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I've never personally spoken to someone who has tried 4th Edition and returned to 3rd Edition. My players would hate me if I even suggested it. We are having such a good time in 4th Edition, and are very addicted. I could reiterate all of the reasons that people have listed to go with 4th, but...

I'll mention my favorites... I use and have used the following with regularity and success. I usually use certain sountracks for certain things in my Forgotten Realms campaign, as noted below. When I mention "consistancy" below, I mean when a track sticks to one mood, instead of switching it up...

I prefer Meisner technique, personally.

Beat me to it :p

I tried to head this one off, and failed. I was tired of whiners back then, too. I like talking about playing games, not what people hate about them. And I don't have what I have because of whiners, I have what I have because of great developers. Good people who put honest time and hardwork...

[/I]I can't help but be a little worried. This could go one of two ways. The first is that this could be one of those let's-fix-something-that's-not-broken attempts in order. One of those "Wizards is just making you drink the cool-aid... we know how to do it right!" mentalities that the...

I attribute the reason that the Forgotten Realms forums are a miserable place to be. I bet you if there was a Realmslore forum, or a Running the Realms forum that was only for those who dig the new setting, it'd be absolutely teeming with activity. Plenty of people are running the realms, such...

And I will quote this for response: And besides, you're being absurdly combative. Ie: See, that's just kind of offensive. I'm excited. I didn't think I'd really need to justify my excitement to you. Just like I don't really need to justify the individual points of a post that are completely...

I wholeheartedly disagree. Modular, balanced design philosophy. It's easier to catch things like that, and plan completely against them. 3rd Edition had inherent design flaws that led to Pun Pun. 4th Edition is not nearly as rules-bending, and avoids certain things entirely. By isolating certain...

My players are too attached to their characters to abandon them. It got to the point where one player took on an extra character so they'd have a striker in the party, but they abandoned the new warlock because it left that player's original character in the shadow of the new one. They missed...

QFT. People tend to forget what matters. But I'm sure I'm wrong.

Oh, I perfectly agree! I'm quite the same way. I just ran a game tonight in Candlekeep. The same Candlekeep I used to love when I DMed years ago. I rediscovered the world in the new Forgotten Realms. My post was largely a generalization. There are people who (unlike my two above archetypes) are...

In the optimization forums, someone proved that in 3.5, you can create a 5th level kobold that can become an all-powerful super-deity. Believe the Kobold was named Pun Pun. He was even able to emulate certain features of being a god-being (infinite hit dice, infinite reach across planes) in...

I think the Forgotten Realms issue is a little overplayed. It really comes down to a few very basic things: Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide for 4th Edition is, by itself, a great product. It is a wonderful setting book that both inspires as GM, and allows him the freedom to build a campaign...

I disagree. DMing absolutely is an art. There are just more skilled artists than others. I can make aweful paintings, and Salvador Dali can make wonderful paintings. It's still art, even if my painting sucks. Art and skill are not mutually exclusive. Good DMs have technique. They understand...

Tons of books. Just picked up some Roberto Bolano, Edgar Allan Poe, Steven King, and Milan Kundera. Also plenty of vanity expenditures, ie: hair cut, clothes, the shoes are at the shop getting shined and re-laced. The occassional show (NYC), the occasional dinner. Been shelling out for dates...

I can't believe this thread is really happening. ~ I can't believe that you are threadcrapping in a thread in which you have no interest. Don't do it again. ~

They're less than a year into the edition. What more do you want from them? Within one year of their launch, they'll have brought out both of the most popular campaign settings there are under their new system. How much faster do you want them to work on getting you your exemplary setting? Also...

I'm souped to find out what the new campaign setting is going to be. I'd be fine with Dragonlance or Darksun, which are the two obvious contenders for the spot, but I'd much rather see something original, and something that defies the norm a bit. Eberron was fantastic, and I'd love to see them...

:eek: What!? Where? :eek: Oh, alright. Wow, man, don't scare me that way. Ouch. I actually showed up to post this, but it appears you've not only beat me to it, but pointed out a fatal error. This looks like a big mistake. HOWEVER... I think it is indeed a sign that they intend to continue...