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Personally, I think The Blood War is a horrible WP article. I'm of the belief that you should not catalog everything from every piece of fiction into it's own WP. I think we need to catalog the game, it's famous creators, and it's most famous products lines. WP should not be a replacement...

Nah, nevermind...

You would actually be surprised at this being the status of other publishers. Many of the so-called "big names" are like this. The other "dudes" are freelancers. A lot of them don't admit this, but I found out a few you'd think are "big names" could fall into jepoardy if something happened...

Mishler is known in the industry, even if many fans don't know him by name. He's a member of the "cabal", my code word for the game designers who made the "secret mailing list". So I doubt this was any sort of deliberate trolling--he was simply answering somebody's honest questions and he got...

Morrus, How much would an ad-free day cost ENWorld? Maybe a few of us could sponsor an ad-free day where you disable the ads for 24 hours and we pay you for that ad-free day?

You're not really reading his statements well if you believe that. Ad Hominem attacks on James are really unwarranted. If you want to debunk his theories, feel free, but turning his opinions into simplistic statements like "he's bitter because he's a failure" really ignores his insightful...

Wow, I thought people were overreacting here, the RPGPundit seems to be filled with venom. Interesting to see Ryan seeing the gaming market as grim too. Not sure I agree with him on author rates though.

It's not wrong when there's tons of economic data outside of gaming. I mean, I learned this stuff in college 20 years ago. Loss leader - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Loss Leaders, which is what Paizo is doing, can be risky to a market.

Yes, but people are missing the whole point of the essay saying that, while customers think PDFs are "worth less" (or "worthless"), that does not change the fact that there are certain fixed costs to publishing and it's not just the cost of printing and warehousing. Just because people are...

This is true. As well as I find it a little ruder to not respond to the man on his blog but instead snark elsewhere. I also think Erik Mona's being a little bit too defensive, when there really is legitimate criticism, but I'll respond on his blog rather than engage in numerous cross posting...

It is not unethical or illegal for people to state an opinion based on case law and their own legal knowledge about a third party, even if they are in the industry. I suggest you read up about legal ethics and libel law. You seem to be saying that anybody who makes a statement regarding...

There's an exception in copyright law. Game rules are a LOT of text. The simple fact is there is very little case law to back any of this up. The closest thing is Mayfair vs. TSR. Allen vs. Academic games is probably the most popular precedent. The SRD OGL released 3e to the public...

I'm still surprised that WoTC doesn't try to release an official 1e AD&D re-release. They must think that either there's not enough market for it, or it might cause brand confusion and take away from 4e sales. Or it could be an executive's ego getting in the way.

It may not be "kosher", but it IS legal. Defamation law doesn't cover opinion unless it's a key area that could be harmful to the business. From what I've seen, people like Clark Peterson (who's a lawyer) and Steve Chenraut (who's wife is a lawyer and also works with a few) have made opinions...

The thing is, none of these game companies or people have outright said OSRIC is illegal, they have said they have personal reservations about using OSRIC because of potential legal issues. That is NOT the same thing. If it was the former, it would be libel, the latter is an expression of...

I think there are a few key differences. First, remember Gary was an insurance agent. He became a cobbler to make ends meet for his family because he was investing his life and time into the game. By taking that act, Gary crossed over from a hobbyist to an entrepreneur. He DID quit his job...

People are forgetting some classic Fantasy series with a LOT of talking animals. The Chronicles of Narnia--and the talking animals of the OZ series (ignore the famous movie, go to the books so you don't think of Bert Lahr in a suit). I think a few of them were giant sized as well, or at least...

I find it ironic that so much criticism is done towards "gaming fiction", when the pulps were also criticized for similar features, and yet nowadays those pulps have a big resurgence amongst gamers. It makes me wonder if the novels of Salvatore, Gygax, Greenwood, or Weiss/Hickman might be...

I must say I agree with Krensky when it comes to the use of Mary Sue--it's meant for fan fiction, not as a general criticism for fictional characters. Half the characters in ALL fiction are wish-fulfillment, pictures of the writer, etc. I think the word is WAY overused. I also must agree with...

Actually, I think this is the best strategy for Paizo. There's some resistance to Paizo taking on the 3e banner, and investing in an expensive book is a risk. If I remember correctly, they've said they would not do anything like an SRD (where you get all the rules for free). So the PDF is a...