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There are no magick shops in D&D unless you put them in your game. I don't even see why this has ever been a valid discussion topic. As for the 'upgrading', the first thing that popped into my mind was "oh, good, you can just make your existing stuff better instead of having to trade up!"

Edited by Piratecat. We're not so much a fan of the insults, especially after the problems yesterday.

In response, I'm speaking more about Derren's insistence that Pit Fiends can't take a walk in the park or use a divination ritual without explicit language saying so in the Combat Stat Block.

...New things? New ideas, new creativity? New players? The possibility that you might find something you like better than Planescape? You know what? Nevermind.

Since the Pit Fiend's Ability Bonuses are (3e values + 13(half level)) and there's really no other way to square that with the Spined Devil's Ability Bonuses, I'd say that 3e+1/2 level for Ability Checks is pretty darn confirmed.

In 4e, it seems that you'll just give NPC adversaries the stats that will make them a challenge, and don't worry about having to pile loads of treasure on top just to make the numbers work. Q: Why does the Level X Skirmisher have a +Z attack bonus? A: Because that number makes it a challenge...

...And you're done. Thanks for stopping by and providing the epic fail of the evening, but now it's time for you to go. Complaining about word usage is the place people go to when they don't have real things to complain about.

This. Seriously, if you don't like things that are different than what you've seen before, by all means keep beating your players with the ban-hammer. But it doesn't seem like a fun way to play.

I reject your entire premise, and Wulf's. You're just looking desperately for somewhere to hang your misbegotten sense of 'betrayal'.

That might be 'descriptive' radiant energy, rather than 'Game Mechanic' radiant energy.

It's both, actually.

Validity plays no part in whether or not it will be used to criticize the new edition. I grok cool. And cool changes over time, sure. But I'd rather have something cool now, and another cool thing later, when cool has changed, than the same lame refusal to try anything new for the rest of...

Somehow this brings to mind sort of a Warlock, but with Leadery Powers.

Yeah, I agree. I really don’t understand the compulsive spite hurled at anyone who dares get enthusiastic about their work. Unfortunately, there’s no way to avoid pissing off the minority of people whose only response to external stimuli is scorn and derision. Life’s too short, guys, and there...

Why are people still assuming that Irresistable Command can only be used on its summoned legionnaires? I guess it's just easier to build towers of paranoia and cynicism on top of incorrect assumptions.

I do really like the "on successful hit, make a follow-up attack vs Fort" idea. I just have no idea what a useful, not-too-rare, balanced, legacy-echoes effect would look like.

The price of paper has skyrocketed. Sorry. And anyone who deluded themselves into thinking that there weren't going to be splatbooks for 4e deserves the abrupt mental shock.

Well, if you want to know what's in W&M, then perhaps you should buy W&M...

I don't see Archons as Evil. Militaristic, mercenary, but not Steal Your Soul Evil. Most things are unaligned.

I think you see 'adherence' to RAW on the boards because everyone has access to them. It's a shared baseline for constructive discussions. Nobody else has access to your thirty-page campaign setting/list of rules changes, so it's impossible to discuss D&D online with your specific homebrew as...