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Thanks to Gerri Broman, the CSUAC is now available to support CC3! This has over 5000 images in PNG format and fills, already sorted in the CC3 file structure. And more is on the way! The current task is organizing 3000 structural images (buildings, roads, bridges, etc) with an intent of...

Just messing around avoiding what I ought to be doing. After the battle, the horse is getting in one last thump.

Thanks for the comment. I absolutely love your quote.

I just posted a couple sets of parchment textures at the GM's Apprentice. They can be used as backdrops for maps. These are high enough resolution and large enough (3000x3000) that they are also suitable for using as backdrops for handouts. I also included some 2400x3000 images (presized for...

Actually, I do have some pretty decent scenarios along that line (more appropriate to the resistance movement). If you don't mind, I'd like to move some of that discussion off the list as I intend to present the material in a few months myself. I'll be happy to give you some ideas and show...

This sort of campaign can be a LOT of fun. It also gives you a lot of flexibility to increase or decrease the difficulty of a scenario. When PCs are starting out on an adventure/mission, they should receive a mission briefing. Any intell that is available will be provided to the PCs...

Torstan, Thank-you very much!

Torstan, Can I include the ship in a compilation of the "CSUAC"? (Doing so would make it available for commercial use: the CSUAC material is provided as essentially royalty-free artwork for cartographers to use--the only restriction I put on it is that the material cannot be redistributed...

Starting a campaign with new players is always a challenge. In this case, I recommend giving yourself as much flexibility as possible. It may be more work, but you might want to consider the following: Have a prison brawl, with the guards looking on. There's no real danger of the PCs getting...

To answer your questions, I'd really need to know more about your players (and a little about the campaign direction--both the feel of the campaign and the objective). The old prison escape is a tried-and-true means of starting a campaign. It solves a lot of problems for the Gamemaster, such...

Mighty Halfling, Sorry, I thought that I had replied to everyone. Obviously, I missed at least one person. I'll dig through my emails Friday night and ensure that I get back in touch with everyone.

Thanks to everyone who has emailed me with interest on this project. I should be back in touch with each of you by the end of the weekend.

Thanks for sharing your experiences! This was our first year at the con--I should have looked for some articles like this before I went--the padding for the floor was something I definitely picked up on too!

Jeremy, Good luck with your endeavors! If one of the previous publishers does not work out for you, please get in touch with me. cecils@gmsyndicate.com

Writers / Brainstormers wanted: Gamemaster Syndicate is a small gaming company that is planning on making some major advances over the next year. But we’re going to need help making that happen. One of the projects we are currently recruiting for requires approximately five people to be...

Capstone abilities are a nice way to provide a concept focus for prestige classes, but I don't think the basic classes need to be tweaked all that much (if they do, it's usually tweaking for a specific campaign where the campaign flavor favors certain classes--nothing wrong with that, BTW)...

Hm, I'd still price it exponentially, depending on how much power is used. I like the concept, but the argument that using warp wood to pull the bow back doesn't work 100% since the warp removes the elastic spring that propels the arrow forward. Since the warp wood spell is not a temporary...

Raven, you've brought up exactly the point I wanted to make. A society in a FRPG campaign, just like the real world, is going to progress over time. We've seen too many campaigns where there are thousands of years of history, but the use of magic has not progressed. If there is a need for...

Hm, there are limited ways to reduce the armor check penalty, but I don't think there's a way to eliminate it entirely (esp for the better armors) without a significant sacrifice elsewhere. It's a game balance issue. In this case, the loss of the feats are making up for the advantage of no...

I've gamed with a point-buy system for quite a while. It makes character generation a lot more involved (read: difficult), but also gives the player a lot more control. Once players are familiar with the system, they tend to like it but it takes some getting used to. On the other hand, I...