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As long as it makes the game more fun. I'm for it.

My guess: Power Sources Psionic Ki Tinkering/Gadgets But that leads to the question of what new races we'll see. My guess based on the new powers: Psi-slant Elans Thri-Keen Half-Giants Ki-Slant Kenku (crow men) Nezumi (rat men) Rakasta (tiger men) Tinker-slant Gnomes Gremlins Warforged

Does "switch" imply some sort of retraining built into the game? Can you swap techniques/feats/maneuvers each level?

Let's see What it did well: * OGL * SRD * No race/class/ability score restrictions * Unified tables (XP, ability scores) * d20 system * Great production values (quality printing and binding, great art) What it needs to forget: * Poorly thought out rules bloat. (The rules can get bigger, but...

I like this idea. It provides a clear cut way of providing new options. I've never been a huge fan of the splatbooks (I didn't like buying a book for a couple new feats or a new class that looked interesting), but I like what they did with PHB2. The series has the prospect of bringing in the...

Yes and No. I was done with most of my 3e purchases, anyway. I was thinking of getting Pathfinder and some of the books I missed along the way, like Heroes of Horror and Bo9S, but now will pass on those since it looks like 4e is going to be a revision I like. I'll probably fill the void with...

I voted for Dark Sun, Planescape, and Spelljammer, but what about all the other's? What about an unholy mesh of Alternity and D20 Modern for a new non-D&D fantasy ruleset? This would be a great place for things like: Boot Hill, Dark Matter, Star Drive, Gamma World, Top Secret, etc.

I've never liked reading or learning a game from PDFs, but man are they great for reference and portability. Getting the Alternity PDFs are on my list, but I just can't keep from buying new games at indiepressrevolution.com.

Alternity version! Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Alternity version has two adventures in it (Exit 23 and Raw Recruits) while the D20 version only has one (Exit 23). The Alternity version also has quick play rules, so you can test drive Alternity if you'd like. In this web enhancement...

For anything sci-fi or modern my hand instinctively reaching for my Alternity books. Picking up a few of the Star*Drive supplements can really flesh out a any sci-fi setting. Of course, Alternity is out of print, but it is pretty easy to find on eBay or Noble Knight Games website. Star War Saga...

Top Five 1. Alternity Player's Handbook - An excellent system, often referred to as rules-medium and depicting cinematic realism. It uses a unified resolution method and a condition track instead of hitpoints (something that seems to be growing in popularity now; True 20, Star Wars Saga). Also...

This is what I keep coming back to as I read the rules. D&D fantasy seems to be pretty well defined. I keep imagining this setting of a fantasy world entering a scientific and industrial revolution. Or setting influenced by fairy tales and fables. Sure, I could probably cobble something...

I recently downloaded the the True20 pdf (thanks Green Ronin for putting it up for free today) and had a chance to browse through it and read a few different sections. I like what I see. The attack roll looks like it might take a bit more thought to get used to, but shouldn't be anything too...

Yea! I can get True20 now.

Bummer. I say you run it for the rest of the group under the premise that it is a one-shot. And when they start raving about how awesome it was, that player will feel left out and then you can step in and say, "Okay guys, Bob here wants to give Dark Matter a try. I saved your character sheets...

I've played a bit of second edition and some third edition. The fourth edition, despite the fact that they still haven't figured out how to organize all the information in an efficient and straight forward way, is definitely much more streamlined to play. It still feels like Shadowrun and most...

For me it isn't the system, it is just the fact that we played it too much. Nothing was new and adventurous anymore. We had our standard operating procedures, we knew monster weaknesses, and knew exactly how to optimize characters. In other words we sucked the life out of the game and were...

Are you looking for adventures that one of your kids will run for the other kid? If so, I'd suggest giving the kids a crash course in DMing and letting their imaginations run wild. Published adventures aren't bad, but it kind of goes back to the "give a man a fish..." saying. Besides, there's...

I GM'ed an Alternity Dark Matter game just last weekend. My gaming group has been taking a break from D&D and running a bunch of different systems and one shots. It has been fun and we really enjoyed the Dark Matter game. I personally find Alternity to be much better suited to Dark Matter than...