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I am very disappointed in the increased emphasis on tactical maps. Understand that I've always used tactical maps and minis, even back in 1e. However, it was very nice to have the option of not using them. Mistwell is right to an extent. Knocking someone 10 feet away is not too hard to...

Sweet! Other than Tony DiTerlizzi's interpretation of the Kuo-Toa (which made them really look fishy), this is my favorite incarnation of them yet! Yes, yes, yes! Overall, I'm very pleased with the new look of monsters in general. I did not like the 3rd Edition version of monsters at all. I...

19 pages on this thing? Daaaaang. I'm sure glad that we use a measuring tape at my table. And will continue to use it when 4th Edition comes out!!!

Weird. The 'net didn't take my reply. It's colonial horror, all right. ;)

Hmm. Still not getting my point across here. I think much of my resistance to 4e up to this point has been because 3e still infected my brain. As far as design work goes, I really don't have so much of a problem. Because my co-workers just slapped me upside the head and said, "You're still in 3e...

There's more to it than that. What I'm talking about is that many of our player and fans tend to think about things in a 3e sort of way. What I'm saying is that d20 has really infected everyone and their gaming style. Heck, even the new World of Darkness system has much of the same feel that...

I was doing some design work for a game company that I work for and coming up with new abilities for characters for an expansion book. I sent my material over to our playtesting group and they ripped my stuff apart as usual. No surprise there. But I got the most interesting comment from them...

IMO, in high granularity leads to system break down. Because the people designing the classes are human, the more classes there are the more room you have for human error. Basically, you have more chances of a few classes really standing out as the power classes when you have a high...

As far as encounters being different from one level to the next.... We already have a level-based game that keeps it's sweet spot from one level to the next all the way to the end of the game. Mutants and Masterminds. And the difference between the levels in Mutants and Masterminds is pretty...

No option for "on the fence". There are parts I like, and parts I don't like.

No, that is not true. There was a court case about role-playing games specifically, and it was decided that you cannot copyright a role-playing game system. That's why things like the Omni System put out by Morrigan Press can exist. The Omni system is pretty dark close to d20, but it does not...

Eh. It's the same amount they've always asked for in a new edition. Nothing new. Really, what it breaks down to is about 30-40$ a month. That's still a lot cheaper than golf, tennis, and many other hobbies I can think about.

I'm really intrigued by the 2nd Edition Conan book. It's huge and gorgeous. However, what's changed? What have they done differently? Anyone know? I can't find a review of it.

And that is totally fine. That's a player who is enjoying the game. Better yet, that is a player who understands their actions and is willing to accept the consequences of their actions. Realistically, I think that's what they would have to do to make Ravenloft work in 4e. The current storyline...

Nah. Like someone said, "In role-playing, there's no scaring a dead man." Once a PC dies, that player is shocked back into reality and reminded that they are playing a game. They promptly get up from the table and go get some Mountain Dew. Meanwhile, often the rest of the players are shocked...

Two problems right there. For one, word "re-released". If you re-release something that's pretty much the same as it was before, not as many people buy it. As an aside, I don't think that releasing a series of Gazetteers again would work. The Gazetteers, while being excellent for Ravenloft...

The problem with that is that with the adventure series you are talking about, you are asking numerous people to be familiar with the current Ravenloft setting and timeline. You are cutting off your new blood and only allowing your old-school players to the table. On another note, I think you...

What. I'll believe it when I see it. I need a link before I'm a believer. And even then, I'd be pretty skeptical.

Obviously, the race line-up would have to change somewhat. Since the Fey in 4e are much darker in tone, I think they fit right into the Shadow Fey idea in Ravenloft. I'd have the Eladrin be hard-core Shadow Fey who come from the Shadow Rift, while elves are the outcasts from those realms. I...

Truthfully, my solution would piss off a lot of the old-school Ravenlofters, but I don't see any way around it. For Ravenloft to work truly in 4e, it would need to attract a new audience. With Expedition to Castle Ravenloft, it's pretty clear that WotC hit reboot on the setting as a whole. I...