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Yes! and they have to do with how the cleric (or whatever) worships his/her DEITY (not DIETY) Thank you. I feel much better now.

Ow. I'm mean, really, Ow. This is why I keep aspirin in my desk. If a lot of people mispronouncing (refering to a later post) a word makes it proper, could I get people to start pronouncing nu- cle-ar as "frog" to have that listed as legitimate? I suppose there's no such thing as...

Let me give you a big "amen!" on this. It is also my point of view on the "vampires in love" theme ("Oh, the horror", "Oh, the beast within", yada yada yada.) I think that this is a case that something becomes popular by virtue of being big, tough, and bad-&$$ and then has people trying...

It's not so much "book junkies" that are driving the WotC market, but what you stated right here. Except for books that hit a specific niche, you won't be buying many/any more. A lot of us are in that boat, but it is what we consider a good hook that is different. I didn't get the...

I also think that the best idea would definitely be to wait. This lets the last campaign end with whatever dignity it can, and it lets you start free if there is even the smallest break between the two campaigns.

First, this is a great thread. Second, My advice is to look through Shakespeare, and steal names from there. Since he was English, he was able to make people say these things with a straight face. Actually, I get most of my stuff from Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare (pretty common in the...

This is what I was responding to: You said "some other company". If you agree that a smaller company would provide a lower level of support and production, could you provide me an example of a company that could, as per your earlier quote? No, here is what I said: Where would they...

Go into a bookstore, not a gaming store, but a bookstore. The vast majority of the game books you will almost certainly find are WotC. D&D (at the level of production that it has maintained, especially after 3E) has opened up the doors to a lot of smaller publishers now having their product...

WotC/Hasbro has massive market access. If WotC went down, maybe White Wolf could cover much (but not nearly all) of the same market. WotC/Hasbro also has the capital to invest in large print runs that will sell over time, at a level that would drive a smaller game publisher out of business...

We could go on (although I recently moved & am looking for a group), but we would only get those new gamers who were "initiated" into the hobby by other gamers. Some gamers (like me) got into the game by buying it off a bookstore shelf, and then meeting others at a game store. No new material...

It is more appropriate to speak specifically about individual salaries, as opposed to the income of four-person households. Your numbers are good only if both adults are working full time outside of the house. I contend (and I contend that the data on household incomes that I quoted bear...

Buzzard, 1) That's what I wrote, and that's why I provided my link. Thank you for posting your link. Why there is a discrepiancy in ~20k between average household income and average 4-person household, I don't know, unless the effect of individual households and large households changes the...

What is the average salary, then? Does average get you to the lower middle class, or would that still be contemptibly poor? I have nothing against you that you have a job that pays twice the national average, nor do I have anything against a game designer doing well for themselves, but to make...

It is the percieved arrogance that what it takes for you to consider someone to be "solidly upper middle class", is to have an individual salary equal to almost twice the median salary that I would say is responsible for the reaction that you are seeing to your posts.

I don't know where you got these numbers. According to the US Census Bureau, real median household income for 2004 was $44,389 (see page 10 of the linked report). According to the data presented on page 12 (these refer to the page numbers as the .pdf file sees them), the median income is...

Interesting. For myself, I really like the enviroment books, I also didn't get excited about the race books, and the monster books weren't cool enough to get my money. I wonder if books that sell at 1/3 the rate of the core books are profitable for Wizards - I hope so, because that means that...

There is a minor correction to your second statement; since the product schedule is done so far in advance, if the first two enviroment books had tanked, I think that we still would have seen Stormwrack. The long delay (i.e., none are on the current release schedule) until any future enviroment...

Hey! This guy ruined one of my favorite games! (I refer to the way in which Chill went from fast moving and quick to resolve with clear visual layout to that abysmal Mayfair Second Edition.)

Your estimate cannot be called an educated guess merely out of courtesy; to be an educated guess, you must have data from which your conclusion would be a reasonable outcome, and you must therefore explain what you are basing your statement on. Your statement as you defend it, would still come...

No, you're thinking of the button that kills all the players on the level. You know, the big button labled "TPK". The big red button The big shiny red button The big, shiny, candy-like red button. Mmmm ... candy ...