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It'll certainly be fascinating to see what is actually included in this book. My best guess, based on nothing but what I've read in this thread, is that it will include feats, but only the feats the R&D crew feel are positive additions to the game as a whole (and thus not anything designed for...

I've gone every year since 1999 with one exception, when my wife was having surgery. For me, it's a business trip as well as a pleasure jaunt. I have made more on contracts earned at gen Con than on going to the trip. Even so, it can be a pricey proposition. I always spend $100-200 I didn't...

I certainly think the weapon master is close to balanced, but there are two things I'd look at carefully. First, does the player expect to get bonus feats from Black Company, and would you allow them. (Weapon Mastery is designed for a low-magic universe for example.) Second, is there some D&D...

Actually I wrote the whole book, though other people contributed a few bits here and there. And I'm very glad you like dragonsteel, which I have found to be both useful in terms of building desireable items in game, and a nice plot hook if I run out of other ideas.

The book doesn't have any kobold-specific things it in, but it does have a lot of things you could easily use with kobolds (or even give only to kobolds). It's feats, spells, single core class, and some other rule modules can be used to make anyone or anything more draconic in one way or...

In a world with wish spells and gods taking direct interest in mortal affairs, it'd be hard to believe something doesn't exist that acts like both silver and cold iron, or whatever combination of properties you're looking for. The real question become, how common, how effective, and most...

I'm looking forward to it, as I am a big fan of all things magic-item (and I wrote some material for it, so I want to see that in its final format). As for it being a shopping list for players, I seriously doubt I'll have any more trouble with that than I do the Spell Compendium, or for that...

Back in the RCR days I had the Jedi Commander PrC pitched at one point. JD Wiker looked at it and said "You aren't thinking of this for 'General' Kenobi, are you?" "No," said I, "Lord Hoth." Luckily, such classes are simply unneeded in Saga. The PrCs we do include all have a fairly broad...

I would be very surprised if anyone felt the need to "bring back" the old classes. I have converted old RCR tech specialist and fringer characters under Saga, to make sure it could be done. It took less time, and for me produced a better result, than creating those characters in the first place...

It does have those "What size is your lightsaber?" rules I've used so often. ;-D Owen K.C. Stephens d20 Triggerman Need better cheap magic options? Get Loot 4 Less II: Rods, Staves and Wands

The rules do constantly evolve, because as designers we are constantly looking at what has and hasn't worked and getting new ideas to fix areas we're not satisfied with. I know Saga is going some directions previous d20 games really haven't (as well as covering a lot of well-worn territory). But...

When answering questions about d20 Modern, I stick with only those rulebooks. That said, it is stated that Int adds to your skill pointed added at each new level, which one could argue means it doesn't add to old levels. Not definitive, but worth mentioning. I have always run my own games using...

Except, of course, when a whole bunch were killed by mooks. The battle droids killed many during the opening battle of the Clone Wars. Clone Troopers killed numerous Jedi after Order 66. Jango Fett fought Obi-Wan to a standstill. General Grievous killed a bunch of Jedi when THEY outnumbered HIM...

Hey, we all roll our attacks one d20 at a time... My pleasure. Seriously. If I have spare time, I spend it talking to other gamers. I only got into this business because I was going to spend 40 hours a week writing game material. I might as well get paid for it. Not long after I started...

I am not a lawyer. This is not legal advice. You are unlikely to get permission from WotC to use any content of theirs (not in the SRD) in any OGL project. If you want to do a fan site type thing, you may have less trouble. But by the rules of the OGL, you absolutely may not use any non-OGC...

For the record, I played in a d6 SW campaign before I wrote for SW d20, and in fact played in Steve Miller's d6 SW game while he and I worked on the Alien Anthology for SW d20. I am no longer an employee of WotC (not for five years now), though I do freelance for them regularly. And, of course...

Alternatively, you could soup it up a bit to be a true LA +2 race. Of course any LA +2 race suffers when compared to a 3rd level character, but if your LA +2 as a 5th level barbarian seems to match a 7th level human barbarian, you're on the right track. I would recommend +1 or +2 natural armor...

I made a list like that once for an arcane/old west game I ran, and most of them work for some flavors of fantasy too. Lake Tenkiller Broken Arrow Broken Bow Kingfisher Mooreland Fort Supply Red Rock Webb City Blackburn Barnsdale The Grand Lake of the Cherokees Locust Grove Morrow Union Town...

There are a series of reasons why there's no flat mp to ability score conversion. First, there's already mechanisms for having a high ability score -- roll it, pick it with ability points, or buy it up as you level. Second, ability scores can be worth more or less depending on how you assign...

I am not a lawyer. This is not legal advice. The first thing you need is a copy of the OGL, with a correct Section 15, as outlined in the OGL. The section 15 of your OGL must include the SRD, and any other OGC product you used as a source, and anything those products included in their Section...