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Well I think Internet Polls are worth something but not as polls. If you are responsible for market research they tend to bring up things that the researches might not thought of. The debates that are not just flames does let a few who have not made up their minds. It also give them contrary...

It still catered to the spell user over every one else. I got way to complex and there was no easy to make up monsters or NPC's. While the magic creation system was a great Ideal most DM's disallowed them because they wanted control of the magic items and/or because they were horrible to...

These and the same reasons that science has never been popular. Most people don't want any entertainment that requires thinking. Heck most don't even like to get out and play sports, or do easy physical exercise like walking. People are lazing. I never had a general problem with...

No. Dropping a shield does not include unequipped any straps except on some of the heavy shields and they are simple loops that you pull over your head. Stowing a shield requires more effort. I have done live action with plywood shield. The include a handle and an arm band to hold the shield...

This is the part (The staging tips and examples) Also a nice paragraph about play styles and how this fits in to different ones to increase the enjoyment of the game. Good DM's might know what they want but there are more inexperienced or DMs that are poor because the have never been show a...

Both of these stands look really good. For soft ware I will probably use Campaign Cartography as it has the most flexibility and I already own it. It is a full function CAD program made for RPGs.

All of that should be in your rules Section 1 (Are these rules right for your party?) So when are you moving to Texas?:lol:

Ok, I will try and give a short answer. This depends on the skill of the DM, the brevity of the rules, and the quality of the players. Better the DM, more willing and fair the players on using the new rules in the sprite of the intent. Out of all of the DMs I have played with (including me as...

I have to ask, how many DM's are you using? How many are already creative players? Do you exclude people who don't like that type of creativity? I have played in well over 15 groups over a period of almost 30 years. I have seen very few creative actions that you speak up in play. Most of the...

Then there is the classic absent minded professor type that while smart or not annoying is just forgettable.

I know I am just strange. I did not start reading very much fantasy until after I started playing D&D. Until then it was mostly SF and Military History. I still only read an occasional fantasy book, mostly those written by SF authors. I do enjoy playing in SF campaigns but trying to find a...

Personally I think DDI is going to extend the life of 4e by adding hard sales. A major SF publisher has found by giving away electronic copies of their novels bust sales of their hard copy books. So much so that they maintain a online libary of whole novels that are free and give away CD in...

I am just getting back into gaming and reading this tread and looking at the 4e Players Hand book has me wondering what the problem is? I mean this is minor compared to the problems of previous editions. (Yes I have played several different systems over the last ~30 years.)

Here I will have to say I need a better world then simple. How do you decribe a game that the rules cover most things but are not long or complex ver. rules that are simple and incomple. Fantasy Trip had very simple rules but where complete ODD where simple but not complete. I would rather...

Differences that accrue out side of the rules, i.e. role playing is not dependent on simple rules. It is dependent on the skill of the players and the DM along with their gaming style. Simple systems depend on the skill of the DM to make and run a consitant game and create and use house rules...

For a possible example of a great setting check out David Webers Honorvers. There Humanity spread out by sublight ships and other slow means to thousands of worlds. Most of these colonies never did well with a large precentage actually failing some way or other. The actual tech and situation...

I think what he means is what I ran into during 3rd Edition. If the tool (program) did not help the game as the DM needed then the tool was discarded. Word of mouth advertising then hurt the tools sells. The game also suffered as the DM normally had to find a less optimal method of doing the...

Commandant is a commander of camp or site. It would sense it does not indicate an actual rank.

The system first. There is no way I could run a Dragonlance type campaign with Role Master. Every rule set brings a unique feel to the table so they will influence what your campaign will be like. The reason the system comes first is because it will set some limitations on your story...

Bump. I still have openings.