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If the theoretical "3.75" were an improvement on the current rulesset - say, a fantasy version of Star Wars Saga Edition, ideally with more of either a Sword and Sorcery or Final Fantasy vibe, I would buy it and use it rather than upgrading existing d20 core rules to be SWSE compatible. If 4e...

It really depends on how the class ends up being structured. "Officer" sounds more appropriate than "Soldier," from what we've heard so far.

I'd rather have two other races. Ideally, I'd like to see two of the following: Draconians (baaz, probably), catfolk, drow, intelligent undead (Magic the Gathering zombie style, perhaps), lizardfolk, minotaurs, full-blooded orcs, ratfolk (nezumi or otherwise; Burmecia ftw!), warforged, or a...

Astonishingly weak. Considering that they assembled what has to be at least reasonably expensive voice talent, the wealth of Dragonlance artwork in multiple styles to draw upon, and the average quality of animation these days, I simply cannot believe the animation for this project could be this...

While I still strongly dislike changing zombies from a template, and wouldn't care to use these rules for general purposes, they DO inspire me to run a wicked Castlevania mini-campaign. :D

I GM more often than I play, and dislike Save or Die type effects in every system I run. I'm more likely to PLAY D&D than run it, and dislike Save or Die type effects then, too.

Mixing fantasy and sci-fi: almost always. I much prefer a technological element to my fantasy, be it 'modern' steamtech of the era the game takes place in or space-faring superscience lost by a precursor race in pre-human antiquity. The fantasy component being high/epic fantasy, however, is a...

What, exactly, does LotR have to do with Sword and Sorcery? Oh, that's right - nothing. It not only comes later than Howard, it's in an entirely separate subgenre and one whose tropes and stylings are often antithetical. Calling Melnioneans elves hardly seems fair; they are not called such...

I'm a big supporter of group character generation; part of that process is deciding, out of game, how the party WILL get along and stick together, even if they don't start out that way. I don't mind ALLEGEDLY "lone wolf" characters, for example; unlike a lot of rp'ers, I actually DO find that...

Try it with a Wyvern and a Minotaur. Same size, same hit dice. Totally different zombies.

I've never played or GMed one, but I've seen them in play. They seem solid and supportive, sort of a dragon-y flavored bard, but they seem to have a better range of options than bards. My take is that they'd be good in a large party (which is the context I've seen them in; bards were also very...

We know that monster design is SUPPOSED to be simplified. Anyway, how is it that the 3.5 Monster Manual, apparently with more complicated stats, managed to provide BOTH easy-to-use sample zombies (including generic Small, Medium and Large humanoid ones, as well as some other samples) AND a...

3.0 - I didn't do much with zombies. I think I fought some... once?.. as a player, but that's it and it wasn't much of an encounter. BECMI - I recall having zombie encounters as a player, and as a GM used them from time to time. Never did anything special with them except putting them on...

Often. I've have cyber-zombies ala Doom, mutant zombies ala Resident Evil, and LOTS of flying and animal zombies. As well as the 'stock' variety. In other words, the rules cease to be adequate and REQUIRE a houserule? That's bad - terrible - game design. Certain types of zombie stories...

But if the do (change the names), they're damned only by a vocal minority of existing players. If they DON'T, they're damned by terrible names for all eternity (or at least a decade or so). Besides, tiefling just happens to be one of the lame names they KEPT, rather than making them from...

Ugh, ugh, ugh. The actual changes to how zombies operate in play look cool. I'd be glad to have them prove more threatening, for example. But changing them from template + examples to JUST examples by size? Awful, awful, awful. Not quite "Sony dropping ALL backwards compatibility from new...

I've had guys that young join ongoing campaigns with no problems. A young lady about that age considered joining once (she was a semi-regular Magic player in our extended group), but decided to stick with the collectible card side of things because she a) preferred it and b) didn't want to put...

It's definitely been the exception rather than the norm in the games I've run and played in. Even in BECMI D&D and AD&D, we usually just glossed over the stronghold and follower rules at higher levels because they weren't what we were interested in. I've had PCs become important political and...

An airborne city. Surprisingly practical if you have time to prepare (and heaping great gobs of cash), you can take advantage of the geometrically increasing buoyancy of larger lighter-than-air-gas aircraft. Ideally, you'll want a multi-mile circular 'field' of helium bags (hydrogen would...

Sadly, I really think the terms of Hussar's challenge HAVE been met by any fair standard. If it had been FIVE pieces of art, it would be a tough call. TEN (out of the multiple hundreds produced for 3.5) would have been out of the question. But three? This thread HAS managed to dig up three...