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As a 4e fan I will say that all the little asymmetries (read - imbalances) of 3.x were a feature, not a bug. They were something I loved about the game, and as a DM I had final say over what options were available to players. I remember reading in one of the 3.x books that mechanical features...

This is roughly how it works in the Australian army.

I've recently acquired an interest in CoC myself. I've downloaded some podcasts that I've just started listening to and the abstract nature of the system appeals to me, even though I'm not a fan of games set in 'the real world'. What's so cool about Dreamlands? Tell a ninja why? I've heard...

Is there a period in the Realms' development that you like best? How do you feel about the 4e take on the setting? I understand a lot of FR fans aren't too happy with the Realms in its current state, but I personally like it. I find it far more suitable for running the type of game I'm...

I'm interested to know peoples' favourite fantasy setting. This can be from books, movies, computer games or TTRPGs. Obviously a lot of the more popular ones cover some or all of these media. I'm even keen to know if your favourite setting is somebody's homebrew. Don't forget to share what you...

This. It's like Schopenhauer said...

Says who? Complain in-thread and all participants are made aware; report the post to the moderators and they have yet one more vexatious complaint to put up with. Calling commentary 'threadcrapping' doesn't make it so, and is in fact just a clumsy attempt to shape the attitude of the moderators...

True, however not in every discussion can you come in and say the thread has veered so far off topic that it doesn't even belong in the forum any more. The only thing this thread has to do with RPGs is the title.

You do seem to be moving the goalposts mate. There is a huge difference between a 25 year old and a 15 year old. The difference is much bigger than that between a 25 year old and a 35 year old, for example. Since I was one of the people who claimed 4e is marketed at a younger audience than...

I disagree. However it might have started out, this thread has objectively degenerated into badwrongGeneralRPGDiscussion. I'm with Marius Delphus.

Sad but true. Good post.

OMFG best website ever. It will become my number 1 research tool - I'll just keep clicking refresh until it vaguely answers the essay question, and how can I get done for plagiarism of a randomly generated essay? So very very awesome.

Ah, I see what you've done. In that case I should point out my loathing for people who misread others' posts. Did I mention how much I detest hypocrisy? (thanks for the spelling tip)

The key to torture-and-the-threat-of-violence is the psychological game that must accompany it, and that starts with what the interviewer already knows, and hinges on not revealing the interviewer's information requirements. Essentially, a key part of any involuntary interview is asking...

I agree with all this but I'd go even further. The difference between a successful intimidate check and not, is whether the NPC is intimidated into helping vs resentfully complying. It's quite possible to be bullied into an attitude resembling genuine admiration. IRL it happens all the time -...

I'm honestly not. I have no problem with aggression; on its own I see it as a positive trait that leads to resolution. However, and I say this as the admitted King of the Hypocrites, I did see your post as hypocritical, which I felt compelled to point out. Anyway I'm starting to sound like a...

This. While it's all well and good to claim the (post-)modern obsession with the philosophical flaws of that particular group has directly led to a degradation in honesty, objectivity and ethical courage amongst the rest of us. I suggest that criticism of others (even though we're careful...

Fair enough. But if that's the case, then surely it's the height of bigotry for anyone to assume the developers of 4e have only the basest of motives. Is there any difference between assuming the worst about somebody and caling them a 'jerk'?

I remember the original books. The adventure in the first one had a hobgoblin and something about 'a rusted glaive', iirc.