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One has to wonder how Chaosium would stay afloat without all these license fees. I mean, the German company that publishes CoC - Pegasus Spiele - dramatically outproduces everything published for the English-language CoC market. Such as with this latest release, a 370 page hardcover:

Good art is expensive. And few gaming companies have an art budget even approaching that of WotC. That said, if you want good art, look at Heavy Gear and Jovian Chronicles. Though they have lost their main artist now...

Personally, I always thought that Fading Suns was one of the best games centering on occultism. Not occultism as in "mystical powers" as it is so commonly used in RPGs, but using the word in its more original meaning - with the PCs as "seekers after hidden knowledge". There is an enormous amount...

Another resource on fairies is the Arcana Wiki entry on them. Granted, it's not very long yet - but hey, you could add your own information to it! ;) If we are talking game supplements, there's also the Fair Folk from Exalted to consider. They are rather scary - they see the whole of...

No. This just fits too well. Any other opportunity will just feel like a letdown after this.

It does have its own unique vibe - but that's not a bad thing in this case. And the OP hasn't explicitly stated that he wants a generic space RPG - just that he's not looking for the themes of Star Wars and Star Trek.

Three people from modern-day Earth become Solar Exalted and are subsequently abducted to Creation. What will happen when modern-day sensibilities meet a world where the inequality of people is ingrained into the very structure of reality, and free will is little more than a joke when it is easy...

I strongly recommend Fading Suns for a science fantasy/space opera setting, and Transhuman Space for a hard SF one.

I've enjoyed it a lot. D&D 4E has a narrower focus than 3.X, but it excels at that focus. DMing has become much, much easier. And skill challenges are a lot of fun - especially when the players have to come up with justifications for using their favorite skills...

I'm actually involved in a short Urbis playtest campaign at the moment - first as a DM, and currently as a player. It has been quite interesting to see how others have perceived the world...

In the two adventures I have ran, none of the characters died. But it was a close thing - at two occasions, a character failed his death saving throw two times. I find that I like the new setup - instead of a narrow band of 10 hp between life and death (which is little more than a speed bump at...

According to package tracking, I should be getting my copy of the Forgotten Realms Player's Guide today (in the evening, since I'm still at work). And I'm surprised that no one has started a thread about it. So, from those who already have it: What are your first impressions?

Nifty - and also for all the other, non-alchemical symbols on the site!

Well, I'm trying to one-up it with the Arcana Wiki, but I realize that I'm not quite there yet... ;)

I've tried to collect all sorts of non-gaming websites which are nevertheless highly inspirational for gaming. You can see my efforts so far here. What websites did you find useful sources of inspiration?

Hmmm... You may be right. His other posts are either other links to other websites - or one-line entries with a minimum of information. Certainly a bit more subtle than the typical spammer, but still...

Uhm... wrong forum?

I don't get this. I mean, if you don't like a new edition of a setting, then just don't buy it. How is anyone harmed by a new edition of a setting if they are not interested in it in the first place? Especially considering that we are talking about a setting which has been out of print for a...

Quite a few people do. Some want to cram as much content on a page as possible for cost reasons - getting the most content for the buck. Others have problems reading the smaller font sizes and want something larger. I'm curious which trend is the more dominant one.

I'm curious which font sizes people prefer in print products. If you have the time, please print out the attached page and tell me which font size you prefer.