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Velvet sauce. I got to playtest that at a convention. Fun supplement. Really could work in many systems, not just GURPs. Brett's stuff is quite good too. It's so hard to mention all the good pdfs out there when there's only so much at the top of one's brain. Avadnu is one of those good ones...

There's always renewing one's community supporter subscription to ENWorld instead if one isn't interested. (I think I need to do that actually.) I'm sure that despite the discussion, those interested will find value for their money. :)

GURPS Swashbucklers. Oh wait, a little more on topic. Sorry! Hollowfaust and Empire of the Ghouls.

Heyyyyy, thanks for the ad hominem attack! :D Been a while. I was feeling left out. ;) Let's go back to the core of this particular subtopic. D&D has five basic damage types as of 3E. There are a few more in 4E. But that's it. Those are the damage types. So the discussion as it takes place is...

I don't think that "modeled realistically" and "in game terms" are mutually inclusive or exclusive. Game design seems to go better when reality influences some flavor as opposed to the mechanics. (In SKR's example, there's no "stellar" damage to equate to what's in the heart of a star. It's just...

While I agree that D&D on the whole emphasizes that dealing hit points of damage is the fastest way to dispose of enemies and get on to the next encounter, I think that's a broader scope of a topic than the discussion at hand. I really like Mike's thinking. I would say though that the problem...

Sadly I see a threadlock coming soon on this one, unless you guys manage to take it to private email or something.....

While Wizards is perfectly within their rights to protect their copyrights and IP by doing all of this, it seems a disservice to the community. Many will shell out for the "official" card. IMO, this restricts gamers from playing the game more often by taking away a minor, handy tool that you...

This game looks extensively medieval. It may be hard to mesh with vanilla D&D. :) Especially at higher levels of play. I have run, played in and helped out with games heavily flavored and influenced by medievalism. Have you thought about a different system for them? D20 Past? Modern? GURPS...

What is the mechanical benefit to the player? Or the mechanical disadvantage (such as having to spend extra points on this skill)? To the medieval mind, alchemy, science, mysticism and advanced thinking often fit under one category, that didn't necessarily have a label. Have you read...

I don't know about that. I hate taking the time to create new characters. Yet I'm playing in a game where my PC has died twice. (Once through a personal sacrifice that the DM didn't expect, the second time just through dying outright.) I never for a minute felt non invested in my PCs. I had...

I use methods like darjr describes. Easy to put on a piece of paper. Don't need to worry too much about the numbers matching up either. The one thing I do that seems to help is to build encounters (for the most part) out of different types of opponents. So there might be one vampire, three...

I'm absolutely having a blast still playing D&D and other games. I'm a little tired of continuously talking about gaming when it's often the same issues and the same conversation.

Do you have a Lowes or Home Depot? They might be able to order you a sheet or two for delivery. Go to the homebuilders area. It comes in big sheets. They will cut it there for you if you don't have a truck or a van, though the sale will be final. (Big deal! One piece lasts a long time if you're...

Turn your imagination loose and make anything you like! I second the recommendation for a craft store foam cutter. They run about $10.00 these days. They also are selling inexpensive straight wire tools that you can use to melt designs into foam. If you use an X-acto knife, be aware that they...

How interesting! (Or, should I say, how typical?) At the end of the day, it's a difference in play styles! One highly creative player vs. one DM with a clear vision and a group that works well together. It's come to a mutual resolution (parting of the ways). What did we learn? :)

I like developing lots of rich background detail for my games. One player laps it up like a cat at a bowl of cream. The rest typically ignore it. Strangely, when I'm a player, I don't pay a lot of attention to background. Now I used to devour everything a DM would toss out there...

I think it's easy to look at this from a "hard-core gamer" perspective. The Gaming Buddy (as defined by Robin Laws) often doesn't learn the full rules. I'm okay with that. When my wife wants to play (I wish it were more often), she sits down with her character and says "I want to kill things...

I think I will acquire some of those for aboleth spawnlings (aka Mine Sli-Me).

If you have entries (even one) in the original Fiend Folio, I would love to get your autograph on my copy please. Would you PM me if you ever come to Gen Con?