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You know, there is a great deal of discussion about 3E/3.5E here, and not even about Pathfinder. Sadly, most of the talk is focused in the threads where people are screaming at each other about how whichever edition is better or worse than the other. If people are really interested in their...

Ah good, Stoat and Stream of the Sky put things into words that I was thinking and trying to say. As far as my previous comments: 1. Yes, talk to the other player. I'm not sure why this is considered a problem unless the players around the table are at odds for some reason. I'm not sure how...

Not sure what that snarkiness is all about. In any case, as Psion points out above there are downsides to magic as well. In addition, rogues (as well as any other class) can and should find a way to matter. It can be as simple as talking to the other players outside the game (hey, bob, you are...

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No. Rogues are as marginalized as the player allows himself to be.

Yes, you've been more than clear that you do not like it when the DM doesn't give you any other answer than he doesn't care for something as a reason for banning it. Which is sort of interesting, given that your not liking it is the ONLY reason you keep repeating. Don't like it on one side vs...

Or at least the DM could paint the better reason over his personal opinion. "They don't fit my world" for example. That is assuming that you need to put another reason up. With my group, if we mentioned tinker gnomes my disliking them would probably be the most polite thing said at the table...

But the DM has said yes. He's said yes to elves, dwarves, gnomes, halflings, or whatever else is availiable in his world/setting. He has said no to your choice/request. In your many examples and posts, the player doesn't seem to be compromising. It has become a battle of "my imagination trumps...

I suppose it is as damnably difficult for the DM to give in as the player. In the above example (#2), the player knows before he launches into the questionable backstory that the DM absolutely despises dragonborn, but he pushes the point anyway, and, if your words afterwards are any example, is...

All of the issues are personal taste. Whether the DM dresses it up with a "logical" reason or not (enviroment, setting, etc.) in the end it is the Dungeon Master's personal taste on the matter. You are welcome to find that unacceptable. This is why there are thousands of games out there, so...

The problem I've had over the years (although not so much anymore) is that there are players who can and are willing to write elaborate backstories and pitch their idea with the fervor of a used car salesman. That energy and enthusiasm is wonderful, but (and there is always a but) it doesn't...

I think the word you are looking for is ghoulish. And I agree.

This. For my part, when I DM I have a handout of player information and rumours (not all true) as well as what is allowed and not allowed for the game. This is what I am prepared to DM. If the group decides they'd rather play something else, that's cool with me, as long as someone else is...

Why, though? It's been a few years now, it may be time to stop grinding that axe and let it go. As for the rest, when pressed by hordes of screaming fans they mentioned things they hoped and dreamed and would have liked to have happened, be it a release date or a product or an idea. It didn't...

Mispost, carry on.

Right! From what I've seen in some of the arguments, there is a sentiment that if my X can't do Y every round (mage can't cast spells, for example) then he is useless or isn't as involved in the game. In my view, that isn't a problem of the rules. In our games, you are responsible for your own...

Yeah, it reminds me of something ... oh yeah, when the criticism when 4E rolled out. ;) It'd be lovely to see positive comments for a change, about anything, any edition, any game. I'd dearly love to log in and see people talking about the good points of the system/game rather than looking for...

I agree. The conversation has turned from any sort of rational discussion of d20/D&D into a game of one-upmanship, a my version can beat up your version sort of flamewar that is not only boring to read, but pretty sad to think about. Everyone has made their point at least twice (if not more)...

I have hopes that this change will make at least some of the people/publishers happy and we can have an assortment of product for the various editions that will be the talk of the forums rather than the GSL. That said, I find myself wondering about all the talk of sales and trying to prove...

Pulling from Belgarath the Sorceror and Polgara the Sorceress(the prequels): The Marags were total hedonists, with the men sculpting their bodies more than their brains. They believed in physical attractiveness over all else, ignoring the gold in their streams. They had a barter economy and...