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Well, you're talking about taking heavy armour proficiency, which is a feat, early in the game. Which means that this particular wizard will have a 15 INT (assuming point buy) up to level 8 at least. That's a big loss of accuracy and DC for the bulk of most campaigns career. Any race with an INT...

Well, no. I gave quite a number of reasons to separate the two skills. What's more, I demonstrated a number of exact different mechanical effects. As I said, there's absolutely nothing wrong with merging the two skills if that's the right thing for your game. Declaring that there's no reason or...

I use Athletics and Acrobatics for very distinct things, personally. Athletics is training in physical exertion. I call for Athletics checks when a character is either doing something which requires gross physical effort or when someone is trying to exert themselves to surpass the normal limits...

Well, we can examine it logically by its effects. Consider this scenario: The party are waiting to ambush a band of orcs. The party frontline fighter/face stands out in the open to meet them. The rest of the party hide in bushes. The archer readies an action to shoot at the first orc when...

Casting multiple spells simultaneously! (not really) Hmm. That makes me think of something that seems to work under the rules: Readying a spell requires concentration. Once you have done so, the spell is in one of your hands, held so that it is not cast. You can trigger the spell with a...

Well, why didn't you vote for it on the surveys? It was in every single one of them - third question from the end, hidden under the full stop. I know I voted. Next you'll be telling me you never voted on the "Troll the forums with Damage on a Miss" polls

There's that word again. There doesn't need to be an excuse - it's an entirely valid way for the monster stat block to be structured. I'll happily concede that the Starter Set has a case for expanded spell blocks if the space had fit, but I have a definite preference for non-expanded monster...

Sure. But I didn't just say that... The post you quoted tries to put the above in context of the decisions that were made for the starter set - and do you have a question for what you'd cut out of the starter set that's there now, to pay for the space expanded spells would use? Note that I...

It will be! The DMG will come with a free pen set, some paints, an eazel and a scanner so you can replace all the art and lettering you don't like. I'm really disappointed, though - they don't include any Tipp-Ex/Liquid Paper so you have to provide your own.

It's not just that. If you look closely, the 'a', 'c', 'e', 'o', 'g', 'u', and 's' are all scaled just a little larger than the rest of the characters. Is it a coincidence that you can spell "success" using only letters that are larger than average? Of course not! It's all part of their plan...

Reading the description from the PFSRD, there's very little that the battlemaster/weaponmaster fighter wouldn't be able to do very well - the Close Control ability is easily replicated by manouvers (see the playtest version, or the plausible leaked stuff that went up on rpg.net a few days ago)...

Okay. Whether we agree or not, I think you win the hyperbole award for this thread. That means everyone else has to stop - any attempts to beat this amazing award will be derivative and boring, now. :-) So... Some people feel strongly that spells should be all spelled out. Some people feel...

In the specific example of the starter set, where they're severely space constrained and have made several posts about how they had to repeatedly condense material to fit the budget... then yes, it is a waste of space :-) That won't hold so much for the monster manual, of course... there it...

It's a taste thing. If this is not to your taste, then run something that is. It might be disappointing, but it's better for everyone if we all have fun, right? I personally prefer to have spells - when they're spells - not expanded, because I find it makes the stat block less pleasant for me...

An entire floating city of flumphs, drifting gradually across the landscape. A new drug, "mist", distilled from the most powerful emotions of other sentients - fear, anger, lust, love, happiness. A flumph who takes some mist becomes darker, heavier... more physically imposing. Eventually, the...

So, whether it's official or not, there's a rather nice symmetry here: Teleportation in 4th was something you had access to from level 1. It was an encounter or daily resource. Teleportation in 5th is a 2nd level spell, which you would get access to at level 3. It's a daily resource. And 3rd...

Yes! A folk hero eldest of three siblings, setting out on a quest! Success is guaranteed.

Stats for animals is a guarantee... because of the way Druid wildshape works.

As soon as he can prepare two spells, he will wear both mage armour and half plate. For added protection, you see. When he explains this, he will tap his nose as if sharing a clever trick. I'm thinking Folk Hero for a background.

Sleep. Magic Missile. Mage Armour. False Life. ... I think I need to play an Int 6 Mountain Dwarf Wizard with 17 STR who claims his warhammer is a cantrip.