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Yeah!!! I loved those books - even if I missed the first one (but I did get the later PDF). As for the price tag, I'm okay with that.

Honestly, regardless of edition, the enemy's role. That's it. If you have a grasp of the rules, then you can simply extrapolate the role into stats. For instance, if the enemy is the local bad guy, he is either cunning or beefy - and from their you can figure out what kind of fight he will...

If they poured this same effort into something useful, such as giving us spell cards; monster cards; equipment cards; etc., then it might be of value. Otherwise, this is just a money grab - pure and simple.

I voted No, although it isn't that simple as there is some Yes, as well as Sorta in there. In campaigns past, when a spell slinger needed/gained/wanted new spells, they would have to find those spells. They could be found as treasure, off of other spell casters, through research, or through...

Maybe more like "Magic: The Dungeoning"?

I agree that some are taking a far far too literal and real world look at the situation. With spells such as Stone to Mud, Stoneshape, and others - not to mention the whole thing of summoning elementals - there are plenty of ways to "mine". Though, I do agree that the tedium and lack of source...

:( Unfortunately, I didn't play any this year at all. 'Tis a difficult thing when one has no current gaming group...

Thank you for the entertaining reads. What you have described sounds like a lot of fun! And for myself, I would definitely like to know of any houserules and mechanics that you are using. It's always interesting to see how others handle various bits and what they allow in their games.

I apologize if this made it sound like I am getting rid of magic items, as that was not at all the intent. So as to your point, for me, no, I am not concerned as magic still plays its role in the game and as treasure and as a means to give the characters additional abilities. If I were to...

For some time I've looked at the whole xmas tree issue without a lot of ability to make any real changes - at least not without it cascading into a whole lot of unintended work. I keep looking at fantasy figures, like Conan, who can still effect great deeds, regardless (or in spite) of what...

Remember, the EN World population is literally spread across the world. So regardless of the reads, I would really think that the likelihood of being able to fill up a store with game testers, via posting here alone, in a very specific location, would be small indeed... Speaking for my part...

While the premise looks interesting, it does appear more that you are just shifting from humanocentric to dragonborne-centric and thus shifting traditional monster roles over a notch. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that (commenting as a DM). However, from a player perspective, it...

I'm a monkey, and I: ...am not much of a reader, so I've never read any DL, FR, or most any fantasy books; ...do read programming and tech-geek manuals though; ...use Lego for my battle maps, scenery, and minis; ...think Kirk would kick Piccard's butt any day of the week; ...am sad because I...

My spending tends to reflect whether or not I'm actively gaming, and whether I'm DMing during that time. When 3.x came out, I spent stooopid amounts of monies on books from a wide range of providers - and almost all were hard copy. With several moves in the last few years, I no longer have a...

While I do think that electronic aids are a potential revenue stream, I don't think that they are a large one. I say that because after noting the comments about dice and character sheets, it dawned on me - as a player, I want one set of tools, but as a DM, I want a different set of tools...

Once I actually read the whole of the post (cause I skipped to the PDF first), and looked at the pictures, I thought that it was actually a very clever idea to have the condition standing up from the table (as I too pondered the usefulness of having the condition hidden by the mini sitting...

1) I agree with the other sentiments towards the garden. 2) For an apprentice, I'm not sure I'd go with a DM PC, simply because of the additional work. However, you could use the mechanics similar to how the Leadership feat is laid out (or Henchmen for older versions). Though, I guess it...

The NPC Cleric and his friends return to the city and the PCs take another route. Once the Cleric has returned and relayed the story, with his friends in tow, the PCs can be given instruction via Sending or similar magic. Unless you have things hard-wired into specific locales, is there a...

Only time will tell. If the Essentials line, and 4E in general, is doing as well as we are led to believe, then may haps this year the cycle will be broken. After all, we are heading into the holidaze and that may help with how they have aimed to market the Red Box and accompaniments...

Off the top of my head, try fiddling with these: Kraftmen Iron-drudge Ironforged Gearforged Clockforged Mechaniks Iron Doppels