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As a GM you should think of True20 as a toolbox. I mean by this you can use it to run a wide variety of games, but there might be some up-front work for you to do before you run your first game. When you read the primary rule books you see all kinds of skills and feats that you'll need to...

I was a long-time lurker, rare poster over there before the 4E announcement, maybe visiting once a week. Since last Fall this has dropped off to zero. I don't know if this is from apathy or just finding boards like this, RPG.net, CV, and others to be more interesting.

Tooling around the web tonight I noticed Goodman Games and Games Workshop have each re-designed their web sites. The Goodman Game site (http://www.goodmangames.com/) includes new banner graphic and a really neat interactive map of their core D&D setting, Aereth! The Games Workshop site...

Nick - I'm not a moderator, but I read the Reviews section part of the database is permanently broken. There may be a fix in the next version of the site, but for now, if someone has a review, its probably best to just post it in the general section.

Thanks! :D My group is 3.5 and we're investigating a move over to Pathfinder RPG as things settle down in August with the Beta in publication. If I ever get a second game going (not likely) or convince my current group to take a little break, I'd like to do some CoC/True20. I read some of...

Honestly I'm about twenty pages into the first story. It goes rather quickly, but other reading (Pathfinder stuff mostly) keeps popping up, preventing me from being more devoted. ADHD I guess? The book itself contans maybe a dozen short stories, each about 30 pages. The book I read before...

I have the Barnes & Noble edition called "The Martial Tales Trilogy: A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars." Maybe that's what he's got? I'm reading "Northwest of Earth" by C.L. Moore. Huzzah Planet Stories!

I can attest that since my 1st level party implemented the "flat" HP adjustment from PFRPG (max class HD + 6 + Con bonus) several party members avoided certain death in the current campaign.

My apologies PC. I stay away from the 4E threads for this reason. I'm not sure how I feel about Monte's participation. I wasn't playing D&D when 3E came out, and while I've looked over his Arcana Evolved books, they don't strike me as the kind of game I want to play. Same for Ptlolus. I...

I don't think Paizo is marketing its game to people who "don't like 4E" as much as to people who are unsure what 4E's result will be. I haven't seen any Paizo employee's publicly bashing 4E and if you have, please provide a link. Months ago Paizo made the decision to go with Pathfinder because...

I think that most people who are participating in the Pathfinder alpha aren't really concerned that a strong line is adhered to, as much as shaping the 3.5 core rules into something that people can continue to enjoy for many more years. With all the years of playing that 3.5 has allowed, most...

Big turn-offs for me with Ultimates line: * Ultimate X-Men: Wolverine leaving Cyclops to die while exploring the Savage Lands in Antarctica 'cause he wants to get closer to Jean Grey * Ultimates 1: How Hank Pym was handled. He was too much of a cowardly punk, and while I'll admit the 1960's HP...

I'm assuming a "kit" you mean the miniatures aspect of gaming. Chessex battlemat is probably your most flexible solution, and over time, your most cost effective. With the right markers, you can use this for years and years and never wear it out. There are other solutions, such as the...

Teach your children a valuable lesson about not straying too far away? Feed the cat/dog? Erm, that's all I got.

One mistake I made the time I ran a True20 game at our regional Game Day was letting the villain get away. I regret not giving the heroes the victory after they had already accomplished some great things in the game. I guess my suggestion would be to giving the players the satisfaction of...

I don't feel bad. We'll always have CM! Bento (Beneeto Moskeeto)

Exactly - Absorbing Man can go toe-to-toe with Thor in a physical sense, that Loki would never be able to. AM can even absorb the Uru metal abilities from Thor's hammer. And Loki has intelligence and magical abilities that AM lacks. The only thing bad about AM is that a Marvel movie has...

You know, before I posted my previous message, I had written FUDGE/FATE, but thought since FUDGE is one of the potential mechanics you can use in FATE, I edited it out. But if the OP is just asking for a simple ruleset he can use to throw a game together, using the FUDGE mechanic, along with...

I guess that's why I'm starting to find myself gravitating more towards Paizo's message boards lately. I'm running a Pathfinder campaign, and we're using some of the PF RPG rules. General has been pretty dead lately. I guess the writing's on the wall regarding 3/3.5E threads, but then again...

I'd suggest FUDGE, also my Mr. Sullivan. You just need a rough guideline of the player's and opponent's traits and you use three d6 for resolution. Traits can be anything that describes a character - an attribute, skill, inherited gift, etc. Traits can also be placed on a scale ranging...