Recent content by LeStryfe79

I heart RPG Codex!!!! :D

I like the original logo best.

I like save or die in boss or mini boss encounters, or even in traps guarding ultra rare treasure. I also like more expensive resurrections. I don't think the character should be reduced in effectiveness, but rather think the cost up front should be much higher. The problem in old D&D, in my...

I've always felt 1 to 4 attacks was fairly reasonable. I highly doubt WotC will go with the single attack mechanic since that would make it virtually impossible for the game to feel anything like older editions. I do believe there will be optional single attack abilities which can be used...

I think it should depend on style and not competency. A neophyte could conceivably make as many attacks with a blade as a master swordsman in a given set of time. It's the quality of those attacks which vary greatly. On the other hand, I don't care how good someone is with a 50lb maul, he's not...

I wonder how they're going to handle attacks per round? I hated 4ed 1 per round because it always felt like everyone had a 50/50 chance of completely failing in their given turn. This was compounded by the fact that almost all magic similarly rolled to hit. On the other end of the spectrum, I...

Record of Lodoss War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ie heinously difficult dungeons combined with a generous helping of sophomoric melodrama.

1. Class 2. Abilities/ Customization (tie) 4. Race Mechanically, Race in D&D is more like a layer on top of everything else, as opposed to a foundation for a character. Of course, this is greatly dependent on which edition you are playing. Race is clearly least important in 3rd or 4th, and...

They already have. It's called Eberron. :)

I personally liked Thac0 for a variety of reasons. I also played with several high school dropouts who never passed math 1 and had zero problem with it. I switched to an ascending system in the mid 90's for a while, but ultimately had to lose it since everyone hated it and couldn't equate it to...

Yeah, but like everything else in 5ed, I feel there should be packages that consolidate options. Those options would still be available individually of course, but for those who want a simpler list of choices, playstyle packages could provide some fun, non fiddly directions.

Well to each his own then. I wasn't trying to start that kind of argument. I do think that certain dials need to be consolidated though. I'd hate to see a racial dial that allowed for human stature, elven ears, dwarven beards, and halfling feet on the same character (we tried this too at one...

You know, I played multiple characters back in the day who had few hit points and crap stats and were faced with overpowering dragons and demons around every corner. Guess what? i was scared. I thought outside the box, I hoped for the best, and did whatever I could to survive with my fellow...

Well, you put your money where your mouth was, and I'm actually quite impressed. I still think 3d6 down the line, with save or die death traps galore, and 1 hp 1st level characters is harder but oh well you made darn good points. It's just my belief and many others in general that game design...

That is not subjective at all. Try running a fifteen year old through an old Gygaxian adventure. Yeah, that's what i thought. Hard doesn't necessarily mean better. I'm not looking for an argument here. However saying that AD&D was harder is subjective is EXACTLY the kind of argumentative BS that...