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While I agree with the sentiment, the "how long did you take to draw that" story is probably apocryphal. I've heard it before in various forms attributed to famous historical painters as well as to modern "my friend so and so" artists. Although its such a great line that its possible people...

Its not really relevant here. This was a settlement. No one sat down and decided that this settlement award would serve as "a warning to others," because no legal authority sat down and decided the settlement award at all. The parties did it on their own. Mind you, they did so against a...

It doesn't necessarily have to be all that much more. From what we know, the trial seems like it should be a slam dunk for WotC. That means they don't have to discount much to convince the other side to settle. Its just basic probability and expected outcomes. If you think there's a 70%...

The numbers in question were probably decided by beginning with potential statutory, compensatory and punitive damages in similar cases, factoring in the cost of litigation (apparently about 15 grand per case) and the likelihood of victory (probably about 100%). Then, based on this calculation...

Are you kidding? The Ranger has at least as many mobility powers as the Sorcerer- probably many more. And more reason to use them due to Prime Shot. The dragon sorcerer is really the only one that doesn't stand in the back and cast spells over and over.

Why are people voting Ranger? People keep saying that they're voting the Ranger off because he's mechanically boring- he sits in the back and fires arrows. Haven't you noticed that the Sorcerer is still around? If that's your issue, shouldn't he be a higher priority target?

They asked for wealth. When paying for common lodgings or food, the wearer of the ring can pull out from his pocket sufficient small coins of the appropriate currency to pay. The money it creates is real, but it creates it in such a small amount that it can't really affect the overall economy...

I've had a few of these come up. From your list, the effects of mass fire and detect alignment issues. I've also had similar issues come up with falling damage. The solution used depends on the issue. I try to avoid letting mass fire come up too often. I used the common houserule of only...

There's a fair number of them. They're easily avoided because there are even more melee attacks, but there's a fair number of them. They're conveniently incompatible with every class ability the Avenger has. It would be nice to say that they exist to help for when you can't reach the enemy...

I didn't vote for the Avenger. But I had, it would be because 1. Its core ability is its oath, which is compatible only with melee attacks, and so many of its attacks are ranged without also being awesome enough to justify not getting to role twice. 2. It frequently attempts to dissuade...

These are mostly classes I really like. Of course, a lot of classes I like got voted off so far, but at this point all the ones I particularly do not like are gone. So I'm going Sorcerer. Some of the builds are fun, but others are a bit too "point and click" for me. In spite of what people...

And... time to update something.

2001, maybe? 3e was out, but I went to a local gaming store I had never been to before in order to play a game that was starting there. I hated it. That wasn't the system's fault though. The group played pretty freeform, with a sort of classic "dm screws with you" style of game. It was...

You KNOW that people aren't saying that. You KNOW this and yet you chose to write otherwise anyways.

Basically, this is the difference: Lets say I'm creating a dragon that wears armor for a 3e game, and then again for a 4e game. In the 3e game, I start with the dragon stat block. Then I add armor to it. I check the dragon's original AC, and look at what makes it up. Then I apply the AC...

Yes and no. 3e wants you to be able to algorythmically create balanced monsters and NPCs. That is, you should be able to take X amount of Fighter, Y amount of Sorcerer, and Z amount of Minotaur and come up with a balanced minotaur fighter/sorcerer. They even go so far as to assign a...

Well, yes. Of course you're missing something. I'm surprised you missed it, actually. He made an argument that can be defended on strict denotative grounds (there are aspects of 4e that are simpler than 3e), but he phrased it in an indefensibly insulting connotative manner that he refuses to...

You're not just measuring gamers careers, you're measuring the careers of gamers with a lot of time to hang out on forums. I predict a win by computer/IT.

What if nothing is happening? What if the reason everything is breaking down in terms of civilization is because people believe that without Erathis, there's no hope and no reason to maintain honesty and the bonds of civilization? What if the reason that nature is screwy isn't because of...

I'm not talking about how easy it is to mix classes. That's irrelevant unless you're only worried about mixing themes. It may be easy to mix and match levels in 3e, but its insanely difficult to mix and match class abilities. This is because they're stuck to classes and have ENORMOUS...