1) Iceburg - straight ahead!
2) Mysterious appearance of an island not mentioned on any map.
3) The sluggish sea (an area of thick, syrupy water where movement is painstakingly slow and the sun beats down causing hallucinations)...
I miss the flava, too. :(
D&D 3.5 has caught up to the rest of the American taste for eXtreme - eXtreme in presentation; eXtreme in content; eXtreme all over. Why it's just like my FLAVOR-BLASTED Pepperidge Farm goldfish and everything else I buy at the supermarket.
From the thread title? It might be easy to figure out if thread titles were accurately named. This one, called "Complete Warrior, anyone else afraid...?", could be a thread about.... anyone have a guess? Afraid of... what? Little did I know that it was penniless Pete preaching pointless prattle...
Sigh... none of these complaints is an issue when you have money or (better yet) have money to burn. But alas for the D&D peasant-players that infest this board -- always bemoaning the cost of this and the cost of that... and always thinking that they are punishing the powers-that-be with their...
Fear of duplicates is for cowards.
D&D was recently revised. It makes perfect sense that people want their outdated materials revised to reflect this revision. I and many others welcome revised materials. Saves me time. Time is money. So I am saved money (as well as effort).
All things D&D...
3.5 has shown us the future. There will be more and more for the core. 3.0 Optional rules that were smart and/or popular in the splatbooks/Forgotten Realms have in many, many instances become part of the core rules in 3.5. This is a rather smart way to run a business as it builds on your...
Excellent reply, my dear Henry. And I agree on all points. But please be advised though that I was not comparing TSR to Wizards (your comparison is very valid but not applicable to this argument. 2e is yesterday's news and TSR's woes are old lessons).
As for picking & choosing, closing...
Alas poor Numian... you failed to grasp the point. It was not about core rules or funny combinations or diversity. Now reread mine post once more - this time with comprehension as your goal! :)
[WARNING: Alarmist, humourous sililoquy follows. Do not be alarmed or angered!]
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PLAYER - Is Wizards spoiling the brand with this torrent of crunchy bits? With new PC races, feats, classes, prestige classes and other...