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Because every (interesting) monster can be used in a great number of situations and adventures. If they wanted to cover all the things succubus could do and all the possible resolutions to those situations entire MM would be renamed The Book of Succubus. If I want a single Succubus based...

I agree that one can take whatever one wants from the RPG but when discussing objective truths it is as safe bet as any to go by the words and actions of the designer(s). Here is a quote from 3.0 DMG on styles of play: He then goes on to say how normal DnD is usually a mixture of the two and...

I would argue that the confusion here stems from the rules specialization in DnD which is (and always has been) very difficult for some people to accept. DnD is not a system for simulating all the interactions in a (pseudo-fantasy) world. It is not even a system for simulating all the possible...

I think what people are attempting to say is that the introduction of per-encounter mechanic makes for the more suspenseful encounters while still allowing the adventuring "day" to contain more then one encounter. In 3.x encounter either uses up all the non-renewable resources (spells etc) in...

My only objection to Warlord name is that it implies great power and expertise. It is as if wizard class was renamed Archmage. I think the class should have been called "Captain" or "Commander" with "Warlord" being saved for a paragon path.

Not to go ways down the old "what are HP" path but I think that it will be reasonable to assume that both Cleric and Warlord's *in-combat* healing will have to do mostly with raising spirits and moral of their party members. Cleric: Do not fall back, sun of Pelor shines upon us - we shall...

That was broadly the point of my admittedly over-long post a bit earlier. Reason why you use a succubus demon* instead of the seductive wench is same as you use orc instead of the ugly human brute. She is a paragon of that particular attitude/ability. *I played DnD since 1st ed and have...

I have never understood the obsession the DnD players (and until recently designers) had with covering every possible human affair with rather heavy handed game mechanics. In our own world plenty of powerful men were thoroughly controlled by seductive women who did not have any "mechanical" -...

If you want a good reason for a serial empire destroyer, you can say they do it because PoL forces humans (and others) to push their best and brightest to become Heroes and the big bad guys collect heroes... or maybe they are not bad after all and they need Heroes for a reason that transcends...

Lets try this again... I probably should not but I really get riled up by the whole DnD = WoW argument having been an avid player of both. DnD is one of the progenitors of hobby gaming, together with miniature wargames and map/token wargames. In the dark ages of 1970ies these three were about...

DnD4 is less like WoW then any previous edition of DnD. In WoW, and pretty much any other real-time RPG, there is no tactical movement. In all fights in WoW combatants are either static or move based entirely on avoiding global effects (Lurker's spurt, Prince's elementals etc...). There is no...

Exactly what he said. I will buy DnD4 because (and insofar) as I believe it to be a good game. I will not buy it (or not buy it) to "support the hobby" or to "make a statement" or to "support WotC" or out of any other pseudo-political reason. If an industry is reduced to a point where it...

I don't give a fig for puritanism and even less for scandalizing the kids. Hell, I wrote the campaign setting and rules to support it where one of the most popular classes is courtesan-assassin and where stuff like seduction and sex are about as common as combat in the actual gameplay. That...

- FFG is a primarily board-game company. In role playing arena its "Grimm" is at least as good as anything they produced under OGL. They currently have licence to all Warhammer titles and that will keep them busy for a good long time. - Mongoose is a company with greatest possible quality...

Don't encourage them to be suspicious of each other. Inter-party conflict can wreck the game even with very experienced players. With newbies it can leave everyone unhappy and bitter. Give them solid back stories but make it so that they really have a reason to trust and like each other.

Thanks Henry - I did find him later. Seems an OK designer. Still not what I would call a gaming celebrity though :)

Color me confused.... I thought I am fairly well versed in who-is-who of gaming but I first heard of this guy on this thread. Not a dig into him really - he may be awesome fellow (and I don't think his attack on DnD4 is particularly outrageous) but I just fail to see how he is an influential...

I was never a great fan of OGL so I guess this thread is not really for me but, I do feel like I need to warn against the "sky is falling" sort of feeling that is often attendant to this sort of discussions. Fantasy gaming (and other sorts of role playing) are not going anywhere no matter what...

I guess I just happen not to like either of them so I am not so sad to see them go. I do not like GURPS exactly because it if flavorless system made to fit every kind of game. Insofar as I like DnD is that it supports DnD-sort of play. If 4ed moves more in the genre-specific direction I will...

Don't get me wrong - I had *fun* under 1st edition but boy - these guys must have played some other 1st edition then I did. If there ever was a system that was disempowering of the DM, it was ADnD1. Very detailed rules for combat, moving through dungeons and equipment (to the point of...