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What page is the stuff about the pre-4e cosmology? I don't doubt you but I'm not going to read the whole 4e MotP to find it. I do see a section on Sigil but I've played 3.X for many years and never even encountered word one of Sigil so that really doesn't matter to me. However, compare the...

I hate to repeat my self but ALL OF THIS can be said of TrippyHippy's first post as well, replace rogue and wizard for fighter and monk where appropriate. I get that you don't think they are distinct enough to warrant being different classes. That is a problem, as they should be different...

It seems to me the issue and conversation isn't talking about balance in any real form. It seems like we are discussing an issue of meaningful choice. I emphasize MEANINGFUL because it is just that. The pro-balance, dare I say pro-4e?, side don't like the swinginess of 3e but more than that...

Why not combine the Rogue and Wizard Classes? The Rogue seems to get some criticism over the years for being a bit weak when compared to the traditional blasting capacity of wizards. The Wizard takes some criticism for being a bit mechanically weak when it comes to skills and specialization...

A compromise perhaps is one post per person. Which still would have combined 3 of the 5/6 for him. Not that it is really a point either way. If it is only a matter of not knowing then that knowledge can be acquired, I'll teach him/her. If it is a matter of PREFERRING it that way then that is...

That doesn't mean there are no other ways of dealing wit the spell simply because you haven't had a problem. A lot of people WANT teleport in their games. I'd say even MOST people on this thread want a simple form of teleport that works for their games but the version we have doesnt work for...

I would rather not ignore you as I don't want ignore what you are saying. I would just prefer to read one post rather than 5 (and it would have been 6) all from the same person. I can teach you if you'd like, but in general all I would prefer would be if you were to use the Multi-Quote button...

Why oh god why did you need 4 consecutive posts? EDIT: Five! The question of "why does the wizard have a simple spell that is BETTER at doing the rogue-thing than rogues" should still be addressed, regardless of how often it comes up in a given day, simply because it can come up many times in a...

That is true. I didn't realize the 1e method described ONLY the caster themself (plus whatever they are carrying). A lot of posts around here were talking about a spell that can wisk away a party of players, leading to TPK. Eh, the simpler aspect is debatable, assuming you are using the full...

Actually, it would be closer to say "D&D is not D&D without Dragonborn" but my point still remained. I think it is silly to take a statement like "D&D is not D&D without the great wheel" and extrapolate it to mean that the great wheel is the only way to play D&D or to extrapolate it to mean that...

By in large it seems we agree then. The couple parts you disliked from my explanation were that there SHOULD be risk of death, which is fine. That is either something that can be amended to the base rule or something that can be stripped from the rule. It is also a relatively minor part. Again...

Right, okay so that is the scale I'm talking about. If the "off chance" on a known and very familar location is say.. 1d4 (as an example) miles from target, every time. Then there is a decent chance you'll end up within sight of where you wanted to be. If you are going somewhere you aren't...

In the same way that "D&D is not D&D without Elves, Drow and Orcs" line is kinda bad? It doesn't do away with "[you can] change the cosmology to match what you want!" or even you can change the races to match what you want. D&D needs a baseline, for many years the great wheel was that baseline...

I'm of a similar mind and I just thought I'd jump in too. I agree there is a place for dimension door, but for me it only works as a limited thing, such as vancian spellslot/day. I don't mind if they prepare it more than once but I don't want large swaths of enemies being bypassed or...

First, marry me :P Second, that was great. I have a few quibbles about orcs and gnolls but nothing significant. You should be writing the article, as this made a lot more sense than the WotC version. Third, STOLEN. I'm SO using these interpretations, if not these outright descriptions for my...

I happen to agree with your post as a whole. I just wanted to say.. Not to put a too fine point on it, but it works because its a game? It works because it just does. Besides, this is how a Time Lord explains TIME.

I still can't figure out what this has to do with 5e in any shape or form. But I don't care I'm not here for the discussion as a whole I'm here for one little part. I just want to go all tangenty! So, 1d6+3, 2d6+6, 3d6+9 = (3.5)*6+18 = 39CHA, 6+18=24 on a minimum roll. Even assuming you meant...

I suppose I am one of those "disaffected pathfinder players"... but I never disliked 4e because it was "babby's first paper MMO". I have a list of reasons I'll give you if you like but it being my first paper-MMO has nothing to do with it. That isn't even what Mearls is saying. I think what he...

My problem is that a lot of those solutions are expected to be used as sticks in this problem. I view a LOT of those solutions more as carrots, to motivate them and not to punish if they fail to get the job done. I realize that is largely the same thing but it feels really artificial if I have...

He is. It is too much diversity in the wrong ways. I have always been talking about the 5e design process for monsters. Not the 4e one that was implemented. In that regard; theoretical because the monster design hasn't really been released in any detail so far. Now I am discussing the theories...