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Im all for adjustment and flexible rules. I used mana wizards in ad&d from combat and tactics, warlocks in 3e, even threw in some arcana evolved and combat options from iron heroes as well. But the default wizard the player base thinks of in D&D is vancian. And changing the default like that...

Its more then just how the jargon is named and whether its comprehensible. Its how standardized it has to be. I am not a fan of short concise rules devoid of flavour. I would rather a spell tell me in a paragraph what it does then have a short sentence with the mechanics (1d6 + daze) or push...

I like adding options to martial classes. All for it in fact. I think 2e's combat and tactics, 3es Tome of battle, Monte Cookes - Iron heroes, and 4es power system are all great examples of giving options to martial classes. My only note would be I am also for providing simple versions of...

The way 4ed did this was that it removed choices. Both quantity of choices (for casters) and troublesome choices that required DM adjucation. Choices that were left fit into neatly described boxes that fit into combat roles. We are quickly heading to another tangent relating to players...

Some types of options that were more combat centric were added while other options that provided problems or were not combat based were left out. Illusions were a problem because a wizard that chose ONLY illusions might not be able to fulfill a combat role effectively. This is why illusions...

Illusionists and necromancers were broken? Wow, never heard that one before. I was always under the impression they were less optimal flavor builds. Do you mean some illusion spells were broken, or that players who restricted their spell list to contain mostly illusions were broken? I've...

Im going to run to my 4th edition PHB to make sure I've read it! Actually wait, I've done this before. I own the 4e phb, I know that illusion spells were MUCH reduced (and forced only into utility powers choosable every few levels by a wizard). I don't remember anyone summoning undead in my...

Its more then just a word. It goes hand in hand with the changes that 4e made. Look at illusionists and necromancers in 4th. Look at druid summoners. Whole aspects of classes vanished and this happened in concert with trying to make the classes fit into a defined role. When I say ditch...

I agree and disagree, you chose and archetype, and some choices have been made for you. But for the wizard (especially) in 3e you had a plethora of paths to follow. Just look at the difference between the schools of magic, if you chose to focus on illusion, or enchanting, or summoning, or...

I think this is a perfect quote that illustrates why some groups feel the "need" for roles. In my view however explicit roles that are used to tell players how to act have no use in D&D. The negative energy cleric is having fun playin a role in his head and the system is letting him, that is...

I dont get why D&D has to look for justification from other fantasy genres? It has been around long enough, and has a big enough fan base to not need to be like any other type of fantasy. Who cares if Vancian isn't like Jack Vances novels? Who cares if druids work differently in other...

My active 3e group moved wholeheartedly to 4e when it came out. Then we took a break after more then a year of 4e from frustration of TRYING to like the game and not liking it. I moved to arcana evolved/pathfinder, while other players just quit. We just reunited a week ago playing AD&D 2nd...

Put some powerful swords and armor in the DMs guide and they will almost certainly end up in the martial classes hands in 70% of games. And if the martial weapons/armor are more powerful then the divine/arcane items, that will boost martial ability over spellcaster ability. Only problem with...

I am content with classes [ (like the AD&D thief) that have great use in some games, and near uselessness in others]. A variety of useful classes, is a cue to new DMs and players that there should be a variety of challenges in each area in D&D. If a particular DM favors social settings, then...

Im playing a 2e game and I still cant understand the descisions made. The druid and clerics attack bonus, hit points and access to spell as compared to fighters/wizards is just silly. This def needs to be fixed in 5e

I think Druids could have been balanced with some simple design tweaks in 3.5. Natural spellcasting was a huuuge problem that shouldnt have been made. Shapeshifting should be from a more restricted set of monsters as in Pathfinder And some spells should be refined. I didn't see Druids being...

There are many reasons to conclude that at least to WOTC 4e was a failure How about the hiring of a designer who was critical of 4e and worked for Pathfinder? -Monte How about the head designer of 4e commenting about the way it restricted some game types, comparing it to forcing a musician...

Totally disagree. I want an improved edition. If I wanted a new game, there are lots of options available.

I like this part the most. In my view it took WORK to break the game. But I can at least see in a high combat game, where you play 3-5 times a week, the work would become less work. Thanks for explaining your view in a clear way that doesnt demean or exaggerate other peoples views. Ill try to...

Exactly. My experience with 3e, and 3.5 and pathfinder have shown that groups just trying to make cool characters, have fun and working together, along with a dm who is sentient will have relatively equal strength characters. Could it have been improved? absolutely. I thought the cleric and...