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Because I don't believe that the problem is with D&D, nobody has demonstrated that the problem is with D&D, and the fix that got "close" that you're talking about (4E) damaged D&D in my opinion (and in the opinion of a big chunk of players who left the brand). No, nobody's forcing me to play...

You continue to insist that I am not listening to you. Yet I have said, over and over, that I have not seen any evidence that the problem some people seem to be having is with the system, and that I have never -- ever -- seen the problem described. And yet you continue to say things like, "A...

Yes. One of several reasons I don't like 4E, and that we didn't play it beyond 3rd level. My bad, I did forget a choice: "or (c) just make all the classes play exactly alike." You choose (c). That's cool. It's not what I want from D&D, though. Y'all can continue to insist that those of us...

At that point I begin wondering how I can gracefully exit the table. The key to avoiding TPKs is understanding basic probability. If you're using pregen PCs, this is trivial. All of the numbers are there for you and they can't change from week to week or session to session. "Artin is +11 to...

Okay. Let's see it. Let's see your Batman, Conan, and Odysseus in D&D terms with their "quasimagical/mythical" abilities. I'm serious. I'm truly interested in how you're going to (a) give them abilities that you feel can "compete" with a wizard's, while (b) keeping them "normal" enough that...

Depending on what you mean by "solely." Presentation is not perfectly correlated with professionalism and quality in other areas of production, but there is a correlation. And even beyond that, there is a perceptual linkage between art (and other aspects of correlation) and other preferences...

When I was involved, the people on the other side were arguing that fighters (e.g., Batman) were "superhuman," and "not a normal human." I, and several others, went out of our way to express that we knew that Batman was exceptional, extraordinary, and a superhero, but we disputed "superhuman."...

We even have a joke about it in our just-started Whiterock Castle PFRPG campaign. There's a guard captain named Morath who has been nothing but honest and helpful so far. The joke is that clearly we cannot trust him, and it doesn't help that his name is "Morath," which is obviously a villain's...

In just the past year, my circle of gamers has four new folks playing Pathfinder, fished in (frankly) by the visual appeal of the products. Nerds will find a way.

Wait ... I thought Step Two was putting my junk in the box? (Since it's F.A.T.A.L., presumably for measurement purposes.)

It's a phenomenon that exists for some people. I also know people who claim that the rogue is overpowered. I have seen nothing to convince me that what they are experiencing is a result of the game, rather than the result of how they're playing the game. My warriors do feel like the warriors...

Well, that seemed to happen to you. For some reason. It works fine for a lot of us.

Well, that happened for you. For some reason. It didn't happen to a lot of us.

I'm fairly sure aboyd was being ironic. Good rule of thumb: if you don't immediately see humor, look for irony. If you don't see any irony, kill yourself.

Alcatraz, along with Chinatown on a weekday, is one of the few genuinely worthwhile "touristy" things to do in the Bay Area. It is unsettling, especially the tour at dusk (if they still have it). That's not to say that they're the only things worth experiencing in the Bay Area -- I moved here...

I have never been able to make using a screen work for me ... and I still want that one. I have a problem.

I learned very quickly to be leery of players who want to play "out there" class/race combinations. It's not universal, but it's a strong indicator of a player who can't even handle the basics well. (Like artists say, "You gotta know all of the rules before you can know when to break them for...

If he really likes you, wouldn't he listen to you if you sat him down and said, "Look, these behaviors are a problem. I think you're a good roleplayer, so I hate to lose you, but if the behaviors continue, I'll have to ask you to leave." The best thing about this is that if he responds without...

Size creep in DDM was a source of great frustration to many of us who collected from the beginning. It was partially a function of design, partially a function of the larger degree of unpredictability in mold contraction and expansion, partially a function of sculptor preferences, partially a...

Yes, and an apple is not a fruit. (As long as I get to define "fruit.")