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That sounds typical. But actually I asked just to make sure that it wasn't a tweet about licensing, rather than an actual OGL style license. And, seeing that Morrus found the tweet, I have to say that the reading that there will be a license is an optimistic read of what was actually said. It...

And did he say what kind of license?

I could get on board with applied art, as regards the average game. As it is also done professionally, I think that commercial art certainly applies to those designers who get paid for their work in world-building. As it is the same activity, only with one getting paid and one not, I am not sure...

I think the "ourselves" can be legitimately read either way; but tomato, tomahto - I don't think we are actually disagreeing on the principle.

Do we divide too much? That probably depends on the reason for the lines of division. If the delineation is for clarity in helping people find communities which actually care about the same things as they do, or to explain the differences between things, then it can be helpful. If it is merely...

Its hard to know what to advise without knowing what you have or what sort of advice you are wanting. One of my favorites is the Villain Design Handbook from Kenzer and Company. The Pathfinder Gamemastery Guide has some good stuff in it, and I've heard some good things about the 4e DM's book...

My first reaction on reading the original post on Wednesday was, if DMing was to be compared to an art form, then I would consider good DMing to be "Commercial Art." Having thought about it more for a couple of days, I still think that. What you are producing as a DM should be for the...

That would depend on which one was the extra ingredient. :)

Well, you can't win them all... congratulations Deuce Traveler. :) The defense (not to argue with the judge, but just to provide insight)... I knew as I was working on this particular one that I was taking a chance. Because, the defects that Rune points out, and I agree with him in their...

Urm, well, as, in folklore, sprite is just another name for a fairy, I am not sure that saying "elf does not always mean fairy, sometimes it means sprite," means exactly what you think it means. Perhaps your problem is with the word fairy, which in English/Scottish folklore, is a catchall...

So what was the tweet?

I don't know that it's difficult, you just have to know where to look. Probably the best place to start would be Lang's Fairy Books (The Blue Fairy Book, The Red Fairy Book, etc). These twelve books were published between 1889 and 1910 and, while edited somewhat for children, do reflect the...

Your definition of an old book and mine are pretty different. Jack and the Beanstalk is from the early 19th century, and Dracula is 1897. The account of David and Goliath is from about 1000 BC and significantly predates old Jack. Vampires, as we know them, are a fairly recent development, from...

Heh. I started to look over the first book for you, but, realizing that its 400+ pages, it'll take a while. So far seems to be an interesting setting. You have definitely put work into it. One note - Copyright notices for works after 1989 are not strictly necessary, though they are still not a...

For some reason, my mind interpreted the 48 hours as 1 day. It was only after Rune posted I realized that there are only 24 hours in a day. I'll blame it on being tired last night. :D But regardless of the time limit, I still would have probably turned it in right after having it done this morning.

Daughter #1: But about the painting... Was it a picture of My Little Ponies? Me: It was ponies. They were parachuting into Pakistan. Daughter #1: But why did she have to have her black crayon... why not finish it in some other color? Me: Obviously because you need black to draw the bullets...

My entry is in. I was inspired to do something a little different with this one. I thought it fun, and my daughter greatly enjoyed the idea. We'll see what the judge thinks. :)

Iron DM 2015 Round 2: The Lost Crayon Caper First Day – The first day of school Lonely Ranger – John Reynolds, who knows the location of Victor's new club-house Mighty Leap – What it takes to reach the yacht Rotten Hull – The outside of the yacht abandoned in the woods Undone Deed – Returning...

Got the ingredients. The percolating has begun.

My niece and nephew started with the Pathfinder Beginner box at age 8 and had no problems. It comes with "minis," dice, basic rules and an adventure. I can easily recommend it for young players. As an aside, I honestly think the worry about rules-heavy games with younger players is too...