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I saw this, hadn't heard about it here, and thought it interesting that Wizards is doing an open call for a novel. So I figured I'd pass it on. It's interesting to get a glimpse of the process. They want a proposal by August 31, 2004; and a finished 90,000 word first draft by November 2005...

As for the "real Arthur" business. The film set itself up for a fall. From what what I recall there is a reference to someone called Arthur during the 6th century in the Cambrian Annals (a historical document). Whether what it says is historically true is anyone's guess, and any connection to...

Not so far as I know. I've heard people say Perceval is the best by far, but haven't seen it. I think part of the problem is the characters are so well known in people's collective conscious that it is difficult to portray them well. Another is that Malory is so huge that you are forced to focus...

Congratulations takyris. Any chance of a link to the previous thread? I'd love to hear more about how the submission process worked. Everything I've heard about Dave Gross makes him seem like a really nice guy. Dragon was fantastic under his editorship, I can't wait for the new magazine.

Thanks! Two questions. (1) Do the other 4 books enlighten you about what happened in the first books? Do they clear up some of the mysteries of the first book (I suppose I mean if I re-read Guardens of the Moon after reading the series as it stands, would I have a much clearer idea of what...

The title says it all. I've just read "Gardens of the Moon" by Steven Erikson. And I am just bewildered about what the hell was going on. I have really no idea about the motivations of the various gods that show up. Is there anywhere that explains things? I did like the book. Erikson has...

I think the best strategy has been mentioned. Deforest a strip around the river. Build a road. Build dykes to protect the road and river. And fortify everything. I don't think this will work though. Just some loose calculations: There are (1,600 * 50 = 80,000) meters of river. If 1 orc can...

Would you mind elaborating on this? Here may not be the place to do it, and if you want to start a new threat, please do. But I'd be interested in hearing more of your thoughts on the LotR movies.

My thoughts; I really doubt this is another "Liv Tyler=Arwen" controversy. Paris Hilton may, unbeknownst to the rest of us, have superb acting abilities and be perfect for the part. But, I think it is more likely that she's being cast because she's famous. Even if she's any good, who she is...

Cthulhu's Librarian; that was all very interesting, thanks for posting it. Particle_Man; The Arya chapter is available here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/519626/ref%3Damb%5Fright-2%5F62034/002-5643649-0503234

The problem with this is what you mean by population. The population of some places is very different to that of others, just in terms of basic stuff like ages and sex distributions. If you look at more subtle differences then things get even more complex. There's no universal yardstick you can...

Any comments on the Reserve Points system? It seems a neat way of giving PCs a "healing" cushion without the clunkiness of the Wound Point system. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?...0031214a&page=4

I've been reading the D&D with no (magic) healing thread with interest. http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=91432&page=1&pp=20 I've also been thinking of doing D&D with no (or reduced) armour. So monsters would still get natural armour but PC armour would be cut off at some point...

I really want to play a no healing campaign, but I don't want to get rid of poison, dragons, ability drains, evocations, dungeon crawls and most importantly 4 encounter=EL/day. Any idea how you can do this and still keep game balance?

Perhaps a solution to the long thread problem with lots of confusing posts, that was run into before, would be to have one annoucement thread stuck to the top of the forum?

The Arya and Dany chapter are from A Feast for Crows. They were hosted on Martins site, but have been replaced by the new chapter. They're probably out there on the internet somewhere...

A new Feast for Crows Chapter at GRRMs website. This replaces the Arya chapter which replaced the Dany chapter. http://www.georgerrmartin.com/chapter.html We also get a new Feast for Crows update.

While all the talk of UA is going on, there is also the Reserve Points variant. Full details are on the wizards site: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20031214a&page=4 I think this is a really interesting thread. The idea of how d20 works minus one of its components is an...

I've been thinking of starting a new campaign, and rather than doing for something new and original, basing it upon one of the big fantasy cliches. So: A Dark Lord wants to plunge the world into darkness, or A PC has secret birthmark proving him to the rightful heir to the Kingdom, his...

Hi all, People posting that Lich (and variants) are Middle English for corpse are spot on. The source of the monster, however, comes from early Sword & Sorcery writings. This monster was then D&Dised, through the various Dragon articles and D&D material that has already been listed, to become...