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The one thing I do not get is why you, Greenfield, are trapped in this. Given how bad it is, I would think there would be enough group votes to move this guy out of the DM's chair, if not kick him to the curb. It looks like at least one other player is as fed up, if not more so.

Well, there are 30 days in a month. Not too many of us who haven't made a slip of the tongue (or the keyboard) - and the ones that haven't don't contribute much, if anything :) Regardless, your core point was dead on - at reasonable, professional output levels, a 20,000 word module taken from...

I'll single this out separately as it's off topic. If it actually adds anything to the discussion, I started playing in the fall of 1980, and started DMing not long after, so that's going on 35 years now. If that helps you place my comments in context, great. However, I've seen plenty of...

I think such a system would ideally be BAB-based, with a decision on which modifiers apply. For fumbles, I'd suggest weapon focus/specialization type bonuses should apply (representing skill) while STR bonuses (brute force) should not. Maybe a DEX bonus should always apply. For criticals, the...

20,000 words per month as a writer? Sounds reasonable. James Jacobs backs it up. Delericho, I don’t want to work for you since you expect me to work 30 days ever month, but 2,00 words per day = 10 days and 4 weeks have 20 work days, so half writing and half doing other tasks related to module...

The thing that bugs me about a lot of critical, and fumble, systems is their pure randomness. The above demonstrates that. Skill has no bearing - 1 in 120 of your swings will be a fumble, whether you are a commoner or a 20+ level warrior. That warrior will actually fumble more often, since he...

I've had some gamers state that they found one or two scenes in the movie tolerable. So I stand by my comparison. It is, however, much like being considered a (slightly) nicer guy than Josef Stalin.

Henceforth you shall be known as Dandu the Heretic, Shunned Accepter of Dice Which Do Not Roll. Repent and beg forgiveness that the Polyhedron Gods might have mercy on your soul!

It was 1e - Unearthed Arcana introduced three new classes (or sub-classes), the Thief-Acrobat, Cavalier and Barbarian, all of which were in some fashion in the cartoon. The cartoon clearly did not follow the D&D rules for the characters abilities, though. If anything was published, I'm not...

So slip the poison into the feast - if it's fast acting, they'll be dead long before they can finish and gain Immunity to Poison :) Start maxing ranks in Sleight of Hand now!

Ah, yes, memories of paving the path to our stronghold with copper pieces - good times, good times! I can also remember deliberately writing "gold drains" into character backgrounds. He's a hedonist spendthrift; he's adventuring to help his impoverished clan so it all gets sent home; it gets...

When I think "one shot", I'm lead to "tournament adventure", which covers off a lot of what delericho notes above. So what are the hallmarks of tournament play that make it possible, though not certain, we'll get finished in 4 hours? Train of thought rambling ahead: Well, characters are...

The rotation system is a bit unusual. I find most groups that rotate DM duties rotate entire campaigns, so the characters change. One suggestion for this situation may be that, as this one DM's style is very different from the other DM's, his rotation should be into a group of different...

OoTS for the win!

Look at those Artifacts in 1e D&D - well, there are 100 levers, buttons, etc. - fiddling with it has probably a 50% chance of destroying your character and maybe a 5% chance of giving some huge advantage. Go for it - if it works you get a huge advantage, and if not you roll another character...

If you're looking for simple appearance, then I suggest the answer is that it has varied with edition, and can vary between game worlds and campaigns. Hobgoblins are "goblinoid", but "goblinoid" appearance varies a lot between, say, 1e, 4e, Pathfinder (hmmm...did we lose Hobgoblins in...

Blink Blink Seems like your 20% miss chance (as the guy Blinking) is not the result of concealment, and would not be altered by the Pierce Magical Concealment feat. You need the Ghost Touch weapon/effect suggested above, as your miss chance relates to etherealness.

I always found it odd that critical hit systems would sever limbs (or crush them into uselessness), but never break a bone, or just leave a long-lasting impairment to the limb like a deep slash or bruise. Their proponents would then tout the "increased realism" of the system.

A very solid comment. Especially apt in a thread complaining about others making biased and uninformed judgments about things we do.

Agreed on cost effectiveness - and if the Bard has some ranks in UMD, maybe we don't even need the CLW wand (watch out for 1's, though). I'd replace "clutch situations" with "unusual circumstances". Just like our Cleric here, when those unusual situations arise, the character may have to...