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This is a perfectly rational argument. I may concede this point.

That's only absurd with a rigid, non-intelligent DM. I assure you that I'm perfectly capable of handling that situation in a rational manner. The designer can tell me how to run my games all he wants, as can you. I reserve the right to not listen. ETA: By the way, I'm not even sure where...

Why not?

Not a fan of the spellcasting rulings at all. Specifically, I don't like the mutiple-spells-per-round ruling (rounds are still only 6 seconds, no?) and really don't like the cantrip scaling by total level (training as a barbarian should not even remotely affect your ability to cast powerful...

Thanks for this. I've been waffling over whether to buy some of the third party adventures, and getting to sample one to see if it matches my style will be very helpful. Bravo. I'll make sure to look it over and make a decision before the kickstarter ends.

If a wizard can sculpt a spell to exclude his allies then surely he can also sculpt the same spell to exclude himself. Seems silly to make that distinction. Now, I find it silly that a wizard can sculpt a spell in the first place. The inherent danger of the blast spell is part of their fun. But...

That's fair. But this is one area in which I think 4e did very well. The idea of the roles was pretty inspired. The Defender/Leader/Striker/Controller divisions gave everybody niche roles to fill, even in combat. A lot of this conversation, however, has been couched in making sure that one...

I agree completely. I've swung the pendulum too far the other way more to make a point than to suggest that that's an optimal play style. Wizards of course need to balance both. I'm just reacting to the implication I'm seeing through this thread that combat potential is the only source of...

When their dancing lights cause the orc patrol to pursue down the wrong passage. When they become friends with the bar patron long enough for him to share the location of the secret treasure vault. When they use their mage hand to reach the trap shutoff valve behind the adamantium portcullis...

Here's that focus on combat again. I don't know when this game became all about combat, but it's disappointing. The idea behind cantrips originally was to give spellcasters interesting non-combat options that didn't use their precious spell resources.

LOVE IT.

This is very very similar to what I was planning to do when I start a War of the Lance campaign later this month. Very nice.

It had a 1st-level spell called "Cantrip", which basically acted as a prolonged always-on prestidigitation that lasted several hours.

I've agonized over this one. I really miss the days of highly limited wizards and cantrips that can't do harm. I like that the wizards's primary role used to be as a scholar, investigator and advisor. Sure, they had a handful of combat spells but their best abilities were utility spells. Combat...

How far does that precept go? Being in a party with an evil character is less fun for me. Can I unilaterally demand something be done? More importantly, should I? That seems selfish.

Dash adds to your existing movement, it doesn't create a second movement. Disengage prevents attacks from all opponents, not just certain ones. Do them both and you're untouchable by anyone for quite a distance. Go nuts.

What you have described here makes complete sense to me. I would have no problem playing in such a world. On the other hand, I don't view darkvision as a sense that is hampered by other light sources. In my world, the character's darkvision would see just fine (well, dim colorless light, anyway)...

I don't dispute that it may be complex. I just don't see how it's fun. And that's not to say that others shouldn't find it fun, I'm just confounded that there are so many. I'm curious if there's a correlation between these evil parties and the public play sessions. This report of Merric's is...

All normal light? If you're in the bright radius of normal light? If you're in the dim radius of normal light? If you're outside the dim radius of the normal light but that radius still overlaps your darkvision radius? The normal light source is entirely outside your darkvision radius? Under...

Agreed. If it did, "passive Investigation" would be about the most ludicrous thing I've heard today. As an averaged result of a prolonged investigation, though, it saves a lot of time.