Recent content by Tequila Sunrise

3e and 4e build magical items, part and parcel of the D&D experience, into the game's basic framework. One better than the other, and hey that's what progress is all about. I'll continue DMing fun quality games, thanks. I'll leave you to your hyperbole. Good for you? Like I've said...

Funny how in every conversation about balance, someone among the fans of less-balanced games always starts ranting about perfect balance, without anyone else bringing up the concept. I don't need perfect balance, just quality balance and some guidance if I want to deviate from what my game...

A DM is the last line of defence against imbalance; the first line is quality standards and DM-guidance. So this thread looks to me like a mass-rationalization for poor quality standards. I mean before 4e we didn't have any better D&D option for a well-balanced and upfront ruleset with good...

What a strange thing to say. Making the party better is the effect of magical items, and their purpose is to reward adventure IMO. Huh, so you're disagreeing with others here, at least with regards to the big baddies -- PCs need magical items to survive those dangerous foes.

That's very strange indeed. This is something that the DMG spells out explicitly? Without any guidance, it's an ignorant risk and thus a false flexibility of the game. I mean okay, compensating for +x boosters is simple enough, if tedious -- just add x to monster attacks and defenses. But...

Without guidance on how not to break it, this is the worst sales pitch I've heard in quite a while. Like okay, flexibility is good but if things are getting thrown out of what just with feats, multiclassing, and flaming swords, I'd expect some guidance on getting things back in whack. Especially...

Wow, 5e is a radical departure from D&D tradition. And it has fragile balance, indeed! Is there any kind of guidance on how to rebalance the game when using optional stuff?

Well yeah, reintroducing any kind of bennie that demis get while leaving humans out in the cold will naturally make demis much more attractive, thus necessitating some sort of demi handicap or human bennie. That's why every edition of WotC D&D has given humans some level 1 bennies. Can't say...

Sweet, I am so jealous! Thanks, you're the second person to warn me about the wonky reputation system. I'll be taking a look at the numbers to see if there's an easy tweak to make. If not, well, maybe I'll use the system as a guideline for who and what the PCs can bring to bear rather than a...

Currently I have no stable group. I moved across the country two years ago and I have quite a few gamer friends, and I'm hoping to get a stable FtF monthly game together. And/or a VTT game, depending on free time and how my FtF situation shakes out. Anyhow, based on what you and others have said...

Looking to buy a 1-30 4e AP, and I've heard good things about both. Authors are welcome to toot their own horns, if you care to comment. :) Alternatively, folks are welcome to sell me on any other 1-30 AP for 4e.

I was always somewhat confuzzled that PF has its own forum here to begin with. Since the edition-tag filtering function was added, we can already filter out whatever editions/clones we don't want to see. And presumably anyone who wants a forum dedicated to PF and only PF has a Paizo forum...

As a linguistic anarachist, and a critic of English's inconsistencies, it warms the cockles of my heart to see people changing the English language before my very eyes. :D EDIT: Reading beyond the first page, this goes for a whole lot of things mentioned on this thread!

If I had to pick a sweet spot as a player or DM, it'd be either 10th, 20th, or 30th level -- because PCs get all the 'toys' of their current tier. If I had to pick a level to game in for twice-annual game days with some old pals, it'd be 10th -- because they'd get all the heroic 'toys,' without...

Ah yes, it can be strategic to put just 1 rank in this skill, and only enough ranks in that one to get a +x bonus. I just like to KIS. :) I'd stipulate that you get your level* in skill points before doing the usual level-up skill point calculation. Otherwise you might wind up with a N/PC with...