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I have not been impressed with the online content so far. I wish WotC hadn't canceled the magazines. I think Paizo was doing a great job. If I were in charge, this is what I would do: create a new print magazine called Dungeons and Dragons (Magazine), and get it out on the news stands. WotC...

So, as a twenty-three year old who has been playing D&D since I was ten, I was fascinated to read about the connection between D&D and heavy metal on the "D&D is so METAL" thread. For someone like me who started playing in the days of 2E and Dragonlance, that "old school feel" that people...

Just paid. Seeing as how I've been lurking here (and on Eric Noah's original site) since 3E was announced, it's about time! I really appreciate the great coverage of 4E. Keep it up! BTW my e-mail address is cscordry at gmail dot com.

Well, I still have some reservations about 4E but here are my top three positives: 1. Reduced DM prep time. Less math, simpler statblocks, et al. This makes it easier for me to homebrew settings and adventures, making DMing much more fun and rewarding for me overall. 2. Extending the sweet...

So, I was talking to my next-door neighbor the other day, who is also a DM and has been playing for about twelve years (I've played for 14). Neighbor is always trying to recruit me for his campaign, but our group plays on the same night his does, so it's not going to happen. Anyway, he's...

Risus. Recently a short-lived PBEM called "Heroes of the Xenaverse" (yes it was a Xena parody, okay), and now gearing up for a pick-up home game I'm calling "Her Majesty's Royal Secret Bureau for the Investigation of Bizarre and Untoward Occurrences," which is going to be a sort of Victorian...

Currently playing in a D&D 3.5 homebrew run by my friend Adrian, who was the kid who introduced me to D&D back in 4th grade! We're 23 now and both have families--both of our SOs play in our group. We just played last night, finally hitting 5th level. My CN Human Wizard, Mercurius Blackthorne...

Warlock is fine as-is, for the reasons noted by paws, myth, and Rechan. Not even neopagans call themselves warlocks--a warlock is an oathbreaker, a dabbler in the dark arts, and a master of arcane deviltry. The name fits the class' flavor quite nicely, I think. The only downside is that...

No, but I do like "Frosti." That's got to be one of the better dwarven names I've seen :D On a more serious note, I think the Dvergatal was a perfect place for Tolkien to find dwarven names, and I suppose I might consult it myself if I was going to play a dwarf. But one does need to strike...

Agreed. Next time I need a dark elf pastry-chef NPC, he's going to dual-wield cake knives called Frosting and Sprinkle.

I got mine yesterday (see "Icingdeath" joke in stupid names thread on 4E forum). It looks better than the pictures I saw online. The wings are especially nicely done, but the dragon's posture (hunched over with T-Rex arms) makes it look kind of feeble or something. The Drizzt and Wulfgar...

PS: I hear Wizards is doing a sourcebook in 2009 called FEY GONE WILD!!!1!1 They might even do a new volume every year, if it's successful. Should have some great art ;-)

As long as we're talking about stupid names (and this one is definitely old news) but I couldn't help but laugh at this ridiculous moniker: Icingdeath. It sounds like something that happens when you OD on confectioner's glaze. How did that ever get by an editor? Also, Gygax's naming...

Our current campaign should be ending right around the time 4E comes out (we'll be anywhere from 12th-16th level by then, at this rate). I'm pretty optimistic about 4E, but I also might wait to read reviews before I buy the new PH. I like what I'm hearing about 4E so far; it sounds like...

They would never do that. It would alienate FR fans, which is the last thing WotC wants to do. Personally, though, I would get a good laugh out of it. Realistically, you might see a few originally-GH-now-Core proper names (Mordenkainen, Vecna) in FR material , but that's about it, I'll...

Hell is eternity in a library with nothing but Stephen King novels. Sorry for the threadcrap.

I always thought D&D was Retro Stupid. Although, it became less so with 3E and now with Mearls and co in charge, probably even less Stupid with 4E. Will that be a good thing or a bad thing? I don't know. In all seriousness, though, I think D&D is primarily Gamist. Thing is, the...

If you're that sure you're going to convert to 4E as soon as it comes out, I'd just go ahead and use all that 3.5 stuff you probably own before it's too late. Did you buy Ptolus? How 'bout Rappan Athuk, WotBS, all those APs, etc? Let your players use all the rules supplements they own: XPH...

I must say, I think the name "swordmage" is dumb. I really hope they call it something else, like Mageblade or (my current favorite) Spellsword. In the podcast they said they were working on "a swordmage class" (IIRC); that doesn't mean it's actually going to be called that. EDIT: "There will...

Dunno, but I'd love to play an eladrin paladin/wizard... assuming the new multiclassing rules are viable (which admittedly I have no reason to assume at this juncture). Off topic somewhat, but the bladesinger concept can be represented in a lot of different ways, mechanically. I almost feel...