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Cool thread. My gems: My 3E Player's Handbook with my name embossed in gold on the front. WotC wasn't a company that often remembered to be as cool to its employees as it could have been, so this was a really nice thing for them to have done and means a lot to me. My near-mint 1E DMG. It's...

I would imagine, not a thing. Frankly, you might not even notice. It's possible that some of the NPCs in those adventures will have strategies laid out based on spells that have changed (namely, haste), but that's easily ignored. (Haste is still arguably an OK spell for them to cast in 3.5.)...

I wouldn't worry about it. No one knows but you. I'd keep the paper maps, though. You'll want to have a reference for yourself after the battlemat's been erased. Plus, the PCs could come back to the same place again, and you'll want it to look at least familiar when you redraw the battlemat.

It’s funny, I always assume that people are bored of us talking about things like inspirations for 3E design, and the 3E design process. Mike Mearls always assures me that I’m wrong but I never believe him. It’s very flattering, actually, that various people point to things in 3E and connect...

No you're not (out of luck). Email me. monte (at sign goes here) montecook (dot goes here) com

Absolutely no book made me more interested in FR than her FR Atlas. Ditto DL. I absolutely love those books. I'm very sad to hear of her passing.

I haven't gone to Origins in quite some time, but I will be there running panels and whatnot this year. Make sure to find me and say hello!

How much do they cost normally?

Because of the treasure values based on encounter level. We didn't want to have to instruct people that if you can make 2,000 gp worth of special armor from the hide of the basilisk, you have to subtract 2,000 gp worth of treasure from the basilisk to keep the treasure values from getting...

To slightly highjack, I read this and really liked it. I think it's a great example of play. It shows that the player doesn't have to be an actual master of wordplay (although if he was, that would be OK too), but on the other hand it shows that the DM respects the high rolls but doesn't let the...

Cool. I like that 5 and 6 speak to the existence of 1-4. I'd make sure that it was clear whether 7 was for an electronic only release, or for something also released electronically as well as in print. 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 almost start to feel redundant. In other words, you're already...

The book is now available today in both electronic form and in print form at your local retailer.

You rang? I think the basic point here is the design challenge of something like the D&D core system, where you're trying to write something for the brand-new-to-the-game 12 year old player and the been-playing-since-before-electricity experienced player (like I'm sure most of ENWorld's...

No, it's not. It's like a player's guide to AE. Sort of an analog of the "Complete" books, but all in one (and it's not really all that much like them, but that's a much closer example than the Epic Level book).

And thanks, too, for the kind words. I hope you all enjoy the book! We're very proud of it.

OK. Just wondering. Thanks.

OK, I'll bite. How do you have an electronic version of this already?

Because they were ordered to kill the party by the real bad guys in the fight, and they were particularly bloodthirsty orcs (already established as part of the campaign). Right. The point isn't that some alternate solution couldn't be proposed, it was that there were all were, DM and players...

I'm not sure I agree 100% with Mike on this one. His observations about game design and power/control issues are very valid, but I'm not sure that avoiding miniatures necessarily pulls power away from the players. In a way, using miniatures can take power out of the hands of both the players and...

I have one of those too. And then when she's told the actual way the spell works, she tries to convince me that her original perception is actually better than what's written. Of course, since she's arguing with one of the people who wrote the rules, this rarely (read: never) works. But then...