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Sorry for the shameless plug. Really, I am. But Everyone Else is about the same price as a set of dice ($6) and has over 350 statblocks for mundane NPCs (the boring one's the DM shouldn't have to worry about). I wrote it and I use it in my own games. Just so this isn't quite so shameless...

Geez, it's getting difficult to keep up with this thread. Those are some interesting numbers. At a glance, it looks like almost 10% of your sales start off as Malhavoc purchases or inquiries, and about the same amount find their way to your product from other publishers. I wouldn't be...

That doesn't help the consumer at all - it's just a list of the oldest products (with one or two exceptions). It also probably adversely affects current publishers who find it so much harder to get their product seen by people, which could well be better than anything on that list. So a last 30...

Well, I haven't read your book so I can't comment on the specifics. Whatever low-magic rules you have there are framed by the assumptions of a Swashbuckling setting, so it seems to me that it doesn't address the issues raised by a generic product. Cheers.

I don't think that the Top 30 list is meaningless to consumers (and perhaps not to publishers, either). It certainly isn't a direct indication of quality or current sales, but it does allow newcomers to get a quick list of works that might not currently be hot, but have been popular in the...

I agree. Giving up a round of attacks to drink a potion of True Strike is never a net gain in average damage, and is near-foolish at high levels unless there are mitigating circumstances. If a party caster is casting True Strike on the fighter it is a pretty good use of a 1st level spell (+1...

"Why not? Not all DR is based on anything physical, so wouldn't make sense that someone with nearly supernatural insight would penetrate the DR better than the guy with the sword?" Sure. I'm not necessarily saying that it definitely shouldn't be in the supplement. I'm just saying that if it...

Oh and to answer the question: I am price conscious to a point. I have to really want a product that is really expensive (which usually means it has to be well reviewed/received) but I'll eventually buy it. The only difference is that I don't have to wait as long for a cheaper product. I've...

Re: Re: Re: Price-Sensitive Gamers I believe Bastion Press is distributed to the book trade as well as the game and hobby trade and I'm certain that I've seen Green Ronin and Kenzer and Co. products in Chapters, here in Canada. Also, Ryan doesn't mention (although I'm sure he is well...

Well, that would work for some people. I don't really like the way that it makes bards and clerics as good (or better at lower levels) at overcoming DR as fighters and rangers. But that's just my preference. Cheers.

I try not to penalize players for choices that are already balanced by the rules. I mean, it sounds like you've basically just given bonuses to the opponent that negates Expertise. If I were a player I would probably never use Expertise again at that table, the bonus to hit is a serious enough...

Well, 10 to 15 was a high estimate. I shouldn't really guess until I sit down and map out the possibilities. I tmight be as low as 4 it might be as high as 20. In the latter case, you'll never see it published. Where in this 10-15 different settings do you rewrite all of the monsters? Would...

I agree. I know it is controversial, but I also don't really mind the downloaders who use it and don't pay. But *only* if they honestly can't purchase the product or it isn't available in their part of the world. I think that too many downloader's convince themselves that they can't afford...

Was it The Andy, that did up the d20 Modern SRD? I know he was working on the D&D (well, you know what I mean) SRD.

That a cool take on it: the Brothers Grimm Low-Magic Campaign Setting. But in a fantasy world, you can just alter the ecology of the monsters to keep their numbers or power low. Outsiders might be bound by divine laws when on the material plane, even the evil ones risk starting a divine war in...

If you are looking for accross the board compensation for taking away the magic items there are two main ways (off the top of my head) to approach the problem. 1) Change Monster CRs. At low levels, equipment isn't much of a factor so there isn't any change needed. As levels increase...

Quick fix: Base a character's DR penetration on his wisdom or charisma bonus. "Gotta have faith." Personally I would lean towards Charisma as it's the governing stat for turning undead, it fits the concept better. That's a good one. But in a really useful general supplement, it couldn't be...

A new review has been posted here at ENWorld. Well actually, here. Cheers.

I think that the CRs would be an issue in a low magic *fantasy* setting. If you have low-magic accross the board, and monsters have little or no spell-like or supernatural powers, then your lack of magic to counter won't be much of a hinderance. If the monsters have magic and the PCs don't...

Thanks for the help. I'll email you. I'm not sure what approach Ambient is going to take with the errata. Whenever it is decided, I'm sure you'll hear it here first. Cheers.