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I can't point you to the posts for this, but both Monte Cook and Skip Williams at points in the past have written about how 3E assumed that the players had a certain amount of magical items to balance out the characters. Take for example 3.0's DR system, which was DR 10/+1, DR 20/+2 and so on...

I've seen players swap characters mid-stream both involuntarily and voluntarily. The story gets worse if the removed character was the linchpin or centerpiece of the story, because now you have to explain why they aren't there. However, if the story isn't dependant upon one specific PC, a new...

Put me down as attending please! I'll volunteer for that last afternoon game slot.

Is this a step in the right direction? For what you're looking for? I think it is, but it doesn't go far enough. 3E is built "mathematically tight", with in fact the presumption that a certain amount of the Big Six are selected by the PCs. It's difficult to model with the additional seven years...

Is the sentence less powerful or more if you remove the word "mere"? For many, this is better than being a hero. Therein we find the conundrum posed.

Are we on-board patrons beating a dead horse if we mention that Siwal and the area are in the same loosely defined world as Zobeck and the Empire? ;)

Isn't this extending the specific experience to a general assumption? I'm all for good art if not cheesecake art, but not everyone is, especially in a book with such a widespread audience. (The Exalted picture? Turned me off when I saw it. Like it couldn't make up its mind between cheesecake and...

Awesome idea! Only superior beings have beards. I am on the left as you view the photo with my great friend and almost-superior-being from Denmark, who happens to look like a very tall, clean-shaven Harry Potter.

I hear you. While there may technically not be inflation right now, I know that the cost of gas, heating oil, fresh vegetables, meat and a whole bunch of other things are up right now. My gaming budget was one of the first things to get the axe along with my wine budget. Grumble. That said...

The license isn't out, so this remains pretty speculative at the moment. The acid test of the new, tighter SRD will be a) how many third party publishers thrive after 4Es release and b) how well 4E does (to a lesser degree). I am reminded of when IBM opened their architecture. Pow. Computer PCs...

Quite cool considering Wolfgang thought he'd be happy to reach 1000 subscribers by Gen Con. What happens at 5000?

What level did you sign on at? I don't know if the current posts are set at full patron level or basic membership level, but it might be a factor?

The major differences between AE classes and D&D classes are a) the extra Talent that the AE class gets, b) slightly changed feats and powers, and c) a more continuous and smooth power curve gained by adding abilities regularly that build upon the lesser ones. That said, the witch is all about...

Which settings have been announced? Necromancer Games is putting out a players handbook to add back in things that will be left out. Paizo is still weighing options, but they are pretty invested in Golarion (coool setting by the way). I'm not aware of any other major setting plans, but I'm curious.

I will second the Airships recommendation. Many practical devices are included for crew, along with all sorts of ship options, including things like necrotic engines. The plans are really nicely rendered.

FYI - Once you pay for access, and Wolfgang sets you up on the group, you can read the back posts.

I think we know what could happen to the other two settings. A couple years after 4E releases, and Eberron plays out, they'll release a new setting. Around the time 5E rolls out, Forgotten Realms joins Greyhawk at the Active Adult Setting Community, only to be heard from at the holidays when...

Hey, I allow the entirety of Arcana Evolved and stuff from all sorts of other supplements. Let's turn it around. Why are we DMs wary? What are you who play doing to put our fears at rest? ;)

Yes, 3.5 has complexities at the upper end. Splat books add complexity in other parts of the gaming experience: 1. DM time evaluating combinations requested by players. With the core rules, you don't have to do this. 2. DM and/or player time referencing splatbooks in addition to the core rules...

Oh? Dude, the fan-based projects I've all been involved with have paid me with a few attaboy posts and cost me tons of time. I get the reward of a job well done, and that's honestly why I love doing stuff in this hobby. Unless we find a better means of paying for the few companies that pay...