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Great post. Great on a number of levels and not to over do it, but I think it does you much credit and it changes the complexion of the discussion, at least for me. But as you said, So I won't go into the details. ;) Let me start at the end.. Maybe we can't. :) The main purpose I come...

That's too bad. Because you're thinking exactly like a guy who thinks showing you tube clips of Indiana Jones movies proves things about D&D. I can see how my response might be confusing, but I've read some of your posts in other threads and I assumed you were capable of connecting the dots...

This and this: are wholly separate topics. I couldn't care less what he labels the tiers or how many tiers there are or whether a Beguilier is in Tier 2 or Tier 3. My point is that he is presenting it like it's science...and it's not. Have you read the explanations of why things are in...

No. So there isn't really a need for me to address the rest of this.

Once again, another good post refreshingly free of inane questions, snarky innuendo, and ad hominems. Let me start by saying we probably agree on about 60%-80% of this. I think there are some details we could debate (and I might be inclined to ;)). But there is something you said that I want...

Good post... Refreshing to talk with someone who doesn't resort to ad hominems and thinly veiled insults. Let's start with something we apparently both agree on. 1) Any class which has more options/resources is going to present more challenges for a DM than those that have less options...

Uhhh....no. I said Rangers were NOT gimped in 1e. It was in DDO(D&D Online) which was based on 3.5, that Rangers were often considered gimped by the masses. Rangers were great in 1e and I agree with the above poster that the seemed to have gotten screwed by 3e.

Okay, I have to admit that had me laughing out loud....and I'm still laughing. <wow you have a lot of posts>

[/LIST]There are people here with a lot more experience playing 1e D&D than I have. However I recently started a group and we wanted to decide between playing 1e and 3.5e. The biggest thing I realized when I opened the 1e books and started reaccquanting myself with 1e is the lack of rules...

A very interesting observation.

Where did I every say or assume there was only one god? The only gods who are interested in balance are the NEUTRAL gods. Everyone else is trying to tip the scales in their favor. God's don't need excuses to do what they want. They don't answer to the player characters' sense of what those gods...

I wouldn't consider kidnapping a baron's daughter..."reality altering." So I'm not sure why you are telling me a god wouldn't interfere with it? I never said or suggested a god would. And as far as the motivation of Gods...who says they operate like you and me? Gods are whimsical and do...

Thanks kahn. If only one reader gets it and is encouraged by it, then the post was worth the time it took to write. This is the problem word here. This word should be "anything." A well prepared mage can do anything but NOT everything. Understanding the difference is key to understanding the...

I guess that makes you Megan Fox. Sorry you got booted from the last film :(

Why do you try to convince anyone you're right on forums? Why do you even post? Why are you debating with me? Why don't you just take it up with the game designers? Any more inane questions? I think you're most effective posting videos of Indiana Jones movies and claiming they proved someone...

Not quite. Look, I can't speak to anyone's individual experiences. If you say you tried to run a campaign with Wizards and Fighters and it didn't work...so be it. Nonsi256 just gave us anecodote of his Tier 3 Beguiler being so dominant over a Tier 1 Cleric, he got kicked out of the group. We...

I don't understand your response, probably because you've misconstrued something I've said. First and last... the Tier system isn't proven by 1v1 battles. JKaron says that himself.

Do you understand what a fiat is and how it is being used in JKaron's assumptions? ;)

Show me in any rule book where it says you are obligated to provide a Wizard with any and all spells a Wizard wants to learn, whenever they want to learn them. Because this is the basis of JKaron's Tier system. Without that requirement, his Tier system crumbles like a house of cards. If you...

No, you're doing it wrong. Any scenario where the spell caster doesn't have access to every and all spells at all times...is house ruling i.e. arbitrarily cheating to nerf the Wizard in his context. You're specifically not allowed to introduce any situation or scenario where the Wizard isn't...