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Because it's not just a matter of "characters progress too fast". It's a matter of "I don't like that the world (characters, NPCs, and monsters) continue to simply get bigger and bigger". It's kinda like some of those rpg games I played back in the day on consoles. At "first level" you'd start...

Actually, I'd disagree with you right here. First, I haven't found it to be a commonly expressed sentiment at all. In fact, what I've seen expressed far more frequently is how it's one of the major ways for various GMs to "enjoy" the "work" of GMing. It's also quite frequently tied into...

I haven't picked this up yet, although it's something I'm quite interested in. Well, I don't know if it'll quite work for you, but I'd suggest taking a look at the work that Upper_Krust did for working out CR challenges. Post #42 here...

And you can download a newer iteration of the system here: http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-rules-discussion/240200-artificer-handbook-update.html

What you're talking about in a number of respects sounds like something I experimented with... Take the monster you happen to be messing around with, and make it a "template" and then slap it onto Foe Facotry: Modern: EN World PDF Store - Adamant Entertainment - FOE FACTORY: MODERN I used the...

Newsflash: Sometimes a GM ignores or changes the rules because it suits him. Internet (WOTC) - Stephen Radney-MacFarland wrote an article specially targeted at the elite segment of "D&D" (Dungeons and Dragons) players that have a subscription to the restricted content portion of the Wizards of...

Forked from: Grand OGL Wiki (Updates) I'm kind of confused whenever I see something like this. All of the stuff is declared OGC and yet the publisher says "don't do anything with it because it's going to hurt us" in so many words. So what's the point of doing OGC stuff in the first place...

Did we _really_ need this thread necro'd from 3 years ago for you to post a picture and give two sentences? Just so I'm not completely threadcrapping... I ran this module earlier this year as the finisher to my year long E8 experiment. It was... interesting. The group had a lot of fun and I...

When you say "sweet spot" and ask if that's a bad thing are you talking about something that's been defined and I missed it? Or are you referring to _your_ definition of "sweet spot" as being "before their power becomes superheroic"? I think my counter question is, "what's your point"? I'm not...

You might think this a "cheap" answer, but I don't think I can answer your question. I'll explain. You appear to be approaching this from a ... "rational"?.... perspective. As in, "Well, logically speaking if person A does [this] and it's acceptable, then why is it unacceptable for person B to...

I think you're also assuming that it's as simple as them firing up the production file (say for example an InDesign file) spend a half hour or hour removing any references to d20 STL stuff, delete the d20 logo, and they're done. It's not that easy. If it was _just_ the logo it might be. The...

Well, I'm still following the thread at least. Haven't had much reason to comment, but I'm still interested. And thanks for clarifying the bit regarding the articles. It's nice to be able to see how a system handles things once you move away from the core stuff. Later things (like say the...

I ran an E8 game for about a year. I wouldn't bother changing the cost. d20/D&D is based around something like 13 encounters and then you level. In theory, you hit level 20 after a year of playing a weekly game. I'm hazy on the specifics, but I'm sure there's plenty of people around that can...

I kinda like Key Note for this kind of thing: Tranglos software: KeyNote It's free, and it's standalone. It does download as a "setup", but you can just grab the folder you copied it into and put it on a USB key drive and take around with you. No need to run the "setup" file again.

Are you talking about E6 "in general" or the particular version you're running? I ran an E8 game, and I didn't have anyone doing some crazy 120 damage per round. I guess there's people out there that like to hyper-optimize things as far as they possibly can, but... I guess I'm just not getting...

A couple of years now. One's in his mid 20's, 3 of us in our mid 30's, and a couple are in their early 40's. 1 woman, 5 men. One is a PhD research scientist (the woman :D), one is a Shipping and Receiving manager in a warehouse, 3 are lab techs of different sorts, and one is an office...

Thanks for that. So a question, since I'm sure it's at the back of many people's mind or will be when they think about whether or not to pick up Complete Control. What's the basis for deciding the point cost? I'll see if I can explain my thinking... There's a fair number of people out there...

I'm stepping out of the thread. At the end of the day, this seems to be a case of a player trying to rule lawyer why the GM is wrong. And it's rule lawyering something that's vague and fuzzy and explicitly up to GM interpretation in the first place. Even the quoted bit says things like...

Dude, take a breath. You seem to be getting all worked up over the fact that you've got different priorities in your game than he does. Not everyone worships at the alter of "balance", and people have a different standard for what's balanced and what isn't. This has been an interesting topic so...

Well, in defense of your GM, up until now every time you used something like Force Choke/Grip in a Star Wars game it was a Dark Side point. Period. And the two previous incarnations of the Star Wars game by WotC have it that way as well. You might not like it, you might think it's not fair...