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On this: keep in mind that in B/X you check for WM once every 2 turns at 1/6 chance. In DDN you check every turn at 3/10 chance (middle monster density setting). In terms of expected wandering monsters per 100ft, the rate in DDN at the Cautious and Moderate paces actually looks very similar to...

True, you could do that.

IMO the choice of turn length should be purely meta--it's just how much of the characters' day you want to play out and how much you want to abstract. It shouldn't be decided based on how safe the terrain is--that's what the determination of encounter chance is for. Now, in order for the...

Hokay, read the rules more thoroughly. I like the exploration rules in old D&D better, so far. They're not actually very similar. This system is not a totally modular minigame: it interacts heavily with what you're doing with XP and whether you're exploring or just travelling (i.e. are you...

I think the exploration rules are a good first try, but I want to know how they expect DMs to actually measure out 200-1800ft of movement per turn. Also, I dunno about anyone else, but I would find it much easier to remember 1/10, 2/10, 3/10...as chances for wandering monsters vs. 19-20/20...

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On the Paladin's alignment restriction--would it be cool if that were essentially tautologous? Like if we redefined Lawful to mean "being like a Paladin"? I would be happy if that were what Lawful meant. There are two sides of the traditional meaning of Law in D&D--Lawful in the sense of...

I voted paladin/paladin, warden, blackguard, but I don't think we actually need a name for the category. In other words, I don't so much want: Paladin - Paladin Paladin - Warden Paladin - Blackguard as: Paladin Paladin - Warden Paladin - Blackguard The Paladin is THE class, but here are some...

Some pretty maps and a bunch of adventure seeds with a unifying flavor, basically. I think of a setting as like 5 or 10 adventure products gutted of extraneous detail, loosened up in terms of plot linearity and crammed together so you can criss-cross connections in play. It's a midway product...

I agree with you. There's quite a bit of what I would call hardcore simulationism in this thread. Maybe because going by the title we're supposed to be talking about "worlds" rather than merely "settings". I'm actually turned off by a setting calling itself a "world"--that's a good tip that it's...

I definitely think calling the "good" Paladin, "Paladin", while still having alternate paladin subclasses of different alignment/oaths, would be just enough of a nod towards that being the traditional paladin without forcing it on everyone. I like everything else in the article. Very...

I'm lost--what's ironic? Does the analogy depend on whether or not warlords are as iconic as paladins? Cuz I don't think many people would say they are.

I dodged that bullet thankfully. From what I have heard from people who've seen the draft it seems to be an interesting formal example of the megadungeon, but the content is missing the creative/gonzo spark that the original megadungeons actually had when all of the standard D&D...

The paladin "builds" sound more distinct than builds to me, they sound like subclasses. Which would mean that you're either a cavalier, warden or blackguard---no one is simply a paladin. I don't think this is a good idea for such an iconic class. "Paladin" should do double duty as both the name...

I've never run one of these adventure paths but I have run a bunch of Call of Cthulhu scenarios which tend to run into the same problem of leaving vital information up to a dice roll. If the players absolutely need some info to continue the storyline then I usually just give it to them. I don't...

"Ohhhh, now we can dare to go to the 5th dungeon level!" is (light) mocking. But I'm not going to call you any kind of 'tard. I don't mind what you like and dislike and I'm not trying to put you in a box or take away your old school card. What I find annoying is when you try to inflate the...

Given that in the PHB intro one of the example characters is female, and it says "feel free to switch the male level titles to female. This is fantasy, what's in a name? In all but a few cases, gender makes no difference to ability!" I think Gygax (or whoever, I've heard that some rules in...

I don't think everything scales in Skyrim. It's kind of weird. I once found a Master level lock on some island way in the far north and I thought "oh sweet, if I manage to get this open with the lockpicking minigame I'll find some awesome treasure and be ahead of the game for my level" but then...

"Sure, Jack Vance never gave the thoughts or opinions or abilities of his female characters much consideration" We're just talking about the Dying Earth books I assume? One of the main characters in Jack Vance's Lyonesse trilogy is female and a good part of the series is written from her...

I don't like the drill sergeant warlord flavor. I feel like it's a name change and a picture of R. Lee Ermey away from being an actual joke class, to be honest with you. I just don't see the appeal at all. If I was playing another character and the warlord player was really getting into ordering...