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In which case, the audience will fall in love with that particular dungeon/dragon/party/whatever and probably completely disregard the D&D logo that pops up from time to time. It will be exactly the same problem that the Drizzt novels have. People who read Drizzt novels don't read D&D novels...

The problem with the D&D brand is lack of a central focus. Reviving Iron Man wasn't nearly as difficult because the focus was already there, it just needed the right combination of script, actor, and timing to catch the public eye. D&D has no such focus. Even in the individual product lines...

As for the original discussion, there will be overload and bloat somewhere; that's just part of developing and sustaining an rpg. The only real question is where, how quickly, and can they keep it contained enough so as not to become the defining feature of yet another of their rpg systems. As...

There is one big and crucial difference between a tabletop RPG and a video game: the DM. That one big difference not only makes trying to fix every single little detail redundant, it makes such micromanagement of the system impossible. Every DM is going to have their own twist and interpretation...

I will be taking an hiatus from LPF from now until hopefully no later than the end of the summer. Real life demands are draining my energy to the point where I cannot participate at a level that is fair to the others here. Hopefully once my finances are in a better spot and I don't need to work...

I hate to do this, but I am going to have to pull out of the game and LPF for a while. I've had one day off in the last month, and in order to get my financial house the foundation it needs, my work schedule is going to have to stay that way for at least several more months. I just don't have...

I hate to do this, but I am going to have to pull out of the game and LPF for a while. I've had one day off in the last month, and in order to get my financial house the foundation it needs, my work schedule is going to have to stay that way for at least several more months. I just don't...

Quillian whispers back quickly and quietly to avoid getting the attention of knight. "An armored knight and no sign of Samad." AC: 19 (Touch 13, Flatfooted 17) HP: 26/26 Initiative: +2 Perception : +10 Sense Motive: +3 CMB: +2 CMD: 14 Fort: +5 Reflex: +4 Will: +8 *+2 vs fear, charm...

Thuvian watches quietly, not being of much use in the immediate situation, and not particularly thrilled about being near targets for carrion predators. Sorry about the lack of posts; work sucks. Thuvian Darklight AC: 14 (Touch 13, Flatfooted 11) HP: 27/27 Initiative: +3 Perception : +6 Sense...

"Sounds like something is going on that we may need to act on to help Samad. At least going up to the door would be a good idea." Quillian moves as quickly and quietly as he can up to the side of the door, prepared to act should something suddenly rush out. AC: 19 (Touch 13, Flatfooted 17) HP...

Got that section cleaned up; it's not that there's a lot that changes, so the section itself is actually fairly concise compared to what it would have looked like under 3.5, but finding everything is a pain.

I just had the base effects from wild shape itself listed by each size, not the full calculations of all effected stats. In some ways, Paizo's attempt to simplify wild shape actually complicated a lot of the book keeping, spreading out all the different effects. I much preferred the older way...

Quillian Barthony is ready for level 4 approval. The wild shape section still needs refining, but it's got the basic necessities.

To a point, yes. What WotC does and what many MMOs today do that turns me off is that they do obvious rush jobs and expect to get away with it by using the "errata" excuse. A game system, especially one built from scratch, will never be perfect at launch; even Paizo, with the benefit of past...

I expect a lot more errors initially, but the volume of them for neither 3.5 nor 4E never went down even after the initial period in which the basic stuff should have been pinned down already. If WotC had established some kind of baseline once 4E was established and worked from that, than errata...

Quillian looks around as the second one falls, wary of additional creatures. Perception (1d20+7=22) AC: 19 (Touch 13, Flatfooted 17) HP: 20/20 Initiative: +2 Perception : +7 Sense Motive: +2 CMB: +2 CMD: 14 Fort: +4 Reflex: +4 Will: +6 *+2 vs fear, charm, compulsion Current Weapon in Hand...

Errata is a big part of it actually, or at least the expectation that something has to be so finely tuned that even the smallest error needs to be corrected immediately to avoid severe problems. Paizo may make the same amount as WotC in the end, but how they get there is completely different...

I never said that the major rules changes should be hidden changes or that they shouldn't occur, just that they should not be called errata along with the proper errata. Call them what they are, put them into a separate document accordingly, and quit abusing the term errata. Most of the time...

To me, it depends on what you define as "errata." The massive amount of rule changes and adjustments they made in both 3.5 and 4E do not qualify as "errata" to me; they are significant changes to the game itself that even if they were necessary should never have been classified as errata, which...

Sorry about the lack of posting lately. I just started a second job that puts me at 6 days of work, sometimes all 7. My energy levels are not appreciating the bank account's gains. Earlier: "Some standard protective spells and other useful spells for myself and the party, notably including...