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Not to feed trolls, and I suspect this is tongue in cheek, but Wizards discontinued the license with Paizo that allowed it to publish Dragon and Dungeon in paper formats. Whether that is good or bad is a discussion for another thread I suspect. I don't have a clear memory of Paizo's Dark Sun...

I think the kobold afterlife might make it in. A lot depends on patron input, as I am beginning to understand since this is my first project. As to 4e support, I would check in at the KQ boards where Wolfgang and Dan give better answers than I could: :: View topic - [Project] Dark Roads and...

Dan Voyce, the lead designer, has a great post regarding our recent discussions on Law/Chaos, as well as some information on the project as a whole: http://www.koboldquarterly.com/k/front-page10186.php

Right now we're trying to see the exact way both editions are supported. It does look like its going to PF rules with 4e supplement but that is subject to the wishes and number of contributors post project launch. Here's the Open Design FAQ: Open Design FAQ: Patronage Explained Kobold...

Damn, should've asked for commission. All I get is a T-shirt: Kobold Town Crier.

Todd Stewart (who wrote the Great Beyond for Paizo) and Colin McComb are also on the project now!

Isn't he also the same guy who invented Sigil or at least helped do so? Really, suggesting someone be physically punished for creating a fictional character you don't like...not really sure what is up with that. Really, Sigil and the Lady are some of the best ideas I've seen come out of D&D in...

The latest Open Design project looking for patrons has to do with the planes - Planescape veterans like Colin McComb and Wolfgang Baur are involved. Here's the link to become a patron: www.koboldquarterly.com/kqstore/index.ph... Here's the full pitch: Quote: Dark Roads and...

Thanks for the example and your earlier answer pemerton - apparently I have to spread the XP around before I can give you more!

Heh, Mirtek, was actually thinking about post-PS D&D when I wrote that line about cheapening the gods!

Can you give an example of this - not necessarily Planescape related? Just having a hard time understanding what you mean. thanks!

Yeah, I don't think of fluff on the level of world history and gods has to be locked down, but things like caster power and how many heroic things you can accomplish should be determined by the world you're trying to emulate. Perhaps casters require long rituals to do anything of note, or have...

Yeah, I think a game where everyone is a mage (like, you know, heh, Mage) is different than one where people with different skill sets work together to achieve a goal, often times with violence (D&D). When I look at the customer base's divergent needs, the more appreciative I become of both 4e...

I think worthy of veneration and believing in infallibility are different things. In several polytheistic societies, it seems the gods are fallible and are defeated, at times, with relative ease in comical ways. (I'm thinking of the Monkey King here) In Greek Mythology, Ares was held by some to...

I think there's a danger to simply saying fluff is subservient - you end up with a dry system that has no feeling of inspiration. It works well for old players who have their own homebrews, but I remember being fascinated by the Manual of the Planes and the like far before I ever played. People...

I definitely think the 4e flavor overwhelming the taste of everything was like a sauce suddenly poured into all the food at your favorite deli. What happened to FR reminded me of what happened to Dragonlance - the accepted themes of the world were gutted and something very different was...

I can see lots of cool stories about why gods need worshipers for power or even to survive, but I agree with the OP that this can detract from the wonder and awe one might feel towards them. To me the reason gods recruit mortals is that worshipers allow a god to spread its ideal reality to...

Oh, heh, Dead Gods was pretty bad in that regard. But I think that's less a judgement on Planescape as a setting than adventure design issues that, if I recall, a lot of TSR adventures possessed. Don't get me wrong, I'm actually glad 4e created a new cosmology. What bothered me was the...

I think you start with themes you want the game to encompass -> Combat, Party dynamics, Class distinction. Quests and dungeon delving. Then you think about the next shell, so to speak, the options that can be built around the basic concept. Rulership, leading armies, summoning demon lords, etc...

I've been reading this at the same time as my NoTW reread and I find both books more enjoyable this way. Also, I have to admit it is a novel designed for internet discussion with all its clues about the ancient myths and the Lackless door. I didn't find the sex to be too over the top, but I...