A little link roundup…
[From The Game Mechanics] Red Dragons, broken out by age: (pdf) and the website. Inititive Cards in general.
Crafting items A WOTC variant; interesting, but it doesn’t solve the core issue (experience as a cost). On the same subject, a message board discussion about crafting items from the Pizao boards.
20 Page Arms & Armor Preview For inspiration only; it has a few names and item properties, but few full definitions.
The Year’s Best d20 is a collection of open gaming content from many manufacturers, culled and evaluated. Looks worthwhile (especially as a pdf). Also: the Table of Contents.
Dungeon Crafter Game world design advice (from old Dragon articles). Also, Dark Heritage, a world created by applying the previous articles.