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Is the 'humanoid tavern' related to the werehouse?

Geez, I just re-registered a decade ago. I hope they migrate everything over this time.

Well, it sounds a lot like they just sort of moved things around. Identify and Town Portal are now activated via UI buttons rather than items, but the code implementing them probably hasn't changed. That's not a huge deal, really. Same goes for most of the other items on the list (the stat...

What, you've never microwaved a thaco?

It's worth noting that in the previews for the next WoW expansion, the devs (with 7 years of design lessons learned under their belts) showed how they planned to replace the old talent tree system with what basically amounts to a small set of more meaningful feat choices.

IIRC 2E had a revised version with tangible changes too, and you could use 3.5E supplements with original 3E books with a bit of effort - the system is still fundamentally the same. Maybe it's more appropriate to refer to them as 'generations' of the game for purposes of discussions like this.

I am envisioning a box set containing four giant V20-style tomes - each one a leather-bound, self-contained snapshot of an entire edition, indeed an entire generation of D&D gaming. It is magnificent.

By "every one since 2002", I meant the last one to not require an internet connection came out in 2002, and everything since then did - thus, "every one since 2002". It's tough to tell, but you seem to be trying to make two points - first, that a number somewhere south of the number of WoW...

a) I'd be interested to know where you heard it would be a massive cut. I got the impression the cash auction house would have a fairly small cut/deposit to discourage spamming auctions and cover the extra costs associated with running a real money service, and in return, it would drive down...

Is a certain logical coherency of design necessary for an enjoyable dungeon? No. But the moment a player makes an inference that affects their plans based on the design traits they've observed, you've added a layer of gameplay depth that you would not have had otherwise.

Y'know, I had always meant to ask about that... I seem to recall older discussions where people were saying it was a huge boost to just trade their artifacts for bonus divine abilities, and you said it'd be a lot more even once we had the full artifact rules. Sadly, I never did get around to...

No love for Invader Zim yet? Also, second the recommendation for Justice League/JLU. So many great lines (Flash: "I'm the world's fastest man!" Hawkgirl: "Maybe that's why you can't get a date.") The animation in Macross/Robotech is dated, of course (particularly a few well-known episodes...

Answered 21-25 for both - exactly once each. I played a character 1-22 in 3.5, and DM'd a game of about the same range over a longer time period (starting with old 1E/2E books and converting to 3.X as it came out). Everything else seems to peter out in the single digits, as others have also...

That sounds suspiciously like a proposal.

I have to disagree with this, and the multiple assertions that the psychographics apply only to combat. There are mechanics to everything, from games both combat and non, to real-world physics, to social dynamics. The ones that aren't in books may not be obvious, but if you can't see them at...

Reminds me of a conversation I had with a friend once. The relevant bit went something like: Him: Ah, the things you don't see running adblock, flashblock, and noscript... Me: ...Web pages? Also, fun story: the only time I've ever had a system-crippling virus problem was during the brief...

Best way, right here. That'll get you to 31 without using the other hand, let alone toes and whatnot. Others agree you should start from the thumb, too. Apparently the Scout salute means six.

OD&D: 1E: 2E: 3E: 4E: I kid, I kid! I just love running jokes.

1E/2E AD&D or Palladium games are probably better examples of type 1.

I guess, yeah. I was thinking about it in the sense of full-on assembly lines, reducing the need for skilled labor, reducing cost and resulting in wide availability of 'high-tech' goods for lower & middle classes. Eberron justifies the widespread use of magic and magic items through dragonmarks...