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Not really, more like the killer idea, but implementation didn't quite deliver. The word "balance" (that and the word "broken") in D&D is starting to sound sillier and sillier every day.

The latest magic/casting system article has me worried about too much modularity, as in, generic GURPS style.

In what country?!

Me too, Tabasco on scrambled eggs has a certain panache.

Homogenisation can be great, but I do not generally dig it in D&D, though it suits 4th Ed as 4th Ed is basically the class-less D&D (which can be cool for certain campaigns/play-styles, in fact, I think 4th Ed is perfect for a Wuxia campaign).

For me, personally, I am loving the egg analogy (for many reasons, the rightness being one of them), a big reason is that I am The Egg Man (every style, just love them), coo-coo-coo-choo (someone wanna be the Walrus?), but they make my brother nauseated just looking at them.

Ogres as an auto-one-hit (minion) is daft to me. 29th level creatures with 1 HP really stretches my suspension of disbelief, well, not stretched, more like ripped in twain and both pieces thrown across the room.

Hence my trepidation with the latest playtest packet, hopefully they stick more with the 1st packet in the next one.

1) It's true, if the 10th level wizard is looking down the ogre's greatclub swinging towards him, that's a threat, with potentially serious damage. 2) Ah, but to hit does not scale for monsters by level in 5th Ed.

Double-post.

1) No, I didn't, I said "an ogre", no mention of exactly how many, you guys just ran with it, and a 10th level party could be three 10th level wizards all with ACs' under 14. 2) Not defending, just reiterating the facts.

I want rules to implement monsters as PCs, no matter how crazy (Savage Species had the right idea, but didn't quite deliver).

A couple of years after DMing 4th Ed (high level 3rd Ed became numbing) I became disillusioned, soon after started perusing all my Basic, 1st (aha), 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and now 5th Ed play-test stuff to see what I/we can come up with.

Exactly, not sure why what's-his-name glommed onto this "lone 5th level Fighter vs. an Ogre" scenario.

Yes it is. And, i thought you were (hoped) done.

Exactly, I was pointing out an Ogre is not be completely useless (can still hit members of the party and do damage without having to roll a 20 or what-have-you) to a 10th level party in 5th Ed, as it is in 3rd and 4th Ed. Even 10 Orcs vs. your 10th level fighter will be annoying in 5th Ed if...

Exactly, with that 1st Play-Test Packet (the good one), and my Basic, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Ed goodies, I have enough to go on for many lifetimes.

1) In your opinion, my play-tests' have resulted differently. 2) Good, please, quit while you're behind. In case it needs to be said, being hostile to other posters is a no-no. SD, this is the third post in three days that we've had to step in on. Expect a message. ~KM

1) Oh, all sorts, that's what "play-test" is all about. 2) Much like life. 3) "Math"...it speaks for itself.

The 1st one (and that wasn't the loose math I was talking about)?