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This would suggest it is not on the same planet as it was originally? I am still curious as to what if any reaction / conversations have been had with WoTC.

Africa is a rich land with a history that spans the entirety of human civilization. Trying to pin down a distinct set of myths would be difficult because one could end up repeating oneself in theme if not in actual specific characters. Still, the theme of the African myths is rich with heroes of...

(avoids the other tangent entirely) So I would have thought Frank (Mentzer) would have talked to WoTC about this or it would have been part of the various settlements and sales and such. With all of those other artists and such involved, I would think someone would have brought that up. Curious...

My question for PALADIN is: can you be a female character? I understand the historical context of the game, but I am curious if they allow for it.

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There has been a recent resurgence of interest in Africa's past and present. A lack of archeological evidence hinders our ability to piece together many of the earliest myths. However, this has not stopped creators from forging ahead with great content, like MV Media's Ki Khanga or the general...

I am not (intentionally) blurring lines at all. I am stating that there is no difference between making a random die roll to determine whether a character did something they want to do and adding a little extra "something" to make the odds more in their own favor. Both are mechanics that can be...

Just a few thoughts... Narrative Control This is an interesting concept that I am not sure is well understood. Heck I won't claim I have it nailed down entirely. But to the point of this particular conversation, I feel that players always have a degree of narrative control, both over their...

I was just thinking that too. I am trying to think of an earlier version but I really can't. The way a party could use and lose karma was pretty useful in the game.

We had briefly mentioned Moorcock in the previous piece and wanted to focus on some other ideas. However, you are of course correct, Elric and company are certainly the embodiment of trying to bring some balance to order and chaos.

There is a beauty to Cyberpunk that I don't think folks fully appreciated. There are not many RPGs where there are absolutely no supernatural or super science elements. Cyberpunk is one of those. I have always felt that in terms of aesthetic and source material, that Cyberpunk was the first real...

I think I would disagree with the notion that D20 discouraged creativity. What it did do, IMHO is two fold: It allows folks with strong settings to wrap their amazing story around a generic engine that, despite its faults, was accessible to most gamers. Which means the plethora of D20 games...

If folks are looking for inspiration where smaller stories are woven into larger ones, I would recommend the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited animated series. I feel that particular aspect of the series was done very well.

The convention scene in Atlanta is focused on small, mostly one or two day store or local venue type events. Though there is Secret Mission con and most of the non-gamer specific cons (JordanCon, DragonCon, Momocon...) have gaming going on. It is on my to do list, but it is not as easy as one...

This is very cool.

Also, as an aside I am not sure what parties the author goes to, but my friends absolutely do care who wins party games.

I don't agree with the article at all, but what is most telling is the (again) bias towards a D&D paradigm. Of course let me defend myself first, by saying I love D&D and have loved all editions but 4th, which I still managed to play. Liked Pathfinder in its vanilla state. So I am not a hater...

It is not easy but it IS rewarding on a personal level. It is also a process of getting yourself known, ramping up your quality as you go, and generally just trying to learn editing and design and layout. Plus you know, making something people will want to play. I have a plan but that is because...

If you are interested in what is going on in D100 land, head over to BRP Central. https://basicroleplaying.org/ A lot of folks doing fan or commercial games in D100 systems are using the forums over there.

It is a good system to use and having the SRD is a god send to those who don't want to do (or just do in my case) D&D OGL content. Editing is always an issue for small presses, which is why I have a great grammar editor and a great game editor working on my projects. Even then things could...