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I think you're reading way too much into his comments. I did not take away at all that they would consider revising an entire class and put out a new PHB just on that. Really, the revisions he seems to be alluding to would be items like "Second Wind now gives temp HP, not permanent HP." or vice...

Are we ready to move on yet? So the Hit Point debate is really dead horse now because it is out of Second Winds. I said it before. D&D is not a simulation. Hit points are an abstraction for fatigue, wounds, adrenaline, gumption, chutzpah, attitude, will power and pixie dust. So... can we talk...

A couple observations... 1) You all are arguing over rules that you THINK you understand based upon inferences and assumptions on a pre-generated character sheet in a Starter Set. This is ridiculous because, as an example, no one actually knows if you can use Second Wind an unlimited number...

I use a tablet in my game from time to time, but my players don't at all. Some occasionally have a PDF loaded on a smart phone, but that's more the exception than the rule. We do use tools like Character Builder, but for us the tools are an "out of game" phenomena. On the other hand, the...

Thanks! I thought AD&D Fighter got extra attacks, but I missed that in the book for some reason. Been a long while since I played AD&D.

I posted a follow up to my prior article. Be gentle. http://ragingowlbear.blogspot.com/2014/06/d-combat-math-internet-stikes-back.html

Truly... Although WotC could make a change in this stereotyping as well. Who say halflings have to be Caucasian? Or all Elves for the matter? But even discounting that, you make the gal holding her hands up to the fire a black woman, or instead the dude reclining on the left side a bit less...

I really like this piece... but as I was talking with others on Google+, I noted there are no people of color present in the party. Missed opportunity in my view.

I don't understand this statement. The PF Beginner Box Set is aimed at new RPG players. The D&D Starter Set is aimed at new RPG players. It's a valid to compare the two, from content to price point. The audience is the same. No, here I can definitely say you are 100% incorrect. The PF...

If you look at the charts, the "attack bonus" progression only changes once you get into negative ACs, and the repetition (of to-hit numbers) isn't a curve, it's just not a 45 degree line anymore. I.E. looks like: AC To Hit -1 20 -2 21 -3 21 -4 22 -5 22 -6 23...

The dice better be these or it just ain't worth a plug nickel.

I don't believe that is the goal at all. Quite the converse -- the designers have said both play styles will be supported, so to claim that they are running away from gridded combat is to mis-state what has been stated by the designers. EDIT: Bruce Cordell blogged on this very subject during...

You weren't there, so you don't really don't have a basis of opinion on what we were playing. Theater of the Mind does not preclude the use of graph paper map sketches and lead minis (yes, they were LEAD back in my day). Theater of the Mind means that you describe your actions and movement...

Not entirely true. The Basic Set does not come with an adventure. The Starter Set does. Let's say I'm a 4e player who has never played earlier editions. Not only am I interested in the rules, but I may want to have an introductory adventure as well. I may have run primarily pre-fab content from...

I totally get the $20 price point (seriously... read the blog post). There is a psychology with that number. Look in your wallet. There's the $20 sitting right there... Want, want. The bean counters probably decreed that should be the target (or Target) price. But, there is a flip-side to this...

I think you may have overlooked some of the detail in the analysis... If one uses the Pathfinder model, but then cut back just a little to put the new MSRP at $25 with the additions instead of $20, the Amazon price would still be close to $15. So, for $3 - $5 more (and slightly slimmer profit...

I talk about that too on the blog. The MSRP is $20 ($12 is the steep Amazon discount, not what you'll find at the FLGS). Looking at Pathfinder $35 MSRP (was $23 on Amazon), and the deduct some contents (it contains a higher page count, standees and the dry/wet erase flip mat). The flip mat...

Starter Set contents I was surprised about the lack to two items: 1) Poster map 2) Tokens or Standees (pawns) Before someone jumps down my throats with a "5e is not focused on gridded combat" defense, I say phooey to that. Even Theater of the Mind groups enjoy nice looking maps and...