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I've gotten the e-mail before, and it is indeed a form letter. However, there seems to be a real human behind it, as I've e-mailed him and gotten a response that couldn't have been automated. However, I do not provide my contact information, and would reccommend you not provide it either.

It's definitely my favorite 3rd Edition sourcebook, by any company. If only for the concept it represents: official recognition of house rules. So many players and DMs are afraid to branch out and try new things, this is like a whole book endorsing that concept. Not to mention the fact that, as...

I don't know that I really use many house rules in my games, but there are some things I've altered. For one, I've got a list of maneuvers that can be used during starship combat (things like jinking, split-s, etc.) to provide certain bonuses during combat. We use an expanded list of actions for...

Personally, I always favored the nomadic aspect of halfling culture. With the new, slender look of halflings in Third Edition, I've almost universally made them into nomadic tribes similar in many respects to the Native Americans in their culture. They survive, and when they make camp they party...

As for more enhancements, I don't know. There's still stuff cut from the book that hasn't made it into an enhancement, but that's not to say it ever will. This thread is like a zombie -- it cannot be killed by conventional weapons!

I really feel that there should be a noble core class, especially with the popularity of fantasy along the lines of the Song of Ice and Fire novels. That's why I jumped at the chance to write the Noble's Handbook. I like the idea of a socialite class without the Rogue's fringe trappings, a class...

Yikes, thanks for the compliments, but they were totally unnecessary. I understood you weren't taking pot shots at me. Remember, folks, I'm a professional, so don't try this at home. I agree, or art least agree that it could be so in a sci fi game. However, you really don't need any game...

What might those advances be that have such a significant game impact? The point of the VRNet is to provide you with a new, electronic adventuring locale, one that is a major part of science fiction. Since the cyberpunk genre is a staple of futuristic roleplaying, I felt that the VRNet was...

Hey guys, if you don't mind starting another thread if you want to have a discussion about weapon damages, that would be great. I would like to keep this thread for direct Q&A only, because it makes it much easier to track posts that I need to answer. Thanks guys!

Well, the VRNet chapter is now up: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20modern/article/20040914a

Yes, there's a section on cyberspace called the VRNet that is on the way, theoretically. I was told it was going to be a free web enhancement, and they even made sure and updated my bio for the site, so it's on the way. When....I dunno.

Sounds like a typographical error to me -- probably someone was cutting and pasting a template and forgot to remove that part.

There is no table 13-5; that's a typographical error. It should say "13-2" which is on page 214. That's where the Fraal weapons are.

If it makes you feel any better, I was also missing that crucial piece of information and had a little faux pas at Origins this year....only he was in my hotel room and Robin Laws, Mike Mearls, Kenneth Hite, and Matt Forbeck were all there to see me do it. Yeah. I tried to come up and...

I couldn't do that without a massive time investment that I just don't have the space for right now. To go over a manuscript and every inch of the book would take me a couple of days. Besides, anything that's cut from a book might potentially show up in a sourcebook later should they choose to...

Well, I do plan on including a lot of stuff that I felt was left out of the book in any book that I can con a publisher into putting out...but as any writer can attest, selling a publisher on a book is not an easy task. Also, I'd like to address some concerns and a general attitude around here...

Ack, sorry, I missed this one. There are two ways you can approach it. If you are talking about purchasing the templated ship from scratch, you can simply purchase all the components of the ship, including the upgaded ones. If you're applying the template's upgrades to an existing ship...

thol, while all that stuff would be cool, you could write an entire book about the theoretical development of all the technologies in there and not have any room for game mechanics. There are simply too many possible combinations when theoretical tech is involved.

I like the latter. Makes more sense, though one problem arises. On one-man ships, there's nothing really stopping you from just jinking every time you make a full-move, since you won't be taking any attacks anyways. Not really a problem, but it lessens the severity of the penalty.

*dies* Sense of humor alone gets this man a vote.