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No, not disingenuous. I genuinely don't understand what you're saying. I understand your point 2, "raise dead has not changed one whit". No problem there. But I don't understand your point 1 at all: "The first point is, why is healing different than raise dead for NPCs?" How is healing...

I am so confused now! First you said that lack of NPC healing was the heart of the problem with 4e, then that turned out to be wrong. Then you agreed to move the argument to the way 4e handles Raise Dead, but twice now you've said that Raise Dead hasn't changed since 3e. So what's the new...

So I'm confused. Are you saying that the raise dead rules have changed from 3e, or not?

If that is the exact heart of the problem, then you have no problem, because Chris Sims says that you can heal NPCs.

I dunno. The 1st edition gods in "Deities and Demigods" had hit points and armor class. So presumably you were supposed to kill 'em. Edit: Unless I misunderstood, and by godlike you mean "having narrative control," not "having powers like unto the gods".

In their wisdom, TSR also had energy-creatin' people, powerful monsters, and a traditional medieval lifestyle.

The OP is not using the "rules aren't physics" statement in its most usual form, which I think is causing confusion. "Rules aren't physics" isn't usually invoked to cover areas where there are no rules for a situation, or the rules don't make solid predictions (like his incorrect example about...

if (mearls loves WOW) print "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." else if (mearls hates WOW) print "What you oppose, you become." else if(mearls hasn't played WOW) print "Learn history, or else you are doomed to repeat it." else if(mearls has played WOW) print "He who lies down...

Very interesting report! Thanks for providing it.

What skill uses did you use in the escape from the guards?

4e swamp dangers: Rouse Of Unusual SizE? Don't think he exists.

Great! Who has something else to say about Gomez Addams?

I just John Astin (the actor who played Gomez) in Samuel Beckett's "Krapp's Last Tape" recently in Baltimore. He was pretty good. I would probably watch it again, once or twice. But somehow it didn't "feel like John Astin" anymore. For one thing, he ate several bananas, which he never did in...

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No, it was a definite real aura. 10' radius.

YES! Exactly. A bad DM can ruin even a good rule system. Therefore the converse is true. It's called ELEMENTARY LOGIC people! Since we're in the Houserules Forum, let me just mention that I employed a house rule for OD&D called "Every Time You Want To Do Something, Just Roll a d6 and If You Get...

I see where you're going, Rel. I had a very similar experience - I had been playing OD&D for a while, and, honestly, I started getting a little bogged down. There was a lot of DM preparation: drawing a map, and tediously rolling hit points for all the characters AND the monsters AND the cohorts...

Thread can't be over. No-one mentioned The Rouse yet, or dragonborn boobs.

I would have guessed the Grick was Greek. Incidentally, Greek colors are blue and white. Maybe it's bloodied? I also disagree with the OP. I think the mini is great. In fact, I'd say it's a bloodied, great Greek Grick. Or, as our limey friends would say, a bloody great Greek Grick. --Rex...

I wouldn't worry about people saying that exact phrase. 1) Referring to a striker is hilariously vague. It's like seeing an elephant walking down the street, and saying, "Oh no, that animal is stepping on my car!" I'm sure it must violate a conversational maxim. 2) Ditto with gish. 3) When...