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I think that is very likely - more than half the women I mentioned above quit running games, or quit gaming altogether, for that very reason. Apropos of not much, about half the women listed above ran one or more of the Storyteller games by White Wolf in the nineties. Vampire, Werewolf...

I will second that! Actually, as I mentioned above, I kind of hope that 5e is an open version of the 4e architecture. I don't think that opening 4e license is likely otherwise - I am sure that some bean counters blame the OGL for [pick one] 4e's Failure/Pathfinder's Success. Mind you, I think...

Good question! Anthony, Jen, Chris, Dennis (the Younger), Greg, Mike, and Dave, all run a game on an irregular basis. Jon runs a Pathfinder game every other week that I actually get to play in. Tony runs a game every other week for the other kids in my Teens game, and I have hopes of...

Hmmm, I have been running games since 1975/76, the first female DM I ever encountered was in 1977. But the total number that I have played with.... Patricia, Jennifer, Jen, Gig, Ellen, Sue, Jen (I seem to know a lot of Jennifers)... Pretty sure I am missing one.*EDIT* Julie!* Maybe eight total...

I think that I am too much of a purist. The chemistry between Holmes and Watson was just plain wrong in the first movie. That said - there were some good things - Costumes, aside from Irene Adler (and she has a bit of an excuse). Much better than Coppola's Dracula. I could pinpoint the year by...

Let me turn it around then - why should he say anything nice about it? It is not his game. And yes, there was an implication in your tone that he has had negative things to say about 4e, otherwise why did you bother making the comment? You are obfuscating, and poorly. For that matter Mr. Mona...

Those 'If's would have made a difference - But he did not use any 'if's. Instead he made blanket statements, and his statements did not get curbed before seeing print, and formed the basis for many people's belief that 4e was not going to be the game for them. I think that Wyatt, more than any...

Ye gods, reading those made me growl again, just like the first time.... :o He had me hating 4e even before it hit the shelves... then add the GSL, and I felt like a kid getting a dead puppy for Christmas. :eek: The Auld Grump, not freshly dead, neither, things was a movin' under the fur....

I would tend to doubt it - unless you took the Crossblooded archetype and took Draconic twice. As a GM... I would probably say 'no', but not in a very firm voice - it is unlikely that you could convince me, but possible. A crossblooded bloodline combines the powers of two distinct heritages...

Thank you! :D The Auld Grump

War! (Huhn!) What is it good for? The Auld Grump - grogn3rd.

Yeah, the hokey-pokey - 'that's what it's all about' feeling. Twenty five years in, and it still gives me that feeling. :) (For the gods' sakes, somebody filk this! -) For gods' sakes, somebody filk this! The Auld Grump

He actually has not said much about 4e, one way or another. The closest thing to 'bad' that he has said about 4e is that it was not ideal for the kind of adventures that Paizo wants to write. You may want to review the lead up to both 4e and to Pathfinder, as the two are intertwined. WotC kept...

You know, when I listen to players talking about how they enjoyed a game, never once have I heard them proclaim 'and the game was so balanced!' with a spark of joy in their eyes. They talk about their acts of daring do, about how they managed to get out of a sticky situation, even about how...

Minis, paints, more minis, and an Air Hogs Crossfire - Being painted up as a Vertibird for my tabletop Fallout game. The Auld Grump

It is worth noting that a lot of people felt the same way about 3.5 as you feel about 4e - they didn't need or want the change, and really did not like the changes chosen. I do not think that being ready or wanting a 5e will have much bearing on whether there will be a 5e in the near future...

288.) Teacher - this rapier does exactly one point of damage on a successful hit, regardless of STR or feats, on a critical hit it inflicts one point of nonlethal damage in addition. The area hit is marked with a glowing red dot for ten minutes. The weapon is intended as a tool for teaching...

After reading the FAQ, then spending some time thinking about it... I think that I will ignore it for my own campaigns, and keep the hard limit on Intelligence for animals - sentient creatures can increase their Intelligence by going up in levels/hit dice/etc. but animals need to be Awakened...

A little more than a day after I wrote that I got an advertisement from Mongoose for Van Graaf's Journal of Adventuring - a Pathfinder supplement. :) One good thing about being a pessimist - most surprises tend to be pleasant ones. I would still love to see the Quintessentials updated for...

I am another that has never had that problem, and I really don't see how this 'fix' helps anything. :erm: If anything, it makes the supposed 15 Minute Adventuring Day more likely. The Auld Grump