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Indeed. I don't think it is enough for WotC to simply say that Next will retain the "feel" of classic D&D and that will be enough to support Roleplay and Exploration. In many ways I think those are two diverging ideas. Without any additional tools, you're just leaving it up to the DM to...

The Dragons in MV and MV:TttNV are awesome and interesting. 4E's dragons, and monsters in general (imo), are the best of any edition. With quick adjustments cribbed from MV, the two Dragon splat books are completely usable.

In order to equally support the Three Pillars, is it necessary to create a more robust rules system for exploration and role playing? If so, what type of rules could be helpful? At the least, in order to support more interesting exploration and role play, I believe the DM should be supplied...

Is there any definition of "adventure" that they are shooting to be able to play in 1 hour? I can agree that I would like to see a 1 hour adventure ala Dungeon magazine (4e example: Hook, 1 SC, 2-3 Encounters, resolution, minimal roleplaying), but how could you play through Keep on the...

I know there are quite a few people who have a hard time reconciling the idea of AEDU powers for martial characters, which makes sense. When I DM 4E, I always trying to narrate such powers as "seizing the opportunity" or "taking advantage" or "pushing themselves to the limit" or whatever other...

Article from the MME section on hirelings and henchmen: Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Hirelings and Henchmen) The section in the book is a little more extensive.

I'd like to see Dragonlance done as a "Legacy Adventure Path". I think it'd be a perfect fit for a multi-pronged approach in attempting to appeal to old and new players alike. The obvious choice would be a reboot of the War of the Lance, but personally I'd like the timeline to be set in one...

hanez It's completely realistic, a wizard improves their power by studying new materials and seeks out novel knowledge. However, if they spend all their time in combats, dungeons, the tavern, etc, they are limiting their learning capabilities. Therefore, from that perspective, an adventuring...

big time art critic huh? we're not talking about composition or art quality here, we're talking about style and tasteful portrayals of women in D&D. You just critiqued a piece of fan art. Do you go to bars and heckle local bands too? If you want to get down to it, most all fantasy art is...

Maybe magic users, divine characters, druids, etc should be on a different XP system/scale than martial characters? (I will use the wizard from this point on, but a similar point can be made with the cleric, druid, artificer, etc) As noted, Wizards become more powerful via study, so when they...

I was just putting forward what I thought was a well done example. I also found it important to note this is a Male Player describing a Female PC. I think it shows a maturity among the player base for something more than overt sexuality. The PC's in my game think of themselves as ass-kicking...

I DM a group of male players who all happen to play tough female Characters. Here's art one of them commissioned for their character: I think that's a very appropriate style for a character. She's still visually attractive, but not in an overtly sexual manner.

Being rich (or having the skills to get rich, eg great athlete, actor/artist, business acumen) is NOT equivalent to having magical powers. While being born into wealth, having great luck, or a skill more than a standard deviation above the norm is certainly advantageous, it is not the same as...

That sounds like a good idea for exploration. But I was looking for input regarding the research in the library. I had the ruins planned and that went great. Where it feel a bit flat was before they went, the wizard decided he wanted to research in the library. My response was "Ok, but you...

First off, thanks for all the responses. A lot of different ways to look at these things, really gets the wheels turning in my brain and allows me to think differently than I normally would! Another question, if I am hit with something that is unexpected but could potentially be boring, is it...

Essentials character do that to a certain extent.

If applicable: PC Goals NPC Goals Environment I basically try to put together something based on the situation and what the PC's have given me via roll playing and character personalities. I always try to say "yes" and tailor the game to the players. I can't really think of any specifics in...

No, because what I'm talking about here is always something I've had to do on the fly. I have done planned skill challenges and those go fine. I don't really want to use a skill challenge, necessarily, I was just stating that I've tried to use that mechanic and it really didn't improve drama...

Indeed, I'm always kicking myself for not introducing a time-element before I run into these "dead-air" scenarios. I guess my issue is doing these things "on the fly" since I may not have planned for them. If I plant a quest seed that has them traveling through a dangerous environment, I can...

I run my campaigns pretty sandboxy and without much prep. I let the characters decide what they want to do, so I can't plan flowery language and interesting what/if scenarios for every situation. Usually I'm pretty good but there's one situation that I always fail. The long, challenging, and...