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Exactly! WotC can be the stuffy old English or Maths teacher while the 3pp's let you blow stuff up in the lab and take you on field trips to the red-light district.

Completely agree: New Powerz, Classes, Races, Feats, etc. bore the hell out of me. It was the torrents of this crap that flooded the market when d20 was big and it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. What I want is: Interesting Magic Items. Not the vanilla kit in AV1 and 2 but basically the...

I went the ultra-simple route in Houseruling Healing Surges in my campaign: After an extended rest, roll a D6 for every Healing Surge you have spent. On 4-6 it's recovered. On a 1-3 it isn't and you have to wait until the next Extended Rest to try again. Been working great so far (10 games into...

Eclipse Phase is now available for ordering from BattleCorps. BattleCorps:/BattleShop I went for the Book/PDF bundle. Considering the amount of graphics the PDF loads surprisingly quick. Good job!

My experiences when I first started gaming in the early 80's was the exact opposite: Back then everyone was hardcore. Rulebooks were analysed and dissected, every new release was a cause for celebration, if your character history was less than 3 pages your DM would frown at you. Since then...

Dungeonless Adventures Easy: Adventures that (a) do not feature a single underground complex that's more than 3 rooms in size! Yes, I know the game is called Dungeons & Dragons, but I find the former to be the single most tedious aspect of the game. YMMV, of course. (b) Combat Encounters that...

I don't think that the answer to your first question requires house rules, tweaking HP's or anything drastic like that. I think it's actually pretty straight forward: Don't have the fight continue until the bitter end! If the "outcome is not in doubt" why are the PC's opponents sticking around...