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If enough people don't buy it ;-) If the feel and flavor of that got lost in 4e isn't restored. Thats abstract I realize but that's how I feel.

I like rolling but for me it's really more about what your non-prime requisites are rather than your primes. These are some methods I've thought of... #1 You get to choose any two scores and assign an 18 and a 15 to those scores. Roll 3d6 for the rest. At least then you get the smart or...

Everything and I mean everything beyond the initial three books has always been optional in my campaigns. This was true even in 4e though I admit things got accepted pretty easily.

I think some identifying characteristics between 1e and 4e are these things. In 1e... 1. The text was written as if someone in the D&D setting was reading it. At least to a degree I realize dice of damage is imperfect but I see that as more an effect rating. 2. There were lots of exceptions...

I disagree. The gritty days of BECMI/1e are very fond memories for me. I suppose it's all what you call gritty. It doesn't have to be hyper realistic. It can be cinematic. But to be gritty it needs to be dangerous and it needs to require preparation and skill to defeat the enemies.

My observation is that heavy moderation just leads to smacking with the velvet glove. I don't see the hand of moderation being that heavy here to be honest. I think WOTC boards though are a bit strict. I think one thing that happens is someone unintentionally does the first slap. Then...

I've just decided that if 5e is a warmed over 4e that I'm not going to buy it. I'm cutting the cord with WOTC forever. I will seek another RPG and not look back. I'm giving them one edition but not two. Monte leaving makes me think this possibility is greater but since we get a playtest...

Here is an idea (I actually think it is the 5e idea to be honest but not sure) 1. We return to just hit points. Define a surge value equal to 1/4 your total full hps. 2. Who and how those can be restored is determined by module. 4e module. Once per day second wind restores a surges worth of...

Also D&D has always from the beginning defined hit points as a mixture of real physical damage and other intangibles. It was NEVER absolutely NEVER the case that real physical damage only occurred on the last hit point. Also with magical healing everyone can choose to interpret what is...

One thing is for sure. We all agree we are two camps and we hate the others playstyle. For 30 years, we had D&D and it suited one playstyle. Then 4e came along and it suited the other playstyle. I believe for tradition if nothing else that D&D should stay D&D. I'm all for a 4e style game...

Hit points in prior editions have always been defined as a mixture of physical wounds, and other stuff (vitality, fatigue, morale, whatever). It was definitely a mixture though and not purely non-physical. The hero was assumed to be able to fight through his wounds because he was a hero. That...

Martial Healing is the issue I hate Warlord because I hate martial healing. Psionics is a close second. If I only counted editions prior to 4e I'd have voted psionics. The 2e Psionicist was a God. The favorites in my campaigns were the core. Fighters were played the most. I never had...

In 4th Edition I've noticed the 5 minute workday is still alive and well. So I had an idea. Instead of Daily Powers why not have x charges per level. I'm thinking about 4 uses of a daily power per level? Obviously this number can go up or down but what about the concept? Seems to solve...

Well its hard to debate a fact. I leave it to the readers to check the various mage mart debates and I believe you will see that many of the people oppossing the idea are doing so for more than flavor. I don't disagree that the flavor affronts me also and that is a good reason but its not...

Thanks for responses I'm not trying to antagonize. But even James Wyatt admitted in his article that the people at Wizards were divided over this issue. There are two camps out there. Why write the rules to deliberately annoy one camp which in my opinion is the larger camp. Let me make a...

While I love 4e and plan on playing it regularly, I personally feel the DM philosophy on many fronts has been downhill. I guess I much prefer that than the opposite.. good DM philosophy and bad game. James Wyatt makes the point that the ability of player characters to get their hands on any...

I think the most popular houserule in the game will be to just ban both the tiefling and the dragonborn. I wouldn't cry if none of my players played one. Alas I probably won't ban them outright. I did change the look of tieflings. They look human now: no tails, no horns. They are a...

Here is a post I made on the WOTC forums.. I talked to Mike Mearls at D&DEXP. He was somewhat vague of course but here is what I took from the conversation with him. Full Multiclassing... 1. Your classes all go up in levels together 2. You get powers assigned based on some kind of...