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Yes! That's exactly the kind of post I wanted to read. Honestly, I thought I did give reasons when I mentioned market share and product penetration. Perhaps it got lost in my intent. For that, I apologize. I offered that since the GSL requires that we refference definitions and not copy...

Just to clarify a few points with the original letter: I mention that the sales of 3PP PF and 3PP 4E appears to indicate that sales for 3PP PF is greater, given the number of companies shifting away from 4E. At no point did the letter state that the sales of either of the franchises was...

Included in Amethyst Evolution, the new techan class, the vanguard. Presented in both tradition 4E and Essentials builds. Here is an exclusive preview: VANGUARD CLASS TRAITS Role: Defender/Striker. You have been trained from an early age to take punishment and to inflict it upon an enemy...

Well, there you go, Morrus. I concede the point. I have no experience in converting adventures, only converting campaign worlds. I know that converting a campaign world was WAY more work than I anticipated. Back then, we only had the first core books to work from (not even through the first...

From personal experience (and take this with whatever grain is available) converting an adventure shouldn't be too hard. As for a campaign setting, it's vastly more difficult than one can expect. The entire design philosophy between 3rd and 4th is so radically different, there are elements you...

Yes, and I wanted to express my gratitude to the many people that posted comments here, on LivingDice.com, and Wizard's homeage. It has been cross-posted by several people. Taking out of account the rare ill-mannered accusation of me griping or of being lazy, everyone has been really...

Yes, and I will navigate around the appendage measuring, as I attempted to do in the letter as well. As mentioned, the reasons why I don't write for Paizo are not rooted in hatred for the company or a revulsion towards their rules. When DEM endorsed 4E--and became one of the first to sign onto...

Wow…I go to bed, wake up, go to work, and come back to this. I'll try to keep on topic and pass over the GSL/copyright/OGL/Paizo conversations going on here. I'll also be copying from responses I have made elsewhere (full disclosure). This whole thing started because I received a call from a...

Now everyone can feast their eyes on the finally released Amethyst Evolution cover...

The last post proved without hesitation that DEM is committed to 4th Edition D&D and whatever future is in store for it. Next week, there will be an important update about a certain piece of artwork we’ve been teasing about for the better part of the winter but never shown in its entirety...

We're finally back. We never went anywhere. There have been no issues. Nothing was set on fire. We have our editor working. We have our artist drawing. And during it, I have been tweaking the game to make it better. Last week, we sent out a file to a few sites that have supported us in...

So here it is, Edition 2.0 of the Amethyst errata. As we have said a few times already, this is less a correction and more of an update, intended to amend the current Amethyst rules to be in line with the recent revisions by Wizards of the Coast last year. This errata also includes all the...

We mentioned a second Amethyst Errata. It will be arriving this week. In other news, Evolution is waiting on final artwork before proceeding with layout. Art is a serious subject with us and we've one amazing artist…but he is also only one. The consequence is the delay in quality…it will be...

For those wondering what's going on, for the past two weeks (during the holiday season), we here at DEM have decided to return to our vehicles. Our initial rules were simple, and even though no one complained about them, I always had a few issues over their deployment. With that in mind, we've...

If you are curious about Amethyst, I would be happy to help you convert the rules to fit into this setting. Additionally, we are introducing a mystic--able to tap into new rituals as well as all the staple ones. It may not work within your confines but it may help.

...In fact, let me see if I can dust off a current build of one of Amethyst's new Essential classes.... OFFICER MARSHAL Key Abilities: Dexterity, Intelligence, and Charisma. Armor Proficiencies: Light, heavy (except advanced armor) Weapon Proficiencies: Small arms (one-handed and...

Amethyst Evolution, coming out real soon, offers "Essential" variations of our original technology-based classes as well as alternate features and powers for the traditional 4E classes. We'll be releasing a preview of it soon...

Every once and a while, we here at DEM like releasing a preview that utterly confuses people. This image is a figure of a much larger illustration offered as a high-res download for those people purchasing the upcoming Amethyst Evolution. What is it, you ask? Only time will tell...

Thanks for the plug.

Couple more links today: First, we have The Hopeless Gamer. Some time ago, he did some coverage of Amethyst. He's now followed up with not only a two-part review of Foundations (written by his GM), but a ten question interview with yours truly. The Hopeless Gamer: Behind the Screen Part 1...