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Are there actually game stores out there that don't also sell several of the following: comic books, games workshop stuff, historical miniatures, collectible games, j-pop stuff and boardgames? If a store just sold, or even mostly sold, role playing games I don't see how it could survive...

A fine choice! Ultimately, D&D fans only have to put up with Whiz on the Customers as long as they choose to put up with them.

First tell me what it's about. ;)

I'm afraid that I've gotten to the point... ... at long last, after "shaking fists at the clouds"-type insults, after profound misunderstandings of the roots and basic premises of the game, after the creation of an edition that bears about as much resemblance to D&D as does Toon, after the PDF...

What's the cost of full-on "cult" status? Why does it matter? I don't think it's an issue of quality - I still maintain that the very best stuff produced for the hobby was basically a "garage" effort. So if D&D is reduced to a loose-knit association of hobbyists who make their own quirky stuff...

Hmm. "WOTC invasion of Poland due to communications sabotage." Well, if you're east of the River Bug you'll probably be fine. ;) All joking aside: get a lawyer, Polish dude.

I think that the leadership of this hobby is going back to the garage... where it came from in the first place.

I dunno. Maybe this is all a tragically ineffectual response to online piracy... but I can't help but think that perhaps WOTC has realized that a lot of people consider 4E inferior to the legacy products. And they're tired of competing with those golden games... so out they go. Perhaps my...

Put me down for "it's illegal". It may not even really be "stealing", and so not inherently immoral (I really don't know... it's actually a fairly complicated question and I won't pretend to have worked it out when I haven't). But it's against the law. Now, following the law is a moral issue...

I'm perfectly happy with having no advancement. Others have mentioned Classic Traveller: it's the textbook case. You start as an experienced (often retired) adult professional... you're about as good as you're ever going to be (maybe you've already peaked) and now you're independent and bored. A...

Excellent as always. One thing that I think is important to recognize is that consistency between campaigns is not required. Consistency within a campaign is good, so that the players have a basis for making good decisions (you can't "challenge" the players if you merely pull the rug out from...

First, I'll illustrate what I'm talking about. I run Empire of the Petal Throne (1975) and right now the players are exploring the megadungeon beneath the city of Jakalla. On level 2, there happens to be a temple ("The Fortress of Inexorable Ruin") of the chaotic god of fire. That temple was...

GM-less gaming strikes at the very heart of why I game: exploration. The GM is the guy who creates a world (an entirely new one or a variation of someone else's world or even of the real world). He makes determinations as to what is there. Then I get to explore that. I get to find out who lives...

Well, the BS he pulled here seems like the mental health equivalent of fainting spells or blood in the urine... I'm not a medical professional of any kind but it definitely seems like a case of "Seek Immediate Medical Attention!"

Well, I'm glad he's not currently in a coma. On the other hand, I'm also glad that he has been banned.

Well, thanks to Dancey and the boys and the OGL, all of us "pre-4thers" can hang out in our anarcho-syndicalist communes playing the D&D that we want. It's liberating, really. I was interested in 4E because I was interested, but ultimately it doesn't change my own D&D experiences one bit...

Deo gratias! Prayers have been answered. This is splendid news!

It's good for a player to have an interesting character. It's also good for the player to accept that bad things may happen to his character, that his character may try and fail, and that his character may die (all this happens in Watchmen too). In my thoroughly Old School campaign (1975 Empire...

*sigh* This is going to drum up new membership for the "Hate Korgoth Club", but here goes nothing: You fellas were trying to get a $40 item for $10. That's certainly cheaper than their cost. Surely everyone who ordered realized that their listed price was an error, right? I'm sorry if anyone...

I guess I really am a genius. I never found THAC0 confusing in the slightest, even as a child. Maybe you guys just don't do subtraction enough. I'm sure you could get better with practice. ;)