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My wife and I hope to be present... assuming our three-day long plan to arrive all goes smoothly.

Heya folks. If an announcement regarding this was made and I missed it, I apologize. As I read the ENnies page, we're supposed to be voting on the awards right now (the first week in July). Since there were complaints last year that the voting period was too short I'm sure numerous people want...

While d20 Apoc was not supposed to be a re-do of Gamma World (for lots of reasons), there's certainly information in there you can use to put together a Gamma world style campaign. The mian thing missing is PC mutants who were originally animals, rather than originally human. Lots of fans have...

Sadly, not really. First, that material (which wasn't extensive) is owned by Wizards, and they might still want to do somethign with it. Secondly, it depended on some other material which was cut or changed, so even if I did it wouldn't make sense. Really, there just wasn't room for it. It's...

No mutations were in the original manuscript for d20 Cyberscape. Obviously I can't say what happened in development, but I doubt it included another mutation list. (And if it was, there will be a clear reason for it.) My guess is this is a simple web error. Owen K.C. Stephens d20 Triggerman...

Obviously they use slightly different rules, but I don't think any reasonably experienced GM would have trouble using both rules sets, each for the creatures written under them. I could easily fit d20 GW critters into a d20 A game, and I don't hesitate to recommend it to others. Owen K.C...

Obviously one of the other authors may have heard something I haven;t, but so far I haven;t heard any mention of material going to the SRD. Generally, we freelancer authors know when the rest of you do, and not a day earlier. Owen K.C. Stephens d20 Triggerman...

They were cut during development and editing. I presume either the developers felt my rules weren't up to snuff, or they had changed the mutation entry to the point the anmial section couldn't be used, or there was a space issue. I bet you could just use Savage Species to make a baeline...

The "lobster" aliens are Spanthi, and I wrote them up for the Plague World setting. Spanthi originally appeared in a different form in a D&D game I ran ages ago (the players came up with the name as a shortening of "Spider-Ant-Thing), but they're an idea I've been toying with for a while. As...

Hasbro also has Attacktix, which could be considered a miniatures game (in the broadest sense, anyway). It specifically has a Star Wars version, which may be what people are thinking of if they talk about Hasbro competing with the SW minis game. That said, I seriously doubt it has any impact on...

To be fair, I've never heard anything to convince me Ultimate Battlestations is *finished*. It's been written, but that's a far cry from being done. It would still need art, maps, layout, editing, development, and approvals at the very least. That's a lot of money and effort, and a far cry from...

It's a terible, terrible storm. Without shelter of some kind, each PC is in big trouble. Luckily, a building/tor/cave can been seen from the road, and it's the only piece of good shelter for miles. Anyone who happens to be on that raod on that day is going to end up there. The PCs all meet...

Thanks! That was a very informative discussion. I appreciate you taking the time to post the link. Owen K.C. Stephens

If I may ask, what was it about d20 Past you didn't like? Was it not the kind of information you expected? Did you feel the information that was included was badly done?

As I recall (I didn't go look at my manuscript for this answer, so forgive me if I'm mistaken) the spellpoint system in AGM gives casters a lot fewer spells per day, but allows them to select from any spell they know. There is no "preparation." A wizard who knows 167 spells can cast any of them...

In a game with both Force users and non-Force users, there are good and important reasons to do things the way the SWRPG(r) does them. When moving to an all-Force user game (of any set of Force traditions), you can add house rules to get a different feel if you wish. For example, I once ran an...

Obviously I can't speak for Monte or James, but I certainly consider Dragon to be relevent, and extremely important. I buy every issue, and I read every page. Dragon is responsible for starting my professional writing career, and I expect to see poeple moving from Dragon magazine articles to...

I definitely designed it with the Modern SRD in mind, though I gace some guidance for using it with other d20 rules sets. The tagline is being adjusted. Thanks for your interest. Owen K.C. Stephens d20 Triggerman

First level adventures are tricky, for all the reasons you mention. However, you have a big advantage over anyone designing a professional adventure -- you know what PCs you're dealing with. Especially at 1st level, exactly what abilities a group has can be very strongly influenced by what mix...

Like Darrin, I can't say a whole lot until the book is out. Not all of that is NDA restriction, either. Until the book actually hits the shelves, we can't be sure exactly what's in it. Things get modified, things get cut. I'd hate to promise something specific only to find it's been edited...