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4e is my favorite edition of D&D (followed by 5e then AD&D 2e). So, naturally, I'd recommend it. I do agree with other posters that people should try most editions of D&D. I've played BECMI, AD&D 2e, 3e, 4e and 5e; each one has their own quirks and foibles that contribute to creating a...

It really depends on the kind of world you want to create, and the nature of that world. People will attempt dangerous things for wealth. I see adventurers much like people heading west as part of the gold rush. There might be a great many of them in a given region, especially of the classes...

If you always face exactly at-level foes, I'd personally call that boring adventure design. On a per day basis, some encounters should be below level, some should be at level, and some should be above level. On a per adventure basis, some should also be so far above or below level that they're...

Especially when you get into making high-level villains with character classes. That was such a pain in 3e. I'd almost rather shoot myself than have to make a 20th level rogue or wizard villain (or NPC) for 3e.

I can't say I'd agree with that. Based on our past discussions and disagreements I don't think I'm making a wild assumption in thinking that you'd consider me to be a "hardcore fan of 4e," and I've also played and enjoyed BECMI, AD&D 2e, 3e and 5e. Each one has their own quirks and foibles...

Thank you. I kind of needed that today.

I don't need my Mearls-in-a-box to have a gun. I have enough of my own. Besides, I spend far too much time contemplating using them on myself anyway.

That's probably for the best. Based on their history, psionics will probably be a watered down version of magic. Which is a shame. AD&D 2e had a great (albeit a little complicated) psionics system that had a unique feel to it, whereas 3e's psionic system let you do a psionic fireball, but it...

Eberron wouldn't have been my first choice. My first choice would've been either Planescape or Spelljammer (or a new hybrid of the two). Technically, my first choice would've been Ravenloft, but I doubt they're going back to that after CoS. However, with Ravenloft presumably off the table...

I think there was a general shift in that thinking when 3e came around, and the round was shortened from 1 minute to 6 seconds. The multiple attacks from a higher BAB in 3e seemed to make a lot of people see each attack roll as a single attack. However, I think that removes some narrative...

Being familiar with one and not the other doesn't really let someone off the hook for feeling guns need a massive injection of realism when so much else about the game is just fine with a light sprinkling of realism. It's also worth noting that this injection of realism almost always results in...

It really is a question of circumstance. Is the mount mindless, of animal intelligence, or dominated? Let the player control it. Is the mount of humanoid or greater intelligence? If the creature trusts and is allied with the PC, let the player control it. If the creature is serving under...

*takes a moment to Google You're jealous? She's way more attractive than I am, and could ever hope to be.

I blame the proliferation of Bobs on the Knights of the Dinner Table. I recall one comic where Bob the player was playing his character, also named Bob, who died and was replaced by Bob II.

I had always been told "Lilith" means "night" in Hebrew. However, upon reading your post I looked it up, and (apparently) it come from the Akkadian word "Lilitu," meaning "of the night." Which, puts it more in line with the Sumerian goddess, and might be related to why the name was demonized...

As I suspect is true for most players, I have a few characters in different games at the moment: Drea (a darve, i.e. alternate version of drow, assassin played in a modern game that mixes d20 modern and 5e). Velishra (a tiefling wizard who ascended to actual demonhood) Evedra (a human utility...

Hey, my real name is #7 on the list.

As someone who's fired a .357 magnum without hearing protection, I can definitely say that it hurt, and my ears rang for about 30 minutes afterward. Unless I need to defend myself without warning, or I choose to commit suicide (which I find myself thinking about more and more, and it does...

How is it sub-optimal and undesirable? There are dex-based melee weapons that do decent damage. Even using a str-based weapon is only sub-optimal if you didn't roll well for both dex and str. It's definitely MAD, which is not a thing I personally care for. But, MAD is easier to deal with in...

I will go on to add that one way to discourage nova-ing might be to segregate one's spell points into a few pools. Make one pool for levels 1-5, and one pool for levels 6-9. Or, one pool for 1-3, one for 4-6, and one for 7-9. You could then name them something like minor, major and high...