An RPG Without Class [Simplified Rules]

A new contributor here at Bard of Valiant, Anarkeith is a fellow Steven Brust fan from Seattle, WA. This post is in response to Lord Oz’ discussion on an a la carte system for 4E. Anarkeith has an Obsidian Portal page which can be found here.

A few years ago I was running a stagnating 3.5 [...]

Gamefinder by Steve Jackson Games

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Not long ago someone posted a link to an interview from a WotC exec. I don’t remember who or I’d give credit, sorry! If you posted a link to such an interview on a forum, comment and let me know so I can attribute this correctly.
Anyhow, to get on with it.
Part of the [...]

Chgowiz in School – Part 2

Welcome back to part 2 of our interview with “old school” enthusiast and former stock car driver, Chgowiz! You can find part 1 here.
How do you feel about that trend (to identify 4E with Old School)?
It doesn’t bother me as long as old, tired, untrue stereotypes are left out of it. I abhor the stereotypes [...]

Protecting IP Content

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One of the more interesting pieces of drama at the SERE convention I attended this weekend was the dissolution of the contract between White Wolf and the UK branch of the Camarilla. I don’t have details, the company legally can’t discuss them, but we had a rep from White Wolf at the convention, [...]