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I wish they would make an HTML version of Dragon; I hate dealing with pdfs.

Here's my problem with 5e: I'm unclear what the sales pitch is, other than the idea that it might appeal to everyone -- which would be great for WoTC, but which doesn't matter a lot to me. It only has to appeal to my group for me to like something... I'm no D&D expert (only been playing a few...

Well, I'm only one 4e player, but I don't think that's very accurate. There are some things I like about 4e and am reluctant to lose: How easy it is to DM The fact that nearly all classes are effective and viable How movement/positioning becomes a strategic concern There's really only one...

I guess I should give more details. I'm already running a campaign, and my players are level 9 (almost 10). They _might_ be willing to convert to Pathfinder, but they aren't going to want to start their campaign over... so I don't see much likelihood of going the beginner box route, for good or...

Oops, should have mentioned: I'd be switching from 4E. No familiarity with prior editions, so that won't help much. I'm really looking for something that would give me more of the flavor. I know a lot of people like Pathfinder, but I don't really understand why. (Not looking to debate here...

I'm trying to figure out whether to switch to pathfinder. Is there one or two key books that would give me the flavor? I don't really want to start with the rules -- would buy something like the Dummy's guide to D&D for Pathfinder if it was available.

I'm a 4e fan, but that strikes me as hyper-sensitive. Good riddance isn't uncivil. I doubt many of us are under any illusion that everyone likes 4e. (Everyone doesn't like anything.)

Evidence, please. The cost of sticking new content into the database should be relatively minor. What's the evidence that there are a decreasing number of folks using it, or that they are anywhere close to having a net loss on it? The reality is that the character builder, adventure tools, and...

I don't like the tiny feet -- looks weird.

I didn't have much of an opinion before it happened. I have an opinion now: it makes the forums harder to navigate and less pleasant to use. Using the tags results in a noticeable delay. And the tags use up a lot of screen real-estate on my Macbook, making the thread titles harder to read. I...

It will be interesting to see what the result is. My suspicion is that any change to a forum structure -- collapsing or splitting -- is likely to reduce usage in the short-run, because it confuses existing users, and it doesn't take much frustration to make a forum user look elsewhere. I don't...

While I think that 4e fights can take too long (probably my biggest gripe with 4e), I don't think we've ever had a battle take longer than 2 hours. 75 minutes is more like it (if we really slog the whole thing out). There are lots of suggestions out there for making fights go faster, but the...

In looking over the descriptions of most of the D&D Gods and Goddesses, I don't see much about sexuality. My sense is that to sanitize the content for kids, they just decided to omit all that. Can anyone point me toward homebrew versions that cover that? Note that I'm not looking for anything...

A question from complete ignorance: Do these adventures have much of a market? I bought a couple when I was starting out, but didn't really like them and have never used them. I DM a game every couple of weeks, but I make up the content myself -- about the only third-party content I ever use is...

What rules do you use for stocking merchants in your gameworld? Do you allow them to have uncommon or rare items, and if so, do you limit them in any way? Just looking for ideas.

I'm not at all clear what this even means. Great how? Interpreted personally, it's just an excuse for nostalgia. Otherwise, I doubt one generation is better or worse than any other. However, from a business viewpoint, what matters is what will generate revenue today.

While I largely agree that the big boss is not the strongest part of 4e, you can easily make a boss much tougher by adding auras. I'm a fan of 4e, but the whole "elites get 2x hitpoints, solos get 4x" thing is problematic because it makes the fights take a long time, even when the outcome is...

Mostly I think that folks who worry about that expect more than most game mechanics can deliver. You need to apply a little imagination to help it along. As others have explained, they were designed so that the numbers would actually work, which makes playing more fun (to some extent). I like...

I'll just say: the details of the retroclone will matter a lot less than the quality of the tools. People obsess about rules, but I'm more interested in things like the character builder and the monster builder. There is actually a lot of room to do things better than WOTC is doing them now...

I've noticed that flavor in some of the forum posts, but our group doesn't play 4e that way. Some level of consistency is necessary or it all seems arbitrary, but there's still plenty of room for house rules and creative interpretation. There's also a lot of complexity in the rules, even in 4e...