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Really? The wizard argument? No one is ever going to be as potentially powerful as a wizard or cleric. Period. How could they be. A guy with a sword or bow shouldn't be the equivalent of a wizard, it just makes no sense. Unless you're playing with people you don't know or in a convention...

It sounds a lot like how I always ran combat when I first started DMing. It makes sense and really the only problems would arise with more complex fights. In general though my players already kind of do this. We generally frown upon changing out attitude/decisions entirely when something doesn't...

How is that different than power attack and cleave + whatever. Or combat expertise, improved x, improved y. Ranged weapons are plenty good but if you want to focus on them you need to take feats. Same with melee. Some get rid of penalties some add bonuses/abilities. How is this drastically...

I like the ninja too. I think it's different enough but I could see it being even more different. Regardless I think all the abilities are mechanically sound, seem fun to use and seem ninja'ish. Disguise stuff, concealed weapons, distractions and smoke bombs. All very cool. I think they did a...

Cool info/history. Thanks. Some I knew some I didn't. On the topic and relevant to the post: It's a fantasy game unfortunately. Verisimilitude is important to a degree but I think the idea or flavor of firearms in a fantasy setting needs to be strong for them to have any reason to exist. Like...

They're very distinct and share almost nothing with the cavalier beyond the traits that allow him to fill a similar role (though in a totally different way). Last I checked the cavalier doesn't regain points by winning challenges and use those points to make himself ridiculously resilient. So...

Anyone who thinks the Samurai is like the Cavalier or in some way not unique hasn't read the class all the way through. He's nothing like a cavalier except in base function (challenge mechanic, has a mount, gives morale bonuses). He has resolve points which he gains back anytime he succeeds in a...

I just stumbled upon the download this morning while checking which issues of Dragon I was missing. Very cool. I think Paizo is doing an awesome job letting people take a look and test for them, it keeps us engaged and it allows them to release a product they know has a good deal of support...

You're absolutely right on all accounts. It's just a different perspective ultimately and if you come from 3.x PF takes that perspective and adds qualities a lot of us wanted to see. Qualities many later books in the 3.5 cycle touched on like issues with classes being interesting outside of...

I've run 4E and I like how easy it is to get going. As a DM I think 90% of us would mechanically say 4E is preferred over PF. But I've never run things as the book states it exactly or always using grids and minis. This is my main problem with 4E. I feel a lot more restricted as a DM to that...

Yep. I always sort of quirk a brow when I read all the complaints about 3.x/PF DMing and what a bear it is. Really? I guess if you are all rules people and need to do everything by the book I can certainly see this. I guess again it comes down to DM/Player relationship. In 4E I feel like I...

I have to say calling the DS book a splatbook is absolutely hilarious. If that's what qualifies as a splatbook I don't know what's going on anymore. On the topic of essentials. I don't really understand all the crying. I understand it from the perspective that it is taking development time away...

The speculation isn't that things are going to go digital starting now but that we're now firmly on that path. I think the original intent on 4Es launch was that DDI would play a supportive role and be worth it's price for that function. That's all well and good when you also see books...

Absolutely it could grow the market. I never meant to say VTT itself would kill the game. I said what I meant exactly which is a mostly digital VTT based model for D&D would kill it. That meaning very little is printed or updated on paper, much like whats currently going on. They're not going...

That's mostly how I've felt the whole time. I saw the power books and thought " that's cool but I think I've got enough to play with as it is" and recognized some people probably eat them up. I'm not a min-maxer power gamer type. Actually I've almost never even been a player. Almost exclusively...

The reason you see no posts about how cool or not cool new products are is because there are no new products. Oops. People want to discuss what the hell has become of their hobby. What's odd about that? The game is floundering around with no clear solution or plan in sight. Anyone who has been...

Quibble here is that this digital crunch be optional crunch. At least until 5E is announced and there's a different model right from the start. But as it is now I just can't agree to having the updated rules be only accessible through DDI. That smells of cheapness. I buy the product in book...

I guess because I was part of the target of Essentials I felt it did do a good job. A lot of the comments I read across blogs and here seemed positive. It's disappointing to know it wasn't as universally accepted as I felt it was. If it wasn't a success I guess it was at least evidence that...

Oh no I didn't mean it like that. I meant future content. It's always true that as long as you own the stuff no one can stop you from using it. I never said enforce and I didn't realize what I said had that tone. What I mean is there's only a limited amount of money and time to go around. If...

Honestly if they switch to a mostly digital VTT model that would be the end of the game. That's simply a realm that is much bigger than what WoTC can handle. It would be a losing battle from the start. D&D has its niche and that niche is not on computers. It's at tables with other people playing...