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Whether or not something like what @Lanefan does is a waste of time depends greatly on what your goals are. If you want the effect of...

In-character it makes a lot of sense that they'd go for the most practical items first. Hard to complain about that. And IME if...

Yup. Fighting stuff, killing others and avoiding being killed yourself is fundamental part of D&D game play. Given option, players will...

That's fine with me, as I usually never know which characters will be in a given adventure anyway there's always going to be some extra...

You need to a) randomize what's available at any given time and b) limit the number; this to reflect the idea that what comes on the...

I do get soggy about hit points, because bringing it up as a counterargument to any desire for simulation in RPGs is very much beating a...

Perhaps "best" here should mean "most clearly focuses on it's intended play style." 4e was divisive because it did only one thing...

At least four subclasses come to mind: Ninja -- as stated, though I'd accept a more culturally-neutral name if one could be found...

They can if there's a way to have a poll thread that has comments shut off while the poll remains open to vote on.

I do think that both Tolkien and Gygax (much as the latter might not care for the comparison) pushed their elves a bit away from being...

It can be a bit of both. Look at how real-world people approach their careers. Some people let their professions define them 24 hours...

Agreed. After you got past the first two archetypes (Fighter, Magic User), all the classes were about who you were. While we have tried...

This was visible even in OD&D once you got out of the most basic classes; things like rangers and druids were always pretty clearly as...

Agreed, though personally I do it the other way round - the "Adventuring" piece is assumed unless "Stay-at-home" is noted. :)

This is also the way I see it. Although your view may be more nuanced than mine. It could also be that there are two camps or...