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I don't know if they could have a logo that actually said "OGL" but any number of publishers can and probably will come together to create some kind of logo. The trick is showing people what it is and that it actually means something. With D20, people already knew what that meant, for good or bad.

I read that as "with an IQ of 40 or 50 points". I'd take an IQ of 40-50 as long as I got the stunning good looks. I could be some sort of Male Model Savant.

I'm pretty sure it did end up chasing retailers away after too much product and WAY too much bad product. I know of a few cases where really good books didn't sell because nobody wanted to touch third party D20 any more. That doesn't have to be the case forever. If 4th Ed releases to huge...

Yeah, I didn't quote very well back there. The end of D20 STL is going to make it very, very hard for smaller publishers to move print product. I'd imagine a lot of retailers are going to look at "Compatible with the 4th Edition of your Favorite Roleplaying Game" and then just shrug while they...

Yeah, it's certainly a big kick in the teeth for anyone looking to sell print products. Very disappointing. The average consumer won't even need to worry about which books will be compatible with 4th edition since many retailers will probably stop stocking products from anyone but the big...

There was a crucifixion bit in one of the REH stories (can't remember which one right now). There was some sort of revolt in a city where Conan was captain of the guards. They strung him up outside of town and he was found by a wandering group of mercenaries. They basically cut him down and...

Ah, thanks for the update. Still looking forward to it when it comes out. Wuxia and Spaghetti Westerns are two of my favorite things in the world. The Design Journal is very interesting. I like seeing how ideas develop over time and what various influences are, from film to music and beyond...

The Dark Horse collections are an excellent place to start. Very nice reprints and probably alot easier to find than the originals in decent condition. "Swords & Deviltry" introduces you more to the characters than Newhon itself, but it's still cool and often funny stuff. "Ill met in Lanhkmar"...

Thanks guys. I forgot all about Ema and Mad Irishman, two 3.X classics. The other ones were cool but probably a bit too involved for my tastes (I'm more of a pencil and paper kind of guy). Thanks all!

Slightly off topic, but is Gareth still working on his "Far West" game? I had been following the design journals but hadn't seen any in a long time. That game sounded rockin' cool.

Other than the WotC one. Show me your favorite sheet (please). My onyl requirements are that it be in PDF format and is 3.5 Ed compatible. Thanks!

I highly recomend using things you find around the house as minis. It's particularly amusing if you only use things you find in your refrigerator.

[5 - I don't care if DnD influences video game design. Why should I care? How does that effect my gaming (both RPG and video gaming)? I think a lot of confusion comes from a lack of definition as to what exactly makes up a video game RPG when these comparisions are made. Final Fantasy is...

Yeah, I never really understood the cost argument. We originally used multi-color rubber monster minis, wooden blocks, Benjamin Franklin coin bank, old Thundercats action figure (Mumra) for our game. We didn't spend a dime until we eventually got a battle map. Everything was "found". We use...

I just started off with "Hawk and Fisher". Blue Moon Rising is about their exploits up North before coming to Haven, right? I'll probably read it at some point. I still have mixed feelings about Green's writing. The characterization is really good since halfway through the first book I have...

Nothing to do with the current topic (whatever that originally was), but MP3 players/digitial audio players kick butt. I've listened to more of my music collection since transferring it over to my MP3 player than I ever would have done in the past. I've listened to really good albums that I...

Wasn't the "layout" of the first edition of Vampire done in a bootleg copy of Word Perfect? I'm kidding...sorta. ;)

Is it just me or is this discussion starting to get a bit silly? I think I can find a solution to this debate. So, we all know that a grinder is another name for a hoagie, Hoagy Carmichael wrote the song Stardust, Neil Gaiman wrote a book called Stardust which was made in to a major motion...

I just finished Paul S Kemp's "Shadowstorm" and absolutely loved it. I'm now reading Simon Green's "Swords of Haven", a collection of the first three Hawk and Fisher books. Still trying to get used to style of writing on this one, but I think I'll end up enjoying it.

When I see the word "grind" in RPG context I think of "meat grinder" dungeons (see Rappan Attuk). Man, I love those.