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    D&D General D&D Pronunciation Guide

    Mordenkainen I hate to disagree with Gary Gygax here, but the vowel combination "AI" in Finnish is pronounced "eye," blending the "ah" and "ee" sounds of the constituent vowels. Thus, if that's the rationale, Mordenkainen is not pronounced with a "kay" sound. I'm perfectly willing to change my...
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    Robert J. Schwalb Blog Discussion; Feats: Do We need them?

    I started getting tired of feats toward the end of 3.0, so nearly 10 years later I'm ready to consider ditching them. Here's what I'd like: The core of D&D is the class and level mechanic. That should be stressed. Everything that is now a class ability, race ability, power, or feat should be a...
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    The Final Preview - Alignment (Is this really the first thread?)

    I think the new system oversimplifies for no reason. It doesn't make sense to redo any part of the game unless it makes the game better. The alignment excerpt summarizes each new alignment with a pair of adjectives: LG-civilization and order G-freedom and kindness E-tyranny and hatred...
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