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August 30, 2007

More external effects of the 4e announcement

I’m finding a lot of people writing thoughtfully about the d20 rules and how they might be tweaked and/or rewritten. Some of this is speculation. Some of it is wishful thinking. Regardless, I think it is, in general, a good thing to think critically about rules and whether they serve the purposes of fun. I’m enjoying reading EN World’s 4e...

August 20, 2007

GenCon Report Part II

I spent more time in the exhibit hall than anywhere else. There were a few reasons for this. First, Angela’s booth was in the art show and, you know, I wanted to spend some time with her. Second, the place was huge and filled with cool stuff. I easily get entranced by books as it is. Add in swords, cool...

August 16, 2007

4venture

The 4e announcement depresses me. I am trying to figure out why this is. Some random thoughts: I’m worried that the licensing will change. From what I’ve read, it sounds as if all open-license-fan-material will need to be run through Gleemax. If that is true (and it may not be), it has at least some unpleasant consequences for what I’ve...

February 26, 2007

CCRPG?

Will we see the merger between roleplaying games and collectible card games? If so, what direction will it come from? I don’t know much at all about CCGs. I’ve never even played Magic. I do, however, see RPGs embracing some CCG-like tropes. Exalted was explicitly designed with a CCG aesthetic in mind. More recently, D&D’s Tome of Battle: The Book...

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More external effects of the 4e announcement

GenCon Report Part II

4venture

CCRPG?