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My theory/guesstimate is this. WOTC is trying to cut out the support infrastructure (Dungeon, Dragon, E-tools, etc.) out from under the current edition ahead of the announcement of their new edition. I think d20 and to the extent they can damage OGL, that too. Similar to Microsoft their old...

Its no wonder that Wizards of the Coast has lost touch with their customer base. I did a search for Wizards of the Coast on www.linkedin.com and who did I see running WOTC brands? Lots of second-tier MBAs fresh out of b-school... Former editorial person for eFit.com, a diet website...

Letter from PJ... http://www.theonering.net/staticnews/1163993546.html What you can do about it... http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1164129588

Over the years I have seen a lot of people talk about the sales for different products was the only indicator of success for the roleplaying industry. However, I think that just looking at sales is very short-sighted and will ultimately hurt the industry in the long run. For the health of the...

Overall, roleplaying is a great experience, but I can't help but think it could somehow be better. For instance, like many people my group usually games at the dining table in my home. This isn't that big a deal, but having gaming environment with more ambience that was set up specifically for...

I just got done reading the beginning adventure for Dungeon's Age of Worms and the Diamond Lake backdrop. I must say that I am beyond impressed. I don't want to give away anything for any potential players that might read this. What I can say is that the Whispering Cairn adventure is just...

I've heard a lot of homebrew DMs over the years indicate that they can do a better job than the published adventures out there. I have only had the privilege to play in the game of one homebrew DM who was truly great. I'm really interested in hearing about other homebrew games that are great...

Is the RPG Industry on Life Support? A friend who just got back from GenCon Socal was relating to me one of the seminars he sat through on the State of the RPG Industry. Besides relating that the news was on the depressing side, he confirmed something that I have suspected for the last year or...

New game starting up and scheduled to run on alternate Saturday nights. Looking for two more mature individuals to join our Orange County group. Intrigue-oriented and gritty campaign. Contact ishowind@yahoo.com if you are interested.

My thoughts in 1997 on what makes a good module... "I buy modules because they save me time that I don't have to properly construct an adventure myself. Honestly, I can only spend maybe five hours a week planning the next adventure. In that time I think of a plot, several plot twists, the...

Yet another interesting way of slicing and dicing this thing.

Humor me. There may or may not be a punchline to this. It seem a little different at this point but there is a method to my madness. Answer the following: How much money would you pay for a stand alone Dungeon between -$2 and 12? How much would you pay for a stand alone Polyhedron Magazine...

Just curious where the "masses" stand on this.

This may seem a little bit redundant but it is based on the first part of a market research technique used for new product development. I'm not an expert or anything, but I'm putting it out here because I'm curious about the results in case any of you may be so willing. Answer this as if you...

There are a lot of things that are good about 3rd edition, but at least in my experience 3rd edition requires a lot more heavy lifting on the average DMs part. Here are my gripes... 1) More rules to remember. 3rd edition has a lot more rules to keep track of than 1st and 2nd edition. As a DM...