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Character creation is a vital, basic function of RPGs. It is not always used in a pejorative fashion. I was a programmer/developer for a decade before becoming a librarian (the 90s and early 2000s), and I wrote crippleware for clients. There were a lot of people in the industry who didn't...

There is a difference between mostly ignoring the EU and trying to section it off as an alternate universe. If they are going to cover plots that are already covered in the EU, I would prefer them to stick more or less to what's already established. They could simply go a different route and...

Yes, most starter sets for RPG projects are crippleware. Crippleware isn't necessarily a pejorative term. The term comes from the software industry, where crippled products are common, and often free, or at a significantly reduced cost. My objection is with Pundit claiming that the term...

To be honest, I'll be very surprised if the total number of people playing D&D 5e in a couple of years is significantly higher than the number playing Pathfinder today. This is a niche hobby that has seen it's golden age. New people will try it, but the number that become long-term customers...

They could have put character creation in it and retained the $20 price tag. You can buy a complete role-playing game that's a couple of hundred pages long for $20-25.

Pundit is wrong.

To quote from just one source, crippleware is: "software distributed with reduced functionality with a view to attracting payment for a fully functional version." D&D isn't software, but we all know that. The starter set will be released with reduced functionality with a view to attracting...

I'm a librarian, and do collection development constantly as part of my job. I work with publishers almost every day. I have a very, very good idea of the actual costs of printing, distribution, etc., and the reasons that some books cost more than others. As I said before, there's no reason...

$20 for a full game is a good deal. For a crippled one, it's highway robbery.

He has said some contradictory and/or vague things for a long time now. If the PHB really is the equivalent of the Pathfinder Core book, there's nothing wrong with the price. That's true of anything. It doesn't mean that you can expect people to not criticize prices on items, whether they...

Let's go at this from another angle. Just for the sake of argument, let's say that you're right, and it is a highly sexualized image. So what? It's not like we are looking at pictures of female CEOs and politicians in mini-skirts. It's idealized fantasy art set in a world where male...

Would you say the same thing if a male barbarian character's muscles were highlighted?

There are degrees of extremism. Believe me, I spent more than enough time in academia to see the really extreme end of all that.

I don't buy crippleware. That's a slimy move on the part of WotC.

Actually, my income level is on the high end of middle class, and I live in an affordable part of the United States. I have a lot of disposable income, and own close to 200 rpg systems (core books), not to mention all the splatbooks, supplements, etc. I have been buying rpg materials since the...

I want to see all playable races in the Players Handbook, not spread out over multiple books.

What he's describing is crippleware. I don't buy crippleware.

That's my plan, too. There are decades worth of material from the EU that can be used in a campaign. The JJA adaptation is probably not going to include most of the more interesting things that I like to explore in campaigns, like the other Force traditions (beyond the Sith). I'm sure I'll...

I just tried to get into that pose. I'm a fat, short, middle-aged guy, and I was able to do it, with a little bracing against the wall, since I'm not suspended in midair like that character. That's all beside the point, though. The fact is that humans - male or female - tend to respond...

I think that's just picking nits. Heroic fantasy art typically shows the heros - male or female - in poses that emphasize their physique, strength, dexterity, etc. Nobody complains about the poses and relative lack of clothing you see with male barbarian characters. Why should it be different...