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This is an example of terminology meaning different things to different people. I also consider LOTR Low fantasy. Specifically, I see it as low-middle Fantasy. Things like Harry Potter are High Fantasy. To me has to do with how much it it is weighted down by reality and how much supernatural...

Video Game terminology is banned at my table. I find that people that use those terms tend to be contrary to my playstyle and will ruin the gaming experience. If you are having trouble finding people to play try getting people who aren't gamers to play with you. I DM'ed some non-gamers...

That's true, there were many alternative magic systems provided. Therefore if optional means modular then 3rd edition plus it's supplemental books was very modular. They provided different systems and ideas for fighters as well. I don't think there is a clear understanding of what they meant...

So they are doing it completely backwards then. Decide what the class is then make the mechanics fit that class. There should be no "renaming" or "restyling" to fit the mechanics as an after thought. This just shows that their rpg design philosophy is not coherent or their going an approach...

I want straight 3d6 for each ability score to be not only first but with bold bigger font in the upper left corner of it's page. All other techniques for generating ability scores should be put in the back appendix with small plain font. This way straight 3d6 will demonstrate it's prominence...

So far still not interested. It seems to being going in directions that I have rejected or just seems to not make sense.

EXPLAINING HIT POINTS (again) The Alexandrian - Misc Creations

I really don't see the point of adding all these new gimmicks into their game unless it's just to justify to themselves a new edition. I think they would be better in an alternative combat book so people could pick and choose. I don't really see what's so wonderful about them and I'm sure the...

I still can't wrap my head around on the 15 minute adventuring day phenomenon. It's never been the situation in a D&D game where players want to or not(of course they want to), but whether they should or should not(that is the question). There are consequences for doing so, and it might be...

Not a problem. Never seen a group try to pull that nonsense with one exception; when I sat and played a 4th edition game with people at a gaming store. It was quite a different world then I was used to. We killed everything in a dining hall in this castle and just decided to go to sleep...

This, in my opinion, is an issue that is not an issue. 1st level Cleric Wis 16 Wis has a 65% chance to Spot a DC 10 1st level Rogue Wis 10 with 4 Ranks has 70% chance to Spot a DC 10. 8th level Cleric Wis 18 has a 70% chance to Spot a DC 10. 8th level Rogue Wis 10 with 11 Ranks has 95% chance...

So he has not changed his mind afterall.

I don't see anything creepy about it. They sell beer, cars, TV shows, magazines, boats, dog food etc. in the same manner (images of sexy women). So getting upset about the sexy girl marketing strategy of an American game company is ridiculous. If the "Gamer Girls" think there is something...

It seems kinda obvious that Mike Mearls does not like classic D&D very much. He's a different breed of Role-player and he helped create the latest "new D&Ds". He is now under pressure to save the D&D franchise and so he compromise his vision (and pretend to like stuff he probable hates).

I think the argument is about HP damage being physical wounds or open ended and how a creature can naturally heal that damage, not about it being abstract or physical. All rules are abstract.

Explaining Hit Points The Alexandrian Blog Archive Explaining Hit Points The link above explains hit points and how they were interpreted from a classic D&D perspective. It's the way I've always saw them and everyone else I've ever played with.

Let's leave it since I'm not trolling. I'm just defending Reynold's art which is in fact very modest for fantasy women. But the idea that women don't want to look like women in fantasy art is a unsustainable position considering the reality of world we live in.

Oh really? http://youtu.be/pQ6Ljge0-14 Moscow girls run glamorous race - YouTube! This may sound illogical to some men, but comfort and practicality is not always the priority of women. Why do you think women go to outside events without appropriate clothing then end up taking their...

Yeah, unfortunately T&A is apart of the way a woman expresses her identity as a woman. A super-woman of course would express themselves in a manner that was super-sexy, well, because they are a super-woman. Women are far more concerned with their body, in the way they reveal themselves...