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Finally. After over a month, the final draft of Ultramodern4’s character creation system has been completed. It now heads off to the players for a final round of testing. Suffice to say, this took a lot longer than I was expecting, having instigated over a thousand changes across the 118...

Surely, you have all seen this one coming. At least now it's official. It also officially has a name. DEM is proud to announce that we will be adapting Amethyst to the Pathfinder game system, titled Amethyst Renaissance. This will be an adaptation of Foundations and the soon to be released...

To add, Midnight Sonata places third on my list. Bolero ranks number 2. That's a piece seldom heard in its original format but has popped up in a few films. A variation ends Moulin Rouge and another can he heard in Femme Fatale.

Familiar because it's a commonly used piece of music. It is also my all time favorite classical tune. My mom prefers Midnight Sonata; I prefer this one. It's Symphony No. 7 in A major. There are several variations, mostly based on tempo. This version can be heard in Tarsem's "The Fall" and...

For those out there not subscribing to our seldom updated YouTube page our often updated Facebook page, this video just went live... YouTube - Amethyst: Evolution

There has been a lot of activity around DEM and me in particular in the last few weeks. This revolved around an open letter I posted on Living Dice some weeks back suggesting that WOTC take a more involved role in the RPG community outside of their website, adding that this should involve...

1. Yes I am. Most people don't catch that it's a very old game reference. Like 30 years old by this point. 2. No, and I would much prefer to adapt a new version for 3.75 than remarket the old D20 book. The setting has evolved since then and we can make the rules tighter.

To quote my favorite pilot, "I don't get out much, so I read." The trim fiction in Foundations was due to the priority of crunch and vital setting data in a tight page budget. Considering that, we still went 16 pages over. But don't worry. Evolution will have fiction again...better this...

An arugment could be made that if WOTC included all GSL content on the CB as part of Character Builder, it would not only encourage people to buy the 3rd party product but also encourage players of that game to subscribe to the DDI as well. None of my players subscribe to the DDI, though I do...

I don't think so either. If I was to speculate--not assume--I would wager that their heart was in the right place with the 3.0/3.5 OGL, but a side effect of the OGL was the release of products that one could say abused its spirit. There were products released that only copied and pasted the...

That's a great response. I agree with the ideas there. It does make sense that the OGL/SRD was an experiment that WOTC was not obligated to repeat. I have no counter to the comment; it's just a very intelligent post I wanted emphasize. Obviously, if they did believe the OGL to be a huge...

<typing this rushed at work, so apologies concering grammar> Two sources I have talked to regarding the departure of 4E products have placed the cause with the evolving rule structure of 4E (errata and Essentials) coupled with the interactive online element, which not only does not include 3PP...

Rouse and Lidda were both frequent posters on Enworld. Both have departed the company, a damned shame if you ask me. I had talked with them both in the past. Rouse posted both on WOTC's forums and EnWorld's. I think this trend of distancing themselves from other sites is unwise, but that's...

That's not what the post says... "It’s unlikely that WOTC would be willing to sift through the conflict to see the legitimate concerns their fans and 3rd party companies have." The post doesn't blame WOTC's silence on the vitrolic posts. I simply wagered they were unlikely to read through the...

This is why I am proud of Ultramodern4. It has been playtested for nearly two years with over a hundred playtesters. That may not by a WOTC figure but for a 4E D&D 3PP, it's huge. Amethyst Evolution also benefits from that, as both products were produced side-by-side. The initial issue with...

Have to step in and say that is not true. At no point did the makers of Amethyst blame their testers for not understanding a class. The issue with our ranged defender was that it didn't have a level 1 marking ability. It was our concept that a ranged defender would want to prevent monsters...

We're wondering how much people would spend on a hardcover of Amethyst Evolution. Would you spend $35 for the next book in color or $20 for it in black & white? Full disclosure, the vast amount of artwork in the book is still in B+W—customers would be paying $15 extra for a few color images as...

Thanks for the plug. Next book should be in April. BTW: It's Dias Ex Machina....and that wasn't actually my idea. :)

I do that...but here, I am just showing off Nick's art.

As we prepare for the release of Amethyst Evolution, I have decided to return to this thread and post more artwork, all from Nick Greenwood.