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Published materials only would probably be best (including Dragon and Dungeon).

I'm doing it for one of the games I run as well (the players specifically asked for it). My goal is to have them face every monster in the monster manual. 470 to go!

It is entirely a social contract issue. There is one thing though that gives a DM a severe advantage in the negotiation of that social contract though. The ratio of DMs to players. I've got a waiting list almost 20 gamers long and I get an email from another person every week or two from...

I have been leaving it to the players to organize things like they want. There are just too many times when a player would go "So I rolled a 12, and my.. uhh.. strength bonus. Half my level, right? Oh, and proficiency for that weapon is a ... +2. So that's an ... 18". So I'm definitely going...

I agree with the Iron Heroes recommendation. Cool stuff.

Especially given how easy it is for the DM to say "Eladrin can't teleport, but you can choose either Elven Accuracy or Dilettante instead."

Wow. That's some fast updating! Thanks!

Well, I gave explaining it my best go. Things in the PHB are options for the player to use during the game. It tells the players what requirements they need to do something (levels, certain feets, gold cost, etc.,) and spells it out as something they can do. Imagine if a player really likes...

It really can depend on the DM's creativity/experience and the social dynamic of the group. For example, in a game I'm running, all of my players are people I never met before I posted an add on the cork board of a local game store. I said I was going to run 4e as soon as it came out (I had...

I would recommend moving the die roll to before the results of the action are described and then have the players describe it based on the result of the die roll. Give them conditions too. For example, someone rolls a 17. It's above the DC to pick the cheap lock on the room they need to...

The idea that a given DM might want a given ability to be limited to the NPCs is hard to understand? That these same DMs might prefer to see their likes and dislikes reflected in the rules themselves rather than being houserules? I imagine it is similar to the notion that some people have that...

I don't know if this is a factor or not, but I generally found that a large portion of my pre-3e play was in dungeons. Where a fighter's main job was to block/hold a corridor. For some reason, the lion's share of my 3e games were out doors. Large open spaces where enemies could easily move...

I really like this idea. Though I'd give it to the players far, far earlier. I'm thinking something like this: Ritual Efficiency Prerequisites: Ritual Caster, Int 15 or Wis 15 Benefit: The time taken to cast a ritual is reduced by 1 minute per level of your character to a minimum of 1 minute.

I like (maybe even love) that the rules for the PCs and NPCs are different. It's absolutely fantastic. One of my favorite features of old D&D like red box/rules cyclopedia was the idea that the players don't necessarily have access to the abilities of NPCs. That said, I think it fits for...

"Well ofcourse we appreciate how you saved that village. My father used to say to always use the right tool for the job. Incidentally, that's the salad fork you're using."

Another thing to remember is to use the quest reward system. It's just so explicit it rocks. Players who might not otherwise care about a certain hook find themselves somehow interested if it'll net them 1000 experience.

Steal one from Firefly (paraphrased): "It's not as good as last years party" "Oh, what did they have there?" "Standards." And have them remark about how it's sad the noble has to risk his life treasure hunting because his father is too poor to offer him a better life. If the players make the...

I think this is one of the best arguments to show the imbecility of the idea that editions other than an individuals pet edition are somehow "not D&D."

You're demonstrating that you're not understanding my point here. I'm talking about what is accepted by the participants in the game as a credible statement of fact about the shared story. 3.x heavily encouraged the participants to rely on the system, it's formulas and the results of die rolls...

Here's a thread on dragonsfoot where someone posts their excellent photoshop made maps. They just get better and better as the 24 pages of the thread goes by: http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27578