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I can't say I've followed his column regularly, but he's a great guy. I first became familiar with his work back when I was trying to wrap my brain around Chaosium's Nephilim. I'd just read Major Arcana by Kenneth Hite and I remember finding it one of the most intriguing books for the game. My...

Hard science and fantasy don't generally mix. Even giants (as in really big humanoids) can't hold up under scientific scrutiny, let alone really big birds. So it goes.

What I can't find at Amazon I buy from Stiggybaby. Between the two I can generally find whatever I'm looking for at a great price.

I would like to second Legend of the Five Rings and, of course, Call of Cthulhu. I'm also nostalgic about Werewolf: The Apocalypse, but I remain unconvinced about its recent incarnation.

Well, I know it was mentioned in the original post that the differences are pretty clear in the new Werewolf, but I'm still curious about the changes made in that line. W:TA was the only White Wolf game I could really wrap my brain around and find people interested in playing it. I owned...

Yes, this is all true. However, most of these things aren't as obvious from the outset to a player who has spent several years immersed in 3.0/3.5e. While fewer rules sounds great to your average GM, the streamlined play aspect isn't going be as obvious to a player until you've actually...

I'm more than curious (I have the two books necessary to play), but it's a hard sell for players who love D&D 3.5e. GM: "Okay, no more skill points, no more feats, you progress slower, the benefits for leveling are pretty much built right in so you don't have to worry about customization!"...

While there is a nearby comic/video game store that keeps the core D&D books and a few minatures in stock, I hardly consider it a LGS. No, for me it's about a four hour drive to a really decent store. There are a few that are closer, but they're really not worth the trip considering the poor...

According to Mapquest: 4 hours, 12 minutes (approximately 250 miles) *heh* I'd have to make a weekend of it! Much appreciated, though. :)

That would certainly work. I'm actually curious to know the "behind-the-scenes" origin of the two, however. From what I can tell Ogremoch was "created by Lewis Pulsipher for the 1981 Fiend Folio." [1] I'm wondering if Arghrasmak appeared in any of the early (original) Wilderlands/Judges Guild...

Is it just me or does Ogremoch and Arghrasmak seem way too similar for mere coincidence?

Huzzah! As someone who doesn't live anywhere near a gaming store, all Free RPG Day usually means to me is reading a lot of additional threads here at EN World. I was really excited about the Green Ronin giveaway because I've been considering True20 for quite some time, but didn't want to make...

Arghrasmak In the recent hardcover version of City State of the Invincible Overlord the deity is called Arghrasmak, God of Gargoyles (P. 114-115). Oddly, Arghrasmak's high priest is listed as Lawful Evil. As gargoyles are typically Chaotic Evil, that presents a bit of a problem. Even...

I've used dozens of characters from television, movies, and literature to shape the NPCs in my campaign. Rarely are they blatant copies of the character, but they serve as a springboard for their mannerisms/behaviors. A few examples: Monaghan, an archmage and mentor to a PC in a recent...

Yes, more than likely I would. I had Tome of Horrors 3.0 for a couple of years. Then I decided to thin down my collection a bit and I sold it. Big mistake. Fast forward to last Christmas when I finally picked up Wilderlands of High Fantasy and discovered all these references to Tome of Horrors...

Just finished reading Thud! myself (first time around) and it drove home the fact that I really love Discworld trolls. If you look around the Giant in the Playground forum you can find several d20 versions of various races and creatures including the trolls of Discworld. There's also this site...

I introduced the Deck of Many Things to the PC in my single-player Greyhawk campaign a few years ago. It was both a way to reward him for previous deeds and to introduce the concept of fate and destiny to the game. It was an ongoing battle, the fact that character had a destiny and yet fought...

You're not alone. I'm not part of the RPGA and I've only been to one gaming convention in my life. I'm also a Greyhawk fan. Of course, I have no idea how much of a minority that makes me...or even if it makes me a minority. I'd certainly buy Greyhawk hardcovers. Heck, I have a half-dozen...

Here's the thing. I'm a big fan of the Greyhawk setting and would gladly give WotC fistfuls of cash for setting material and sourcebooks, but I don't buy adventures. Particularly not long, extended adventures. The biggest adventure I've ever bought in the fifteen or so years I've been gaming, is...

All of the above. In other words, I don't get hung up on titles. My given name works just fine, as well.