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Now, let me start by saying I think what your players did is cool and everyone had a good time so everybody won. But, I think you want to reread the item description. It doesn't say anything about creating a campfire, only lighting one. The way I read that (in both AV and the compendium)...

That should help a bunch. Plus, if you're doing something like that, put a time limit on people. Make them pay attention, follow the battle, and be ready to go on their turn. It doesn't have to be draconian, but a minute or two should be plenty. Also, if you're not using power cards, you...

I'm not a big fan of the variable component cost, but I think it'll probably work for you okay.

I have a lot of respect for Steve Jackson Games, but if you want to see a good example of this, take a look at the GURPS 3e Errata page. Books that saw a lot of printings, like the Basic Set, Space, and Supers have their own, unique errata for each printing. That'd be a bear to keep track of.

Rereading this thread, I just can't get past 'why?' on this part. Why is adding a monetary cost adding fun when you're still taking time and still making an Arcana check per the existing rules. Why does it make more sense to find out a sword is a Flaming weapon than to find out that bag holds...

Instead of a ritual, how about making it work kind of like a skill challenge? More complex items require more successes. Relevant skills would probably include Arcana, Religion, and History. Maybe other stuff like Dungeoneering and Nature, depending on what the item actually is.

I also kind of like to think of the 1 hp a minion has as morale as much as toughness. Their hearts just aren't in the fight as much as real monsters. One good hit and they play dead, get knocked out, or go running off into the night and not alerting allies. As anything with hps, its an...

That's a pretty good comic, dkhigginsart. You've got some real funny stuff going on there. Any chance you could post the rss feed link for it? I couldn't seem to find it.

You've got some good stuff going on there. Definitely better than my first attempts.

I wouldn't say that. Stuff like that will probably just show up in a section of the next MM or DMG, just like changes to Stealth were put in PHB2.

I'm not really concerned with the increase, but something like this would be really nice. Even if it wasn't pdfs, but some kind of built-in reader. That would be somewhat less useful, but there's still a lot of non-fluff material in the books that just doesn't appear in the compendium.

Well, not exactly. The way most book distribution is set up right now, WotC is probably selling a $30 book to its middle-men for something around $12.

That's what I've been thinking. Maybe you make the character and it produces a cut-out stand-up thingy. Takes pictures from 4 sides of the mini and then pops them into a template you can assemble.

Action points were the only thing introduced in Eberron I thought just weren't good. Generally, I'd rather have the extra action, as in 4e. Another thing to consider is that the Deva ability is a ton better than 3e action points. The Deva can use that as a reaction to not getting a good...

I still haven't figured out how to get the RPGA-LFR adventures. The RPGA site needs some serious attention.

Right now, Monster Manual 2 is at #10 on the Amazon Sci-Fi/Fantasy bestseller list. Many authors would kill for that level of failure. I'd say plenty of people would. The three core books sold just fine after pdfs of each appeared on file sharing networks. Actually, the initial marketing...

I've never seen it done well. Personally, I'd recommend using the guidelines in the DMG to scale your adventures and encounters down to the number of players you have.

Beautiful work. I did okay on character sized figures, but I never got anything as big as that looking good.

There are a few things I'd share with you. Most of these are based on my own mistakes, so don't take them as preaching. :) First, start small. Smaller combats and one or two encounter scenarios are where you should begin. Then build on those. Lord of the Rings wasn't Peter Jackson's first...

There's some really clever stuff here. I'm gonna have to keep this as a yardstick for any homebrew stuff I work up. As far as stacking modifiers, could you give some kind of credit based on the tier? For example, at paragon tier, maybe you can choose one modifier and get two points of it for...