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Racial stat mods do make for homogenized PC's, so I think it good to toss them, but I wouldn't expect 5E to do that, or even present as optional.

I voted average as well, although, average for D&D is not an average RPG. I certainly don't hope it tanks, and I will purchase supplements if not tied to the game's "innovations". My overall hope is that the hobby, and RPG publishing, grows and stays strong. There is nothing like a good RPG...

Definitely a big selling point for issue 3, I look forward to it. A Tomb adventure by a guy named Gygax....get your 10' poles, people. You are going to need them.... : )

I hope he kills it with a two-handed sword, and mounts its head on a pointy stick as a warning. But then, I'm an optimist.

it is true that male animals - which humans are - exhibit a protective behavior. I think you and others are looking for an absolute truth here that doesn't exist. What I have outlined is a part of it. In your case, yes. And, maybe loosen the helmet a bit. Increasing mating chances is where...

the singing of another's song doesn't take away its creator's right to ownership of it. It's a sad thing when it happens in any of the publishing businesses. It happened to D&D long ago, before some gamers were even born, but it's still important to recognize, especially when said authors...

Ah, no of course not, all the subsequent designers' work speaks for itself - I mean that with no tongue in cheek - but, it's not their baby - And yes, the grabbing for the D&D brand, and Gary losing it, was the work of greed, among other things, none of them particularly nice. Creative...

The blowtorch blows. I have no interest in 4E , but why should it be torched? Is it not a good game that people are having a blast with? And spend money on? I think 3E, 4E, and one day 5E, are eventually victims of being named D&D (which none of them are). All of these systems are...

The blowtorch blows. I have no interest in 4E , but why should it be torched? Is it not a good game that people are having a blast with? And spend money on? I think 3E, 4E, and one day 5E, are eventually victims of being named D&D (which none of them are). All of these systems are...

love that system as well, am using it in my AD&D campaign, along with some streamlined weapon vs. armor type - I think the OP's description also crosses paths with C&C. My feeling at this point is, if I were to look at writing a Sword & Sorcery RPG, I would try to start with as blank a...

This calls for a new, more potent version of Faerie Fire, complete with awesome 80's reference : Rainbow in the Dark

Indeed I do. I am a creative artist. For me, it is a matter of authenticity, as well as the application of a ruleset. Dungeons & Dragons was designed and written by Arneson & Gygax. They are the authors of the game, and everything that follows is a different game by different authors, called...

I think that things like "The Sundering" are tapping historical and mythological roots. Whatever it means in a WotC product, I've no idea. I seem to recall the term comes up in The Silmarillion. But no metaplot for me. For D&D I prefer a sandbox. I did enjoy the metaplot for the early Rifts...

i have addressed this more than once, again, truth is not point A disproving point B, it is an organic thing. Lemming syndrome is a powerful factor, Cover Your Ass syndrome is in every corporation (and military) I am saying that, in nature, as in humans, we have a stark contradiction...

I see the Monk as similar. A lot of Clerics would have been Monks before adventuring. A Cleric or Paladin that tells stories by the fire, and carries a horn they blast going into battle, has Bardic potential. I disagree with, say, 5 levels fighter, 5 thief, 1 druid and presto! You're a Bard...

Medieval monks are not adventurers, so I agree with Gary Gygax that the kung fu monk is the archetype, belonging mostly in eastern settings. the Bards, I too lean towards the Celtic tones. Have you considered making it more of an extra-class association, in other words, available to any class...

The facts here speak for themselves, and the evidence, which you would prefer to ignore, is overwhelming. I am not here to teach you or convince you, its not my job. Feminists I know agree with me. There is an animal nature at work, that has a complex relation to cultural biases, but is not the...

From the article: Meaning what? They're not really comparable to begin with. But it does smell of false "balance".

certainly not trolling, as it was sincere. Edition warring, well...no, but I am glad you asked. I am expressing a real hate of certain directions in what is called D&D, yes, and the worst of it comes up in the tactical minis game we call 4E. But I don't hate that game unto itself, nor its...

in birds: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/4161400?uid=3739256&uid=2460338175&uid=2460337935&uid=2&uid=4&uid=83&uid=63&sid=21102949675891 in insects: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(11)00959-6 in apes...