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I really recommend Origins, if you have the chance to make it. Sure, it's smaller than GenCon, but it's also a lot more laid back. It's a great con to go to to get some actual gaming done; I know back when I was a freelancer I always made it a point to go to Origins to do some gaming, whereas...

If what you are saying is true, I think you'll be very, very happy. I imagine Rich will be explaining more about themes come tomorrow's seminar. A lot of the assumptions being made are close...but lack the finer points.

Oh, don't worry about me. I'm here and I'm fine. I'm sad to see things end, of course, but we had a good run. Thanks for all the kind words about Saga Edition. As the lead designer and developer of every single Saga Edition book (except the core book, as I was but a mere freelancer when we...

I had a revelation about, oh, two years ago when working on my Star Wars Saga Edition campaign. At first, I planned it like I always had, meticulously preparing for events to come to fruition far into the future, plotting and finding places to drop hints earlier, etc. Then I realized that the...

There's a transcript up on our site now: Transcript of Rich Baker Chat!

For the record, I actually disagree with Peter (disagreeing with each other is something like 46% of the developer's job). We totally could publish the wacky stuff. We just haven't done it yet.

The author was out here visiting the WotC offices last week, and I had a chance to meet him and then go grab a beer with him at a local tavern. Very nice guy! Haven't read the book yet, but it's on my Christmas List.

In fact, you can really only pull this off with a setting like FR, or Eberron, or possibly Greyhawk, which has years and years of supplements full of lore, guaranteeing that your players have picked up on some of these stories and can, in turn, make that knowledge a part of their characters'...

Wow. I love this idea. I wish I'd thought of it for my own Forgotten Realms game (I guess I still could, but heading into Paragon after having played for over a year seems a poor time to introduce the concept). What I love about it is that it is a fresh spin on a setting that has reams and...

Well, that, and since I'm not actively working on it right now there's not a lot for me to Tweet about.

No conspiracy theories here; they weren't intentional omissions. I just didn't cross their paths when writing my little summary.

I don't think I'll get in any trouble for saying this right now, but the rulers of the city-states are the sorcerer-kings.

I also really like the dray story a lot because they've sort of got this race-wide pathos that results from them being kicked out of Giustenal. They're a race scorned by their own creator, cast out of their homeland, and left to drift. They were essentially told by their creator, "You're not...

Clue is an awesome movie, and I will headbutt anyone who says otherwise.

All of our customer service people are right here in the building. This is just a chance for people to call in and talk more "Help me fix my game" questions than rules questions. Customer Service already handles rules queries; this is more for DMs to talk to DMs here at WotC and find solutions...

Signed up for mine, Russ. I'd been meaning to do the annual subscription, but always kept forgetting. Sorry to be so late to the party.

Hey, glad someone else does their research. ;) Though everything I will say will be interpreted as corporate shilling, I speak now as a Dark Sun fan. There are some things that I think 4E just does better for Dark Sun thanks to the basis of the mechanics. I think defiling is going to be one of...

My brother got me the Gamemaster Kit for Christmas last year (thanks, little bro!) and it's been nice, but like others we don't use a lot of the markers, less than I thought we would. If you are only buying a limited number, I'd recommend making sure to get 10ish bloodied markers (should be...

I actually came into the hobby through West End Games' Star Wars Roleplaying Game. I had heard of D&D, but didn't really know what it was. I ended up buying the Dark Empire Sourcebook way back when it came out, just for the flavor information in it. When I noticed all the stats seemed to be for...

Well, sure, I always like to know what people are looking for. Even if I may disagree with a thing or two (see the debate about iconics stats above) I still want to know what people think. I'll admit, I think that the mechanics in the book aren't the strongest, but I do think they are mostly...