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This is all opinion. But I don't think PCs being casrters reduces the wonder of it. If they started out as 18th level casters maybe. But it takes time to get the really cool spells. For me, what makes magic wonderous is what it actually does. The existence of magic is a concession of the fantasy...

I think if you balanced "learning" with play it would be fine. At some point people are going to have to sit down and play some sessions. The only difference would be that people running them would probably be demonstrating a particular technique. I agree the concept runs the risk of taking...

This raises a good point. There are two things in 3.5 that really help DMs out. Stacking rules and Immunities/DR/Resistance. If numbers don't look right. Always check for stacking. My experience is 3 out of 4 times, someone is stacking things they shouldn't. If a wizard is overly...

It is outside of combat. If you feel scrolls are unbalancing your game because wizards are making too many, get more strict. They need a full day for every 1000 gp base cost. Just because they have "down time" from adventure that doesn't mean they have free time to scribe scrolls. It is very...

I have been DMing 3E since it was released, and with the exception of the first few months of play (which were problematic because of the learning curve of the system) I had no difficulty balancing wizards out at hire levels, not by depleting them with a high number of encounters, but by...

I agree and disagree. I think you can achieve the twisting of reality as 4E does, by not twisting the system, but it does water down the effect of magic for some people. Lots of people prefer this, because they feel magic was too potent in previous editions. But others feel that only when magic...

Magic item management was a big problem in 3E, and you really had to treat spellcasters and non-spellcasters differently. The wealth chart in the DMG is a useful guideline, but I found non-casters needed more access to cool items to give them an edge. So I concede you point here, but I think it...

In practice at my table this is how it played out. It is different from swinging a sword, because you are using magic, and magic breaks the laws of reality. In any game, the laws of reality are the system being used. I am not saying this is the only approach to spells; but it is the approach of...

But in 3E (and previous editions) the reason for this is to preserve the importance and wonder of magic. That is what defines it, its ability to twist the laws of reality. The balancing factor, is fighters can consistently bend the numbers in their favor over a long period; but the wizards have...

This problem is sometimes overblown, but it definitely existed. However, I think there are things people sometimes forget: -Fighters and Clerics were an important duo in 3E. A fighter, paired with a cleric with good buffing spells, was a potent force. Also; spellcasters, because of their low...

I agree; this is a problem found in every edition (and every game ever made), and it really boils down to the GM understanding how his players operate in combat; and leveling an appropriate challenge at them. The books always have some quasi-mathmatical way to gauge this; but it really takes a...

I think most people who were critical of 4E when it came out (even those who sited other reasons) were really reacting to the powers system. Of all the changes from previous editions, this is the biggest. It is one of those things people either love or dislike.

I voted Shaman. I never liked the concept in any edition. I remember the Shaman rules they put out for AD&D, it didn't appeal to me. Not a big shaman guy.

I second the complete bard's handbook recomendation. Also I recommend Hammer of the Gods, a book about Led Zepplin. Any band bio should give you plenty of fodder for this sort of campaign. Also, suggest putting a rival band in there as well. Try this adventure idea- Singer loses his golden voice...

Sure, but just because her name is attached to the site, that doesn't mean she is actively involved. The person who comissioned it, may not have even been a member of the family. For all we know, they are living in semi-retirement and hired someone else to manage the website. I am not saying it...

Just because the website contains a false statement, that doesn't mean she deliberately lied about it. This could be a simple error, on the part of the person who wrote the text for the website; someone who may not know much about Lorrain or TSR and didn't get his or her facts straight. If it...

I got to agree. I don't think you can form a complete picture of a person based on a few accounts from former employees. And something about most of the stories labeling her a witch, don't pass the sniff test.

This is an intesting topic. I have been on a few forums where members have died and their deaths were announced to the community. It is very strange, because you end up knowing so many more people online than you do in your regular life (There must be thousands of people I exchange posts with on...