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Forked from: Different party, same adventure, big variation Sure, but you're the one designing the roller coaster, operating the controls, and manning the concession stands. Really, the one thing you can never say as a judge is "It's out of my control." "I won't run it that way," maybe, or...

Did your players enjoy themselves?

That's a good point. The pregens we've got are 5th level, so there's limited potential for that, but I'll see if there's not something we should adjust. I'm hoping to be able to summarize each power so there's less to remember at the table (e.g., pre-add the Cleric's wisdom modifier to their...

Yeah, you can say that, sure, but then you sit down and try the Character Builder for a long afternoon over at a friend's house and then go back home and realize you've picked the wrong 6th level feat on your character printout and all your calculated bonuses are off and now it's raining out and...

I'm prepping the next two mods for the Harvestlands setting (more info at Harvestlands) which are running at Origins and GenCon, and I need to create the character handouts. I've found a decent "cheat sheet" is essential for playing a pregenerated character in 4th edition Dungeons and Dragons...

Not comics, yes. But it's only "debatable" that they're not better than Watchmen in the same way it's "debatable" that grass tastes worse than vanilla ice cream or a foghorn is more musically interesting than the Jonas Brothers. Which is to say, I'm sure you can find people who will argue the...

As I recall, when it was originally pointed out one of the lawyers commented on how that was pretty standard boilerplate in corporate contracts, and it was subsequently ignored by everyone.

First, WotC can already just yank your license because they feel like it. They don't need to play these sort of games to do it. Second, I read that section as saying "We realize this could be an issue, and our lawyers can't see any way to avoid it without causing massive problems for our IP...

Had the following situation come up in game, and I was wondering what in the rules prevented it. A player was wielding a crossbow, and was frustrated because it was taking up his minor actions. He proceeded to buy a half dozen of them and strap them about his person. From then on, if he...

Thanks for the sheet -- I made a ton of copies and passed them around for the 4e events I was running at Origins (Harvestlands intros). They made a big difference, especially considering how many people had never played 4e before.

The suggestion would be, I guess, the owner of "Company A" creates a "Company B" and licenses their material to B. Company B enters into the GSL with Wizards, and publishes 4e material, until Wizards demands they stop and yanks the license. But the contractual obligations of B don't apply to...

Whether you are doing anything legally wrong depends on copyright law and, in the US at least, the interpretation of the "fair use" doctrine. What it does not depend on is the GSL. Websites are explicitly excluded from the GSL. Wizards mentioned a "fan site" license to be released, but...

Thanks. We've got a lot that's not up yet--a preliminary list of all the countries, mainly. It's a good time to jump in before we set some things in stone. Staff is a bit strong; we're all volunteers, and some people are contributing more than others, as interest and time permits. We don't...

I posted a more detailed description of this over in the Industry Forums, (you can see the full details there) but thought I'd mention it here as well. I'm one of a group of volunteers working on a new campaign setting and adventure path for D&D 4e, called Harvestlands. We've got two mods...

I'm one of a group of volunteers working on a new campaign setting and adventure path for D&D 4e, called Harvestlands. It's intended as a darker setting, where evil has taken over much of the land, and heroes are needed to turn back the darkness. There's lots of the basics of the setting on...

How do you know it hasn't?

Not really. You can't copyright rules. And quoting excerpts from a copyrighted work, for purposes of discussion, is very well covered by "fair use"*. Not really correct, either. Wizards is clearly not shy about protecting their IP, regardless of the practical effect on their business (c.f...

Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Copyright law is, simply put, a mess, and the way you determine if a particular use is "fair use" is by getting sued, going to court, and letting the judge tell you. If you decided to go this route, you need to be sure you have a probability you'd win in court you're...

No. But you can't claim copyright over an idea. And the courts have been very, very consistent on that. Ideas, procedures, recipes, prescriptions, and game rules. You can't copyright any of it. Only a particular expression of it. I did some poking around, and there's only a smattering of...

It looks that way. If they're devoting a lot more space to each individual class in the 4e PHB (right now each class gets, what, 2?) and they're almost immediately coming out with a Martial expansion, they aren't going to need a lot of space to expand on them. They will need a lot of space if...