Honestly the picture of that table makes me shudder. I tend to want a minimalist table when I DM and often times do a lot of transcribing from the MM and DMs guide to paper just so I don't have to bring the book with me. I don't allow phones out with my players because if we are going to be...
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Simplicity wise it is easier to use the existing Battlemaster style of superiority dice than to add some weird new ability that is unique. It might not feel as unique but it makes it easier for the players to understand what is going on.
If you look at all the questions Crawford got on twitter...
There is hope that NWN could be redone. The company that has been redoing Baldur's Gate just came out with an expansion today Siege of Dragonspear Castle for Baldur's Gate 2, but also updates to Baldur's Gate 1 enhanced edition which Beamdog also did.
What does this have to do with NWN? Well...
Few questions if you don't mind.
Does this make combat rather long or does it resolve rather quickly?
Does the default setting use gunpowder or is it more about swashbuckling style action?
Class system or is it fairly open style?
Thanks.
Oh I'm not completely against the idea of the system, only that folks need to understand what they are getting into is all. Many seem to be very, very confused about this system.
I might dip in the pool if they ever let loose with Greyhawk, but I like my other ideas staying mine. :D
Exactly as rooneg says. If I create a world setting and name it etc and claim all of that as my IP and state very clearly that the rules are Wotc's IP, then I can sell that setting as I like under the OGL and go after folks that infringe on my IPs.
If I were to publish things in the DMsg...
From:http://www.dmsguild.com/whatisdmsguild.php
Seems like they want to, I really hope for Greyhawk but my gut says that one would be dead last in the list.
It is, but they won't go after me if I give credit to you for the original idea, and I add new content on to it to make it more of my own. I could have 2 of your archetypes, 8 of my own and it wouldn't go against their Terms of Service so long as I give you text credit.
From the DMsg Site...
Email wizards with the email provided at the beginning of the SRD about the lack of the spell. Mike Mearls told me as much when I asked him about the absence of Eldritch Blast. It seems they did some copy pasting and overlooked some things.
My whole warning is that if you have a good idea, don't throw it into DMsguild because you have more control over it on your own. The second you throw an original idea in the DMsguild pool it becomes an open IP inside that system and you lose most of the control of it.
If folks don't mind that...
On the downside...
You write a book of archetypes for the dmsguild. You publish them there and they sell pretty well.
I come along and cherry pick the 4 best out of that, republish them in my guide for fighters that includes some of my own info and archetypes. I say it was from "CapnZapp"...
The only downside to that side of things is that ANYTHING published on DMsguild can be used by any other DMsguild author without the original creator getting anything but word credit. If you create the best storyline ever for Baldur's Gate, someone else can come along, give you text credit and...