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Probably not that many, then. You can get gaming paper in rolls (think wrapping paper), which is a double-edged sword. It lets you get exactly the size you want, but is hard to reference if you leave it on the roll. The pads are more, smaller sheets than you're using there. If you tend...

I have to agree with dd.stevenson. If they know what they're getting into, it's balanced. If they have a chance to escape, it's balanced. If they could have known what they were getting into by putting in a little more effort, it's balanced. Basically, as long as you aren't killing them in one...

I'm personally not a huge fan of using move/minor/swift/whatever actions for stuff like this. It might make me a terrible person, but I like using standard actions so the players have to actually choose what they're doing and divide stuff up. If I'm tempted to make something move action based...

Have you tried Mindscapes/Hyperconcious? I haven't personally, but I know they were another stab at those. I'm curious what your thoughts are if you did try them. Cheers! Kinak

Robert who? Never heard of 'im! :) I've found I have the same experience with older unknowns like JRR Tolkien and Terry Brooks to equally obscure new others like Patrick Rothfuss and Jim Butcher. Which isn't to say we shouldn't include Vancian casting just because it doesn't jive with the work...

This is very true. A list that only included buffs that present new options (rather than just providing numerical advantages), would be great. That said, these same spells are the same ones that trivialize encounters and give a lot of GMs fits. So I'm not sure we exactly want more of them, so...

I used the 2nd Edition rules extensively in my homebrew and Dark Sun. I never really dipped into them with 3rd Edition. That's not through any huge love of my own. I've had players that really liked them, both mechanically and story-wise. That said, I've never found psionics to be more...

This really sounds like a good time to use an in-combat skill challenge, really. In Pathfinder, I'd probably mix in some Knowledge checks as actions and allow the use of spells like consecrate, but this seems like the sort of thing skill challenge were made for. Just spit-balling and definitely...

I think the comparison between Pathfinder goblins and the goblins in this article is kind of interesting. I was introduced to Pathfinder's goblins through Rise of the Runelords, so they never seemed especially silly to me. They're certainly enjoying themselves, but that's part of what makes...

I'm not a huge fan of these, but I have my own interpretations of each that I'll cheerfully keep using. More importantly than personal dislike, I don't think it really met its stated goal: differentiating kobolds and goblins. Taking two monsters that are already too similar and making them both...

I found the Numenera core book to have a lot of really interesting flavor even if you don't use the rules. It's so sci-fi it doesn't know if it's high fantasy, which may or may not be up your alley. I've also heard good things about "Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms", but I...

On your design, I'd say the weakest point is Stage 2. I've never found the "hiding among minions" to work well. I might be doing it wrong, but I've always found it frustrates players. That said, I think you have a good idea with the portals. My suggestion would be to use those in Stage 2. Maybe...

We had some equivalents to feats in my 2nd Edition homebrew, but I don't think I've seen any general compilation. I'd probably grab some of the more "out there" Nonweapon Proficiencies and go over the Player's Options books to start a list. Oh, and the Dark Power benefits from Ravenloft. When...

Congrats to Owen! I'm excited to see what you cook up next :) Cheers! Kinak

3rd took around three years. 4th took from May 2005 to June 2008, so almost exactly three years. October 2007 to release at GenCon, August 2009. So just under 2 years. Not sure. Sometime after 1985 through 1989. Keep in mind that all these numbers are from start through release of core books...

I'll second both the amazingness and the Gaming Paper suggestion. We use Gaming Paper at our table and, although our results are substantially less artistic than yours, it works very well. My favorite use thus far has actually been building a "non-Euclidean" space by cutting apart a foot or so...

Wow. You are quite right. Talk about reading what you want to read :) Cheers! Kinak

You can only wildshape once between long rests until 8th level, then twice between long rests after that. But that's still 104 HP worth of battle shapes at 8th level and 194 HP at 10th. Which, I have to say, is an awful lot of HP. Cheers! Kinak

The new druid design seems pretty cool, if a bit overwhelming. That's a lot of options to suddenly get at 2nd level, but which ones do what is fairly intuitive. I'll be interested in seeing playtesting on battle shapes. That seems like an awful lot of temporary hit points, but their ACs are low...

I've found a lot of designing a new campaign is playing to your own strengths. Which isn't terribly useful advice, I guess, except that it means we should only see other people's approaches as examples and look for what actually clicks for us. For example, I think in webs and loops. I'll spend...