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Thank you Tony. I appreciate you approaching this as a civil conversation and assuming something of me other than ill intent. I'll assume from the giving of experience, and the (rudely toned) thanks, that you have covered Zapp's opinion adequately. That does, however, leave us with nothing to...

I am not confused, and I do not have an "agenda." The three previous official attempts at warlord-like abilities were dismissed by those that have dismissed them because that's not how those folks wanted things to be done. ...and that has only the littlest bit to do with what I was talking...

I'd have ruled the same, because I believe the spirit of the "unless there is nowhere to move" bit of the fear spell is for the affected target to be able to do whatever it can to survive and find a way to get away (i.e. escape the grapple and then flee, or if backed into a corner fight past you...

I like the color red. Something being the color red does not guarantee that I like it, though. Which is why the question of your criteria comes up, I think; because it sounds like you are saying that if something is officially released by WotC in print that you'll like it regardless of its...

My perception may be a bit cloudy, but it appears that you may be creating the war by assuming others are fighting it. I mean, I asked how suppression of one opinion was different from suppression of another, and your response has taken the form of a lot of bluster about edition warring and...

Perspective is important. From this poll, at the time of my posting, we can see that 41 people want a dedicated warlord class. That's a small number of people, considering the total number of people playing the game numbers in the hundreds of thousands (if not higher). But it is a portion of...

I don't have a horse in this race, and really only read these warlord threads to see if some cool ideas happen, but I've got to participate just long enough to ask one question: How is banning someone for expressing an opinion about warlords which you do not yourself share different from...

Are you implying that aim is one that 5th edition misses? Perhaps my reckoning of "beers and pretzels crowd" doesn't match to yours, but I find that (or casual despite experience and regularity of play) a fitting estimation of my own group, and 5th edition has supported our preferred play style...

Yeah man, never give in to people telling you not to play with all of your friends - change anything else you can, change game systems even (I have for "doesn't work well with this large of a group" reasons before), but never put yourself in the position to be cutting good and available players...

They could use harvested giant fire beetle glands.

Player: "Ick, 3 on the die for a total of 9, probably not good." DM: "You misjudge a handhold, pulling a small barrage of rock and dirt down onto yourself were you'd hoped to find upward ascent. Take 3 bludgeoning damage, and continue climbing without slowed pace unless that has managed to knock...

As an avid video gamer, and in fact a person that would never have found the world of table-top RPGs without video games, I find it disappointing to see people using "video game mentality" as a derogatory term. It's not just over-generalizing because there are dozens of different types of video...

To expand on that point: Or at least provide the party the means to have damage of types other than bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing available in those instances, whether it is by carrying acid vials, alchemist's fire, and holy water, or environmental means to defeat the weapon-immune...

Ah, but when we do disagree, it can be to a significant degree - like how only one of the two of us has had good experiences with 4th edition.

I apologize to everyone for making a liar out of myself, but I saw something that I really can't just let lie... Where is the 5th edition supply of lore for animals? I've just checked my Monster Manual, specifically looking at wolves, and found only a stat block - no lore to speak of. Is my...

It has come down to my players finding a single class satisfactory, even when they were dealing with a character concept that before 5th-edition would have involved multi-classing. Such as the "thieving wizard" being an abjurer wizard with the criminal background, or the "mage knight" liking the...

I wouldn't go that far, but I realized because you said it that I forgot to mention that even though my group does allow anyone that wants to multi-class to do so, that as of yet not a single character played has actually been multi-classed.

I think, for me, what is frustrating is that I am genuinely giving as much benefit of doubt as I can to posters. I assume they didn't actually mean to state their opinion as fact... at least until I point out they've done so, and as a result are likely to be misinterpreted, and then they react...

My thoughts, as an experienced DM with experienced players and multi-classing allowed in our games, is that you should not include any optional rules you aren't absolutely comfortable with; it's better to start restrictive and add things if you become completely comfortable with the idea than it...

Nice! Claiming to use honey, rather than vinegar, while also splashing around the implication that I'm being intentionally vinegary if I point out why I think someone is communicating poorly. 10/10 - would give exasperated sigh again.