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Since you can terminate your subscription monthly, I don't mind. The cost for 1 month is equal or less than the cost of buying a season of a tv show on DVD. Since I almost never watch something a second time, it's actually better for me this way.

My favorite is still 'Castle Ravenloft'. It's the most difficult and it had some great variety in the missions and boss monsters. Both 'Wrath of Ashardalon' and 'Legend of Drizz't' just streamlined the game's formula at the cost of variety. WoA had better magic items and Drizz't had better...

I suppose this means there won't be a free Plane Shift article about Ravnica? :-( I have to admit I prefer any new setting over a rehash of any of the existing ones. I already have plenty of background material for all D&D settings I've ever been interested in.

Ah, I think shamans and druids would disagree with you ;)

Curious indeed! I tend to mention it from time to time, especially when I'm bored.

Given that lycanthrope was a template in D&D 3e it's rather simple to create all kinds of weresnakes. I did so myself in my 3e campaign to create a 'naga' npc race.

This has the potential to be awesome! I hope they don't botch it.

Well, the article mentions, it'll be using the same system as the Blue Rose RPG. And the wikipedia article about the Blue Rose RPG says: Unfortunately, that's where I stopped reading. Because the next sentence says: So, it was a misunderstanding. The AGE system uses 3d6 and when you roll...

Oh dear, now the Ronin has mutated into a Roman :P I need to know more about the setting to tell if it's a bad fit - that's why I asked. Some important factors are the default tech level, the importance of space travel and the number and nature of alien species. But it's definitely interesting...

MoI was weird. I agree that DMG2 was mostly uninspired. The Spell Compendium, though, was an excellent investment, just like the Magic Item Compendium. While they surely didn't make for an exciting read, both were great reference books. 1e favorite: 'Fiend Folio', hands down. The worst? I...

Well, the former isn't all that different from the Magi in the Ars Magica RPG: The gift manifests as a kind of magical aura that causes unease in mundane animals and people. It's why they usually hire companions to deal with people and prefer to spend their time locked up in their labs to...

So, some quick googling seems to indicate this will use rules based on Green Ronin's d20 variant system? I've only read the first novel and haven't watched the tv show, yet, so I'm not sure if that's a good fit. What is it that makes the Expanse setting unique?

I pronounce it exactly like the German word for hamburger, because I think it's hilarious :D

I particularly like the 'censored' sticker. Did it come with the minis? :D

I'm so glad you showed up here to make this post. Otherwise I'd have had to crack a joke about that ;) As someone working in the software industry myself, I can definitely sympathize with his decision. A couple of years ago I also came up with the idea to turn one of my computer game concepts...

I'm not particularly interested in generic RPG systems. Unless you really want to use a weird mash-up setting, like "Mechs vs. Ninjas!", dedicated RPG systems are almost always the better choice, imho.

Interesting! I've been working on a board game that also associates elements with D&D-style stats (and a few other aspects that are important for the game: general spell effects & monster roles, inspired by D&D 4e). Here's what I did: STR - Fire - Attack - Brute CON - Earth -Defense - Guard DEX...

It's been mentioned here: I'm not ;)

I don't remember if I had already posted this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dezy8PT8_LE It's the main theme from the movie 'River King' and arguably the best thing about it. I was recently reminded about it when I watched the rerun of the movie, believing wrongly I hadn't seen it before.

Quite true! 'Perdido Station' was my first Mieville novel, too, and it was definitely a love/hate thing. While I really enjoyed his style and was intrigued by the setting, the story was a bit too 'grimdark' for my taste. That's why I delayed reading the next novel using this setting (Leviathan)...