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Prior to the PDF shutdown, 4E books were being widely pirated on the day of release. In the frontlist-driven world of RPG sales, two days could actually be significant. So if this data point means anything (and it might not), it's that the action did, in fact, have some sort of impact on piracy.

My first reaction was "Wow, Chris, 20 years???" My second reaction was "Now that I think of it, this will be 18 years for me. . . ." I'll be there!

I'm not a girl and I don't think you'd mistake me for hip, but I get a big kick out of her columns. It's refreshing to see a different view of things!

Anybody tried visiting GamingReport.com in the last 24 hours? I'm getting redirected to Comics Buyers Guide. . . .

It's really important to recognize that "push" is a mechanical term that means "cause to move away from you." It does not mean, literally, "put your shoulder against the target and shove." That's why the above is so important. As arscott points out, this DM is making a call based on his...

My experience as well. Immature romantic behaviour is exactly as disruptive as any other immature behaviour.

"What do you mean we have to talk to this lynx?"

Come to think of it, I also like to make components for mechanical subsystems that might come into play temporarily. For example, I ran a battle using the rules out of Heroes of Battle; I put wrote out four outcomes, sealed them in envelopes, and wrote the number of VPs necessary for each...

Me too. Mostly I just give out letters, signs, journal pages, and things like that. Printed matter is easier to prepare, and easier for the players to keep and store. I'd love to do more, but the inconvenience threshold is just a bit too high. That said, I do sometimes (not always) get a bit...

So this is the first reference to this deadline, right? The seven weeks thing is new? The first thing I thought was "hmm, Gen Con is in seven weeks . . ." Maybe this is a result of expecting some big reveal or plot turn in episode 666, but I now find myself wondering if Rich is going to time...

Sorry to have caused offense. I think any time a product line has to serve multiple masters, it ends up losing some focus and not serving any of them to perfection. The DDM line now serves only one master. Hence, I believe it will now do a better job at serving that particular master, which...

Hello, all-- Many of you know me principally through my association with D&D, but I was actually indie before indie was . . . well, indie! And now at long last some of my early titles are finally available in PDF format from DriveThruRPG. As of this writing, there are just six titles up (four...

There are two other things you can be sure of: All of the minis will be monsters. All of the minis will be RPG-oriented (not in the set due to the demands of a skirmish game). [Three things! The three things you can be sure of . . . I'll come in again.] The number of paint steps (and hence...

I don't think it's worth it. I've never used the butterfly ties, and I've never found the butterfly holes a distraction.

Thanks! We supplied the kits to the UK shops, and there was only a limited supply--so we always like feedback about which shops actually did something good with them, and which didn't . . . .

In a game as resource-oriented as D&D, have you considered tying stunting to a resource? Perhaps a 1st-level encounter power available to all classes (or select classes if you prefer) that basically unlocks access to a stunting rule. Thus, a player who doesn't select the power won't generally...

Hey, Windjammer, just out of curiosity, what shop is that?

Much to my surpise, I just realized I haven't heard (read?) a peep about this. Has anybody been discussing it? Does anyone realize it's happening? If not, here's the scoop: This Saturday (20 June) is Free RPG Day. If you're unfamiliar with the concept, it's a bit like Free Comic Book Day: You...