Recent content by EzekielRaiden

Since I know nothing else I say will be met with more than a trace of support... I would put all of 4e--every last bit of it I could, except the artwork and validly "protected" stuff like "ilithids" and "beholders" and such--immediately and irrevocably in the public domain. Not just...

All the difference in the world. We don't play D&D, or any RPG, solely for its mechanics. If we did, we would almost surely drop the vast majority of TTRPGs in favor of multiplayer CRPGs (MMO or not), because they're infinitely better-balanced and, in general, much more engaging as pure...

I'm aware. You're preaching to the choir.

For anyone who isn't familiar with the taco commercial, "¿Por qué no los dos?" means "Why not both?" (literally "Why not the two?") Nothing saying the conversation can't be about both not letting the Fighter have nice things and enforcing that whatever nice things the Fighter gets have to be...

It was a reference to an apocryphal (but very likely*) letter he allegedly sent to a publication (usually claimed as The Times) when they asked for various luminaries to send in a few hundred words on the question, "What's wrong with the world today?" Allegedly, his reply was, in its entirety...

Dear Sirs, Me. Sincerely yours, G.K. Chesterton

¿Por qué no los dos?

You're right! It doesn't even reach mundane levels of power.

I refuse. Doing so is an unacceptable total concession; it gives you absolutely everything you ask for, while giving me nothing. Except that as soon as that concession is made, it's a mile, not an inch. Now this "supernatural" thing must be subjected to the rules that bind the supernatural, and...

I disagree. Words have meaning and names have power. Especially in a fantasy context, and I don't mean that as "in a fantasy world, the author(s)/creator(s) will decide to make words and names powerful," I mean that when bringing a fantasy to life, word choice is important. Critical, even. I...

Not less, different from. And yes, that's the general goal. The blacksmith whose crafted weapons are artifacts despite her never casting a single spell nor using a single magical ingredient, because the edge she puts on steel exceeds the physical definition of sharpness. The singer, whose voice...

But we aren't on Earth. That's my whole point. Because it is. Then you are saying everyone who is mundane is limited. Which was my whole argument. If, and only if, you give up mundanity, you can have cool powers. Unless and until you do that, you will forever be chained, weak, incapable...

Why?

Who said it was my definition? I'm using the one 3rd edition forced upon us. I'd really rather a very different definition!

Yep. As I've said, the ol' "1/3 of fans can hold the other 2/3 hostage" problem. #1 is unacceptable to those who demand OP casters (particularly, though not exclusively, the Wizard.) #2 is, ironically, unacceptable to both new-school and old-school players, albeit for totally different reasons...