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I use a VCS for my campaign documents, like house rules, setting background, etc. Originally it was CVS, then darcs and now git. With documents, it's handy to be able to back things out, test out major formatting changes, etc. I haven't used branching, because I really haven't had the need for...

Where I'm going is perhaps more a difference between "Rules stopping fun? Skip the rule" and "Rules stopping fun? Don't skip the rule, you're doing it wrong, do this instead."

This quote is interesting if you consider it in light with his books Mastering the Game and Dungeon Mastery. It's been years since I read them, so I may misremember some things, but what I got from them was the idea that there is a platonic ideal in "The Game", and the closer you hewed to that...

No kidding. Something needs to be done there. I never figured out the best way.

Sounds like they're trying to extract every dollar they can... if some reviewers will pay more to scoop the competition, then they'll go for it.

Why is that? I haven't really looked at the clones (having the PDF and three copies of the RC).

Hey, Obryn, I'll run it for you. Through a very random act of fate, I found myself with a copy of GAZ3 The Principalities of Glantri and bought Obryn's boxed BECMI sets. I fell in love. Companion and Master, especially, seemed to open a new world beyond AD&D's dungeon-centric view. There was...

Could you explain in a bit more detail what the challenges are in creating a layout appropriate for PDF and print? I naively assumed that one could design for a print layout with high-res assets, and then just output the PDF from your page layout app (I know you use Xara for graphics, but I...

FWIW, InDesign does support outputting ePUB, which just about any ebook reader will accept. It takes a bit more thought upfront when setting up your project, but I don't think it's that bad. And most gaming releases are using InDesign for layout, except for really low-budget ones. I think...

I've found I prefer to read PDFs on a full-size retina iPad compared to a computer.. The page size is almost close enough to full size, and the pixels are dense enough that it looks really good. But that's really best for linear reading. When running a game, I'm usually flicking back and forth...

I can understand complaints that smartphones are too engaging and one is prone to spending too much time on them. After all, I don't play Dwarf Fortress. The reason I don't play Dwarf Fortress is that any time I install it, my friends and family beg me to remove it because I've just lost a week...

Well, we already had two kids and she had some pretty serious health problems as a result of the last pregnancy, so we've both agreed we're done. But having a kid at 40, there's a lot to think about. On the good side, people are usually more established at that age than when they're younger...

It is, and I think that's why it's important, certainly in games. As you comment, games usually increase in power monotonically. That can create the feeling of a grind, you're doing the same thing over and over, only the skins have changed. An event like "Free the Shire" can point out how...

Since this is tagged All D&D.... On the good side, your character can seek immortality. By this time, characters have moved from minor adventures into more responsibilities: they likely have a domain, or have set down roots somewhere. Almost nothing can directly combat your character, and that...

Considering that IMAP has been around since 1988, it is shocking that cable companies exclusively offer POP. But that's because they're cheap hits who want to force mail off their servers as fast as they can. Bullgrit, since you really liked the POP3 workflow, you can set gmail up to use POP...

Well, not backing up on iTunes and not backing up with the cloud does make data loss more likely. I remember one iOS version where the upgrade needed to backup, upgrade, then restore. Without a backup that would definitely lose info.

It's for all devices, and is currently alive for older devices. MacObserver has a screenshot with an older OS showing an app that requires iOS 5 or higher.

Apple has made a change. Now devices can download the latest version of the app which was supported on the device, if the latest version won't support it. Developers can disable certain versions (most common for apps which talk to a server which has also changed) but the majority of local apps...

Just to inject a bit of optimism: I've been using iOS 7 since June, and I'm very happy with it. To the point that I'm annoyed when I have to use a device that doesn't have it. (my iPad 1) The one major problem i have with it is that it changed folders to contain 9 items on a page instead of...

Part of it might depend on the particular headphones, but you should be able to get decent bass. The key with in-ear is that you absolutely need a completely tight seal to get bass. If you can hear outside noise, you don't have a good enough seal. There are headphone forums where people talk...