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In the books the Trumps would work across different planes of existance, do you think this would be too powerful or just make a tough Use Trump DC for the check, this will limit the potential for abuse.

Some really great stuff here. I like adding the skills to the mix as well. Things you can do with the cards. Talk to others transport others to you or be transported to them transport to specific area scry specific area May force someone to answer the trump may attack through a trump May...

A get out of jail free use would be fine by me. I think an extra XP cost for making these cards, a concentration check and a cost of around 30K fwould be enough to limit thier uses. I could also put a limit on the uses per card. They could burn out the parchment after a certain amount of...

OK, I am looking for some ideas for creating a magic item. I want to add Trumps like the ones Zelazney used in his Amber books. Basically, a Wizard creates a trump card with a picture on it and anyone with any magic ability could use it to communicate with the person painted or teleport to the...

OotP is a much simpler story line than GoF, so I can't see them dividing it into two movies. Most of the book was a waste of dull repitition and teen angst. If not for the final battle scene, one of the best I have ever read, the book would have been complete trash. It makes me sad to say it...

Don't forget the old 1981 version "Dungeon" which is very similar to Dungeoneer or Hous on the Hill games but with a static board. I loved this game as a child.

You say that, yet this thread is full of publishers that say it does hurt them. It is their hard work, blood sweat and tears that made those books that people say have no value if they get them for free. Impulse buying and poor purchases probably make a significant chuck of the RPG products...

I can see why pirating gets to writers and deisgners but the question still remains, how much does it impact business? All of the large WotC books are available on the web and I am willing to bet that they are downloaded a lot. But, on the opposite side of the coin, who is going to read...

There is nothing wrong with CRPGs, I have really enjoyed a few of them. I don't know what they may have contributed to RPGs. RPGs have always been very combat intensive, people have always liked awesomely powerful characters with cool powers and items, so none of that changed. D20 has made...

Well I think we saw the first and last incarnation of Harry Potter at game day. Poor Buzz, did such a great job with the characters and story and all we did was make lewd jokes over and over and over, it was like being in Jr. High all over again. It was just what I needed, thank you Buzz...

Seeing how I don't think I will enjoy this book very much, could one skip this and pickup the next book without missing too much. Maybe if I just read the Sam chapters and a few of the others but I do not wish to read a book dedicaated to Jaie and his sister.

Well, life sucks and then you die. I am pulling out of the morning slot. My wife is sick and we have a baby. I am going to take care of the baby in the morning so she can rest and take some time for herself. I will still be making the afternoon game. I hope to be there about 2 so I can shop...

When the reviews came back bad and it had a play time of over 2 hours, I knew I would never see this. For me, a movie has to be very compelling to entertain me for 2+ hours.

I found it is good to to crate a line diagram of where the clues lead. Players always miss clues, forget to follow up on them or find in character reasons to ignore them. By having a quick line diagram you can see where the players are and you can tweak the story, by dropping new clues or...

I am still not sure on the pre-order, but this book hits me right in the heart of the game. I have not bought a single gaming book in two years, yet it is only in the last month that life forced me to tkae a break from the game. The reason I have bought no games is I don't need one more uber...

I have to say, after reading through the entire sight, I am excited about the product, except for the fact that it is described as a dungeon crawl. I know even the best dungeon crawls can get boring after your 20th room/cavern. I also don't like how you have to pay now for a product that is...

There is an easy way to step powergamers, it is called 25 point buy character creation. It does not stop it, but can curb it substantially. Allow high stats, magic and PrCs and you are asking for trouble with D&D 3.x. That and limit your book choices to the core books. Me, I just kill power...

Yeah, I am not too worried, first of all, I watch almost no TV and if Hollywood makes movies too expensive to rent or buy, I will just do something else, I never have enough time for all of my hobbies anyway.

I also tried to read these book several times and they never tickled my fancy.

OK, here are my .02 (I know you have all been waiting) I agree with Jim's reasoning, I hate the same style players he does and think they have hurt my enjoyment of the game. That being said the Amber Diceless RPG has some great advice for players and GMs alike. As for not following a DMs...