The Reply From Archangel Studios

Professor Nexus,

We at Archangel Studios believe the research you're undertaking is very important -- though to whom we couldn't say :)

The market can support a variety of playing styles, evidenced by the various character generation methods in the 3rd Ed sourcebooks, suitable for low-, normal- and high-powered campaigns (and even labelled as such).

To the extent WOTC envisioned a system to satisfy a diversity of gaming needs, it seems reasonable that modules should as well. That said, we see the existence of overly generous scenarios as a natural and healthy evolution of the D20 system.

That, or the lack of quality writers and editors.

Regardless, miserly GMs need not worry: there will always be stingy adventures for them to offer their players.

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We're curious if you've done any research on the subject of quality versus quantity, and if the explosion of D20 product must inexorably mean a rise in the overall "suckage factor". If so, we apologize for whatever share of this increasing suckage is our fault.

Regards,

Archangel Studios (www.archangel-studios.com)

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