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I do like that they get to pick a spell list. (Did I read that right?) I'm not sure why the Devs feel they needed to tie that to Bloodlines as I think any of their four spell lists fit with any of the Bloodlines. This is probably a super-ignorant view, since I've never really be drawn to playing...

While I do like having a magic-less Ranger option, I'm hoping they have a variant that puts the magic back. In as much as D&D has created its own genre of fantasy, a Ranger with magic is pretty classic, to me. I've played a lot of Rangers. The reduced penalties from multiple attacks part of...

> Something else (comment below). Seriously though, if I'm playing the rogue, I don't want to jump from the tower using ability or magic unless its something like a 10 foot fall or maybe higher if I'm going to land in a hay wagon or water. Part of the fun playing a rogue, to me, is to succeed...

> Something else (comment below). (1) The rogue looked out over the courtyard, saw the fall would injure him, and decided to sneak back down through the tower. Concerned with the possibility that he may not always be able to retrace his steps, he vowed to buy a rope so he could climb down next...

Ideally, you think of the effect and then model it using the various powers, advantages, and limitations. Practically, a veteran player knew they needed certain investments of points to make a power that was likely to hurt an opponent, so you took the ideal and scaled it. So, building a...

For some reason that I cannot figure out, the separation of "special effect" and mechanic was pleasing to me with Champions, but not with 4e. Maybe because Champions (aka the Hero System) was classless, so the players got to build their powers. Maybe because it was super heroes and pretty much...

Paizo's super-heroic character goal might well be served by adding level to skill checks, and by itself it would have been a slight simplification of the character leveling process if it weren't for the added complexity of skill feats. I do kind of like the effect their getting out of skill...

How about Drizzt Do'Urden? While he's not evil, he is a drow and is probably mistaken for being evil a lot. :)

Yeh, I'm going to have to just withdraw my point. It was based on vague memories of a game system played too long ago. Sorry for wasting folks time. I might add: * Mechanical Areas of Effect. * Walls or Barriers with larger areas of effect. * Management of a spell book and management of...

Well that isn't what I'm struggling to convey with my admittedly vague notions and memories. I probably shouldn't have even commented given my inadequacy at being able to make a strong reference. Alas, another try. If the Fighter, Wizard, Cleric, and Rogue all have a class mechanic that does...

I feel I need to show my own inconsistency. For many years I played and wrote for Hero Games, and the Champions game. "Special Effect" is king in that system. A "magic" superhero might call his 12d6 Energy Blast and "Arcane Bolt" while a energy user might call his 12d6 Energy Blast his "Magnum...

I regret I cannot be specific. Its been too long. Everyone had healing surges. Many classes seemed to have some power that led us to put a little ring around a target for a round, such that the mini's often had 2-3 color rings on them. Really, my point was that at the time, and at the table I...

Just a couple of observations. Sometimes when a GM wants magic to be rare, they're assigning some special significance to it in the lore of the setting. There have been times when I've wanted to restrict magic to NPCs where it could be loosely defined and used as a plot device. Its been...

I wouldn't say the Fighter is boring. I'd say its straight-forward, and its one of the current classes that I find appealing. (I'd much sooner throw the Gunslinger onto the scrap heap.) There's so much that's different from table to table and player to player. There are some local players that...

Oh yeh, D&D/PF is its own brand of fantasy that I fondly equate to Sharknado. Not everyone wants to use those rules for that genre, which is a significant source of friction when debating proposed rules. I'd appreciate it PF2 supported a few different forms of magic, but that would chew up page...

I don't know about 5E. Sorry, I must have missed some part of the conversation. I've not played it since the playtest.

If I had to make an argument for his frustrations, it would be that Pathfinder is so complex that folks need to use Hero Lab. But once you embrace Hero Lab your ability to implement a custom setting becomes difficult because Hero Lab won't enforce your setting's rules. For instance, my...

Whoa there, fella. Gandalf dual wields a staff and a sword. He's not half bad at it either, because at 4th level his BAB is still tracking reasonably close to a Fighter. Plus, he's only fighting goblins and orcs. You also don't hear Gandalf complaining about Vancian magic because he only needs...

Given the bizarre and widely varied sexual interests found in the (reality) human race, I have to think there have been Dwarf-Halfling, uh, relationships. In one of the latest "Hobbit" movies, there was an Elf-Dwarf romantic interest developing. Perhaps there's some kind of physical...

I've set it up various ways for different games. I guess I've typically assumed that it was the offspring of a male orc raider and a female human. My favorite interpretation is that it is similar to the mating of a Horse (64 chromosomes) and a Donkey (62 chromosomes). You get a hybrid. They're...