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Absolutely agree on the importance of the Session 0 conversation. In the nearly 40 years I've been DM'ing (A)D&D, I bring to the table "something sandboxy and something a bit on rails". Much to my dismay, I have only run the sandbox once. I run what the players agree upon. So, either the...

I am definitely in the camp that neither is better, they're just different. When I was first introduced to D&D's ascending AC in 3e, I thought "Oh, this will be easier". Then it didn't take long for me to start encountering AC 35 with an attack bonus of +25...but sometimes the AC was 42 and...

Arrrrgh! It gets frustrating when people I usually disagree with make excellent points. :) I would like to believe that most of the people in the ENWorld world are here to educate themselves and share experiences. @Reynard You seemed to lament or express wonder about originally starting this...

Absolutely! I can definitely understand someone coming from modern games not grasping right away that AC is not the To-Hit number.

Keep in mind that the Defensive Adjustment also applied to Saving Throws. In the text, IIRC, there is a description of how the number alters AC in the opposite direction. This table can definitely be confusing if players weren't reading the rules.

And I think this is where we come to the center of some of this discussion...at least for me. Let's say I have an idea for a campaign that takes place in a fantasy world. For me, the (A)D&D series is what I use for my fantasy games. After some thought I find that using the current edition...

THAC0 made sense to everyone I played with. Simple arithmetic.

I also know where the letter "U" comes in the alphabet, and Skills are listed in such a fashion. Also, the illustration used on that page along with the formatting makes a total mess out of the text. The text on that page also explains what happens when you fail to blindly use a magical device...

I'm aware that this is an option, but the downside is that the company doesn't get my money. I'm saying that I would be happy to pay a lower price for this option.

Or the alternative...an index.

If WotC could just sell me something that's basically a hardbound version of the SRD for around $40 I would be delighted. I don't need drawings taking up space and jacking up the price of a rulebook. I don't need any fancy formatting in a rulebook. I just need rules. I have bounced off of so...

I'm pointing this snippet out just because we're both on the same page of different editions of a book. Also, to enforce your avoidance of gnoll-related tangents, I only used gnolls in the example because they happened to be fresh in my mind from an adventure I was reading last night. As GMs...

Mearls is a gamer, who also just happens to be a designer. He's also very accessible, if you go to conventions or hang out here, so you can even ask him yourself. What a lot of us are using to interpret his meaning is context. Context from conversations, blogs, posts, and even games he's...

As someone who has had the pleasure of talking with Mike and some other WotC creative folks at GaryCon, and also had the opportunity to play in some of their games... I can definitely say that Mike is rooting for the players while they encounter fun and challenging obstacles.

I agree that it's important to remember that AI is a tool. I have tinkered with AI tools a few times and wasn't impressed when I went down the rabbit hole for a complete project. But I was impressed when I used it to bounce my own ideas off of it. Its feedback helped me maintain a consistent...

Now if only sarcasm could dry my pants and refill my coffee.

Because the accuracy of their statement made me snort out my coffee...

I would think with our experience we'd be able to do this sort of stuff on our own. Edit: When I say "this sort of stuff" I'm not only talking about homebrewing, but also selecting a game system that is a better fit for the type of game you want to run.

As a "Master" Grognard, I have dwelled on this topic from time to time. I would shake my fist at WotC for releasing yet another book of fluff and garbage. I would sit in the corner and huff about how "WotC aren't good stewards for the game". Heck, I would even sit and complain about how D&D...

I used to do an impression of the narrator from the show. It would be fun to break that voice out again for some one-shots or a small campaign.