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I've played a number of RPGs and wargames which take the fear into account. Simply put, it becomes a drastically different game. Even different from OD&D, in which fear was not necessarily a factor either. After all, you as a player might fear losing your character, but your character doesn't...

With respect, I don't buy that argument. First of all, we can look at other games and their iterative editions. New editions of RPGs are sometimes looked upon favorably, but sometimes not. There is no overwhelming tendency to hate all new editions upon release. One might say, "Ah, yes. But...

Okay, well that brings up another point of discussion. Why the hate for 2nd Edition when it first came out? Was it timing? And, more importantly, was the time right for 4th Edition? Timing and choosing the right time for an edition change is part of marketing.

This is an interesting proposition, and I don't necessarily entirely disagree - but it begs the question: Why didn't people come to the table openly hostile during the advent of 3rd Edition? Speaking only for myself, 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons marketing was fairly disastrous. Especially...

The big question in my mind is not necessarily the precise number of their print run, but if this will propel Paizo into the #2 RPG company slot behind WotC. Currently, the #2 RPG slot is held by Dark Heresy. And if it does propel Paizo that far, can they maintain that status? I'll be curious...

I'm not sure what is to be gained by getting kids into D&D, as opposed to just getting young people into the hobby. By and large, I run into numerous people all over the country whose first real roleplaying experience was 3rd Edition. These people did not get into the hobby as children but as...

I knew that Dark Heresy was #2. The big surprise for me was that Warmachine and Hordes sells better than Warhammer Fantasy. Holy crap. That's an impressive amount of sales by Privateer Press.

Fair enough. Let me clarify - I am indeed speaking in broad generalities. I am definitely painting with a giant brush. Of course, there are children who go to piano practice, play sports, take horseback riding lessons, and still are prolific readers. No doubt. Absolutely. In terms of children...

All I can tell you is that after a decade of teaching, this is what I usually observe. There are the occasional kids who do nothing but play video games, but by and large - the majority of kids who play a ton of video games also read a lot. These are the same kids that also have a lot of free...

No, I'm not joking at all. The kids that I teach today that read the most also play the most video games. What is so hard to understand about that? Again, it's the nerdy kids who stay inside. If a kid has read Lord of the Rings nine times, there's a good chance that they play WoW. If a kid is...

Took the words right out of my mouth. There is no evidence that video games reduce creativity or even the amount that people read. As a school teacher, it certainly appears to me that the kids who read the most, also play video games the most. It's not a hard thing to imagine. The nerdy kids...

For some reason, I thought that Pathfinder would make a great fit for Greyhawk. Dunno why. Can't put my finger on it.

All of this proves to me one sad thing - the divisiveness of the latest D&D Edition change. There are fans on both sides and they many of them (not all) viciously attack the "other" product while rabidly defending their own. Of course, I'm sure this divisiveness doesn't manifest itself too...

Spelljammer? How are you doing that?

Back when 4e was announced, a friend of mine and I started making our own campaign world, based on some of the tenants of 4th Edition as it was outlined in the promotion books. The points of light theme. Tieflings and dragonborn being part of the setting's ecology from the beginning. A grittier...

Since "Shadow" is a power source, I'm that much more convinced that Necromancer will be a class in the PHB3 as well.

Yeah, that's the thing. I suppose I wouldn't be so nit-picky if it wasn't the industry leader putting out the PHB. Say what you will about the PHB layout, the book that gets a really low grade from me for layout is the Monster Manual, unfortunately.

What I was referring to is not just being an entertaining read, but also evoking mood and excitement through its very production value. I could really go off on a tangent here, but if you look a something like the Harry Potter books in there U.S. edition, those books have an extremely...

Another interesting point. The Star Wars SAGA books use white space well. Why shouldn't the D&D books be able to do this?

Interesting point. The problem with the PHB, any PHB, is that it's meant to be many things in one. It has to be part instruction manual, part reference book, part world guide, as well as part entertainment. The best ones, through the history of RPGs strike a good balance between these...