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I agree with using more fluff. I suppose I would just like it to be consistent with what has gone before (it doesn't have to be an exact copy but a solid homage would be nice). The problem with saying that, of course, is it can provoke the edition warriors to war (which is not my intention). I...

I think Savage Worlds is perfect for this (and do follow the link above to Triple Ace Games).

35 degrees Celsius would be heaven for me. I've lived most of the past eleven years in Singapore but am back in Brisbane for winter and I am not coping despite the fact that our winters are relatively mild (the low is about 5 degrees and the high is between 16 and 20). I actually went back to...

Following the release of Monster Manual 3 (which I now refer to as See Page XX because I cannot believe that the editors still aren't catching this error), I've decided that I profoundly dislike the direction that WotC is taking its story elements. I am also certain that infecting each of their...

It will. WotC is addicted to metaplot. Sure, WotC was clean for a while but the metaplot junkie is back. I just cannot believe that the plan is to have the same metaplot affect all of its worlds. Now that is one way to piss off practically EVERY fan.

My declared bias: I think T1-4 was one of the most disappointing products of all time. If it's going to take more than five years to publish an adventure, at least have the decency to finish it first. But I digress.... One of the great disappointments with the original is that there is very...

Here's a free article about binders in the Realms that might be useful to you: Class Chronicles: Binders

I had the same problem a few times which watching it so I actually used the subtitles. I normally don't have problems with American accents but I did a few times while watching The Wire. (I'm Australian and, oddly enough, sometimes struggle to understand New Zealanders despite many non-Aussies...

Actually, that's what I'm saying. I'll try again. I believe that there are other opportunities for the D&D brand particularly in relation to a big-budget movie with a real director. I think these opportunities are more likely (not 100%) to be pursued by a private company because D&D will mean...

Private, per se, may not necessarily be more aggressive but D&D is such a small part of the Hasbro universe that the opportunities the brand presents would be more aggressively pursued in a smaller corporate environment such as that offered by a private firm (IMO). Also a private firm doesn't...

Actually, as a D&D fan I would love to see a Private Equity firm buy Hasbro. The D&D brand needs to be revitalised with, for example, a Transformers-like movie. A PE firm might more aggressively explore such an opportunity and, if they failed to deliver, might be more likely to offload the D&D...

The closest I've come to this is Savage Worlds: Explorer's Edition. If I only had access to one RPG book that's the one I would choose because I could use it to run almost any game I desired. That doesn't mean that I think SW is perfect: it's just the closest to perfection that a single book...

As long as WotC doesn't recycle anything by Dennis Cramer/Crabapple/McClain (I think they were the only three names he used) I'll be happy. I have yet find a single person who liked his stuff.

I don't think it will be Greyhawk, because so much of the Greyhawk lore (from deities to artefacts to history) has already been co-opted into PoL-land. I think the most likely guesses are: - Oriental Adventures; - a new steampunk setting; or - a new D&D in space setting a la Dragonstar. I...

Double ditto.

I have to go with chuckweasel. It just sounds so right.

1) What proportion of monsters inflict statuses? (ie 4 out of 7) Most of my non-minions inflict status effects. I even have some minions that can daze with combat advantage (they're part of a press gang). The most common effects by role: Brutes: prone and pushes are common; ongoing damage in...

I have used it, and my 3.5E books, as inspiration for attacks for NPCs. The reality is that the Character Builder means that nobody in my group will use any non-WotC product to create a character but sometimes I like the ideas that the APG provides for my NPCs (and same with spells, classes...

I'm really happy with 4E combat as are my players. Good preparation is the key and it is a lot easier when you know your players and their characters (and preferences). The last combat we had involved four 2nd-level PCs against a 3rd-level solo brute, a 2nd-level elite soldier (leader) and...

... but the Fonz gets a +50 power bonus to an Athletics check made to jump a natural beast with the aquatic keyword.