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Read-aloud text makes it difficult to extract relevant information. If there is something important in the room, call it out clearly and concisely. If there is nothing worth mentioning then I really don't need another example of why you earned a C in high school literature class. Give me the...

Only if you are being paid. If you aren't being paid, you are an amateur athlete. If you are being paid secretly, you are an NCAA athlete.

Doesn't that define a sport?

Americans do a lot of "tailgating", which is a big party in the parking lot before, after, and sometimes during sporting events like football, baseball, NASCAR races, etc. We grill food and drink from red disposable cups.

On top of that, WotC keeps the Magic train barreling down the tracks with their competitive play network AND their release events (which bring in the non-network players). These don't quite work with RPG, at least in the way WotC likely desires.

Sentences overrated. Subject, action, done.

And the internet further divides the small gaming pie by delivering everything, whether a good idea or a complete pile of fecal matter. When game designers had to go through a publisher, their game was at least vetted and edited before release. Now with Lulu, Kickstarter, and IndieGoGo all you...

They have a good chance to test their playerbase with this edition change. Leave 4e in DDI. As long as subscribers are accessing the 4e side of DDI, it is generating revenue ( likely at a better margin than a physical book). As 4e campaigns wind down, some usage will drop. The recent...

Ah, but with paperbacks you can pop that weak glue apart and either go with a comb binding or 3-hole punch the pages and put in a binder. Comb binding lays flat quite nicely.

Yes, but I would separate the "monster" to its own line. I personally dislike the read aloud text in modern adventures, but it seems that publishers want DMs to be lawyers instead if storytellers.

Because torches and pitchforks are fun! If the SRP was $10, there would be people lamenting the fact that the iconic D&D has been cheapened.

Some of my friends from the island kingdom have commented on how entertaining our ads are. To me, the ads are better than the show that's on (but that may be due to my attention span).

The cup shot first...

I'm sure you will find a group with a least one or two players that would help you learn the program before your play session. Personally, I can't do a virtual tabletop because there are too many squirrels on the internet. Did you say EVE? If you like that, take a close look at Star Citizen.

There are some good youtube channels for DM advice and also for watching some people play through a session. Also, the Pathfinder Beginner Box is a good start for someone that hasn't played before (even for a novice GM/DM). This pdf adventure...

From my perspective, we want a very similar goal. I just allowed myself to fall into a 3 word reaction that could be interpreted too many ways.

The horrendous part is the pre-gen and the general feel of it being a pick-your-adventure. It just seems like you're getting a movie script instead of a framework to kindle your group's imagination.

That sounds horrendous.

Nice insight pemerton. To elaborate on my quoted text, I think the Intro/Starter/Basic should be like the classic Red Box in that it is a complete game up to a capped level, then one may take their existing Character Sheet into the Standard game without the need to make a different Character...

No glossy paper. It feels cheap, and light always hits it wrong. Limited full-color art. There's too much quarter-page and half-page art in 4e (for example). Art should complement and break up the "wall of text" of the rules, not be in competition with the purpose of the book. Consistent...