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When the wizard is alone for some time, make him simply vanish. There are some burn marks in the grass, and there are some splatters of ichor whose origin they cannot identify, and which will dissipate in the sunlight. The fate of the children should drive the PCs onward without pausing to stop...

And if they don't, I'm considering creating a wiki which will host such content. I have a fairly clear idea how this could be done, though I won't be able to actively work on it until the end of the month (due to my upcoming thesis defense).

Urbis counts - it even has life insurance for those who really, really don't want to stay dead. However, there is the caveat that resurrection doesn't revert the aging process. Thus, some people try to get around that, too... Regarding defeating villains: That's why it is not enough to kill...

In case you can read German, I recommend the Malleus Monstrorum 2nd Edition: It's a 500 page hardcover full of Mythos entities. What's more, none of the creatures have "standard" monster illustrations like you see them in D&D Monster Manuals. Instead, they have essentially "handouts" - images...

Unfortunately, I haven't found the time to make any progress on either the Economics or the Government section. But at least I've expanded the list of terrain types a bit...

I missed it, but the Arcana Wiki turned one year old last Wednesday - the first change to the Start Page was made on July 8, 2008. And all, I am very pleased with our progress so far - there are now 1902 pages up there, and I am confident that we will hit 2000 before the month is over. We could...

My guess is that they will attempt to control the next gate once the Order of the Stick is close to it and has defeated all other enemies...

How is this any different from 2004, though? Maybe you are right and the number of gamers has not declined significantly since then because more of them are using bookmarks instead of searches (though personally, I doubt it). But to my mind, this would imply that there are fewer new gamers, who...

I just found out about Google Insight, which tracks the number of searches for specific terms over time. This might help us track the general state of various RPG lines. Here are various trends I found for the period on display (starting with 2004): Call of Cthulhu: About the same, with the...

So far, I've put off subscribing to the DDI, but after I have seen at a friend's computer how convenient their character editor is, I am wavering. After all, filling out a character sheet with 4E does take a long time, and it's very nice to have a program that does it all for you. However, I am...

It might be a selling point, but it should be remembered that few settings remain popular and profitable forever. I mean, which long-running settings have remained in print since their inception? The Forgotten Realms. The world of Shadowrun. The setting of RIFTS. That's about it, I think.

I also recommend Savage Worlds if you want a simple and quick rule system. On the other end of the spectrum, I also recommend GURPS - which will permit you to run games in settings and character types you never could do in most other games. GURPS is perfect for worldbuilders who want to be able...

I'm not going to buy the Kindle DX, as apparently it's not possible to add annotations to PDFs - and I found making annotations to ebooks one of the most useful features of my Kindle 1. I'll probably save my money until I can afford the iRex - or I will wait for one of the larger ebook readers...

[shameless plug] Well, there is my experimental (and still not quite finished) Random Nation Generator. :D [/shameless plug] The Campaign Builder's Guide is also a good resource for this.

It's difficult for fantasy settings to truly become dated. With science fiction, it's different - the original Traveller RPG had memory values for huge megacomputers which modern USB sticks easily surpass by multiple orders of magnitude. One of the most "up-to-date" SF settings is Transhuman...

Thanks - I will look into this. I plan to submit my PhD thesis on Tuesday, so I should have some more free time after that.

I've also added a "Hot Political Issues" category, which is powered by all sorts of news headlines represented in the wiki. Quite a few political issues of today are easily recyclable for other settings. And isn't recycling real world material for gaming what the Arcana Wiki is all about?

Well, Redcloak now has a good reason to dislike Xyklon even apart from his odious habits...

Hmmm... Not necessarily. After all, if they all have important family connections, then they can be a useful resource for each other. They'd essentially be a new alliance, ready to shake up regional politics.

Added new categories for "Major Personalities" and "Major Projects".