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Although I voted no, I should probably be fair in that since I'm not currently in a game, I haven't purchased much of anything in the last year or so. However, I have nothing against 3rd party products. Heck, when I was heavily gaming with 3.x, I bought a looooot of 3rd party books.

Although male, I do play a mix of characters. It depends on the idea and story for the character. If it'd be better as a lass, then I'll make a female character; the converse is also true. I can't say that any of the games I've played in ever had much for romance or the like, so orientation...

For my groups/campaigns I build a website for that purpose. The site then has everything we need for updates, synopsis, house rules, etc. etc. I'd never consider Facebook for anything of that sort for the simple reason that I want control over what happens with the data and how it is...

I have gotten much better about my impulse purchases. During the heyday of D&D 3.x I bought a lot of stuff, sight unseen. And prior to that, I'd buy systems that I'd heard of, but didn't do much research. Consequently, a lot of those never got played and eventually were never replaced when...

I can't think of a single one of my groups where a leader was elected/appointed. As has been mentioned already, that position tends to get filled organically through play. What generally tends to happen is that the "leader" is really just the voice of the group in certain scenarios - with...

At my tables, I've never seen this issue. In 3e, hardly anyone used summoning due to it's limited duration - and that it took a full round to get the spell off. With Metamagic, it was far easier to just do outright damage. Summons were more used for utility than combat. Too, with Leadership...

Some nice bits in there. Thank you for sharing!

Nope, can't say I've ever heard, or used, "nish". I've used a short form, like in'it. But as to the topic, I tend to just keep it simple. Players roll initiative for themselves, and the DM rolls for each major NPC and then normally once for smaller groups of antagonists - just to keep it...

In a prior campaign, I did something similar. I allowed players to spend XP on additional skill ranks and feats. I used a scaling cost however, so something like feats would be 1000xp for the 1st, 2000xp for the second, 4000xp for the third, etc. In that entire campaign, no one actually...

My point stands. And Dandu's point is still valid.

No offense Dozen, but if I recall, the OP was asking for opinions, not someone to DM the game for him. Everyone here has been posting their opinions and you have done nothing but malign them. Let the OP, and presumably the DM, make the decisions for his world based on ideas as presented.

Agreed. Any campaign (for which I am thinking something long-term) would get repetative if it only focused on a single type of adventure model - be it dungeon delving (in the classic sense); monster hunting; or court intrigue. Any campaign that is to have some staying power will have to have...

I see no issues with Raise Dead other than what the DM puts in the way (and the whole "willing" thing). There are countless occasions where a King has had an Assassin, or many, on retainer. That is not public knowledge (normally). I see it no differently for a Cleric to be on staff either in...

Almost makes me feel bad for not going this year... Maybe next year I can make it.

After having read through the top 32, I have to wonder why is it that people feel they have to add a sacks worth of fiddly bits to everything? Why does something have to do this - and that and that and that? Feh. I too was pretty underwhelmed at most of the chosen items.

For game prep, I will use PDFs if I have them for the books I need. Otherwise, I prefer the actual hardcopy book.

This. Don't worry about whether a roll is good, bad, or otherwise. Don't worry about which skill should have been used. Just move the entry point. If a passage must be found, then move it to an abandoned warehouse, or that creepy broken down house across from the cemetary. I have to point...

In all fairness to your issue, it sounds like WotC may have unknowingly (or knowingly) fallen into the assumption that big and strong does not also mean smart - the old expression "big and dumb" comes to mind. It's a prevalent enough mindset in media that they may have well not even considered...

I think it would cause the public to second guess WotC. I mean, if a the company has to use Kickstarter to fund 5E, then wouldn't people actually worry about the state of WotC and actually back off - given that the perception is they need money? After all, if D & D hasn't any money, it's...

Last time I checked, not everything needs an 18.