T w e n t y S i d e d
When it comes to giving things to the players versus making them “earn” them:
Give a player a fish, and he’ll probably try to sell it to an NPC fisherman.
From The Archives:
Fable II
The plot of this game isn't just dumb, it's actively hostile to the player. This game hates you and thinks you are stupid.
Mass Effect Retrospective
A novel-sized analysis of the Mass Effect series that explains where it all went wrong. Spoiler: It was long before the ending.
The Truth About Piracy
What are publishers doing to fight piracy and why is it all wrong?
Why Batman Can't Kill
His problem isn't that he's dumb, the problem is that he bends the world he inhabits.
Free Radical
The product of fandom run unchecked, this novel began as a short story and grew into something of a cult hit.
I do like the Whoosh! effect on Gandalf and Shadowfax there. I had to check the original to see if that was an addition, you’ve recreated it quite well.
Hate to be *that* guy, but I’m sure Shamus didn’t write that blurb on “Tuesday Dec 31, 2024” (either that, or the reports of his passing have been exaggerated).
That said, back when I played D&D for the first time, I was guilty of researching every possible pantheon, spell, and ritual any cleric could cast. Thankfully, my DM told me it’s not very common for a Cleric to switch beliefs every other week.