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There has been a real debate among the playtesters of late. It pretty much resolved itself but I wanted to share what it was and why. It also involved a friend of mine that runs a very successful D&D blog site. Since he hasn't mentioned the conversation, I won't mention who it was...

To say there has been no activity has been an understatement. On the contrary, I've been working so hard, I have had no time to do much else. After only a month of playtesting NeuroSpasta, I have already made over 300 changes to character classes alone. Among the many amendments include...

I am not one to rant. Over the past few months, Amethyst has had numerous positive reviews. In fact, I would say we've been blessed. Of course, it's not all been smelling roses. We've fielded our critics. Even the ones that love us have commented on certain decisions we made in service to...

May I recommend that you kill your player characters and not your players because I don't want to be complicit in that.

NeuroSpasta has crossed its last "T" and dotted its last "I". It now stands ready. Anyone that has been tapped for playtesting, if you have not faxed in or emailed the NDA, now is the time. For those still interested, from the date of this post you have 48 hours before the files go out. We...

Two points today, both involving interesting posts on the DEM forums. The first regards the definition of disruption and how it affects classes. Martial classes are not magic but the items they wield are. So someone asked if a techan class could dive into fantasy multiclass feats. And the...

Yes, Amethyst came out in May. From Here to There, a great module, is coming out soon.

The first piece of “leaked?” art for the second book of Amethyst (title still pending) has been released. This is a sketch and not the final work. You can find it below as well but it’s been available on Amethyst’s facebook page for several days now. Check there for more posts and sketches...

I really like this one. I think this guy really got it. World vs. Hero: Spotlight World: Amethyst Foundations

In order help ease people into the new Amethyst errata, Conan and I sat down with the document along with the FAQ an explained it all in a helpful PODCAST. We are as civilized as always. Along with answering questions, we also supply a few extra rules not offered in the errata that go into our...

Goodman Games and Dias Ex Machina are now presenting the Amethyst Errata. Although many of its points are from concerns we had late in the game’s development, the vast majority came as a result from buyer feedback. It may not be the last but we feel comfortable this covers the vast majority of...

Today marks an important day. July 9th happens to be my birthday. Also it marks the announcement of an Amethyst errata. Yes…believe or not, we have an errata. I am sure we may expand it later, but for now it is 3 pages. It includes obvious errors and modifications but it also includes...

We have two big announcements...coming. One will be the release of the next Amethyst book. The second will be the release of the Amethyst errata. I can't go into any details at the moment on either, other than the fact they are coming. I will say the errata will include clarifications and...

FRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI Sorry for the delay. So here we are, returning to our battle from two weeks ago. ROUND 3 Mike the Stalker unleashed his Grand Slam ability that attacks a target up to three times as long as the target is not bloodied on the second Skegg, hitting twice. Grayson the...

Two points today: 1) Kobold Quarterly has posted a review of Amethyst Foundations. 2) The public has demanded and we have answered. You can now download the Amethyst Character Sheet. It has editable field codes.

I will be posting the second part of our "Fridge over the River Kwai" soon but I wanted to mentioned a podcast over at The Tome Show. You can find it here... The Tome Show » Blog Archive » Tome 137: Amethyst Foundations They critique Amethyst's approach to 4E Design philosophy but they praise...

THE FRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI PART 1 Trying to control my group is a futile effort. This has never been truer than when recording a podcast. My group sat together to create yet another Techan Podcast, one which we had hoped would properly present our techan characters given the current...

There has been some talk about philosophy. Not the philosophical points mentioned in Amethyst but the design philosophy of 4th Edition D&D. There have been comments which have criticized Amethyst for not following the design philosophy of 4th Ed. What's interesting was that I had no idea we...

It can now be shouted from the rafters! The newsreaders are announcing it from their stone pedestals in front of parliament. Our heralds have the notices and are carrying them to the masses. Amethyst Foundations is now on PDF. Doesn't that look pretty? One thing you might notice as you...

So...first week of Amethyst on the shelf. How do I feel? Still paranoid. Oh well, it happens. Canadians will still need to wait a few more days before seeing it on their shelves but it shouldn't be much longer. I know I got mine. On a related topic, I have started up a facebook fanpage...