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D&D is better than Monopoly because Monopoly isnt a very good game, and usually means disappointment and bickering.

No offensive ist level spell ?? - Whatever happened to Sleep V?

some thoughts - generally, let the players know that its The Final Battle so they can choose heroic sacrifice - the ideal adventure is written so that failiure is fun - in the OPs example, it seems the problem is not so much that they failed, but the rubbish manner of their failiure. They...

I prefer Option 2 More open ended, sandboxy, flexible, and player led. But thats just my opinion. I can however give you an objective logical reason to go with option 2. It would be much easier, and make more in-game sense, to mutate Option2 into Option 1 than vice versa.

Meh. Why not just be honest and tell your players its a railroad, although there may be different carriages and different services. Now, my practical suggestions are 1) Dont save the world Do not have save-the-world metaplots. Have a lesser danger, but let the party be able to influence...

The obvious 2E Classic would be Undermountain I rate the Al-Qadim set "Cities Of Bone" highly.

Why was T1-4 a dissappointment to me? - I just dont like Zuggotmoy. Oh no ! its a ...mushroom - I expected Nulb to be Bizarro-Hommlett - I wanted the Temple to be a believable, dynamic entity . With a supply chain and politics etc. Its always puzzled me, why didnt Gygax turn his TOE...

The False false dichotomy. This is when someone argues a conflict doesnt exist, because it isnt a actually a dichotomy, and in certain circumstances the two sides can be reconciled.

Interesting. Ive two questions: Rather than cap at level 6, why not either : - adjust the xp tables so high level advancement is really slow - modify the xp system so that only level-appropriate challenges give any xp so 'high' level characters will only get xp by hunting down rare, legendary...

Because there isnt anything at stake in the edition wars. We might as well debate ice cream recipes or uzbekistan politics instead. Here you go: Different rpgs - and versions of rpgs - suit different tastes. Because of D&Ds dominant position, some people get more offended than they really...

The Edition wars are simply a matter of taste. The different editions of D&D support different styles of play unequally.

Soldiers dont follow orders for the sake of following orders. They follow orders because they think it is right - it is for the Greater GOOD. Anarchists dont want Chaos for the sake of Chaos. They believe that the natural right state of humanity is freedom from Government. They want to abolish...

My take Firstly, "Law" and "Chaos" do not exist in the Real World. In D&D world, there are these primal universal forces of "Law" - Order and "Chaos" - Disorder. Beings can align themselves with these forces. Lawful beings are those that a) consciously strive to increase the amount of Order...

Well I am absolutely delighted with 4E. It means I can now play 3.xE without having my grognard membership revoked.

Im thinking: "WHY does this puzzle exist?"

If challenges have to be dangerous for Heroism... ..how will Heros survive long enough to do epic heroic stuff? D&D - any edition - isnt going to work for a game "About Heroism". (Maybe...Pendragon? Some new-fangled indie narrativist thing?)

It all depends on what the purpose of the treasure is. What do you want to happen next? a) This is the end of the campaign. The treasure is there to reward the players and give them happy warm memories of the campaign b) The characters will continue being itinerant adventurers. This is...

I would think that those treasures useful to or to the taste of the last rulers would be out in the palace for use and enjoyment. If I was a sensible ruler, and I had treasure i didnt care for, id use it to reward allies, or sell it or swap it , for something I wanted. (And If I was a stupid...

I like the low end of mid-magic Rather than settings or adventures I like well detailed mini-setting sandboxes. Ive no interest in miniatures. No computers or music. If some thing is a challenge of player skill, rolling is a distraction. Rules preferences: I like good rules. Every player...

You need an editor. I started and got bored.