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  1. RodneyThompson

    Meeting EnWorlders at GenCon - Good or Bad?

    I've repeatedly embarassed myself in front of ENWorlders, and it's been quite a pleasurable experience.
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    EnWorlders at Origins?

    Well, I'll be there. It's my vacation, so I'll be gaming a lot.
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    RPG Authors: How Do You Do It?

    As Steve said, the most important thing is discipline. Back in the fall, I was a full-time college student (18 hours of class) working two day jobs (one at the mall and one at a printing shop) and I still found time to write books for Green Ronin, The Game Mechanics, and Wizards of the Coast...
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    Struggling in the industry - one more try

    BG, the first rule of Publisher's Depravity Club is....you do not talk about Publisher's Depravity Club.
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    An Urban Druid...Any ideas?

    I know I'm a little late to this party, but might I suggest the following for motivation: the warforged druid seeks to bring nature and the natural world to the otherwise artificial Sharn, combining the natural and the artificial into one seamless being in a struggle that mirrors the Warforged's...
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    Star Wars: How to seperate the Padawan from the Master

    Honestly, given that many Jedi are dying during the Clone Wars and every able-bodied Jedi is needed, you can just say that the Master is currently called away on a campaign in a distant star system, while the Padawan (who obviously must be a prodigy if he is to be a member of the party) is given...
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    [SWD20] Why can't I play a Battle Droid?

    Bingo, this is the model I always go with. Battle Droids have small, semi-independent processors that control basic motor functions, low-level decision making (which target do I shoot first?) and include basic organic-interaction functions so that sentients can give battle droids orders without...
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    Cooper. . . .You Rawk!

    With that [somewhat obsessive] attention to detail, he should!
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    Cooper. . . .You Rawk!

    My question is...why doesn't he edit professionally?
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    Want input into more d20 Future compatible material?

    Hey gang, A lot of people have been really good about posting what they want to see in d20 Future-related sourebooks. Tonight I'm going to be in The Game Mechanics' chat to talk about what we are doing with the Future Players Companion books, and I thought I'd open up the invitation to come and...
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    Iron Lore: Malhavoc's Surprise?

    Damn you, Mearls, and your "making me want to buy things." My GenCon budget just keeps growing.
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    Pathfinder 1E Paizo to publish 2 books

    I really just want to give everyone at Paizo a big, warm hug.
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    Pathfinder 1E Paizo to publish 2 books

    It's like Paizo is giving me a birthday present. You know, I'm about 2/3 of the way through the AP with my group now (been running since last August) and I'm still going to buy it. Heck, I might run the campaign again for another group once the book is mine.
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    Star Wars AT-AT mini.

    My. God. I will own one. If they're $30 or less, I'll own two. Good thing I'm starting up a Rebellion era game after I finish my Shackled City game in a couple of months.
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    Gargantuan Miniatures?

    Wizards is doing an AT-AT miniature for the Star Wars minis game, which is a Gargantuan (or maybe Colossal? Don't have my books handy) miniature. I think it'll be sold separately, which is the impression I get from the press releases.
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    Stargate campaign

    Lookin' good. If I might make a suggestion? If you're going with a TV-series style game, you might want to make overthrowing that minor Goa'uld the over-arching plotline of a half-season (10-12 missions) or even a full season (20-24 missions). One of the things about the Goa'uld is that even...
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    Cohorts - how do you handle them?

    This is exactly how I handle it, except that I don't always ask what class (though I do ask for a general theme). For example, our party's noble got his first cohort a while back, and he wanted an arcane spellcaster, so I made a wizard. Our party's gold dragon PC is about to take Leadership and...
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    AEG Loses Stargate SG-1!!!

    Jinkies, thanks. I know all of my fellow Stargate writers would be tickled to hear you say that.
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    GENCON: Where are you staying?

    Diplomatic immunity. Yep. Gary will be there once again. We've also got Christopher West and his family staying with us again this year. True -- but I consider you guys friends through Greg and Kat. I'm sure I have met other ENWorlders, but unfortunately I haven't had nearly as much time to...
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    GENCON: Where are you staying?

    Hah! I'm glad the famous people at my table attracted your attention. One of these days I hope that people will look over at my table and say "Hey, isn't that the guy that embarasses himself at the ENnies every year?" instead. I've just got a forgettable face, I guess. :D Well, perhaps this year...
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