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Well, like I explain in this thread, ICV2 uses the same methodology that used to be used by Billboard and Nielsen raitings, before computers made them more accurate...

Actually, Fred Hicks is very open about his sales, you can read various entries on his blog. Deadly Fredly | Gaming. Publishing. Media. Food. Fatherhood.

I brought this up in another thread, but I do find it interesting to note that he brought up the same fact I did, that Dresden Files RPG is #5, and the numbers for that are pretty small. I think it's total hubris to think that a hobby "will never die". Some do. It may not die as long as you...

I have to wonder how well the numbers will be in total. I don't see him having Q3 numbers yet, but Evil Hat posted numbers for the Q2 orders of The Dresden Files, which comes in at #5 on that list. Evil Hat Sales Numbers: Q2 2010 Both Dresden Files books come in at about under 3,000 units...

The only way to really get more reliable data for sales would for there to be a Billboard revolution in the industry, or something like Bookscan as reported by Lisa. Billboard Magazine used to work similar to ICV2's method. Then, in 1991, they implemented a huge upgrade--they implemented a POS...

Interestingly enough, this story didn't have that much impact on either Conan or Elric lore, but because of Chris Claremont's love for the character, Kulan Gath became a Spider-Man and X-Man villain. Kulan Gath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In all seriousness, I am not surprised the first 3D conversions will start with the prequels. Remember that in 1999 Lucas was starting to shoot digitally and ILM has the ability to not only re-master the recorded version but also to access the digital CGI assets from the computer and re-shape...

To be honest, ENWorld IS Switzerland. The Mods are the Halberd wielders of Helvetia, each of them all owning a Canton. This is a strongly moderated forum. If you want to see what a war really looks like, go to one of the old school forums and see how much they critique the newer editions...

You miss my point. My point is that, if your goal is to share your campaign with your players or collaborators, you don't need the OGL to be a DM. If your goal is to publish to the world, regardless of your size, then yes, but then you cross the line from just running a campaign to running a...

But all the examples you said if there wasn't an OGL aren't that restricted. The only thing the OGL gives you is the freedom to publish. And if you're not a commercial publisher, you don't really need it. Without the OGL, here are the rules. In your mind, no problem, there are no thought...

I think it depends on publishers. Some were liberal with stuff, but others didn't use anything but the core SRD and their own rules. At first, I personally swallowed the OGL concept and really believed in it, and I wanted to support stuff that was 100% OGL, and reference many works in one...

Inventory isn't just destroyed for Tax purposes, but that's one reason. Inventory is a major principle of Accounting 101 for any business. A rather good primer for these concepts is a few articles I found on an Inventory Management website. The Mysterious Cost of Carrying Inventory Consider...

Unless there's some major moral or ethical reason to do so--and no, "I think version x of D&D sucks" is not a reason--a store clerk should be as neutral as possible and should work to provide his or her customer with as much information as possible to make an informed decision. That includes...

I think the Vancian part comes from the Memory Tablets required which hold your ExIT (Extraordinary Activations = Spells/Castings). You need to be attuned to them to invoke them (even if it's theurgic power). It's also more like Vance in that you collect spells and while spells are ranks, you...

My ENWorld name means I don't wanna hide behind a Pseudonym or Avatar. ;)

But just to also clarify, I think the reason why I brought up that note about Ryan was not to specifically criticize his viewpoint, but to emphasize that it's important to get other viewpoints, as many as you can, to portray an accurate history. The only reason I mentioned that "he's been...

Were the Birthright or Ravenloft novels best sellers? I can see a lot of that stuff being returned, especially if it was a new product and turned out not to "turn into gold" like many FR or Dragonlance novels did. Plus you have the a-tier authors, (Greenwood writing for his setting, Hickman...

Ah, LA. :-) It's too bad you missed on out Gary's presence. He was on the Internet since 1996-1997, although he didn't have much of a message board presence until the early 2000s. A lot of fans missed the Marcray's Keep days, when Gary actually had a (for the time) web site and had test...

I was actually quoting from one of the threads critical of Ryan's ability to predict trends...goes to Google... Ah, here's where KingOfTheOldSchool makes that statement. http://www.enworld.org/forum/other-rpg-discussion/223106-ryan-dancey-predicts-pathfinder-rpg-06-a-5.html#post4155089 To be...

Actually, if this paragraph (which isn't sourced well) from Wikipedia is correct, it might explain a few things. It says the fiction line in 1996 was disastrous for returns. What was published in 1996 in the fiction line. I suspect a lot of the fringe tie-ins (those less popular settings)...