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It seems to me that it's not how common these magics are world-wide, but how common they are in the campaign. If the party includes a sorcerer/wizard, psionicist, or a cleric, then these magics will have a definite impact. It strikes me how often D&D magic tends to deflate drama rather than...

2,000 words a day is about par for the course. I've frequently done about 5,000, and the most I've done was 16,000 in 32 hours. The thing is, I tend to write a lot more than what I finally submit. The extra words give me a buffer to choose the best material. BTW, Ari, I've admired how prolific...

since Dawnforge has been mentioned, I'd be remiss If I didn't mention Morningstar It's another golden age setting, but I think of it as very "spicy"... I tried to keep it from being remotely generic.

Well, to Dustin's credit, he had a look on his face quite a few times where it looked like he knew he was being had. At least Zeitgeist Games got a plug on national TV. As for how the show gets away with it, I think they taped the first season before airing the first episode. Other than...

Dustin Clingman (of Blackmoor fame) was just on Comedy Central's debate show parody- called Crossballs. The gimmick behind the show is that the producers call in real experts and pundits to debate a controversial topic... the thing is, they don't know that the're actually debating with the...

I like the list as it is... :] :heh:

I only just found out. I'm crushed. I'm with the others who think this should be on the front page. Could someone find the old gif from his sig? I guess I naively thought he'd be all right. Good night, Angelsboi.

He's on the "Today Show" in the US talking about the movie and D&D right now. He kicks ass.

Heh. I was mistakenly attributed with writing a book I didn't have anything to do with on a number of websites. My guess is that the distributor's catalog was wrong. For the record, R. Scott Kennan did not write the Underdark Adventure Guide. I notified as many people as I could when I first...

As of recently, I think that's the wisest way to go. Too many odd ones out there.

This might not be very helpful, but the Empire of Brendir in my Golden Age Morningstar setting uses Rome as a primary influence. It's high magic, but you could easily adapt its ideas for lower fantasy.

Still beating the Hobby Horse.... So? I was almost with you at first, but you still haven't said anything persuasive. Subtle changes in terminology are not the answer to bringing new players in; I've tried every apporach to get my GF to try RPGs, likening them to theater (which she has a huge...

Though I am a fan of psionics in the right context (like Dark Sun), Morningstar didn't really end up with psionics being anything more than a fringe topic. I set some space aside for them, and mention them maybe twice in the book, but mainly they're there to represent alien magics. Magic is far...

While the flashy words grab my primitive monkey brain and make me want to fight the alpha male for this, the modern, human part of my brain says "but is it any good?" I could probably write a computer program, using my lame understadning of BASIC and PASCAL, that would churn out 1,000,000...

I'm with those who wonder how representative online polling is... However, I'm a young 'un. I was born in 1978, and I began playing in 1986/87.

I probably would have let it slide that time, but asked him to be more specific in the future.

Morningstar is about Hubris ... The pride before the fall.

What you say about Morningstar is true, but one thing I'd like to clarify is that the Fey have their own Empire, and the influence this empire (one of 9) has on the setting is where the Elves come in. Just as you find limited use of Quetpani weapons in Brendir (essentially Mesoamerican weapons...

As for the rules, We struggled to ensure that they worked, and that core rules precedents were adhered to. None of the rules so far have created problems in my current campaign, and I'm dealing with three very canny players :D. I figured that for a setting that goes so far out at times (mostly...

Thanks for alerting me to that- it's very encouraging. The reviewer really understood my intentions with the setting. If I ever meet him, I'll have to buy him lunch.