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Maybe WotC could ask Paizo really, really nicely to use their gnomes? It's the first type of gnome I've seen with an actual purpose. Halflings, though, don't need to worry. They'll be there. And they were BAD MOFOs in 3e! I played an all-halfling party once. No one saw us until we were...

I like that idea. That would save a lot of pointless dice rolling. On another note, I'd be just as happy to dump ability scores entirely and only have skills and combat stats. That will NOT happen in 5e -- the 6 stats are way too embedded in D&D to ever go -- but they're clunky and old...

The endless possibilities of character generation and advancement of Pathfinder, with easier-to-run bad guys and monsters. I understand 4e has that, though I haven't played it. If it does, then 3e/Pathfinder PCs and 4e NPCs/monsters would cover it.

And let's not forget the Pathfinder SRD on their website. When I'm creating an adventure, setting, or character, I get out my books and flip through them. When I'm actually stating it out, I open up the SRD in a tab and everything is right there. You can't get much better support than that!

Three social combats. Forget the 3e skills -- I don't think they'd even be a good place to start for a social combat system for a new edition. But if that's more comfortable, say bluff past the guards. You can brute force it just with your stats, or make it easier with roleplaying. Since...

I'd love to see more of his stuff from back in the day. I liked it so much better before it was polished and professionally done. Good swords and sorcery should have rough edges. :)

I guess I better get a bridesmaid's dress then. :p

That's certainly not my group! The rules work very much like any other combat -- you attack with an argument, and your opponent either counters it or tries to avoid the subject entirely. It's a framework for roleplaying, just like the normal combat rules are a framework for fighting. But how...

It doesn't have to be either/or. Exalted is a VERY setting-heavy game -- you probably couldn't port the rules to another setting without more work than it would be worth -- and very heavy on roleplaying. But it also benefits from the social combat rules and dice rules. They aren't perfect...

Yes. It doesn't happen in every game, but very often, the true Charisma stat of a character is the charisma of the player. That's one reason it was the classic dump stat. Low charisma players should be able to play the party leader sometimes, too. Exactly. If I want rules light, I am NOT...

Two points: I think WotC is more willing to listen to fans than they are generally given credit for. And this feels a lot like the runup to 3e, where half the fun was speculating and making suggestions. Even if they don't listen on this, it's still fun to talk about. :) This actually goes...

The gray box never did much for me. I liked the old stuff from the magazines a lot better -- especially his original, cobbled together pantheon of gods. Much cooler than what came later. But, yeah, baring me wanting it to be like the REALLY old stuff, not just the old stuff, that does sound...

Ah, that is the other important factor in Exalted social combat I forgot to mention. You also have a stat called Willpower that, amongst other things, you can use to trump a social combat. Even if you lose a roll, you can still say "no". You can't do it forever, so you kind of have to choose...

The exact mechanics of Exalted social combat would take a long time to go through, but the basic idea is that everyone has a Motivation -- a core belief -- that is almost impossible to mess with, as well as Intimacies -- lesser but important beliefs. If you go into social combat with someone...

My son may know what D&D is. I'm not sure. We've only ever played Pathfinder with him and that's what he knows it as.

So, here's a question to ponder: will 5e have some actual, well thought out system of social interaction? The social skill system in 3e/Pathfinder is... lacking, to say the least. It doesn't do much and it doesn't really do it well. I never played 4e, so I don't know if it does any better...

I would love to have a well-thought-out set of epic level rules available. Especially from Paizo -- if anyone can do it right, it's them.

I would never, ever do this in any form of D&D or Pathfinder. It just doesn't fit the rules. It annoys me in Final Fantasy, too -- why is the NPC dead? Why can't we just use a Phoenix Down on him? Now, Exalted -- there if you're dead, you're dead. Then this would be a good story element...

Pretty much anyone who is going to buy the 4e core books already has. Pathfinder is just gathering steam on getting converts and is still steadily selling core books. Therefor, 4e is a mature game and Pathfinder a young one. The publishing date doesn't enter into it.

Gah. I still can't give you xp for that.