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I think you might want to read it again. It sure as hell sounded like anti-capitalist crap to me.

Well, in this gamer, and former WotC's customer's case, it certainly helped drive me away. Would a single WotC employee's comments do that? No, but combined with the whole, it was pretty clear that what WotC envisioned for the game was not where my players and I wanted to be. Yeah, I looked...

As Jeff Grubb is speaking as someone who lived in the trenches, this is probably the most concise view behind the veil I've seen. It's also a pretty succint summary of how some corporations are managed. Note that I said some, not all. I wouldn't expect Mr. Grubb to comment on the approach...

Interesting. Although the 180 are cited as "temporary layoffs" (we'll see) and represent about 3% of Hasbro's workforce is Hoover's is correct.

And they would be wrong. WotC is a division of Hasbro. There are no publicly-traded shares of WotC stock. Layoffs at WotC might be a short-term fix/attempt to drawing WotC expenses in line, but the fact that this happens almost every year would point to a poorly run division, one that is not...

Gah! This sucks. I admire the work both of those gents have done over the years. I wish them both continued success in future endeavors. And generous severance or no, it's still a douche move to fire staff before the holidays. Couple that with a crappy job market where it can be a long time...

Slow advancement is the default rate for each of my campaigns. No complaints from the players and it affords me more flexibility. As a GM, I like that it softens the "Hayseed to demigod" cycle to a more managable period of campaign-time. To my surprise, my players in each group feel as though...

Looks awesome!

Congrats, Paizo!

So it's been a veeery long time since I've run or played in a Traveller game. I see that Mongoose is going to be releasing a new version of the 2300 AD setting and Reign of Discordia, another fave of mine, has a Traveller version as well. If anyone cares to sing the praises or ID the blemishes...

Wait, crocs can read No Trespassing signs?!? That's awesome!!!! Oh, and when can we get you on a plane to the Middle East? Dem's some serious negotiating skills there, bro. I'm thinking you can write you own ticket once you broker lasting peace! ;)

I'm a fan of the video game series but don't know that much about the Dragon Age RPG. The Midgard Bestiary/AGE support write-up on the front page references a "darker role-playing experience" embraced by fans of the RPG. For those familiar with the RPG, just how does the DA RPG capture that...

Same here. As for the original question, I'll say it this way "It's like D&D, only better."

1. Remember that Rigid Wet Blanket is also part of Lawful Stupid. 2. If you can get a copy of Faiths of Purity, you'll find 5 different Paladin codes keyed for 5 of the good dieties -- which can help show what kind of variation in ethics can be employed while still being Lawful Good.

In my campaigns, there are many NPCs that are there primarily for RP interaction rather than combat. If it's a throw-away NPC (random beggar, random citizen asked for directions), they don't get stats. If they get a name they at least get race/sex/class/level/alignment. Generally, I try to at...

M&M3. Not only is it a fantastic supers game, the DC Adventures book is also useful for providing game write-ups of DC's iconic characters. There are also a tremendous number of fan write-ups at the Atomic Think Tank. Why is that important? Because M&M is very customizable and does so...

Semi-tangent on the morality play: I'm cool with sci-fi that presents moral conundrums/morality plays in the context of making one think. However, unlike the classic sci-fi authors of the 30s, 40s, & 50s, most attempts at such fiction from modern authors falls into the "preachy" camp. As in...

Agreed on all fronts. However, they aren't novels. Well, ok, there's Star Trek fiction but I haven't found much that I liked, though I haven't read stuff from recent years. I'm looking for sci-fi written fiction. I'm just referencing a ton of film/TV/video game intelletual properties that...

Yep, I have that sci-fi itch that I'm looking to scratch yet again. I've asked before, to limited success, but it's another year, so here goes... Ever notice how there’s ton of visual media for the sci-fi genre that scratches your average RPGer’s itch? Ever notice how few novels/series do so...

Actually, they do. However, Paizo tries to make sure that it's a blend. Some NPCs are just a name, others get a guidepost: e.g. Mayor Such-and-Such (Aristocrat 4/Rogue 2) and others get a full write-up. This is a conscious decision to allow GMs the flexibility to tailor their version of...