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Hrm. People aren't reading the article that was in the OP. I think after reading the article, I'd have to say that 4th Edition does hinder options in character creation, but that a good roleplayer can work around the limited options and portray the character that they want. However, I'll...

All fair criticisms of the RPGA. Most people I know who loathe it probably do for one or more of the reasons above. That said, my RPGA experience has always been quite positive, because I found a core group of convention-goers who I found to be good people. When I went around the country...

So, I'll reiterate - what would need to be changed in 4e? As far as I can see, none of the powers need to be changed in 4e. None of them are the "break module" variety like Detect Evil or Detect Undead sort of thing. I agree, but this is easily fixed by nixing these two races from Ravenloft...

Mm. No. I can easily refute this - the Black Library and the Warhammer 40k novels. While some of those novels are good, and some are bad, they have not ruined the 40k universe. And, dudes, there are a lot of 40k novels.

I think that 4e can fit Ravenloft just as well as 3e could, or any other edition. I feel that primarily because 4e certainly toned down the big effects that were so common in D&D. Things like Invisibility, Detect Evil, Find the Path, Detect Thoughts, Change Self, and a slew of other spells and...

Responding to the OP, yes I would have given it a serious thumbs-down if 4e had been just a cleaned-up and improved 3.x edition. If you're going to have a new edition, make it different enough to call it a new edition. So what would I have liked to have seen? Something akin to the SAGA system...

Interestingly enough, I agree with your position entirely - although I think DMing is more of an art form than a skill. See, I believe it's an art form to preside over a group of friends and get everyone not to act like a douche. It's like the art of throwing a party. Some people throw good...

I find that when I'm not spending money on gaming books, I tend to buy other stuff like terrain material for the table top, miniatures, or video games. In the past year, my purchase of terrain, miniatures, and video games has certainly gone up.

What about Pathfinder. If you liked 3e, then this seems to be an easy fix.

Wow. Excellent post and very succinct. All also add this - when going over stuff with my GM, I'll often go over all of the game mechanic stuff first and foremost. Because when it comes to my character - his background, concept, and personality - well, I figure I can do all that on my own...

When I ran a Forgotten Realms game way back, the way we treated stuff like Raise Dead was very similar to getting treatment for a deadly disease like cancer. Just like getting special treatment for a disease, it costs a lot of money. And in a "medieval" society as exists in D&D, many people...

Wow. So far, 4e is more successful over at RPG.net than over here an ENWorld! What does that say?

Interesting. I would say in the campaign I'm in right now, there are no real meaningful choices. However, the "right" choice is always made so enticing that we'd be fools not to take it. I guess that's why, thus far, the campaign has not felt too forced or too directed. All of the choices our...

Great responses. :) I'm going to respond generally to the thread so far. As to why I feel like the campaign we're in is a railroad, I suppose it's because there is always one very obvious choice as to what to do in each story arc thus far. Because it's a save-the-world-campaign, Choice A is...

That's a great point. To assuage by paranoia and GM distrust, how does one tell the difference between the GM keeping the numbers hidden, and the GM fudging everything?

I've been mulling this over for a while, and there seems to be a strong resistance and dislike for railroad-type games. This dislike has manifested on a number of threads all over the web and on podcasts. I guess it's part of the current gamer zeitgeist. My question is - what's necessarily...

I agree. The OP is interesting, and on the surface I would normally agree. However, as I read it, I found myself disagreeing more and more. I couldn't figure out why until I went and thought about it. If my DM gives me the cold, hard numbers, what normally happens is I quickly make my...

Here's a nitpick which also hurts my enjoyment of the game (when I do get to play).... Because the Defenses of everyone scales up along with the to-hit, usually the PCs have to roll better than average to hit. It's very rare that a PC can roll a 7 or 6 and expect a hit with a power. This...

Yeah, I have to re-iterate this point for emphasis. :( If you go back and look at the 3.x books, they are very easy on the eyes. There is not a lot of garish white space. There are faint lines on the page, evoking the feel of a journal or tome. The sketchy artwork for characters and equipment...

While I agree by and large with what many here are saying - the primary reason I quit playing 4e was because I couldn't find a group willing to play. My primary group has said, basically, no, no way, no way in hell. They all tried it. Hated it. My sometimes group GM hasn't even looked at the...