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Many years ago I have to admit. I should have mentioned that I have not read too many horror novels in my time. The reason for this is that after a while they all seemed the same. There are only so many John Saul books you can read before you realize that they are all the same. The risks...

Hello all, Over the weekend I was at Chapters looking for a good book. I came to the horror section and found that around 80% of the shelf space was taken up the by the same three authors - I suspect you know who they were. Of the remaining 20% I really had no idea what would be a good creepy...

I agree with the recommendation for Savage Worlds. A couple of years ago I started a modern horror using d20 modern. That is a good system by the way but lately I've been using Savage Worlds because I feel that it moves at a pace more appropriate to a horror theme.

Your job as a DM is to entertain the players. You've mentioned that your players are generally non-combat and non-powergamers. Putting them through a combat oriented type of adventure doesn't qualify as entertaining them. Simply saying "PCs die once in a while" doesn't work if you lose your...

I'm just going to state two things: 1. The book in question in NO WAY glorifies or sanctions rape. In making the recommendation I am assuming that the OP is a mature individual who reads. Most books deal with mature subject matter. I myself find scenes of torture to be uncomfortable - but I...

I won't argue and I certainly don't condone his action but I will comment (without spoilers) by saying that there is FAR more to the situation and character than you have stated in that one line. The anti-hero is an anti-hero in the real literary sense - not some Vin Diesel bad boy.

Lots of good recommendations here. Once you tire of generic fantasy give the Thomas Covenant Chronicles a try. By Stephen R. Donaldson. These are not for everybody since it moves a little slower but Donaldson seems to create characters that you care about. He doesn't just describe action he...

Hmm, interesting topic although your requested limitation of other games/editions tends to limit the discussion by limiting communication by comparison. But anyway: I find 3e does little to encourage a narrative style. Most players I play with tend to look at new abilities as strategic...

I agree with the suggestion to use Dread. What a simple and effective system for generating tension. That aside, 12 to Midnight created a survival adventure called Fire in the Hole about a group of military people who are sent to find out what happened to a military base that hasn't been heard...

There are a lot of good ideas and discussion in this thread but to be honest, as far as REAL AI is concerned, you are no more qualified than I at commenting on it. Being the smartest dog on the sled team (on one subject) still means your a dog. Basically you're a cave man trying to comment on...

You've asked specifically for d20 however you also seem to want cinematic fun and cross-genres (mutants, magic, science). My definition of cinematic fun is that it is fast-paced. I find that d20 is not fast. Generally you might have a fast moving plot that grinds to a screeching halt when...

That would be an imaginative discussion. The closest thing I know of is not d20. Savage Worlds is a system in which all the fluff is completely stripped from the spell in the rules and the player must apply his own fluff based on what kind of a spellcaster he or she is. For example, the spell...

I own a house so there's really no reason to pay for a store space. Very often stores are too busy with activity for a good atmosphere.

Ok, I'm a middle-aged accountant during the day, a father of one little girl in the evening and on weekends and a swashbuckling superhero by night. Ok, one of those isn't quite true. I like D&D but my group broke apart just over a year ago. We were three couples. Two couples had babies and...

I used to be a WOTC brand label shopper just to be sure that I was getting a quality product. Then I tried some stuff from Malhavoc, Necromancer and Green Ronin among others and realized how much I was limiting my choices. Two reasons I buy non-WOTC stuff: 1. Price. A lot of what I purchase...

You're right about the rule. I was playing it right but just didn't feel like looking it up for the purpose of the post. Thanks for the correct name though. To be honest its been years since I've played chess so my memory is a little fuzzy.

Razz, I'm betting that you are an experienced player who knows the rules fairly well. As a DM I also know the rules well. But for beginning players and for casual players, AOO add complexity that they have no time or desire to understand. My wife plays D&D and has been for three years but she...

For years I was a "name brand" kind of guy. I'd look at the black and white 3rd party stuff and compare it to the WOTC books that were in colour and on nice glossy paper and I'd buy the WOTC book. That was until I tried some 3rd party stuff. Now I almost never buy WOTC anymore. My reasons...

Merric, With respect to the comment on your lifestyle - I'm married with one baby girl. I wouldn't trade that but I DO ENVY YOUR FREEDOM! My free time has evaporated like water on hot cement since the baby came along. Enjoy your freedom. By the way, I just picked up TI3 myself. I haven't...

I remember the old days before the internet. I knew many students who had cheap dual cassette recorders. They would use these to copy their friend's music. Of course, being students, they really couldn't afford to buy all the albums they wanted so lost sales are really an overblown figure...