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I think some people are confusing homebrewing with houseruling. Houseruling is changing the rules; homebrewing is creating new content for the rules.

I think this is what is known as an impasse.

I wouldn't say this at all. For instance, let's take the Slayer's class feature that lets him add his Dexterity bonus to damage rolls. What if this were an at-will melee power? It would be worse because the Slayer couldn't use it on his MBAs or ranged attacks. The Slayer is better off that...

I was having a discussion with a friend of mine the other day, and he said something to the effect of: "I think blasting spells should be less good than melee combat because that's not what wizards are supposed to be doing. Wizards should be mostly about utility spells." And this annoyed me...

Sounds like you're not a fan of Essentials. I got the impression that people were fairly pleased with the 5e fighter thus far despite a few necessary tweaks.

I'm bewildered by the name "Angrytooth Drake."

Something I noticed the other day when leafing through my D&D Essentials book was that flipping from the rogue to the cleric gave me power envy. I was looking at all the options that the wizard had available (at-will, encounter, and daily) and the options the rogue didn't have. Sure, I had my...

Thanks for the advice. I mistakenly believed that halflings got +2 Dex and +2 Wis /+2 Cha, not +2 Cha / +2 Con. Very disappointing. I might have to reconsider.

Skipping a lot of story from the 5e forums, I'm about to join another 4e group. Since the last healer in our group was awful, I'm going to be playing a cleric this round. I want to be a halfling warpriest, but I'd like a little help on building him to be optimal. I'm going to have to look...

In my experience, an "epic" feel has less to do with stopping time for 1d4+1 rounds and more to do with what your character accomplishes.

Nerf wizards.

You mean at the point when a fighter can casually cut through platemail armor like it's wet cardboard, withstand a fiery blast from a lizard the size of a house, and stab giants to death with ease, the fighter isn't doing epic things? Because I think what you're complaining about is the...

I don't think Zocchi is abrasive as all in that video. He comes across as someone who is passionate about gaming. Also, LUMPY GRAVY.

The only time our group has really had problems with 3e was when the druid decided to be a huge douchebag. That game went down in flames fast.

I'm not blaming 4e; I'm merely commenting on 4e as I experience it. As I've mentioned thus far, there are things about it that I like and things about it that I dislike. I can easily see how it is a much more focused game than 3e, which has both positive and negative aspects to it. I have a...

I did not know that. I have a feeling that the bard also does not know that. I suppose this brings up a valid point of 4e: The game is so tightly focused that every character must know exactly how his character functions in order for the game to work properly. As far as I can surmise, damage...

This is something I have considered. Wizards might start out with the ability to cast 2nd-level spells right off the start to give them a small set of options: 3 (1st level), 2 (2nd level). They could eventually improve to 4 (1st level), 3 (2nd level), 2 (3rd level). As the wizard advances...

This entire golem argument is lol.

Yeah, I don't blame 4e for that, and there's another DM who is planning on running a 4e game that I'm considering joining.

Well, I think I'm done with the group thus far. Last night was a disaster, which is a shame because it started out pretty fun. We resumed our adventure with a guest player. The rogue was away, so we had another player playing a witch. It appeared that the darkness of the Shadowfell was...