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I think that WotC does quite well with their naming conventions on the M:tG side of the company. Consider the creature names from their Zendikar expansion: Bala Ged Thief Blood Seeker Bloodghast Bog Tatters Crypt Ripper Gatekeeper of Malakir Giant Scorpion Guul Draz Specter Guul Draz Vampire...

I give my players adventure options -- Town, Wilderness, Dungeon -- and then let them work it out amongst themselves. They'll decide what they want to do; it may mean splitting time between the wilderness and dungeons; it may mean the mounted character rides a giant spider; it may mean a retired...

I was hoping for something more from them. :( My characters came out as: Kevmorn Soldshort ~ Halfling Paladin, Male Kevmorn Soldshort ~ Halfling Wizard, Male Kevmorn Tigersoul ~ Human Wizard, Male

That explains my previous thoughts on the matter. There is nothing that takes the wind out of my sails faster than being told to scrap something I had been working on because it doesn't fit the promotion. (This applies to most things I engage in; not just D&D)

Is it a part of DDI?

I think that there is an expectation that a WotC employee should be a "better" DM than your average DM - regardless of edition. At least, that is the assumption I hold.

Moi aussi! Even when my PC is dead/confused/sleeping/etc. I still find it enjoyable to watch as my companions try to defeat the monsters. I really don't need to actively participate to be entertained.

On the internet you don't get to see my face; you don't know my name; you don't hear the tone in my voice; you don't get to see my facial expressions - all you have is the words I write and the moniker/avatar to the left. For some reason some people seem to think that that anonymity gives them...

Yeah, the marketing was a big turnoff for me. I still cringe every time I think about the Gnome is a Monster, Rawr! video.

I think gamer is a broad term encompassing numerous underlying activities including, but not limited to, RPGs, CCG, Video Games, MMORPGs, Board Games (Euro & Other), Chess, Go, Dominoes, etc. A person who plays World of Warcraft is a gamer, as is a person who plays D&D - even if those two...

You specifically? No. I just find that too many people complain about "Option A" being broken when "Option A" is just that - an option. If you don't like that option then don't use that option. This applies to 3.5 certainly, but also 1e, 2e, 4e, M&M, Pathfinder, SW Saga, etc.

Emphasis mine. If you don't like that option then don't use that option. Or, add the parts you do like and disregard the parts you don't.

A few months ago I was running a 3.5 D&D campaign with four 5th level characters: Wizard (illusionist), Paladin, Ranger, and a Cleric. The party had heard a rumor that there was a band of orcs raiding farmsteads close to an inn that the party was staying at and took it upon themselves to rid the...

Is there anyone who disagrees with the statement that 3.x is a swingy system? I would hasten a guess that many if not most 3.x fans consider it a feature not a bug. It is certainly part of the reason I loved (and still love) low-level 3.x play.

I just got my email from WotC letting me know my yearly subscription is up in 30 days - I think I will decline. While Dungeon has been fairly good (love the Chaos Scar; hate the Scales of War) I have become very disappointed with Dragon. Their current offerings are, for me, just not worth the...

It really depends on what the PCs are currently doing. If I know they are going to delve a particular dungeon I will have that all set up in Dwarven Forge prior to the start of the session. I will place tables, chairs, beds, coin, etc. throughout the dungeon and then cover up the various...

Add me to the list of people who do not reflavor. I don't have any objections to reflavoring. If a player wants to describe their Magic Missile as "three faeries streaking across the sky with tiny swords made of Jello" so be it. For me that Magic Missile is 3d4+3 force damage and whatever the...

Exactly. Although, playing with the same guys for ten plus years gives me a pretty good idea of how they will react (more often heroic) to any given situation.

Ha! Maybe I'll run Masque of the Red Death and use my layout as the battle map? Then I get to do both! :)

As someone who is involved in both hobbies (and IMHO, not a freaky weirdo on the outskirts of society :p), in my estimation, in terms of number of people engaged in the hobby, model railroading is the larger of the two.