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Alternity 1. The System If you want to get away from d20, my suggestion is Alternity. Alternity has a unified game mechanic, like d20, so everything is resolved in a similar manner. This makes it easier to learn, GM, and pick-up and play. The game mechanic is to roll a control die (a d20) and...

Are you suggesting a system of smaller publishers with smaller profit margins? Unfortunately, this won't work for a company like WotC or a brand like D&D (at least while in the hands of a company like WotC/Hasbro). The idea is fascinating though and no matter what, there still is a draw for...

Someone mentioned this before, but they hit the nail on the head: After the core rules, you only have room to expand. We've seen TSR expand by allowing their authors/developers to create a bunch of different worlds and then try to support them through setting updates. Not necessarily a bad...

This was the same story for Alternity. A fairly reasonable seller (a gold mine for any other publisher), but nothing like D&D. It didn't bring in the money to support keeping the system around, especially in light of the coming launch of d20 and the OGL. I'm only pointing this out to show even...

Congrats and what a great Christmas present for the family!

This won't do. I'm all caught up and the story hour is on the third page. Here's to hoping we get another update before we say good-bye to 2006.

Between all the money I'm sinking into fixing my house and knowing I should be buying some Christmas presents, I decided to do my best to not buy anything new and dig out all my old games I've never finished. I just finished off Gears of War on hardcore difficulty, so I'm going to take a break...

I'm going to play devil's advocate here. Or 4E could be closer that we think. This could be a test platform. If the online subscription model works, great, build it into the way 4E is marketed and played (like 3.5E and minis). If it doesn't work, scrap it or revamp it. Launch 4E and just use...

It Could Work I have to admit my gut reaction was "Sigh, nice stuff I don't want to subscribe to". While a few of the items (DGT, Character Builder if it includes all the supplemental material) interest me, over all I don't think I'd pay for it. With that said, I can see a dual-layer model...

Oh, I like a lot of the ideas here. Here's another one: The location to a remote facility based on a planet with a hostile environment has been rediscovered thanks to an internal audit by mega corporation. A hand full of company directors know the truth in the matter and why the facility was...

I spent most of this month playing Marvel: Ultimate Alliance on the Xbox 360. It's such a fun beat 'em up game and wanting to unlock everything has kept me coming back to it. Of course that was before I bought Gears of War. Now, I spend whatever gaming time I have playing that. I can't wait to...

Based on what you listed for likes, here my thoughts: Xbox 360: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - I've been having a blast with this game. Nice action/arcade type game with characters that level up and gain skills. Call of Duty 2 - Currently the best FPS on 360. Dead Rising - I really really really...