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Best point in the theft/copyright infringement battle I've seen in a LONG time (here and elsewhere). Mind if I file that away for future use? And may I reproduce it? --The Sigil

I should note one other thing. There's a reason I've tried to steer clear of the "theft/infringement" debate here (which goes back and forth, etc.). I think it's because of the way I look at problems. When there is a problem, we resort to the six basic questions: Who? What? Where? How...

Actually, I can think of one great example off the top of my head that survives in copyright law today... the advent of player pianos. Old technology: a musician playing sheet music on a piano. New technology: a piano playing itself thanks to a "digital translation" of the music (as expressed...

By the way, this is actually one of the things that vexes me about copyright law. Would you object if the "magic molecular rearrangement machine" became available? That is to say, would you say I was "stealing from Ford/GM/Toyota/insert company here" by using my "magic molecular rearrangement...

No, I think he's trying to say that publishers shouldn't look at it as 136 x $28 = $3,808 out of their pockets. While the analogy is imperfect, because a library is legal, I don't think the Encyclopedia Brittanica thinks that the 50 people who use a $20 volume of the Encyclopedia in the library...

I hope this isn't too political, but here goes. I will speak only for US law, since that is where I live and that is the law I am familiar with. Obviously, different regions of the world have slightly different laws... Copyright is just that - the right to control the creation of "copies"...

Furthermore, in D&D many of the synonyms have been co-opted to have definitions in and of themselves specific to the game. Let's look at the list of synonyms provided for "Magic" abracadabra alchemy - Coopted by the skill "Alchemy" and later renamed Craft (alchemy) - Used as a skill specific...

I'd love to go, but the timing is really bad... I'm in the middle of selling my house right now. :( So, unfortunately, S.T. Cooley Publishing will not have a representative at the ENnies ceremony... though if anyone can make a videotape or audio tape and send me a copy, that'd be cool - the...

Michael... Rather than killing your inbox, here are links to the Buy the Numbers cover and the S.T. Cooley Publishing logo, in PNG format per your request. http://www.stcooleypublishing.com/images/buythenumbers.png http://www.stcooleypublishing.com/images/stcpublogo.png --The Sigil

I didn't remember "varáz" from my Hungarian (and though I'm not a native speaker, I'm about as close as you'll find), and when I did a little thinking, I realized I think you mean "Varázs" (with a trailing "s") and it's pretty much the same thing as "charisma" - to apply it on its own to magic...

As instructed by the FAQs: S.T. Cooley Publishing would like to request publisher's access to post product information for reviews using this account. Thanks! --The Sigil

pogre - Yeah, I know folks using Buy the Numbers might have a complaint. As to why not including "other" is useful - I guess because it "forces" folks to actually leave a comment rather than just click "other" and leave the thread. ;) Biggest surprise for me - as of right now, the "four old...

To clarify, I don't want to know the category before voting closes but rather after - otherwise nominees might be accused of being incented to "stuff" the ballot box. --The Sigil

Once the voting is closed, can you tell us which category kept switching leads (you don't have to tell us the winner, obviously, but I'm curious to see which was the tightest one)? --The Sigil

I could have done "multiple choices" but I was curious to see what single class gets played most often - i.e., pigeonholing you into a role (I know most 3e'ers don't like that, but tough). Seriously... I specifically decided against multiple-answer before posting the poll. Forcing you to make...

This will be a poll, for the early thread-jumpers. Here's my question... what is the (core) class of your current character (or most recent character, if you're not currently gaming)? I know you may have a multiclass character, so for the purposes of this exercise, assume your character's...

This looks pretty nifty; is it kind of an "addon" to Steam & Steelworks? (Hope I got that right).

S.T. Cooley Publishing is proud to present our latest release, "Divine Arsenal: Baton Spells" This is the third product in S.T. Cooley Publishing's "Shaheen's Scratchpad" line. This line consists of "short subject" works focused tightly on a single subject. Wizards and sorcerers have had their...

Seconded. For me, an ENnie nomination hasn't translated into huge sales (though I have seen a small spike), but most importantly, it's a nice emotional validation. It let's me know I can actually DO this and produce quality material (of course you always believe in your stuff, or you wouldn't...

Quite simple. When you sit down to play, whip out a copy of Grimtooth's Traps. Place it next to you. Whip out the Epic Level Handbook. Set it next to you. Make sure they notice that you placed Grimtooth's Traps on top of a pile of your Trap books (more of the Grimtooth books, Traps &...