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Has anyone done the numbers to see how things work out for THESE particular pre-gen characters, as opposed to in general?

Well I'm not really just specifically talking abou this armor incident. Just overall it seems like you either design for Aesthetics and upset people wanting you to build for stats/builds or you design for Stats/Builds and upset people wanting you to design with Aesthetics in mind. The armor...

So the armor thing that people are talking about brings up something I've been thinking about... Is it really possible to build a game that suits both people who want design choices made based on Aesthetics AND those who want design choices made based on balance and stats? It seems like a...

I don;t have an issue with it... But I also didn't have an issue with 4e's healing myself. Personally I think it would be easier to make long healing the optional rule here. It seems like changing from long healing assumed to short healing assumed would mess with balance more then changing from...

I see the whole regain HP and HD after an extended rest thing causing a divide.

Same here

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The problem comes when they state said reasonable guesses as fact.It does nothing but incite further anger and division.

Robert Schwalb talks magic items in his blog: Blogy Blog

I don't think his aim is to make anyone believe anything. That's his point. Rather then just make claims, why not just stick to facts that are citable?

Simple + fun = memorable. Sometimes I think people get hung up on the flashy bits and options in games at the expense of it just being fun to sit down and play.

I myself have never had a problem with HPs or their simplicity. I liked 4e's version because it added a new way to heal without always having to rely on magic. I've also never really looked at HPs as physical wounds though.

A lot of the complaints were from people who's imagination couldn't divorce HPs from physical wounds, so this seems to attempt to address it.

Depends what they're testing for I'd think. :P

Rituals in my opinion should be anything that lasts for any extended length of time. Spells should be reserved for short and temporary effects.

I got mad skillz yo Another blog entry about skills... Not a ton we don't already know. (Maybe nothing we didn't already know?) Sounds like the auto success thing is out though?

Can't say for sure, but with 4e (and no real OGL to speak of) I have bought a lot more WoTC product. Could be coincidence, but...

As a player and a customer I love the OGL. It allows for a wide range of products, and options for the game. But that brings up: During my 3e days, I very rarely purchased anything from WoTC. I have a few of their rule books, but the bulk of my gaming money was spent on 3pp products. I'm...

Original 1e MM says they are, and describes them as "Giant Hairy Goblins."