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I ban nothing! If any kind of problem or imbalance arises, I can and will deal with it then. And I reserve the right to tell my players to stop taking the piss, of course, should it come up. Worth noting, of course, is that I do not allow my players fine control over their acquisition of magic...

Away with you, Ranger! You're too boring to live! If I wanted to do damage, I'd play a rogue, who's made of purest fun.

So, it's like a slightly less intuitive Facebook for gamers. A little redundant, but a nice enough idea. Looks pretty enough, I guess. The forums are dreadful, however. Worse than they were before, and it was hard enough to say anything nice about the the old forums.

It seems fairly clear to me that being hidden is not intended to be self-perpetuating. The Keep Out Of Sight clause under the new stealth rules very heavily imply a need for ENVIRONMENTAL cover or concealment. Especially when you consider that the requirement for concealment, cover, and/or lack...

"All Flesh Must Be Eaten" is an obvious choice, and a very good one at that. Unisystem provides one of the most robust, accurate, and unobtrusive rulesets for modern day settings I've seen. If you want something a little more cinematic, you might want to consider Eden Studios' "Army of...

I think the idea is that one only needs a single set of core books per group. Mind you, it is my experience that this is the case for all games; I've only ever heard of all players within a group purchasing the rulebooks in relation to D&D, and even then only as anecdotes on the internet...

With the exception of the various random effect cards, it all looks pretty printable to me. No reason why you couldn't just photocopy the Protagonist career card if two players are playing protagonists. Want to make your own career? Spend a little time with a word processor or take a pen to some...

I'm sorry, but there is a limit to how long a game can remain supported, and still be viable as a product. Eventually, its market will become saturated; Most of its prospective audience will have purchased the books by then, and sales will slow to a trickle. Furthermore, there's only so many...

I don't think a character should need quick draw or a magic weapon in order to use its multi-attack powers with thrown weapons, so long as sufficient ammunition is available. If a crossbow's load time is included in multi-attack action, then so should be the time to pull out additional throwing...

I think there are several things one should keep in mind during this debate. Firstly, the strong negative response to edition changes comes only from a very vocal minority, and new editions of any game never include these conservatives as their target audience. There are many more people out...

I would argue that rolling saving throws is part of your turn, and according to the rules one can't take immediate actions on their own turn. Also, any self-respecting DM would tell you to stop trying to play sillybuggers. If you get granted a saving throw by the party cleric on their turn...

Actually, it does contain that clause. The second paragraph under the heading 'Identifying Magic Items' on page 223 of the PHB states: "Some magic items might be a bit harder to identify, such as cursed or nonstandard items, or powerful magical artifacts. Your DM might ask for an Arcana check to...

Conjecture, that. Why the immediate assumption that any marketing decision WotC make is founded on desperation? It seems far more reasonable to assume that they realize jacking up the DDi subscription cost would likely put off a fair number of subscribers. So they sweeten the deal, and they...

Personally, I find it incredibly awkward to control creatures on both sides of an encounter. Playing against yourself can be very offputting. If you're comfortable with it, you could have a PC, but relinquish control of your character to the other players while you're DMing. He should probably...

Because druids can only access at most two of those at-wills at any given time. Druids can only use the beast-form at-wills while in beast form, and can only use the others when not. Druid builds are kind of meant to focus on either the beast form or on spellcasting. Having three at-wills is...

It's not so much a misinterpretation as it is a literal interpretation. The RAW and RAI are different things. To assume the rules are intended to work as anything other than their exact wording is simply that: an assumption (albeit a very reasonable one in this case). Wizards themselves are the...

Haven't misread that as such. You'll find the relevant paragraph on p.28 of the PHB, under the heading of Retraining, where it states: "You can't replace a feat if it's a prerequisite for any other attribute you have (another feat or a paragon path, for example), or if the feat is a feature of...

Following the rules to the letter, fba827 got it exactly right. Something to consider though: The books also suggest a DM bend the rules if it increases people's enjoyment of the game. It might help you to look at that particular suggestion as a rule in its own right. As various other people...