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I am very interested in a Serenity/firefly game. I have the main book myself though I won't have access to it again until the 5th or so. I would strongly prefer using the 'cortex' rules. I generally feel that rules written for a particular style of play shape game play in a positive way. (And...

I should mention that I played Serenity at Fanexpo this past August. I'm sure that there were some other sci-fi games being run but I'm not sure what they were. I do enjoy the cortex system and the serenity settings is a lot of fun. (I got to use a grenade !)

You can get the .pdf's for free over at Star Frontiersman (under 'Digitally Remastered'). They also have ongoing support in the form of a quarterly webzine (up to issue 12) that's looking to go bi-monthly. I actually don't know that much about the Star Frontiers (besides that its 'Old School')...

I've been meaning to pick up Hackmaster Basic. Checked out a FLGs recently and they said that they had no idea when they'd be getting in a new set of books. (I guess there waiting on a new print run. . .) Anyho, let us know how a follow up session goes. Thanks

I wonder why it doesn't include Wisdom or charisma. I guess its because no standard race gets a bonus to those stats.

Thanks for all the responses. So far it's hands down Fiend Folio. Anyone want to wade in on behalf of the beleagured MM2? What was so different about the FF charts?

I found a copy of both for almost the same price (1$ difference) and am planning to pick up one at least. So which do you prefer? Which monsters book do you use more often? (if you have both) Do they have noticeably different flavours? Any particular beasties stand out in either one?

Thanks for the input. Its nice to here some thoughts from the other side of the fence as well. I tend to agree that the ideas, and the ability to properly evoke those ideas is primary. Grammar and sentence structure is not even really a secondary concern, maybe tertiary. Adventure writing is...

While it is not D&D, Universalis is an excellent example of the possibilities of a collaborative RPG. Or rather everyone is a player, or everyone is the DM (GM). Playing it kind of makes me feel like a film/TV show creator brainstorming idea's with fellow writers. - And getting to decide what...

If any other writers have thoughts on their RPG writing experience I'm sure we would all be gald to hear it.

I would have loved a course in adventure writing. . . Or any course on RPG's would have been awesome at University.

I guess one of the main things is playtesting. Adventures should have some playtesting to (this is the reason 'The Sanctum of the Fiery Ladder' was released as an open playtest) but this is less critical then for rules design. I've actually begun designing a simple freeform superheroes RPG and...

Hmmm. Well first I'll admit that I am hardly a prolific adventure reader, especially if I ignore all the Dungeon articles I've read. That being said there are some elements I'll mention about a couple adventures that I find good and bad. In the Belly of the Beast (by Mike Mearls, a 3.0...

Thanks :o, and your quiet right about the hazard of mentioning grammar, spelling etc.

Five things I learned writing a competition-winning Adventure Back in June, I won the Summer 6d6 Fireball Adventure Writing Competition. Since then, I have spent a fair bit of time mulling things over and learning some new things as well. So here are a few tips and thoughts on the process, and...

Simplicity and Diversity To me this really sums it up. Generally I prefer simplicity in the rules because I think it is the story, or rather the setting, the events and how the characters chose to interact with them that is the most interesting point. Still that does limit diversity to...

The second one is pretty great. I've had that feeling on multiple occaisions. ;)

marcobravo - I will send you an email :) I should mention for anyone else who might be interested that I don't have the 4e books. I havn't really given it a fair chance but from what I have heard it doesn't seem to be something that appeals strongly to me. (At least as a DM.) I've run a fair...

Well . . . I am trying to kickstart a 1st edition game. Maybe not qite what your looking for, but then again maybe it warrants some more discussion? Let me know. (The easiest way is probably to drop me a Private Message, or an email by clicking on my profile :)). You may want to know the most...

It seems rather odd to me that they would chose to redo a adventure that had already been done in C&C given how close it and AD&D are. But then I suppose it could have made the changes easier.