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What Danny said.

I think a huge part of this problem is the way you, as the DM, are looking at the game. Sure, there are a few mechanical issues, but most of this stuff is simply how the DM approaches the game. Darkness as a Threat: (Options) Remove sun rods from the game. Make them more expensive. Have them...

But there are a lot of such challenges. Which translates into a lot of work. And the question being asked (repeatedly) is why would you do that work when you can, instead, pick a rule set that already eliminated attributes and put all your work into making an interesting campaign? What are...

Alternately, everything is an Attribute (or Quality). But it is definitely a worthwhile system.

Slipstream, a Savage Setting. Rocket ships, las-guns, evil empires, and bird men. It's about as Buck Rogers as you can get without paying royalties. For a more Star Wars-y approach, try out the Daring Tales of the Space Lanes. They've even got a villain with a laser sword and the ability to...

You must. You were the first (and only) one to mention it. I just said it would be difficult - and enough work that the reward (... which doesn't actually seem to exist) is not worth the effort. The real question that should be ask is not "what is lost". The question that should be asked is...

He covered that. Character Points. Victory Points. Which was a bit confusing for me, but I see where he went. Though some of the author's Pathfinder bias shows up in the explanatory text.

Sure, but that only matters when your spells give you options that didn't previously exist. Otherwise you have exactly the same (practically infinite) options as every other character - you just have a few different methods that are more likely to work for your character. Options rarely expand...

You (almost certainly) wouldn't. That's a heck of a lot of "on the fly" modifications to DCs and damage systems. In all likelihood, you'd have to completely rewrite most d20-based games. Ability scores are too central a design mechanic in such systems (D&D of any version, Pathfinder...

Could you elaborate upon this? Because, I fail to see how knowing the rules means a player has more options. Anyone can say "I wan to shoot the stalactite so it falls on the dragon's head", or "I want to leap upon his back and stab him in the wings" or "I want to distract him by playing with...

Late to the party, but here's my input anyway. As always, feel free to ignore it. Wow, a lot of things I'd have handled differently. Arguing about the trap? I'd either have sprung it, like you did, or knocked the wizard out and carried his unconscious body through the jungle. Every time he...

I've had a lot of Premature Campaign Departures. Like the time Randy got arrested for fighting and could not escape that town for three months (by the time he caught up, the rest of the posse was dead). Or when CJ had to head to a distant city and wouldn't be in the campaign again. Or when...

Pretty much the same experience. New players tend to be more awesome than established players, once they get past that initial period of reluctance. More creativity, a bit more Game Master trust, greater willingness to do stuff that's good for the story or simply fun, less concerned with...

Which is why necromancers always think they are unstoppable. And then some pesky adventurers show up and stop them. Undead are never in "armies", they're in big mobs. An actual army is vastly more flexible, adaptable, and capable than any mob. Even a mob of Shades. (Though a mob of...

Don't like your (dice rolled) stats? Drop all your equipment and have your 1st level character fight a house cat. If you lose then you can use a point buy. This one was all kinds of silly, but fun and popular - every single PC chose to fight the cat (even the guy with three 18's and nothing...

Then why do you give it as an answer when confronted with your own errors? After all, http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/313896-lets-rest-now-4.html#post5732662 dyslexia means that making sure you do it right takes longer.

People always confuse Sentient and Sapient. Which is one of the reasons I try not to use either one - it's not communication if people are confused. ;)

Heh, I had a PC who was based upon a similar situation. Cleric of Kord cleared out some ogres. Found a baby in the back of the den. Rather than murder the infant, he took the kid home and raised him as his son. Years later, the kid followed his foster father's example: he became a (ogre)...

Sentient - able to perceive Sentient | Define Sentient at Dictionary.com House cats and cockroaches are sentient - they can perceive their environments. That doesn't make them intelligent, reasoning, or morally weighty. What you mean is Consciousness. The ability to think, reason, and...

Lycanthrope :: d20srd.org The HP are set - "Same as the base creature plus those of the base animal. To calculate total hit points, apply Constitution modifiers according to the score the lycanthrope has in each form." Basically, a lycanthrope has the base creature's hp (1d4+1 for a healthy...