Recent content by Aehrlon

Jeevz, all I can say is "yes, please"; many of us would welcome such a handy generator.

I too am interested more in how it plays than anything else. I can't help but make one observation, the timing. Will this come out ahead of D&D Next? Probably. Will it steal some of the thunder for 5E D&D? Maybe a little if they're released within a few months of each other.

Nice posts; very informative. Thanks for taking the time to type them up. I am very much interested in this game and have some friends that are too. Sounds like it will be a refreshing change from some of the elements of our D&D games that can get stale (same old, same old kind of thing).

Hmm, well all speculation aside, I'm going to give it a try. I'm very intrigued by the Icon/Faction having impacts on the over-riding story, character background, etc. I should disclose that I've always done pretty detailed backgrounds for most of my Fantasy RP characters and will continue to...

Heheh, watch you don't violate that NDA (wink). Actually, I don't think play-testers are not supposed to talk about the play-test, just not copy and disseminate materials to people not signed up for the playtest. I DMed a 3 hour session on Friday. It was fun & my players liked a lot of what...

Yeah, kind of (that's an understatement). A whole host of us got those messages; I have not heard any sort of official word from the DnD Next staff but rumor has it that their wand-width had been exceeded and was unable to handle the increased traffic. Let's think about this for one minute: you...

I feel you there, as few will be likely to want to take time away from what precious little is available to we adult gamers with full time jobs, families, etc. I guess I'm lucky that I know at least a dozen Big Fans of D&D which include my 2 younger brothers & my mother, all of whom have...

Agreed; I'll bow to your knowledge of abusive relationships as I've avoided them like the plague, heheh! Actually, the social aspect of gaming, D&D in particular has been one of the most fun and memorable parts of the game. We players (normally) are all working together for a common goal...

Hmm, some interesting points. I've played a lot of both 3.5, 4E & Pathfinder. If you had a ton of buffs, it could be more work to keep track of but it but there are ways to make it easier. Personal buffs are kept track of by each player for their character. Group buffs we wrote on a dry...

Well, 2 more days to go; looking forward to this play-test. I have a great pool of players to draw from. Died in the wool 1E only players, 2nd thru 3.5 only, a few like me who have played all Editions including Basic D&D blue monochrome AND Redbox. Should garner a wide range of feedback. I...

Wounds and Vigor Hit points are an abstraction. When a fighter gains a level, his body does not suddenly become more resistant to damage. A sword’s strike does not suddenly do proportionately less damage. Rather, hit points suggest that the fighter has undergone more training, and while he may...

Hmm, maybe I am thinking too hard about it though I find your comparison of D&D HP to a video-game odd; apples & oranges to me. To me, D&D is much more than "killing bad guys". Adventure, quests, camaraderie, overcoming obstacles, etc. Also, in my defense, I did write this in an earlier post...

Quite possibly right... though I would not be surprised at all if there was at least 10-20% of the reasoning of those at the helm to be: Pathfinder has taken over a large chunk of our market; we need to reclaim that income, considering 95% of their game was ours to begin with... We will see...

Heheh, seems to me that most folks on here either like Monte's work (as you and I do) and D&D fans who are not fans of his work. Yes, I know some are on the fence Re: his work. With his departure my enthusiasm did wane a little bit but I'm staying optimistic... at least for now.

Point taken. Actually, there are a number of factors that affect how well (or not) a particular version of the game does. Besides the ones you mentioned, Retro-Clones may have taken a bite of the the D&D Next market. Moving forward, if they can satisfy new customers & 3ED/4ED warriors...