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Callin it... Optional games kind of like Gamma World, that can be slotted into a normal D&D game to change the play experience. Players can take elements from standard 4e and use them (like monsters in Gamma World) or use elements from the other products.

Someone out there who kn ows more about XML should create a page layout thing that reads the monster xml and lets you make a page o monsters.

Yes. (My comment still applies.)

Odd that they use the old damage, but I'm guessing they had all that stuff build/coded before the damage change happened, and to go back and fix it would screw up the timelines, so they decided get X portion in place then go back and update. It's pretty slick though, aside from that. Once they...

New MB appears to be up!

I'm still of the belief that we won't see a true 5e.

Wow... just...

Anyone know what the heck THIS is?

And ordinarily I would agree with you completely. In a normal game where you want everyone to have a place in the game and something to do, this would be a completely dick design move (especially in 4e where the goal was to give everyone equal opportunity.) This is different though. The fact...

I've always been a huge fan of the flavor elements Monet Cook puts into his stuff... Unfortunately the crunch always seemed to over worked. Like 5 different steps where one could have sufficed, or rules for things seemingly just so it could be put on paper... But maybe that's just how 3e was...

I don't know if I agree... As I said before I find it kind of cheap, because I think they could have done it better, but I don't nessesarily agree it's bad design. The reason I say this is because this seems to be designed for the people who will play video game levels and missions over and...

You can argue that killing off teleporting classes is a dick move, but I think you can also argue that it's just another factor that you need to think about when building your "team." It's not a non powergamer session- for instance you wouldn't pick a feat because it enhances the flavor...

Shrug- just trying to be helpful.

Some of the online game stores have it- just not amazon.

What if you're running an adventure path or the like? Wouldn't that have the same implications? But isn't this also the case for something like setting? If you're not into Dark Sun, then playing in a Dark Sun campaign is probably going to suck. Would you say the same about plot? If I want...

I will definitely check out your blog. I also keep meaning to check out BSG, but something keeps coming up preventing me from watching.

Whats the one that was in the Known World Karameikos setting?

Isn't that true with all aspects of the game though? As a DM I can set up an adventure, but ultimately it's up to the players if they want to partake. I guess I' missing why if say the DM sets up the plot, Takhasis is trying to take over the world, and the players buy in with characters built...

Oh I don't dissagree... Bad DMing is bad DMing. As someone else pointed out earlier (Umbran maybe?) like any other "art" form, RPGs require the different elements to be used in their own unique ways. I guess I'm trying to think about how to use theme in RPGs, as it seems it's not used as much...

I should have made it clearer from the beginning I was using theme in the literary sense. I mentioned it to Shaman, but I can see how it was easily lost, so the fault is mine. I can accept that as an opinion, but I guess I'm more interested in discussing the ramifications of literary theme as...