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Cool, another Crim fan! True 20 doesn't offer any distinction between divine and arcane magic for the adept, but it would be easy to limit acess to certain magical feats by adding prerequisites. If you want a more traditional fantasy feel for classes for True 20, look for a PDF called Fantasy...

I thought one of the hallmarks of 3.5 (and one of the major differences between 3.5 and 4E) was tha tthe rules that apply to PCs are supposed to apply to NPCs and Monsters as well. Advocating using one system for PCS and ignoring the system for NPCs and monsters seems to go against the design...

Let me ask then, how much differentiation between characters do skill points really make? There are so many other and IMHO better tools (race, class, feat selection, equipment, ability scores, and oh yeah the role-playing of the cplaeyers i.e. personality and how the character is played) already...

Not when a good chunk of the stuff I have prepped for 3.5 was with an eye towards publication, as with Shades of Gray from Necromancer, and a few other projects that were in the works when the 4E announcement came down. If I am prepping something purely for a home game w/o looking at future...

Getting rid of skill points is one of the easiest ways to simplify the game and reduce DM prep time, two of the biggest criticisms I have of 3.5. Skill points create a lot of needless bookkeeping that rarely comes into actual gameplay, especially when creating NPCs of improving/creating...

Have you considered either of the Indiana Jones games already out there? WEG did one (using their d6 system I think), and of course there is the old TSR percentile based Indy game. I can't say I played either enough to recommend or pan them, but they were both designed with Indy in mind so...

I picked up a bunch of the Blackmoor minis (Afridhi, Thouls) and some of the Runequest to use as various Wilderlands races (Ngyauck in particular) a few years back at Gen Con. They are nice guys, the minis are well sculpted. The more recent Blackmoor line is on scale with current minis (a le...

It is with deep regret that I must cancel both C&C events Iw as to run. Certain persoanl matters have arisen that will preclude my attending Game Day. My apologies for the late cancellation.

In a pipe dream I would love to see covers by Frazetta but I know that is not possible. Some whose work I would like to see: Cary Nord-his work on Dark Horse's Conan is strongly evocative and he demonstrates great skill as a draftman and he uses colors to a spectacular effect to convey...

QUOTE=Baby Samurai]Excuse me, I'm huge Frazetta fan. My brother got me into him through his Yes album covers. I also have several coffee table sized books full of his work. I just think there is nothing wrong with a little variety. I guess in a perfect world I would have my Erol Otis, Jeff...

I have seen the new Basic Set in Toys 'R Us. I too remember finding the stuff in department stores (Bradlees used ot carry some in CT), toy stores (I picked up a bunch of Grenadier mini sets at Child World-later bought out by Kay Bee), etc., but general hobby stores were stil the main place...

I am not sure how closely 4E combat will resemble Star Wars Saga, but a few insights form having run a a handful of sessions of Saga, based on some comments here. 1) Save or die is bad because it bypasses the hit point system. Ok, but so does the condition track. You can have plenty of hp...

Another thing to consider in the cost is that boxed sets historically have high rates of damages and returns from the bookstore market that buys products on a returnable basis (as opposed to the hobby market that does not). Damaged returns from chain stores like Borders, B&N etc. on boxed sets...

3 books totalling between 400 and 450 pages plus a map booklet. More details of the product itself and reactions can be found on this thread: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=204078 -M

From personal experience, I would vote neither. D&D to me is not a ruleset, or a setting, it is a set of common shared themes and experiences centered around adventure. I started playing in late '81, we mixed elements of the Moldvay Basic set and the AD&D PHB because that was all we had. They...

Excluded: Wilderlands of High Fantasy Runner Up: Comes down to Blackmoor vs. Aereth, but Blackmoor gets the nod. The Pathinder world looks good too, but my wife is going to run the Pathfinder AP, so I won't be running games in it, just playing. -M

I put need more input. I like the stated goals of the redesign, and really like the Saga rules, so when I heard it was a significant preview of 4E I was happy. That said, the glimpses of 4E we have had so far do not seem reminiscent of Saga and to me do not execute the stated goals in a manner I...

As I said in the othe rthread, I first played the Moldvay Basic Set (Otus cover), but my first purchased products was when my dad brought home the Moldvay Basic Set and the AD&D 1E PHB, so I ran a hybrid of both. So I put B/E on this poll. As for 4E, well I like Saga Star Wars, so I am...

The first time I played was the Moldvay Basic Set circa late '81. . It was friend's opy. When my dad went to a game store to surpise me and buy the game for me, he came back with the Moldvay Basic Set and the 1E PHB for me, so I checked 1E. If Moldvay Basic had been an option, it would have been...

Ok I talked to Casey (Bowbe) last night to hash out what Highlands stuff to run. As long as my schedule at the university works out I will likely run something in both sessions for C&C, not just the one I mentioned in my last post. In the early session: The Battle for Dirty Bowbe's Can...