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5E will be any good DM's 4E, and it will be released after the 1st or 2nd session using the old rules.

Except for the OP's hyperbole in points 5 and 10, I pretty much have the same hopes in 4E.

And that's exactly why I do it that way. I want to see strange combinations, players trying different roles, etc. Granted I've had one those player types, what Robin Law's definition of the player that only ever wants to play the say character over and over. For their sake we (my players and...

This sort of reminds me of a idea I had in another thread, where unsuspecting guards were minions, but once active and engaging you in melee were either a) tougher minions or b) not minions. I think this kind of tactic gives the DM more dramatic control of his game, which can be a very good thing.

Now that's offers simulationists something to sink there teeth into. Imagine if you will 977 refuges crowding the streets and parade deck of the castle. You are tasked with helping reclaim various settlements so the peasants can starting growing grain again.

Saying you can only have retro D&D with Vancian Magic is like saying you can only have a retro Dodge Charger with a 230 hp 318 cu in V8.

This. I am some people

That said, I've seen little in 4E that suggests that it will be difficult to Rule0 your preferences in without retooling entire subcomponents of the rules. Of course, this assume that the group isn't trying to shoehorn 4E into a entirely different setting.

Having looked at the map, those 17 building are obviously within a fortification of some type. I must conclude, based on my experience with more psuedo-realistic settings, that those buildings are part of the demesne of the ruling authoring and unlikely to be housing for the masses. In other...

That's the way it has always been, in every edition, and I hope that tradition stays. A poorly run wizard can blow up the party at almost every level. I've seen novice players sleep, slow, fireball, and chain-lightning their party in frighteningly innovative ways. It's hard work to play a wizard...

I'm very intrigued by the method: roll 21d6. Make six groups of three, and arrange as desired. But my preferred method is:3d6 in order, with one additional roll for swapping.

I have to say Magic Item economy was one of the things I hated most as a 3.X DM. I spent way too much time evaluating my player's wealth level and trying to figure out what they needed to get back up to par. As characters got higher level, you couldn't refill a characters wealth expectation...

To me 4E is retro for these reasons: :1: The implied ease that a DM will have at throwing together a night's game. Specifics: Monsters don't follow the same rules as PC's. Short stat blocks. Easy stat manipulation. :2: 'Points of Light'. Nothing screams Caves of Chaos! like the 'Points of...

I think the net Cha score of all my 3.x characters is higher than the net Int mod of all my 3.x characters... But only slightly. :D I just couldn't get enough of those skill points.

Sure, sure. I didn't mean to imply major reworking of the rules. But there are other things to consider, such as tweaking abilities of magic rings (if you want to hand them to players). I assume paragon characters are the only one's capable of wearing such a thing because they have been...

I think it will be totally possible to play a long lasting, enjoyable game at the Heroic Tier only. In fact, after reading the DMG excerpt, I'm kinda not liking the capabilities of Paragon and Epic Tiers. (They're cool, just not really the kind of games I run) You may find that you have to...

Pathfinder had to have some small part in the announcement. I mean, if you read the polls on paizo, the support for their RPG is significant. Just my opinion. And I hope the Pathfinder RPG is hugely successful. While I don't play 3.5, and have no plans to buy 4.0 at this time, more RPGs means...

deleted, posted my question about you experienced just after you completed your second post.

Sometime this can happen because the player is stalling, or because the DM hasn't described the situation clear enough. In fact, I've known some players to pretend to not understand just so the DM redescribes, and redescribes a room, and sometimes lets slip a piece of information he didn't mean...

I want to sit at your table!