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Actually I think MTG is a great analogy - it's just about exactly what I want. I played between 1995 and 1998. When I bump into a player I still borrow a deck and pick it up and play. Sure there's a ton of new strategies and mechanics, and I'd be unable to make a tournament deck or use my old...

That could have been stated better. The game always boils down to the same thing, heroes battling monsters, roleplaying, improvising and rolling a twenty-sided dice. So in that sense if you're playing 1E, PF or 4E we're all playing what is essentially the same game. In my eyes it doesn't...

I want a Plantnomicon! And more modron stuff - I'm just that kind of nerd. Seriously, how can you run out of ideas for D&D? If you think hard enough you get something. I think the most interesting ideas come after you've exhausted the basic core material - so this could force some creativity...

Yeah, yeah, Monopoly is pretty lame. It's the game you can play with your grandma. I don't care much for football either. I'm talking about the ability of these games to bring people together, not their quality. I'm interested in playing with borderline gamers, new players, and people that...

Well at that point you're basically playing two different games. You've discontinued a successful game and began steering people towards a new game that divides gamers into groups. If one of them or both was popular and stayed in print forever I'd be happy because at the very least I'd have a...

Football and Monopoly and all games get tweaked - they don't get entirely revamped like D&D did for 3E and 4E. I'm talking about the foundation of the game. While Football and Monopoly vary and evolve, everyone recognizes that a field goal is worth three points and you get $200 when you pass go...

I love retroclones - C&C is my favorite game. I just visited some friends I grew up with (and used to play 2E/3.0 with) and they took to it instantly after not gaming for a long time. It was great. In my perfect world C&C would be the definitive D&D, but it has a very small market share. But if...

This started as another rant about why WOTC should reprint 3.5 but forked into a related train of thought. I'm edition-fatigued. We all play the same game with about a 1% difference between the editions/spinoffs/clones in what the actual game is. Those small variations on what is essentially...

So I said they were anecdotal observations in my original post, but do they ring true for others reading this? I don't have much data but it's really rare to hear people claim 4E has more momentum than 3.5 in their community. Do you feel more gamers you know are teaching their siblings, nephews...

Is there any evidence D&D has been profitable for WOTC since 4E? It seems to have resulted in a shrinking staff, aimless products (fortune cards, power cards), diminished release schedule, fewer revenue streams (the miniatures line), a fractured community, a damaged brand, etc. When you've...

There's still a ton of ground they haven't covered from 1E/2E/4E. I'd love a Feywild/Shadowfell books, Planescape, Dark Sun, more Eberron, reprints of classic modules, and so on. And they totally recycled all their psionics/warriors splat books ad-nauseum and could do it again. I knew a lot of...

On a somewhat related note, it may be telling that Gary Gygax always wanted TSR to reprint AD&D, his baby. Monte Cook was tied to the development of 3E so he may be pushing for WOTC to revive his most successful product.

Edit: My thesis was wrong. 4E actually does have a surprisingly large fan base and unlike the folks ranting about "imaginary numbers" I have data to prove it. The RPG.net poll suggests the game has an older fanbase that stick with the game through edition changes...

I would hope they would start with 3.5 and include as many of the better 4E innovations as possible without breaking 3.5 compatibility. For example - Rules for converting 3.5 saves to 4E defenses - Try to balance fighters/wizards and all classes without removing their unique feel. - Add rituals...

Must: A gaming mat (especially for 4E) and markers for the mat. This is by far the most effective way to map combat. It's cheap, you can draw whatever, and you don't have to manage a bunch of knick-knacks The monster manual/DMG/PHB or essentials versions. Something to represent players...

I quit 4E but was very happy to pick up the Dark Sun books. I also got MM3 before I quit - very cool book. All sorts of ideas from 4E creep into my C&C game from those books. I still may get Demonomicon and The Plane Above. WOTC makes really cool materials I consider buying for a system I'm not...

And I do steal liberally for my C&C game. I'm working on incorporating 4E grabs and combat maneuvers since I never really figured them out in 3E

I tended to think of C&C as having more compatibility with AD&D since the numbers seem similar. While the mechanics are obviously similar 3E games seem to be on a different level in power due to the inclusion of feats. Also classes and races seem a bit more powerful, but I haven't done a real...

I'm sort of a young grognard and I'm trying to get folks to play C&C but I'm having issues convincing people to purchase the books. This isn't so much an issue with the exception of spell casting or buying items. Like everyone on earth these guys all own the 3.5 PHB. It's not really known for...

It looks like you snagged more than half the items on this "Best of D&D list". You lucky duck, I'm ridiculously jealous. I'm always buying these things on ebay so I have a pretty good idea what they're worth. GROGNARDIA: 30 Greatest D&D Adventures of All Time At a glance If they were in good...