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That halfling drawing looks like Mad Max just wondered out of a wild magic radiation zone. I don't see the need for such body differentiation features unless they plan on doing a 3e in your underwear type lineup for all the iconics. If you can't guess that the short critter in leather is...

That halfling drawing looks like Mad Max just wondered out of a wild magic radiation zone. I don't see the need for such body differentiation features unless they plan on doing a 3e in your underwear type lineup for all the iconics. If you can't guess that the short critter in leather is...

Paizo did say early on that one of the goals was to clean up the terminology. Guessing this change is part of that effort. Have to see what the final result is to figure out if they just changed words or really did make it easier to understand how the differences between Dwarves and Elves are...

In other news, SJG is suing Hasbro for infringement due to borrowing several concepts from the Munchkin line of card games for inclusion in the D&D Loot boxes.

So now all classes have the potential for evasion, they just have to roll high enough? Wonder when the feat comes out that allows Improved Critical Successes on saves? And one that allows a reroll on a crit fail? Will the mage have an chance to get a critical success on her fireball spell...

The PF1 rogue is either the most deadly thing on the battlefield or one of the most useless, depending on if it gets a flank/sneak attack on a susceptible opponent. Hope PF2 tries to even things out a bit. Odd that the rogue is still the top skill character. Would think the bard, the class...

On the "Size/format of the Book" thing. Really hope PF2 books are released in the Pocket Edition size from day 1. I have found the PF1 pocket editions large enough to be readable at the table and small/light enough to want to carry to games not at my house.

1st char - one doing the action. 2nd char - one attempting to halt said action. Did the 2nd character trying to stop the action specifically prepare a "Ready Action" or equiv for game system being used? Implies character(not player) had some foresight that 1st character might pursue the...

Don't remember ever hearing the term 'Player Agency' before. Things you learn after 40+ years of RPG playing. I have found that playing a character that is under some other entity's control can be an interesting role play opportunity. Especially if the other players don't know that my...

I would think that a low magic game would be easier to manage then the normal high magic game. Once spells/abilities like teleport show up, why does anyone bother with fortified locations? A castle is a several year project. One mage with teleport easily bypasses. Death and serious injury...

As one who has been playing Traveller since the 5x7 black box editions of the early 80's, one the of hallmarks of new versions have been changes in the primary setting. Emperors get assassinated, revolutions happen, virii run wild thru technology, etc. Plus some versions bring a whole new way...

Not sure I like the apparent action cost to use a shield each round. What happens to it if you choose not to 'raise shield' this round? Does it hang limply at your side? Fall off your arm? Go to some magic extra dimensional pocket until you raise it again? Still early in the play test...

IANAL. How legally binding TOS are isn't fully decided, at least in the US. In this case, at least 3 groups are involved. KS itself, Palladium, and the backers. KS has a TOS which both Palladium and the backers assented to to some degree. Palladium probably more as I assume there are more...

Another so called 'Modern' click happy website designed to look good on mobile that forgets about desktops. The second carousel menu is one product per click. Come on, get serious. One click should show new products equal to the number displayed. Let me click on Pathfinder and go to a...

Don't know about the world at large, but for the groups I have played with, the majority of our runs have been in published modules or adventure paths. Back when D&D didn't have versions, there weren't adventure paths and we would simply decide which module to try next. Often a poor photocopy...

I backed the DF KS. One disappointment was the Adventurers and Spells books were pared down versions of the basic GURPS Character book. Already had GURPS Characters so felt like that was mostly wasted content. The GURPS line does a wonderful job of providing a rich rules framework and piles...

One big problem with the traditional D&D alignment systems is the alignments are defined from the John Wayne White Hat point of view, especially the good vs evil balance. Do Orcs consider themselves evil? Or is it those nasty repressive racist humans always attacking without cause and stealing...

Have played a home brew start as children campaign. If we do it again, will have to try the career decided by deeds done as a kid thing. Now that he is dead, Gygax is rarely spoken ill of but the bit from Wilf K. Backhaus reminds us that Gygax did have a talent for irritating folks.

Reading a bit between the lines, either Mayfair's cash flow was on a down slope or the owner(s) decided NOW was a good time to take the money and retire. The mention of 36 years makes me think the later. Consolidation isn't always bad. D&D is much better off for TSR being 'gobbled up' by WOTC.

On the background check thing: Interesting that WOTC specifies that a background check be done without specifying what kind, who pays for it, and what happens if the background check gives someone a passing grade when they should not have got one. I could do a background check by doing a...