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  1. johnnype

    New 4e updates to old 3.5 products

    Boy, I didn't see this coming. So are you telling me that WotC is releasing some sort of document with conversion stats for these books? Was this always part of the plan? Are any other books going to be converted? Looking at the list I notice I only own one of the books. I assume you have to...
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    Pathfinder 1E Pathfinder Setting as Selling Point?

    Personally the Pathfinder setting is a significant influence but not the deciding factor in my decision to continue buying 3.x material. In all fairness I see myself diving into 4E in time but for now my shelves creak from the sheer size of my 3.x collection so I'm not going to give up on it...
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    Psion to debut in July

    Now would be a good time for the githyanki writeup give their appearance in the latest Dungeon adventure path. We so need these two races as PC classes...
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    Adding Some Chocolate to Vanilla Settings

    Vanilla settings have to work hard to grab me. Even a setting like Eberron that tries to be different fails IMO because part of it's "shtick" is that it is all inclusive. To me that's a top down approach, one where you start with everything and then start tweaking the specifics (without...
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    Psion to debut in July

    I'm still very new to 4E so pardon my dumb questions and stupid comments. Where exactly did WotC state that the psion is coming next month? Dragon magazine I assume? Is it as part of a article as a playtest version or is it in a published supplement (PHB3)? I'm a long time fan of psionics...
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    Had any luck converting 3.x material to 4E?

    For those of you who have tried, have you had any luck converting 3.x material to 4E? What has the experience been like? Difficult? Easy?Frustrating? I'm more concerned with setting material or adventures than crunch like, say, a prestige class or alternate magic system but I'm interested in...
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    Done buying?

    I'm not done. I thought I was but then I started looking closely at the Pathfinder material. That's 3.x edition right? My buy list is rather large at the moment.
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    What's hot?

    I've always like'd epic storylines so my favorites include 1) The Age of Worms 12 part epic that appeared in Dungeon Magazine. Except for a couple slowish sections it was fantastic. 2) City of the Spider Queen - some great encounters and surprising in the way it focuses on Drow but not the...
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    Pathfinder 1E Pathfinder Adventure Path: How Successful?

    I really like what Paizo is doing not only with the AP series but with the entire Pathfinder Chronicles line. Their material is at least as well produced as WotC's. However, I'm very much on the fence about which edition to continue with. Right now I'm thinking of resubscribing with the next...
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    What makes a setting dull?

    The most dull settings are those that are all inclusive. If all races, classes and rulebooks are allowed it's not a setting, it's a hodge podge. Most egregious offenders include Eberron and the Pathfinder Campaign Setting. The kitchen sink approach is not a good model to follow. The best...
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    Twelve Months of Dragon: What do you want from the Annual?

    I'm not a subscriber so I'll probably get some of this wrong but I'm going to assume they will exclude material that has seen or will see print elsewhere (class and/or race playtests and such). The Demonomicon articles are the obvious choice although I could see saving them for their own...
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    Alternity clone?

    The fastplay rules are available for free here: Alternity Recommended Downloads I think you can get the core rulebooks for a few bucks on eBay (at least you used to be able to). I remember the StarCraft supplement was released and WotC was so embarrassed by it they didn't even have it for...
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    [Monte Cook's Dungeon A Day] Anyone try it?

    I'm curious about how this site/product is doing. Has anyone here tried it? Link
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    Pathfinder 1E Pathfinder RPG Core Book - Cover Posted

    Nice covers. Any plans to update the Pathfinder Campaign Setting to this edition?
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    Previews for April and Beyond

    The minis they preview are absolutely, positively hideous. People actually buy this crap? I'm stunned.
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    Spycraft 2: Grammaton Cleric

    Rise from the DEAD!! I just saw this movie again. So good. Obviously it made want to look up this class write up. I'm glad it's still around. Will we ever see Farthest Star? The class works well enough in a non-scifi setting but I wouldn't hurt.
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    Any word on the GSL?

    "WotC offices being closed between December 25th and January 4th" Am I the only one who has a problem with this? Is this in addition to regular PTO? Because if it is that is incredibly generous and if it isn't its ridiculously draconian to force employees into a fixed vacation schedule. Either...
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    An ASL game (with pictures)

    Cool write up. thanks for sharing. I own a bunch of ASL supplements and bought SK1 a while back but have yet to actually play the game. It's a bit intimidating and to be honest I don't have blocks of time that large to set aside and learn to play. Regardless I fully intend to some day. I also...
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    Best Forgotten Realms books (any edition)

    I agree with most of the books listed above but in the interest of thinking a bit outside the box allow me to recommend the following supplements: Power of Faerun - this book was miscategorized IMO as a supplement for high level FR play. I think it served more as the glue that kept all the...
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    Is there a setting-free version of the new World of Darkness rules?

    The One Roll Engine (ORE) might work well for you. It's a die pool system with a maximum of 10D10 rolls. Originaly appeared in GODLIKE but has more recently shown up in REIGN and Wild Talents. Before Wild Talents was published a free, generic form of the rules were floating around in pdf form in...
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