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Hang on, you came to a 5e discussion forum to say you aren't interested in 5 e. I would call you a troll except...actually I don't know how to finish that sentence.

I do empathise with our frustration. To be honest, the evolution of the rogue through 3e and 4e hasnt thrilled me.

Yea, I have alot to thank Min/Maxers for. They helped me better understand exactly what I dont want 5e to evolve into. Im very thankful to them for that. Edit (Just clarifying The above. It sounds a bit nasty and I dont mean it to be) : I was once putting together a SwordMage for an upcoming...

I will concede this point. 4e wasnt hyper broken...except for the "Twin Striking half-elf Avenger Daggermaster". Still send shivers up my spine every time I think of it...(and at least they recognised and sealed the hole) I try to keep my 4e posts downtoned. I do genuinely think it was a good...

I read the post you based this response on and I didnt get the impression he was saying the game could be played one way at all, in fact whta he said was that he wanted "organic". Actually sounds like a rather noble goal IMO. Pretty rough response there.

Here Here (couldnt XP ya soz). Its an unfortunate consequence. 4e was the most superbly balanced RPG there ever was, yet still the char opp boards were cramped (Is that self contradictory?). However much you fine tooth comb a system for balance, the more choice you get for mechanical...

Have had the same thought at times. I tried putting something together to do this very idea (on the back of 4e as an alternate to AEDU). What I found happening was that as the number of powers I adapted increased, so did I need to battlefield conditions to leverage. I started coming up with new...

Im a fan of kits. I like the idea of a mechanical clarification that accompanies you from the start (i.e. not having to work cryptic pre-req or hit level 11). Thing is, I also like themes for giving the character color and RP significance. For instance Class : Fighter Kit : Bezerker (i.e. a...

I find myself on the outside of many issues too. Doesn't distress me, if anything it's interesting to see how my perception vary from others. That said, sorry, i don't know if Bab is fully dead, but I'm ecstatic about how they are scaling probability effectors back to a flat scale. IMO the...

I have to say what has been discussed so far has me excited. I remember thinking the same when we were playing 4e : you can scale damage fairly dynamically, but when you scale against probability you start getting into trouble. To me, probability bonus's shouldn't approach, let alone challenge...

In all fairness, I did say that. In both of my previous posts I said a reasonable reaction would be either run or take a swing. Damn right I might swing my briefcase (or my handbag ;) )

So are you saying that, next time someone jump you with a knife, you consider it a reasonable possibility you are going to pull of the spectacular wuxia move, rather than just punch or run? Me, no, no I bloody wouldnt. The fact that I have seen it in a movie and can type something at a desk has...

To be honest, Im not sure how people can argue against this point. You are absolutely correct. If someone jumped me in an ally with a knife. Would I think a) Run up the wall like a wuxia warrior, then fall on him grabbing his his neck in a vice like leg grib, flipping and using my forward...

Thanks for pointing out, but If I thought 20d6 is too much, Im hardly going to say awesome to 100d6. Thank god I left that behind when I moved to 4e! Regardless of my reservations with 4e, at least it didnt have silly number like these.

I stand corrected. I used the wrong wording. Better to say they werent scaling spell damage with caster level.

Question. Look at the LOTR films. Of you were to take a drawn image that came damn close to Eowen at the Palenor fields, that would be realism. What about the Nazgul? They have a very "realistic" look (the film made it so), yet they are a complete fantastic race with no grounding in reality...

Sorry, must have missed the post/blog. Whats "Insightful Strike"

I thought of it because Im setting at a desk postulating about about a fantasy game. Thinking about it in the pressure of combat, hell no.

Yea, I gotta admit I find it a bit funny. They say that the intention for 5e is that spells have "flatter" damage (already quoted at 5d6 for fireball) yet the rogues backstab keeps going up and up, even to the point where the article said he is capable of 20d6 in a round before weapon damage...

I think a commoner could swing a sword. I once heard a historian describe a long-sword as "a crowbar with a sharp edge", so if you want to know, go get a crowbar and hit a tree with it. Was there some reason you failed to swing? So certainly, a commoner can swing a sword. Now, can a commoner...