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You know, I used to believe there was no “wrong” way to play D&D. I now see the ignorance of my ways. Of course there is a wrong way to play D&D. This is it.

How far is too far? Just before it gets to this point.

Looks interesting… But I refuse to buy anything I must remain connected to the internet to play.

This is a historically significant thread; we’ve already learned that 4E is broken before it’s even been announced!

They can put out as many snazzy new PrCs as they want- I still won’t allow anything outside of the core books, so it doesn’t affect me at all. I don’t see how having a variety of character options out there would kill the game anymore than having a variety of automobile models to choose from...

Tabletop only. No kids, pets, drugs, or cell phones. Beer is fine, but if you “fall asleep” your character is then under the control of whoever wants a mobile hit-point sponge/mule that game. Sadly, in college, I once had to also make a “no pr0n at the table either!” rule. But we don’t...

Something I’ve noticed I seem to require far more of a backstory from non-human characters than I do from human ones. In other words, I would expect an elf, dwarf, or halfling to have a far “more interesting” reason to take up spell and sword than I would for human characters. I’m not sure if...

My hat for minis no know limit. Really, I consider them far more of a distraction to the hobby than a part of it.

I love looking back over my dead characters of the past, and remembering them. I would probably ask the GM beforehand not to tear up my character sheet for archiving purposes. If the jerkward GM tore my sheet up anyway after a request, I would probably respond by ripping up his/her notes on my...

I remember fudging a PC death once in 2E for no other reason than it was late and this particular player took forever to roll up new characters. Less than a month after that, I somehow survived a real-life “impossible-to-survive” automotive accident without serious injury. I always wondered if...

I only run True20 and C&C these days, but I still buy other books that look like they might make interesting conversions.

I’ll never forget my best friend’s brother’s first Warhammer game. It was just so… Above and beyond the call of “bizarre.” The majority of our catch-phrases and one-liners to this day still come from that infamous game. One of my favorite moments from that session: GM: “Uhhh… Okay… On...

Man, I wouldn’t be able to play in this game because I would still be hooting with laughter- That whole set up really is corny beyond my capacity to count corn. My advice; Have your characters go completely and utterly sideways. Certainly, no one could claim that you “weren’t playing in...

I gotta say, seeing this thread and reading about the improvements made in 4E has made me pretty tempted to find a copy and pick it up. From out of nowhere, it's like I've got these great SR plot hooks all of a sudden. And (of course) right after my big rant to my gaming group about how I...

Same here. Man, that was one AMAZING and imaginative setting! I got really into it in 2nd edition. Over time, though, the flaws of the system mechanics started to show and could no longer be ignored. One early problem I remember having while running the game was with Deckers- Decking was...

I like the idea of Paladins. (In my settings, they are grim, determined crusaders who fight an overall greater battle they know they can never win.) The metatheme focus for Paladin characters in my games run along the "how much are you willing to sacrifice in the name of the greater good"...

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ARRGGHHH!!! I played in a game once with a GM just that bad as well- Man, I nearly forgot all about that night until I read this post... You always knew which places to go/people to interact with because they were the only ones with descriptions. If you tried to interact with random...

I actually prefer that kind of game, as it allows for more story-like immersion (you can’t metagame if you don’t know the mechanics.) This, however, would make me a little anxious...

I don’t really follow. If I had to modify 3.5 until it ran like True20... Why wouldn’t I just save myself the trouble and keep playing True20? I think one question you’re asking here is “Can D&D be used to run low-magic settings.” The answer is that yes, it can... If you nerf half the game...