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I am still failing to see the problem. If someone tries to move me against my will (or force me into anything else against my will) they are by definition no longer my ally. So if warlord tries to move someone against their will they will fail by the rules. If you don't want players discussing...

Hawkmoon is not a flunky to Count Brass in "Runestaff" but a title-hero of the book. He still benefits from the old man's tactical acumen. Ditto for Belmonte/Ibn Khairan relationship in the first 2/3 of the "Lions of Al-Rassan". Similar for Benedict and his brothers (who are arguably as...

I think it is best addition to DnD in a long while. It is (almost) singlehandedly responsible for bringing me back to the idea of playing DnD. That said, they can still muck it up - but so far I like what I see very much.

OK - we can agree to disagree about rules and their implementation, but I am baffled as to how one can claim that the martial leader type class does not fit into heroic fantasy. Just a very few examples that come to mind: Faramir - certainly not a *great* warrior, but a leader beloved by his...

Disclosure: I think that the Warlord is the best thing since 10' pole and intend to play one as soon as game is out. That aside, I really don't see what is the problem here. If the problem is purely mechanical then I don't see the difference between the warlock and any other class that can...

I am writing a synopsis for the 4ed campaign I plan to DM and am getting to the point where it would be very useful to know how fast are the PCs expected to gain Levels (in terms of number of encounters). Does anyone know anything about this or care to speculate ?

Here is where we disagree. DnD4 is a 4th edition of DnD. Chances are that people interested in it are people interested in playing DnD and not Warhammer or Vampire or Burning Wheel or whatever. This is not to say that the comparison with those games is useless but I would argue that the most...

Taking DnD aside, can anyone mention to me an example in fiction or movies where Hero takes a noticeable physical injury (one that would take more then a night's rest to recover) and not have that injury affect their immediate combat performance. Sure, they sometimes triumph over the adversity...

I think that you are arguing from a false premise here. Obviously 4e will have problems. Every game or every other thing people make has some. It will not be perfect. Argument ten becomes whether it will be "good enough" where "good enough" is a fairly subjective matter. In order to bring "good...

In reality ??? I have to say I am fascinated with this statement, even on a DnD board :) It is something like saying "Dude, Lucas got it all wrong, there is no midichlorians, in reality force is all about...."

I think the problem here stems from the fact that DnD4 officially abandons the hitherto assumed (though never stated) idea that the DnD rules are supposed to provide the full simulation of the fantasy world. Of course this idea was never really cogent but it did not stop it from weighing...

I don't think that PoL is a stable historic equilibrium (and by that I think it is not something that can last more then a few hundred years on the outside). Therefore I intend to treat mine as a bit of a pre-industrial post apocalyptic world inspired by the europe of the early dark ages...

I think I understand the idea of the Points of Light concept. It gives a fairly strong structure for PC advancement and provides a meaningful world to adventure in. My problem however is to explain the origin and background of PCs - particularly dnd4 PCs in such a setting. 1st level characters...

I am quite enthusiastic about DnD4 (much more then I expected to be seeing as I have not played DnD in quite a while) but here are my gripes/fears: - Squares. I don't even care about realism but 1-1-1 system just does not seem very interesting tactically. If they wanted to make DnD into an...

With every new edition of DnD there is always a fair degree of soul-searching among the fans as to what exactly DnD is and if/how new version adheres to its basic essence. As a long time DnD player who also plays a number of other games ranging from table top wargames over LARPs to Euro-style...

I think it has been tried before and does not work except as a placebo. I was (am) simulationist gamer and I gave up on DnD long ago because it frustrated me out of my mind by its many inconsistencies with any sort of real (or even literary/fictional) world. My admittedly limited personal...

Those are Martial Arts and Psionics, did Grim and Gritty got revoked from the net ?

This Molly guys, are they in any way Pogues like ?

Kudos to Paizo for the frank explanation of the reasons for the current state of the Dungeon. I would, however, wish to give my oppinion as a long time reader of Dungeon as to its present and possible future use for me. First of all, Polyhedron is entirely useless to me. While I admit that...

Mongoose's "Demonology" Best capture of the literary/mythological concept in game terms. Later Arcane sourcebooks were such downers after this and the "Necromancy"