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this is so sad!! this was some of the greatest DM advice out there on the internet. I mean... did anyone not like this column? I thought it was a phenomenal example of good experienced DMing - blending story needs with realism with gamism, all in a way that shows good DMing is an art not a...

Awesome!! Thanks!

The 'Athasian Templar Class' link just leads to the same file as the Psionic abilities update. Anyone have the right link to the Templar Class 2nd edition web content?

Hallelujah!! This is awesome! So excited for 2E reprints! I was worried they might not reprint my favorite edition, but WOTC delivers!! Woot woot!!

Agreed, but I think the issue is that -1 to all attacks/checks is too severe a penalty for a wound. Players will always go out of their way to rest if possible with that penalty. How about this: every time you drop below 0 you get a wound. if you have a wound, every time you make an...

me as well... c'mon Wizards... please don't ruin all my excitement...

Mearls' line: "Most themes offer a mix of abilities, but you can choose to focus on one part of the game if you want to. Still, a guy who takes a combat-based is only marginally better than a character who takes a theme that focuses elsewhere." is clearly saying that someone who takes...

the online subscription model is the only thing that could change the inevitable short life-span of editions... wotc won't have to cram more splat into the game (i.e. publish a new book every month) until its unplayable if they can just get subscription $'s every month from everyone who plays

I like it - having freedom to describe a skill bonus however the designer feels is appropriate for the flavor of the situation is a huge plus. with pre-defined lists in the past, it never made sense to me that if you were an expertly trained climber (i.e. high Athletics) you were automatically...

Yeah, seriously - this level of agreement on the boards is mind-blowing. Where's mudbunny when you need him? Someone needs to make sure the designers notice this thread and consider expanding their concepts for what wands can do...

Seriously people, let's put our thinking caps on here... these announcements were obviously coordinated. whether you think that was the best way to do it or not is up to you, but it's not like Monte announced to WOTC he was leaving via his blog post... he obviously told them he was leaving, they...

Yeah, I've got nothing against it for those who want it. Now this would actually be pretty cool. i'd be totally for an optional more complicated module that simulated various features of different rests and their effects throughout the day that added a very interesting layer of resource...

definitely waaaaaay over-complicated... and if i'm level 1, why in the world would i take a 10 minute rest to regain 1 measely hitpoint... that sounds incredibly pointless. how about there's one type of short rest you get 3/day - regain 1/4 your HP or get 1 spell back

i'm surprised at some of the other justifications, including the OP talking about helping alleviate the need to level up between fights. No offense to the other justifications, of course! to each their own and all For me there's one and only one reason to have 'light rules' and 'heavy rules'...

The most level-headed predictions i've seen yet. I think this is pretty close to what we'll see with one exception: I don't think the default will be 3e-like. From how monte and mearls have talked I think there will be an even simpler super bare-bones default that's very old-school "just...

The idea that different groups might like different rulesets is some very important insight (albeit pretty obvious if you think about it). What's more important (and maybe less obvious), is that the rules system should have flexibility to change complexity within a single game session. It's...

Chapter 6 - High Finance… and Pirates! (s. 14-15) 6.1 Missing Shipments (Part 1) The party wakes up the next day and finds snow falling on the city of Arastur, as winter has fully arrived. They first head to the residential property Erik was given. They find it to be a large, luxurious...

Just claim the party went to sleep and woke up with amnesia... wait, since you're the one who can't remember what's going on, you should claim the party went to sleep and everyone else in the entire world got amnesia! I'm sure the party will be happy to track down the BBEG and remind him of...

Yeah, if stuff like this isn't behind a paywall, I'm not sure what the point of subscriptions would be...

Ah, thanks for helping me overcome my noobishness. Updated the app and it works fine now!