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To quote my favorite pilot, "I don't get out much, so I read." The trim fiction in Foundations was due to the priority of crunch and vital setting data in a tight page budget. Considering that, we still went 16 pages over. But don't worry. Evolution will have fiction again...better this...

An arugment could be made that if WOTC included all GSL content on the CB as part of Character Builder, it would not only encourage people to buy the 3rd party product but also encourage players of that game to subscribe to the DDI as well. None of my players subscribe to the DDI, though I do...

I don't think so either. If I was to speculate--not assume--I would wager that their heart was in the right place with the 3.0/3.5 OGL, but a side effect of the OGL was the release of products that one could say abused its spirit. There were products released that only copied and pasted the...

That's a great response. I agree with the ideas there. It does make sense that the OGL/SRD was an experiment that WOTC was not obligated to repeat. I have no counter to the comment; it's just a very intelligent post I wanted emphasize. Obviously, if they did believe the OGL to be a huge...

<typing this rushed at work, so apologies concering grammar> Two sources I have talked to regarding the departure of 4E products have placed the cause with the evolving rule structure of 4E (errata and Essentials) coupled with the interactive online element, which not only does not include 3PP...

Rouse and Lidda were both frequent posters on Enworld. Both have departed the company, a damned shame if you ask me. I had talked with them both in the past. Rouse posted both on WOTC's forums and EnWorld's. I think this trend of distancing themselves from other sites is unwise, but that's...

That's not what the post says... "It’s unlikely that WOTC would be willing to sift through the conflict to see the legitimate concerns their fans and 3rd party companies have." The post doesn't blame WOTC's silence on the vitrolic posts. I simply wagered they were unlikely to read through the...

This is why I am proud of Ultramodern4. It has been playtested for nearly two years with over a hundred playtesters. That may not by a WOTC figure but for a 4E D&D 3PP, it's huge. Amethyst Evolution also benefits from that, as both products were produced side-by-side. The initial issue with...

Have to step in and say that is not true. At no point did the makers of Amethyst blame their testers for not understanding a class. The issue with our ranged defender was that it didn't have a level 1 marking ability. It was our concept that a ranged defender would want to prevent monsters...

We're wondering how much people would spend on a hardcover of Amethyst Evolution. Would you spend $35 for the next book in color or $20 for it in black & white? Full disclosure, the vast amount of artwork in the book is still in B+W—customers would be paying $15 extra for a few color images as...

Thanks for the plug. Next book should be in April. BTW: It's Dias Ex Machina....and that wasn't actually my idea. :)

I do that...but here, I am just showing off Nick's art.

As we prepare for the release of Amethyst Evolution, I have decided to return to this thread and post more artwork, all from Nick Greenwood.

Yes! That's exactly the kind of post I wanted to read. Honestly, I thought I did give reasons when I mentioned market share and product penetration. Perhaps it got lost in my intent. For that, I apologize. I offered that since the GSL requires that we refference definitions and not copy...

Just to clarify a few points with the original letter: I mention that the sales of 3PP PF and 3PP 4E appears to indicate that sales for 3PP PF is greater, given the number of companies shifting away from 4E. At no point did the letter state that the sales of either of the franchises was...

Included in Amethyst Evolution, the new techan class, the vanguard. Presented in both tradition 4E and Essentials builds. Here is an exclusive preview: VANGUARD CLASS TRAITS Role: Defender/Striker. You have been trained from an early age to take punishment and to inflict it upon an enemy...

Well, there you go, Morrus. I concede the point. I have no experience in converting adventures, only converting campaign worlds. I know that converting a campaign world was WAY more work than I anticipated. Back then, we only had the first core books to work from (not even through the first...

From personal experience (and take this with whatever grain is available) converting an adventure shouldn't be too hard. As for a campaign setting, it's vastly more difficult than one can expect. The entire design philosophy between 3rd and 4th is so radically different, there are elements you...

Yes, and I wanted to express my gratitude to the many people that posted comments here, on LivingDice.com, and Wizard's homeage. It has been cross-posted by several people. Taking out of account the rare ill-mannered accusation of me griping or of being lazy, everyone has been really...

Yes, and I will navigate around the appendage measuring, as I attempted to do in the letter as well. As mentioned, the reasons why I don't write for Paizo are not rooted in hatred for the company or a revulsion towards their rules. When DEM endorsed 4E--and became one of the first to sign onto...