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My perception is that Peter Adkison was never as layoff-happy as Hasbro-WotC is. Since my personal experience with WotC started after the Hasbro acquisition, and the fact that I happen to think Peter Adkison is a great human being, I admit that my perception could be inaccurate. I don't have the...

That's a fair question and I don't mind answering it. First of all, my job was not in jeopardy, and it wasn't a Cartmanesque "Screw you guys, I'm going home!" In fact, I gave them a month notice and continued to do a good amount of freelance work for them after I left. There were decisions that...

Hey, get the story right. I showed myself the door and have happily left it in the rear-view mirror.

I did. That is what you said, and there are numerous cases of laid off WotC employees blasting their former employer for this practice. In fact, I recall that Monte Cook had some words on the subject the last time this happened.

So you're arguing that WotC doesn't let their best talent go? I'll be sure to mention that to Jeff Grubb, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Julia Martin, Jim Butler, Chris Pramas, David Noonan, Stan!, Owen Stephens,and a handful of others (AKA - a who's who of the gaming industry...

Every six months or so people are laid off and when someone suggests not supporting them anymore, someone else says that this suggestion is shortsighted. Nevertheless, they keep getting rid of their talent. The sad thing is that in all likelyhood, there are a number of others from throughout the...

Scott, you've always been an interesting guy to read on these boards and I wish you luck. I hope your next career move isn't as much of a 'rock and a hard place' scenario as this one was.

I'd probably go for it.

Yep, you're right, which is why I decided to stop being a basher. If you enjoy playing 4E then more power to you. In fact, I'm willing to concede that there are some elements of the game that are, in fact, fun. It's not my cup of tea for playing D&D, but for me it's fun in the same sense D&D...

People are acting like stupid jerks on the internet? My god, say it isn't so! Of course everyone in this forum knows what the best version of the game is and on what forums you can find quality discussions about it.

If you want Raveloft, look at the lands of Geb and Ustalav. If you want something like Al-Qadim, look no further than Katapesh. Egypt? Check our Osirion. My favorite parts of the setting are Cheliax, which is a bit like an evil holy Roman Empire with strong ties to Asmodeus, the World Wound...

Absolutely! After buying the APs and some setting material, I let it sit for several months before really taking a good look at it. Once I took the time to really start digesting it, it took all of a day or two to fall in love with it. This is a great setting.

I picked it up and like others, I haven't had much of a chance to go into the details. I think that like many others who jumped into the D20 glut with both feet, there are certain types of things I'm not especially looking for, those being new feats and prestige classes, but this book isn't...

I have a guess and it's somewhere between NiTessine's and Wicht's guesses. But I have no inside knowledge, so don't construe this as an answer.

Another thing I like - the barbarian. I always felt that barbarian rage felt less like Conan and more like a random berzerker. The rage abilities allow the barbarian to do things that seem more like I would expect from our Cimmerian friend. Animal Fury, Fearless Rage, Increased Damage...

I thought about it, and even voiced my concerns elsewhere, and then I realized that general topics, in General, which are non-system specific, can still talk about Pathfinder, just as there are people who talk about WFRPG, Traveller, and other non-D&D systems. If we want the thread to be just...

I like the revamped guidelines for level 20+. I felt that epic was a little too over the top. I mean it wasn't badly designed, so long as you don't mind your characters crossing forever into super-hero territory. The Pathfinder suggestions just make it a seamless progression forward.

I think it's a nice gesture on the part of the board admins.

My personal opinion is that changes can be good if they serve to speed play or make play more enjoyable, but the more important thing that should be preserved is the original flavor of the game. Sweeping overhauls tend to slaughter too many sacred cows and that makes me a sad panda (yes, when I...

I blogged on this a while ago and I said that basically yes, it is. My point was that thanks to the OGL, there are a number of great games out there for people to play, and there are other games that were never open before that are open now, such as Traveller and Runequest, which means that...