in here, which is what I was looking for. I probably should have stated it at the beginning, but I understand that this is a very opinionated subject, and different games are better for different things. I was trying to get at...

As the title suggests, I'm trying to get at a fairly simple, although potentially hard to define, concept: what makes System A better than System B? I'm looking for answers as basic as "it should be balanced" or more involved, such as whether it's an advantage or disadvantage to have 3 different...

Thanks for the idea, I'll take a look at it!

My initial inspiration for this attempt came from a combination of seeing something similar done for the 4e PHB classes and the feat point system: instead of picking a class, you get X points to spend on class features (BAB, saves, skill points, and Class Features). Each feature costs Y points...

Thanks for the suggestions to check out Elements of Magic. From what I've read (haven't bought it yet), it looks like it isn't going to help us simplify things (major goal, since we have a new player). However, it did get me thinking about putting together something along similar lines.

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this, and if it's not, I apologize. What I'm looking for is an alternative to the Vancian system. The group I play with has come to the conclusion that selecting spells (especially for a Cleric-type, who can prepare any spells that appear on their...

*cue nervous laughter*... Yeah... about needing to know more about my players... I'd like that too ;p. *cue comments about the insanity of trying to plan a campaign, let alone an adventure, without knowing your players* Bottom line: I don't have players lined up yet, aside from one who I'd like...

I'm planning on starting a campaign this summer (probably using 4e rules, but we'll see), and I want to use a Prison Escape as the first session of the game (after making chars, of course). I am currently planning to use the Saltmarsh Garrison map (DMG2, p141), but am unsure of how harsh I...

OK, so I'm probably missing something obvious, but how do I install the font? I extracted it into the folder, but haven't been able to find anything that seems like it would work. Thanks in advance for the help.

OK, this may be a stupid question, but how do I make the fonts usable in MSE? Also, Trolls' template doesn't replace any of the letters it accepts in the "Attack Method" notch (top left). Is there something I need to do to make this work? It's adding the symbols just fine on quindia's template...

Trolls: I was trying to take a try at making some cards, following your tutorial, and in step 2 (Title), you say to use different font sizes for the first letter vs the rest of the title. Now, this may just be me, but when I try to change the font size for one letter, all of the text changes...