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Yes, I check it regularly - keep up the good work!

Well that "all editions count as one" thing does cut it down, but there are 47 different printed RPG systems in the room with me now. Throw in a few more in a box in the garage and quite a few I only own in PDF and yeah, it's in the "more than I probably need" category. I will say I've played or...

This is true of most editions of D&D, and quite a few other games besides it. How did we survive the 80's? Does he only play one game? CH should help enlighten his view if you can talk him into listening. It's a good example of how people actually play the game.

ICONS and M&M both have pretty healthy 3rd party support and I am happy to pick up anything I think is worthwhile

I've been a part of a few zero-level games over the years and it's just not anything that gets me excited. 1st level in most versions of D&D is already weak and fragile and I just don't see the need to spend more time in that state. That said it's just my preference so I'm not opposed to some...

One of the keys to sanity nowadays I think. We're about the same age. Plus, frankly, when it comes to RPG's I don't care that much what a bunch of people on the internet think about a particular RPG or facet of an RPG or some new supplement - I mainly care what my players think of it and that's...

This sounds like great news - with the issues resolved maybe we can see some real progress toward a new edition and more.

In a lot of DMing, the only time I've asked a player if his PC had/could take spell X is when the players were rattled and trying to figure out how to overcome some problem and usually it was helping out a new player. This seems like something that's worth a conversation at least - "Hey you've...

I ran thru a similar re-look last year with 2ER&E and then again last month when I picked up the 1st edition book and while there's a lot I like there are things I would change, especially with 2ER&E. The skill list is just choked with over-specialized redundant skills and combat is full of...

I don't know about podcasts specifically but there has been a lot of chatter online about kickstarter because a) the popularity has exploded in the past year for gaming products and b) some of them have failed to deliver as promised. I suspect those who have been burned have become much more...

Sure, they were listed that way, but they had different abilities, a different hit die, different followers at high levels, and spell ability! So they worked out to be quite a bit different from fighters as one advanced, and I've seen no indication that we're bringing back the term or the...

I'll throw mine out there - general takes on 4E, comparisons with old editions, and session summaries for several campaigns: Tower of Zenopus Let me know what you think if you take a look.

I've run the kids in groups of two or three sometimes playing multiple characters, especially in old school Basic. For the grown ups it's typically from 4 to 8.

Phrase of the Day is Wait and See ...for many of the reasons stated above in the thread. I'm interested in seeing what they do though the least common denominator problem does concern me. I am glad though that they are taking a more open approach to this one. 1E to 2E was discussed somewhat in...

He's calling it post-D20 because 7-8 years ago a large percentage of the RPG products on store shelves had a little d20 logo on them and were not published by WOTC. That is no longer the case. I agree that some of the larger systems still use d20's but the cloud of smaller games around them are...

I ran my apprentices through B1/B2 last year and they had a good time with much carnage on both sides. The pool room was pretty fun but I put the ochre jelly in an empty pool and it took out 2 PCs and a hireling before they could flee so I would say watch where you put that particular beastie...

I've been running a Pool of Radiance type game in my tabletop sessions and I can say it works very well with 4E. I would encourage you to try it if you like that style. I can see it working well with a PBP game too.

I'm running it right now using Basic D&D for some kids (alongside a 4E campaign) and they are having a blast. It can be quite deadly - we've averaged about a PC death per session at 1st level, but now as they move into 2nd and 3rd the body count has dropped. The big creatures can one-hit most...

I've dealt with this a little bit in my time. Here are some options: One hint - stop sending out those emails in advance. Let them notice that they didn't get anything and see if they send something out asking about timing and details. People sometimes take things for granted until they...

4E tools are cool and handy (er, "were") but are hardly "required". A for the number of books...did you play 3E? Did you play 2E and the "Complete book of class x, race y, or niche Z"? They've been putting out vast amounts of books for a long time and many of us have managed to play the game...