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Sounds to me like its not the amount of levels that is the problem for you, but rather the exp reward system. I Like for players in my D&D games (I run 2e/3.5 and PF) to usually get to level 5 or so fairly quickly and then gain levels slowly myself. For me its all about managing the...

I will be watching. But not with any sort of notion or prerelease investment. I got really amped about 4e and when it hit it was a big let down for me personally, so I will not let myself get excited about it until I see some print. I want to like 5e and remain hopeful that this may be an option...

Firstly, what is fun is all a matter of perspective. Are you sure that your friends idea of great combat is not the players kicking the crap out of everything in their path like super soldiers. That is in fact a playstyle that I have seen be popular. Its not how my long running group plays...

I really enjoyed 3.5. I will probably pick these up tbh. My 3.5 PHB has seen better days. May not get the DMG but the PHB reprint make its way to my 3.x shelf. I like the idea of reprints of the more popular rule books. It seems like these types of release are a great way to fill the sparse 4e...

Having Monte directly involved with 5e was pretty much one of the main reasons I was optimistic about 5e. Seeing him leave the project lowers my overall interest levels in the new edition. Ill take a look when the playtest starts. But I don't think the departure bodes well for a unification...

Or perhaps as modular as d20? (which has super hero stuff for those who want it). I personally am not looking for super hero play with D&D. There are plenty of fair to decent super hero rpgs available. My group plays mutants and masterminds from time to time and has an ok time with it. Wouldn't...

I see two themes from your post here, that I would like write about. The first is the bit about the three fighter builds. I think the example you gave is a good one for the discussion. To me, a fighter is just one who fights. Now with that statement I can make a good deal of character concepts...

I hope you don't mind that I snipped your post down to the bits discussing the parts that you quoted from my earlier post. In response to your offerings: 1.I don't necessarily have an issue with roles from a thematic standpoint. A role based lexicon makes a lot of sense to me. I just happen to...

You illustrate one of my favorite things about d20/3.x./PF. It is awesome that you can make a Palpatine cleric, a healing cleric, a fighting focused cleric, a master of the undead type. Or a little of all of it. With the additions of domains and subdomains into pathfinder they have ensured that...

wow that was a long read, I have a couple of additions to the thread. I like most of what I saw in the leak if its real. It doesn't sound perfect but it sounds a lot better to me than 4e does. I also believe 5e will divorce a lot of the 4e-isms (at least in the core). Everything I have seen...

I am not so certain that I want something new and shiny and not an improvement of something I already like. When 3.x came out it didn't really do it for me tbh. I tried it and when the dust settled it ended up being my favorite style of D&D, but at first glance I was sure it was not my boat...

I don't really have an issue with SOD as they are already. I don't think they need wholesale balancing I do believe that SoD/SoS effects/spells should have a close look taken at them on an individual level to ensure they fit into whatever new saving throw system they seem to be working on. But...

Unnecessary is matter of taste really when you really get down to it. The more of those items you blanket up into the term "HP", the less variety you get in the terms of what types of challenges you can put in front of a party. I like the idea of challenging a party with other types of threats...

Most of the time when I see folks talking about hp representing other things aside from physical damage it tends to be in a theoretical sense rather than a practical one. For example I see a lot of folks talking about what HP is when discussing the relevance of non divine healing for example...

I don't think that "I have no interest in 5e" is an ultimatum. It just means that what has been shown to the general public is conceptual and vague. You got some folks who have played various versions or concepts of the game at private NDA bound playtests, you've got Monte firing potshots at...

I have no problem mixing playstyles as long as some elements remain constant for the whole group like: Pacing- whatever playstyles exist they need to all be able to be done well at a single pace. When I speak about pace I mean the amount of combats between rests and the overall relative amount...

I am undecided about the resting as reported in the leak. It doesn't seem terrible to me and given a choice between healing surges and that system exactly as presented in the leak I would take the new system every time (unless it somehow works in surges). To those posters who seem a little...

I really don't care what races are in the PHB with two conditions: 1. They have to get the basics in there: Human, Dwarf, Elf 2.Theres not a ton of new races at the exclusion of tradition favorites. Im ok with them trying something new, in fact I expect it. I just don't want to give up races...

They sound odd to me but I am willing to give them a more serious look when the playtest is released. It seems more simulationist as both the attacker and the defender get a chance to show their skill. I wonder if defenders can get a critical success. That would be kind of neat to defend very...

I don't know if I need better, faster, smarter. I would definitely like to see them clean up any mechanics they will using from previous editions and make sure they play well. I have never really had the combats take too long problem in any edition of D&D ive ever played. Thats not saying that...