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Without getting hung up in a specific skill example, I think the fundamental conceit of the skills system includes the premise that 1) The characters are heroes. 2) Heroes should have a chance to TRY anything, even when the chance of success is small 3) Good skill design doesn't impose a story...

Tom...it seems to me that your are describing a wiki with print-on-demand capability? Is that correct? I like that idea, and it may work for open source efforts. But I think it's not likely to work well for profit. Specifically, intellectual property rights and copyright issues would likely have...

Last night I was thumbing through my old Dungeon and Dragon magazines looking for some adventures/ ideas. I realized that I really miss the magazine format. (By the way, thank you Paizo for Age of Worms and Savage Tide!) Are there any monthly magazine subscriptions for pathfinder/3.5? Is...

That's a solid idea. Interestingly, I've found that many of my 4e house rules are actually part of the pathfinder system already. I take that as an indication that 4E has been a square peg for me.

Thanks everyone, you've provided exactly what I was looking for.

After a few years of playing 4E, our group has decided to go back to 3.5/try out pathfinder. Despite the usual research (websearch) and Paizo site reading, I don't have a solid grasp on what's significantly different between pathfinder and 3.5. and what I need start playing/convert my group's...

I'm sorry for your loss. As our family has two pets, a puppy and a 7-year old cat, who we hope will be with us for many years to come, I am reminded of the ephemeral nature of life. I wonder why we, knowing that we'll likely outlive our pets, include them in our lives and invite pain. For my...

In addition to the above ideas, WOTC might also be able to transition AWAY from traditional publishing and focus on digital content. Based on clickthough rates and the degree of reader response on their articles, they can selectively publish only the most compelling and profitable work. And...

Wow, that is pretty awesome. Thanks for the pointer.

All the above clues have already been given. My best guess about how they'll find more clues is that they'll think of a suitable place to go investigate and I can leave additional clues there. The MacGuffin is the final relic (The armor in this case) of an ancient hero, They've been collecting...

My players have finally arrived in the Mournland to gather the final McGuffin, a relic of a long lost hero. I gave them some clues about where to go and what to do, but have long since forgotten the solutions to the prophesy/riddle that I had in mind originally. So I need some ideas on possible...

Does the virtual table let me set up multiple encounters? It would save game time to be able to prepare beforehand

Your replies hit on a couple of my concerns when I outlined the campaign. I agree that PC's should be the focus, and planned to keep the ancient hero from overshadowing them. The campaign has a brief 10,000 year old backstory: hero and villain opposed, some arcane accident linked their souls...

Do you all mind if I just throw out some story threads/ideas? Maybe you can help me make them suitably paragon and wrap up in a suitable epic tier showdown. Here's where the story is ultimately headed: The paragon tier bad buy is a rakshasa, Shakul, a claw of khyber who serves the Shadow in the...

My players have just concluded heroic tier in Eberron. They went from 1st level adventurer/fugitives who stumbled on a world-class conspiracy to 10th level heroes who just topelled the corrupt priest commanding the temporal power of the Church of the Silver Flame. I think I did heroic tier...

Well, my imagination has been captured by this domain: Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (The Endless Road) which was published in January... Now I want to inflict it on my players, since the entire concept of the endless road makes it PERFECT for stumbling onto...

QFT. And it's true beyond high-tech applications as well. Step 1 of the design process is "Identify Customer Requirements". This can be production time, cost, performance based, whatever. In this case, the WoTC, identified their time constraint as a requirement.

Clan of the Gray Wolf is hosting their annual Rock Band-a-thon this weekend. Starting today at 1:00, as a matter of fact. Please come and watch us. Even if you can't donate, you can help by spreading the word! Here we are: 2010 Rock Band-a-thon for Child’s Play (Nov. 4-7) Here's the official...

Am I reading correctly that there are two questions: Should there be some kind of check, and if so, how fast does the player move up the wall? My suggestions are: 1) There should only be a check if there are meaningful consequences for failure. 2) You should treat it exactly the same as a climb...

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.