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Oh, they existed and people dealt with it face-to-face. Now, it is all amplified in a meaningless, trivial vacuum.

Don’t you think this was a case where the neighboring lands were more concerned with the “sticks & stones” than the “words”? In modern society with the advent of social media, words have been upgraded.

When I think of ancestry, I think of lineage, then I think of nobility, which in turn makes think of the British monarchy. It is all too humanocentric. It doesn’t work for me.

Maybe the problem is that modern society acquires loaded, negative connotations fairly quickly without any reasonable justification.

I think culture works for Middlle-Earth because of their insular nature. However, half-elves, half-orcs, dragonborn, tieflings, gnomes, and others really don’t fit using culture.

At a glance, species could be a possible substitute but as Celebrim stated above it is too scientific for a medieval fantasy world. The use of ancestry makes it seem like all PCs come from a common ancestor. Is the next step to eliminate deities? Is it now time for evolution of species from...

Absolutely yes! There is one human race with multiple ethnicities and cultures in the real world. In the fantasy world, this is still true but I challenge anyone to come up a better descriptor for the differentiation between humans, elves, dwarves, and halflings. It is total nonsense to be...

Ironically. I think WoTC is done with the reboot. When there is 6e, it is gong to a evolutionary change similar to 1e to 2e transition.

Pathfinder 2e is going to be really interested to watch it unfold. Personally, I believe Pathfinder 1e brought the complexity level up to upper limit of what should ever be in a fantasy role-playing game. I love the simplicity of 5e and am not really interested in possible slowdown that 2e may...

Although there is little significant difference on the DM side between 1e and B/X (or any of classic 20th century versions), identifying B1 & B2 as 1e adventures instead of Basic is particularly sloppy on the part of Goodman Games. This is ironic considering the target audience knows this all...

I don't get the complaint either. Plus, per the FAQ, there is going to be a PDF for sale which works for me.

in 0e with no supplements, there was no Str mod (Men & Magic p.11). In Greyhawk, the Str bonus was exclusive to the fighter (and the sub-class paladin) only. The penalty applied to all classes (Greyhawk p. 7). There is an open interpretation whether mod was melee only or all weapons. S&W goes...

i will throw my hat in the ring with the same question for the hell of it. if so, Paizo probably needs it. This is the most comments of seen in awhile on an article about Pathfinder products. Ironically, apparently most of the commenters myself included don’t actually care much about the actual...

I started in 1981 with B/X and moved on to AD&D within a year after finishing B2 & X1. I still love Greyhawk. I also really like 5e so I have no desire to return to the mechanics of yesteryear. So, nostalgia aside, I just don't see anything compelling about the campaign setting itself. Well...

This isn't hate, it is merely pointing out that this printing is not the preferred style and aesthetic of many who are (were?) the core customer base. That part is subjective. The open question is whether it is the preferred style of enough people to make the change economically worthwhile in...

I agree with everything that Jeff B stated above. Furthermore, the monster art goes with aesthetic over substance. For example, the manticore has scorpion tail when the description clearly states "... and a tail tipped with 24 iron spikes." The chimera has a cobra head at the end of it tail...

It is my belief that if a DM wishes to completely ignore step 1 then none of these guidelines are going to work unless the party is comprised of 4 characters (fighter, rogue, thief, and wizard) only with no feats and no multiclassing run by group of new players.

Cool, I look forward to it. Other than these type of nitpicks TOB really is an outstanding product. I am sure that this product will be a good one as well.

Yep, CON ability damage should never be used in 5e product either reduction in the hit point maximum or exhaustion.

@Xavian Unless you are interested in it for historical significance or just like to read and collect older systems; I wouldn't bother. Once all the supplements have been added in, there is little point to not go with AD&D (or S&W Complete for a pre-filter of some of AD&D's complexity) as your...