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Yeay, number one! While rightfully so, it's not really fair, is it? A mean: look at the numbers. When i was there, ENworld had 109 votes and the number 2 had 10 or so. Where is the competition? Ah well: yeah, number one!:cool:

I totally agree with you Carl. Mega events are traditionally harder to pull of in Europe than in the US of A, unless it's soccer. It just takes a lot more organisation to attend something outside your own country. Perhaps the Euro will change some of this, but I still think it will take time...

I didn't have a chance yet to either use or borrow from them. When I get back to DM-ing, I probably will.

There you go... (Thanks for illustrating my point in a way I never could have, Elder-Basilisk)

I agree when Petrosian says balance is important for helping the casual gamer/concept gamer/whatever and for reining in the system-tinkerers. But one of my initial points, that has been picked up by some other posters, was that there will always be some unbalancing elements in the game. A few...

I feel the same. On the other hand, I can understand mmadsens point of view. As we agreed upon: it's about flavour. And for some the flavour of gunpowder will be the armour piercing quality and the deadliness (maybe lower the massive damage for gunpowder weapons due to high velocity?), for...

I don't consider myself experienced or anything (10 years rpg and wargaming, DM'ed and played4 or 5 different systems), so forgive me if I talk rubbish. Why does this need a fix? We've been playing D&D for about 2 years now and while I can understand some of the problems WotC wants to fix with...

While I feel this is a very interesting discussion, i'dd be carefull of trying to make "realistic" rules for firearms in the d2O system/D&D. Gunpowder rules should be more about flavour and balance. That's how I look at D&D combat. If I want a realistic combat simulation, I'dd look elsewhere...

I think Joshua is right: you can hardly compare 20th century rifles to flinlock muskets. I think it's essentially a matter of ballistics. The projectile fired from a rifle is far superior to that fired from a musket. Early rifles fired more acurate, but it took a lot more care to load them...

This issue depends on what Dragons are in your campaign world. 1. Major powers. Dragons can be a strong part of the political landscape in a campaign world. Goals could go from anything from world domination to the accumulation of knowledge and power to steer the rest of the world. Think...

I'm not too sure this is true. Breastplates were still used well into the nineteenth century. I do believe a breastplate could stop a bullet. Armour did become less efficient with the wide use of muskets. But the reason for this might well have been the scale of things. Armies became much...

That's nice to hear, Mat. Monthly releases can be hard to keep up with. But still, it's good to know which direction a company is going with a line you try to follow. Cheers

Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell. I has the same twist of history that was in his Warlord chronicles. Also read his Sharpe novels: the exploits of a soldier in the British army during the Napoleonic wars.

With all those new, and in some cases highly anticipated, releases, what are the plans for future support of the existing licences? How many settings can one company support?

Been there (well, not in Eindhoven, but you get the picture) Done that never again. Reality gets in the way of fantasy. Dat gezegd zijnde wens ik jullie een fantastisch event.

While they look like pretty decent miniatures, they made me lose all interest in the setting. Too much of a mechanic feel to them and not enough of the renaisance I got from the cover art. Still, as far as minis go, they look pretty decent. (and this comes from a long time collector and wargamer.)

great stuff It's a great book. Read the reviews in the review section. I haven't played it yet, but plan to as soon as all four parts of the campaign are available. (The first two parts are really great!) Apparently it's up for an origins award. So there you go. just wish it had a cool map...

You should also consider the social implications of being raised. In most worlds 5th level spells are probably more of an exception than a rule. Seeing someone you knew or heard of was dead (at around ninth level your PC's will probably be high profile enough to be know) will at least raise...

Crazymage, I read another book by Jared Diamond, the title escapes me (The fourth Chimpansee?) It paints a rather pessimistic picture of human evolution, but written in an entertaining style. He also touches the issues you spoke of. For a non-biologcal)evolutionary perspective on western...

"The last English king" by Julian Rathbone. Its written as a first hand account told/remembered by one of Harold Godwinsons Housecarls (elite bodyguard) who survived the battle of Hastings. If you like historical novels, this is a great one. The author doens't shy away from anachronism, but in...