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Sir, I am not passive aggressive. I am trying to be politically correct. If you want me to be perfectly blunt, I will. This conversation happened last month in the publisher forum at RPGNOW as a potential idea. Several publishers did the research and discovered there were legal ramification...

Depends on the state. Apparently, Florida has better things to do. But California doesn't. (reading posts here). SMART small companies don't gloss over the law, because unlike large companies they normally can't afford the fines and can't just chalk it up to the cost of doing business. I'm...

Actually, it doesn't. This phrase does not eliminate a company's legal responsibilities. It is not a legal "cop out." It is a disclaimer. For example, let's say it was legal in PA to have a contest to award Twidgets to a winner, but Twidgets were illegal in NJ. If the ad ran on a...

If I may chime in with the one issue that seems to be the real problem: The Character does not know what the Player knows. There is no problem with having a magical shop. There is a problem with a 5th level fighter walking into said shop (with no ranks in Knowledge arcane or spellcraft) and...

Well, from a purely logical standpoint, if all it took was a bite to automatically turn you into a werewolf, the world would soon be nothing but werewolves. Which isn't neccessarily a bad thing, depending on the setting (Ravenloft, for example, would be a nice setting for a lupine epidemic)...

A good point. I believe some publishers had this conversation elsewhere, didn't they? A couple of weeks ago. Now where did I hear this idea before....

Bards and Sages has made a huge 30 page preview of its campaign setting, Neiyar: Land of Heaven and the Abyss available at Drivethrurpg.com! In both PDF and Flash format, the preview includes all of chapter 1 and most of chapter two. Chapter one offers a detailed look at the history, culture...

I think you've hit on something here. A chain store that sold tokens that could be used to make purchases at any outlet! Imagine that you could buy a bag of "gold coins" and then use then at any sister store! What a cool gift for the gamer in your life! "Why, here, my darling, take this bag...

IF his character has not really been using the archery AND it won't upset the storyline or gameplay, just let him switch from one to the other. Or, if you want to work it into the story, perhaps he gets sent on a visionquest by his patron diety, and upon completing the task has "forgotten"...

Agreed, though the problem comes up a year later when they do a random audit and suddenly decide you were never entitled to those deductions, and now you owe not only taxes but penalties for not paying those taxes! Granted, a good accountant can normally get the penalties waived, but it's...

Running games at that level requires the players really be prepared and be willing to work with the GM. I've often found it's the players that cause most of the problems, as they suddenly have all these spells or cool new powers but don't clearly understand how to use them. So you end up with...

I think the amount of prep shrinks as you become familiar with the game mechanics and setting. I've got a huge portfolio of NPCs I've used over the years, and they get recycled with new names and personalities as needed. You collect maps and they get reused. As far as the rules, I sometimes...

No, buying D&D books is NOT a safe deductible expense. You are in a hobby industry, and the IRS always looks more closely at hobby businesses. I write horror fiction, but I can't deduct every horror book I buy or every horror movie I go to. The deduction must both have a clear relationship to...

PREACH ON, MY BROTHERS! Seriously, I am one of those weird people that enjoys the back-end of running a business as much as writing material. I enjoy the process of watching a project move from just an idea to a finished book. I enjoy working with writers and artists. I enjoy marketing. I...

In an effort to help customers find some of their favorite PDF titles in print format in one easy location, Bards and Sages has begun developing a united print storefront at which participating publishers can showcase their print books! This united storefront will serve as a portal to let...

Settings like FF and Dragonlance tend to "burn out" only because too often people get caught up in the metaplot. FF is a wonderful setting, when running it for people who don't know it. It's an incredible world. But I've found that when running it for people who have played it for years and...

YES! Someone who appreciates that spell too ;) It's always a standard. Why buy a horse and pay for stables when you can just summon one when needed? Mage Armor is a given as well. At low levels I ignore MM as I do more damage with a staff normally than I would MM anyway (and a staff has...

Did the mods change the rules so that it is kosher to post blatant advertising materials in the general forum? If they did, as a publisher I am totally cool with that :cool: . If they didn't, as a publisher I would hope the mods would move the thread to the appropriate section in order to...

"Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity" Hanlon's Razor. For those interested in the exact quote :lol: Without having read the exact text myself, it's difficult to determine whether or not this is in fact merely stupidity or fraudulent. What is true is that...

But goblins aren't nearly as loveable.