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I know basically nothing about WotC's long term road map for 4e. They may or may not have said something about it. I don't read most of the news/editiorial stuff. My enthusiasm for 4e is based on what I already have, and the many things I could do with it, not on products that have yet to hit...

Huh. I always thought that the Cleric should, if we're doing restrictions, be more restricted, since he is getting more power from his god than the paladin is. The paladin always has a strong sword arm to fall back on, but regardless of later-e clerics getting sword, non-magical melee was...

I poked around the net a little to see if I could find anything on Monte's thoughts on 4e(pre-return to WotC, natch), but while I found a lot of talking about Monte not liking 4e, the only thing I could find that he has actually said was a bit on his blog where he mentioned not liking the...

This was definitely the case in 1e, that paladins were stronger. Still, I don't like it as a balancer, because it rests so heavily on the DM. A Dm who wants to can make sure the code is never even a consideration for a paladin, or he can make it so that the paladin is just screwed. Most DMs...

I think that was more to do with the timing, than the system. The climate in the hobby is a lot different now, so what worked then may not work now. My mileage varies. I found minis a requirement with 3e, and my 4e experience has been a lot more like my AD&D experience than the 3e days were. I...

I dunno, it seems to me that a lot of things have sounded like 5e is on the way. it's a standard thing to hear whenever there's any staff change at WotC. Mainly I just hope Monte's writing is good. He's been a big force behind things I really don't like in my gaming, but WotC's recent...

There's a big difference between "No, you can't use Jim's book." and "No, I will not go out and buy you a book."

For those people, a DM need not make available any more than the core rulebook.

Using this one as a character portrait over in L4W. I tend to enjoy Wayne Reynolds as well. More as I think of them.

I buy a decent amount of player splats because I also play, but my rule as a DM is that if you want something from a splat I don't have, you have to make it available to me before you can use it. I'm not really worried about it being broken, if I have it.

Satoshi steps off the boat, and advances on the goblin chieftain. As he does, he removes his hat, baring his bald head. A stray ray of sunlight shines off of his dark blue skin. Satoshi begins gathering his divine wrath, moonlight shining in his eyes and his voice taking on the tone of a peal...

Mathwise, it works, though you have to increase treasure parcels a bit to get them. The main reason I wouldn't use it is that it increases PC reliance on magic items even more. One thing the designers were trying to prune down was the "Christmas Tree" effect, which I agree with.

You can hold it in, or you can take a level of ninja. One or the other.

I led one, too, but it was more of a dethroning. The group stayed together, we just crowned a new DM. It was a whole table of people standing up(for dramatic effect, probably) and saying, "No, Jake*, you do not get to DM anymore!" *name change, again.

I take the second(though I could take or leave the parenthetical explanation). A couple reasons spring to mind. 1) Players: IME, a player who wants to roleplay a Paladin(or other restricted class) is going to do so, or at the least, try their best to do so, with or without fall mechanics. A...

I'm sure that I have my DMing flaws as well, theory is always cleaner than execution, but to put things in perspective, maybe 80-90% of the Bad DM stories I tell here are all the same DM. We played with him for nearly 5 years, because no one else was willing to try(except occasionally me). We...

I can't find me on the map. Did I make it into the boat?

During the first short rest the party takes, Song clasps his hands together and concentrates for a moment, redirecting his ki flow to the injuries he has sustained. Under the shaman's mystic instruction, the flesh begins to sew itself shut. Blood of the Dragon MA. Song regains 6hp

I didn't have a timer out or anything, but the entire group was bored until the dragon was mentioned(at which point shock took over). There's a point at which description simply becomes pointless and boring, and this DM tended to cross the line and then just keep going. I know that sting too...

It depends. That is a potentially risky venture, not to be attempted by those with average or lower Charisma.