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Except HP are already an abstraction, unlike the old wound points system or even the old TSR Top Secret system. Unfortunately, since so much of it is abstraction, going for simulationist is trying to shove together two different systems into some unholy hybrid that feels klunky on both ends.

That and they aren't really zombies, but ghouls. Ghouls act like the typical zombies. Plus, people would come up with nicknames rather than call them zombies.

Defend it, or lose it.

We were all newbies once. Shouldn't newbies get the benefit of what experience has taught us?

If you knock out the background NPC's, then the players know that the NPC's that speak to them are either red herrings or plot points. What if you pulled out all the characters from books or movies that do not directly advance the plot? You don't even do that in books or movies, as long as the...

I wish I still had the PC sheet. I had the greatest cleric ever. Not quite RAW, quite a few GM power grants, but the rest of the group helped me. His STR was 5, just enough to carry his bulk, a censer or other holy things one at a time, his robe, and a belt pouch. He was horrendously...

Another thing to remember about RPG's that differ from book and film is this: A book is slimmed down, things sliced out (some things that the author wanted to stay too!) and things altered. Good stuff hits the cutting room floor? Why? Expense, and limits. For a book, word limits, for a film...

This. Even CRPG's have roleplaying PC and NPC interaction that everyone clamors for more of and that CRPG companies are trying to implement further and further into the game, and the market that WotC is trying to lure in has gotten more and more used to immersive worlds that let you do more and...

Yeah, 2 guards at a gate isn't exciting or of use, since the GM isn't counting on the, fighting them, it isn't fun, right? Nobody asks guards: "So what guilds are here? How's things in the city? Hey, it's hot out here and I'll bet you're thirsty, here's some silver for you to go and get...

Let's see what I used... Some feats from Green Ronin, and some weapon stats reprinted with permission. Insanity rules from Bad-Axe Games, modified to fit the setting, with permission. All kinds of stuff from RPGObjects, some of it modified to fit the setting. With permission. Some stuff Darrin...

Oh man, now I remember that. I got in some serious flame wars over that. I think at one point I called some pretty "big shots" a bunch of cowards if I remember right, and even got banned on another board for calling some people a bunch of RIAA wannabes. I'd forgotten the epic whining and...

I'll admit it, I'm irritated AFTER talking to a lawyer, and with good reason. If the Modern GSL (when it comes out) that will pertain to the Modern system supposedly coming down the pipe has the same language in Section 7, then it pretty much I won't bother to convert to the new Modern, and...

Hi Darrin!

So what publishers kept who from using what? Seriously, I'd like to hear this. I've spent quite a bit of time offline and away from the gaming scene and from writing, so I'd really like to hear about who asked which company for what and was denied. Has anyone ACTUALLY been denied?

I don't agree with this. When I was writing, most authors of works had no problems with me reprinting things from their products. The main ones being RPGObjects, Green Ronin, The Game Mechanics, but many fantasy ones, like ENPublishing, and others, were very free with their content. "Crippled...

We've heard several times they are redesigning d20 Modern, and d20 Future... If this new GSL is a sneak peek at the GSL for the new systems, then most modern products will be "Everyone holds hands and sings songs together" or some crap like that. So I don't like the new GSL, I don't like what...

If you read your texts fully, there was only one reason that the church condemned dueling, and they were not so much condemning dueling as they were condemning what the duel was about. Honor was seen as pride, which is a deadly sin, and to do away with the concept of personal honor, the church...

That's odd, I found plenty of writings by the Catholic Church proclaiming that God strengthens the winners, and that Trial By Combat or Dueling was in fact endorsed by the church. I suggest you reread wherever you read your information. I suggest many of the easily available college textbooks...

Nicely done. Despite the legends of duels fought, despite the high frequency of duels, apparently there are almost none defending them? OK then.... Looks like Judicial Duels were OK... But that isn't quite what you were saying, is it? How about we look deeper? Shall we keep going, or...

OK, first thing first, the OP has admitting he is not strict with alignments (first sentence of his post) but let's take a look at a few things: Now, the first fight could have been blown off/ignored due to whatever reasons. The PC's were too important/powerful to worry about a couple of mooks...