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I couldn't have said it better myself. Aside from Pathfinder, if you're really looking for something streamlined, True20 is IMO the superior game engine. You can do anything you want with it, from traditional sword and sorcery to scifi. It's already my game of choice for future and modern...

Ols school is fun, fast, and full of flavor. I switched to 3E because I like the extra options that are available from every position in the game (be that playing a character or behind the DM screen), but there's a great deal of fun in that old stuff that you just don't see in D&D anymore.

Just remember that one of the ideas behind Pathfinder was to bring the original core classes up to par with the prestige and later core classes. Since they're now balanced, there really shouldn't be a reason to give the other core classes a bump in power - just adjust the skills to that they...

You should see by now that you're in hostile territory. They might as well hang a sign on the front page that those who don't worship at the altar of 4th edition need not enter.

Negative. The only thing 4E did for me was make me realize how much I valued the options and complexity of 3.5.

I've often found that when going to an expert on a given subject and asking them for advice, they often say something profound, which you completely don't understand because you lack to context. So for a new player - 1. D&D is a game of "Let's pretend" with a complex set of rules so your...

Reign of Discordia, of course. Here it is in PDF: RPGNow.com - Reality Deviant Publications - Reign of Discordia The print version is available in both color and B&W and can be accessed here: 's Storefront - Lulu.com

Switching from 2E to 3E was no big deal for the group I had at the time since 3E was very much an outgrowth of the same system we'd been playing for years. It was a good switch because the options they had been asking for since day 1 were supported by official rules. Switching to 4E is simply...

I wouldn't boo, that would be impolite. A silent roll of the eyes might be unavoidable, however.

I'd be there if I didn't live on the wrong continent.

Since I won't be buying either book, this makes very little actual difference to me, but the truth is that I think splitting the player and DM information is the way to go. I used to get annoyed with having 50% of the 3E FR books devoted to players when I wouldn't be using or allowing the vast...

The Good - Honestly, I can't come up with anything that it does that the 3.5 PHB doesn't do better. I suppose the 1/2 level + ability modifier mechanic is good, but it doesn't outweigh the negative. The bad - Uninspired graphical design, way (way!) too much wasted space taken up by powers that...

As much as I can't stand the 4E game itself, I actually quite like the 4E DMG. The 3.5 DMG is much like a toolkit, and they started going in the direction of the 4E DMG with the DMG 2, which I like, so the 4E DMG seems like the next step in this direction. I also find that the encounter design...

Bought the 3 core books, tried the game a few times, pretty much strongly hate it. Between the powers, which become boring and repetitive very quickly, the emphasis on forcing your opponent to move, the fact that the core books lack much of what was in the 3.5 core books (classes, races, magic...

What an odd choice of threads to necromancy for the purpose of spamming. The B5 RPG turned out to be pretty :):):):)ing good though. Second edition was even better.

Pathfinder is my choice for D&D since WotC canceled D&D.

The reason I feel that it's unfair to the fans is because they are normally well invested in the setting. If I have 20 to 50 books that flesh out a setting, I obviously like that setting. When you make a major timeline jump, you significantly reduce the usefulness of that material if you are to...

This. I feel that major timeline jumps and other means of hitting the reset button are a cheat to the existing fans of the setting. If you can't figure out how to make the setting interesting anymore, or it has become too complicated, or whatever, then it is perfectly acceptable to move the...

Pathfinder is our D&D 3.5 replacement. True20 is what we're using for modern and future games. We're pretty happy with this arrangement.

Little Raven, Grimstaff, and Obryn, I would like to thank you for being so quick to jump up and prove my point, yet again. And Little Raven, all this talk of whores and handjobs, have we forgotten about Eric's grandmother? Last time I checked, there were rules of conduct on this board, and you...