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I like to end on something important, like the start of a battle or big revelation. The next game can then start with excitement and a high level of interest to build from. Ending mid-combat is rarely a good idea.

In Starfinder, which is the future universe of Pathfinder, which uses the 3.5 D&D rules with some twists here and there, there is an entire race of awakened animals now called Uplifted. Obviously this doesn't mean a DM must go with that, but it is an near cannon an answer as we are likely to get...

As has already been touched on, Wizard's spellbooks are more versatile because of the large number of spells they can learn, and the scope of those spells. To elaborate on that some more, there are really 2 things that make it powerful. 1st: Wizards are not bound by gods, alignment, or idiom...

I don't think fair has anything to do with it. D&D is not a game of chance, not gambling. Sure we use randomizers, but that is to add some variability to action resolution, not to make it a gamble in the true sense. In a cooperative narrative, suddenly having your story come to an abrupt end for...

Unfortunately I do not know of one. I am honestly surprised there are homebrew classes for 3.5, given the volume of material from 1st and 3rd party publishers. I swear there seems to be at least 5 versions of every possible class lol.

A couple of things. First, my statement had a comma in it that you missed (DM power trips, forced homebrew worlds). Second, the key word you seem to have missed in my comment on homebrew is the word forced. I think you also missed the part where I said there is nothing wrong with homebrew, etc...

I think this post is really what I see when people discuss old vs. new D&D (or perhaps RPGs in general). It isn't that the game has changed. All of the things this poster describes can still be electively engaged in. The difference is that now people need to choose this course, where previously...

I agree that neither sleep nor command are from a school of magic that can endow a person with the ability to, say, fly. But, both are enchantment spells that compel the target, so I would argue that both operate the same way. That being the case it makes perfect sense that if one can compel a...

I would argue that since both sleep and command are magic, and since both are the same school of magic, then both should be capable of causing the sleep state, even if it just for 1 turn in the case of command.

My opinion is that no conception is unexplorable in fiction or art. Just because you explore a subject that violates cultural norms, religious dogma, etc., that doesn't make it wrong in my opinion. What makes it wrong is if it is causing harm to another without their consent. Play a game with...

The antonym for concentrate is deconcentrate. It is a single word that can be used with command. From Concentration (PHB), "You can end concentration at any time (no action required)." From Command (PHB), "You speak a one-word command to a creature you can see within range. The target must...

So casters can attack each round just like any other class, and that's bad? The whole point is not to have A: Let the Wizard rest, or B: I'll just be setting here the next hour or so while you guys play, scenarios. A caster casting is no different than an arrow or sword swing in this regard.

Anything with limited quantity that appeals to a popular culture will likely sell well.

Looks like a fun time!

It seems topics like this are prone to becoming traps. The TC was technically asking about professions, and used Soldier as an example. The answer to his question is they are now handled by Backgrounds such as Soldier or Baldur's Gate Soldier. The problem is, and the reason why a one post answer...

What you are seeing is people selling the exclusive retail cover versions. The normal cover versions are below retail on most E-Bay listings, but I would usually recommend just getting them on Amazon or at a local store.

My simple answer to the TCs question is, as often as is needed to keep the game fun for the players. The rules are there to provide a sense of stability, the physics if you will, of the game world. Like the real world they need to trust that in general they can run or jump and so forth as...

That opinion always confuses me. It is a Fantasy setting after all.

I would agree but I would also extend your statement by saying that we are discussing multilinear evolution over progress. In other words, characters should change over time in relation to their story arcs but that change could be a progression or a regression. This is also very subjective!

I would argue that an RPG isn't JUST characters playing a role in a story, but also players playing those characters. As such, a player may have their reasons for why they want their character to have x/y/z. It can be problematic when the DM makes assumptions about a players motives.