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The OSR? It's like porn. I know it when I see it. (Allusion to recent TARGA talks fully intended) ;)

Silly me. I used to use them to build you know... interesting characters to play. Not necessarily optimized characters. They were giving me ideas, inspiration to come up with new stuff. Guess I was doing it wrong. *shrug*

Ptolus is a setting book, though, not a base rules set to run games. I feel that variety is best in terms of game settings: some short on text and sketchy in the details to let DMs do what they want with them with minimum efforts, others fully detailed and extensive for other DMs who want to...

Chaositech and Eldritch Sorcery are sure bets.

Call of Cthulhu.

Thanks for the feedback, darjr. :)

100% Agreed. It's a fascinating choice, in my opinion, for a spotlight, and a very good one at that. Not because of its supposed "shock value" or whatever else the prude would come up with, but because it acknowledges that yes, D&D players may come in all shapes and, well, sizes, so to speak. ;)

Are you using battlemats, or tiles, or dry erase grids (with minis, counters, beans, et cetera) in your 4e D&D games?

I think the criticism would be more accurate if "races" in D&D depicted genetical and biological distinctions only, but this is not the case. "Races" in D&D also depict in their mechanical treatment upbringing, usual activities carried out by members of this species or that group of creatures...

*nod* Sorry to say, but it's a "none of the above" for me too. I know I very well may be in the minority, here, but I do not want Pathfinder RPG to turn into yet another d20 game with zillions of rules supplements. I want to see good GM advice, good player advice, sourcebooks detailing...

I do not alter dice results. I do, however, roll dice just to make noise behind my DM screen, sometimes. It's an old trick that helps build tension, excitement, anticipation, or divert the players attention at times. ;)

Everybody feels frustration at some point, and I think it's a right given to everybody and anybody to express it. The problem isn't that someone will not like this or that game and be vocal about it. The problem is when people feel the need to engage these frustrations with frustrations of...

Not running PF right now, but I purchase PF products and fully intend to run it at some point. When I do, I will either run Ptolus or some homebrew built with PF in mind.

Rules' balance is just one of the elements that constitute practical, effective balance at the game table. In the end, it is the DM and players who ultimately make or break balance during the game.

*smiles* I share a similar feeling regarding most of the issues shared here. It makes me grasp all the more why I love the original game so much.

These are the three magic types as described in RuneQuest. They don't have to be translated exactly this way in d20. Cue HeroQuest and the way it does magic. You could create a houserule akin to rituals in 4e, or some way for commoners to perform some minor spell equivalents in daily life...

I would actually discourage someone from trying to convert RuneQuest's flavor (the three types of magic, the generalist nature of the system alluded to above) in a d20 context. It just wouldn't work that well. What you have to do, in my opinion, to make Glorantha work with d20 is embrace the...