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While this is accurate to a large extent, I still consider it an excellent newbie/1st-level adventure. Unlike most intro adventures, it provides good story/character-driven reasons as to why the adventurers are there and provides "soft" hooks to the next adventure. The set-up takes a...

I think the toilet reference was a jibe to illustrate something you might consider wasted space. At this point, people are just talking past each other. I get what you're saying - Nualia having a ride skill is of no value to you. For those of us who like our NPCs to be built according to the...

Umbran, brings up a good point. However I think an important distinction is being lost by a few folks here. As Umbran stated: If you're a GM that hates prepping monsters & NPCs, then for your home-made adventures, minimal stat blocks are a very good thing. However, if you're buying a...

That technique also assumes a foregone conclusion that the monsters will die. Not retreat, not return as a recurring villain - just 5 rounds and then loot the corpse. Also, I DO think about what major villains (NPCs or monsters) are doing - what are their goals & objectives, etc. Maybe it...

On another note, I do have a serious question - one that arose as I read through this thread in its entirety. Now that Mr. Mearls is running the D&D RPG - what are you expecting him to do? The anticipation & hopeful wishes seem to be leaning in the direction of Mearls imparting a significant...

This is the camp I find myself in as well. The disenchantment Mr. Mearls describes from the 2e occurred for me back then as well. I left D&D in search of other RPGs. What I learned: While D&D would forever hold a nostalgic place in my RPG library, loyalty to TSR had irrevocably ended. The...

:erm: Just because it's printed on the page, it's not expected that the PCs will know it. Perhaps it's purpose is: A) To highlight the fact that while goblins are wicked, evil creatures, in Golarion they're to be played up as comical misfits & generally speaking - batcrap crazy as well. B)...

Congrats to Mr. Mearls.

Since it appears I can't give you XP again yet, let me say I concur with your approach. The things you cite are the things I strive for in my homemade adventures. Much talk is made of the GM's "work" or "chores", etc. I find that if I focus on the items you've listed above, my GM work:fun...

Freeport Trilogy Adapting the Shadows Over Bogenhafen WHFRP adventure

The "Apparently, Modules DO sell" thread has been an interesting read and it got me thinking about the status of modules in the industry. WotC's approach in 3e was, primarily, a limited run of modules. Towards the end of 3e, we got some super-module hardbacks & an introduction to the Delve...

As for the APs, yep I read 'em rather than play 'em. That said, as a GM, they're incredibly useful to me as a GM. The support articles are excellent, the adventure design gives me ideas for doing a better job of designing my own stuff, and all it is useful in making Golarion come alive in my...

If this is true, then I learned AD&D incorrectly back in the day or today's kids are a lot dumber. The sample adventure depiction in the DMG and intro modules like Keep on the Borderlands allowed me to kick the tires on D&D rules. Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, the Gauntlet, When a Star Falls...

Of course, the exposure from Dungeon & Dragon helped. It's also irrelevant. Didn't WotC stand upon the shoulders of 1st & 2nd edition D&D when they released 3e? Looking at TSR, 1e grew the company & the mismanagement during the 2e days killed it. What came before was no indicator of future...

True. However, unless Paizo's leadership has been taking stupid pills, it seem highly unlikely that they'd continue to produce (and in such volume) products that don't sell. Paizo blogs, postings to their forums, etc. have clearly indicated that the APs are their best-selling product. While...

I'd tend to agree. HR policies per division could be in play, however, so that's why I gave the benefit of the doubt to the first conclusion despite thinking it an unlikely indicator.

A sign of WotC profitability? Perhaps yes. It's likely even. However, there may be other determining factors. A sign of D&D profitability? Definitely no. Note: I'm not saying D&D isn't profitable. It's just that WotC is not going to have multiple HR organizations & policies for product...

Updated, corrected edition inclusive of errata was the sales pitch for 3.5. I'm only a casual observer since I don't play 4e but the level of errata seems to be greater than what was used to justify 3.5. (It may not be, it may be it's just better communicated...) Numerous Internet prophets...

It is. I went through it in a different industry, but the culture sounds exactly like what I lived through. The survivor's guilt is real. When the pattern first emerges, you tell yourself it was just bad luck. Once you can predict the pattern, you swing from survivor's guilt to constant...

Here's how I do it. The degree of success varies but overall, it works. 1. Campaign Start: Quiz the players on the type of game they'd like to play. This can be an informal Q&A but in my experience, you get vague answers. Alternatively, you can provide a shopping list of campaign starters...