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Don't give them an even break As some others have already pointed out, you need to give serious consideration to the relatively greater resources a high level 3.5 party will have. You will have spellcasters trying to convert the whole dungeon to mud, or use divination and similar magic to work...

Lol! And the winner of the understatement of the year award goes to . . .

Ironically, I am just about to get back into D&D 3.5 as a player in a Ptolus campaign. Until recently, however, I was running HACKMASTER, until a TPK put the kibosh on that. So I guess my answer is yes - I have changed systems - but in the other direction. I also continue to run a...

Actually, Mongoose already released something like this with the third of their ‘Classic Play’ series, "The Book of Encounters & Lairs." I still haven't been able to find a good review of it yet, but it might be worth checking out.

That would be my first choice. My second would be MerricB, since I greatly admire his attitude and love for all things D&D.

Everyone deserves a second chance I would visit again at a different time and see how it goes before making a final decision. If you feel your business is unappreciated again, then I wouldn't go back. Fortunately my FLGS, Dragon's Lair Games in Davie, Fl. really is a friendly store with a...

Put me in this camp also. Much of the balance of the Vancian system is that it forces you to use forethought in selecting your spells. And spells are not "forgotten" - they are recharged, as it takes effort to call down the magical power and hold it in one's mind. Besides, plenty of 3rd party...

Too much to sum up I started collecting Dragon with issue #72, the latter half of it's golden age, then stopped around #194, only to start collecting it again right up to the present when KotDT began its run around #259. Here's what I miss most: -- KotDT - thankfully still available...

Oh, for what could have been Oh, were that that was the case. Unfortunately, we already had that when Peter Adkinson was the head of WotC and the place was filled top to bottom with gamers and flush with cash. The results? The company bled money. That's why the suits have taken over. Alas...

I quote my earlier post: Those are my sacred cows, plus a few others that escaped me at the time, like levels and the six stats. Give me options, but don't reinvent the wheel.

I'm not backpedalling at all. Alignment is *not* restrictive, it is defining. It doesn't *prevent* you from doing anything your character is capable of at all - it is there to determine what the *consequences* of your actions will be. You can call that restricting, if you like, but alignments...

You won't find me arguing that there are no problems with the alignment system. Nothing as complex as a person, even a fictional person, can be adequately described by an alignment - whole biographies can be written on someone and still there would be room for argument. Alignments are not there...

Your sarcasm is noted, but this is another strawman argument. I never claimed that D&D's success was due to alignment, or any other particular mechanic, for that matter. I do, however, acknowledge that no other game has come on the market that so significantly improves on the RPG that people...

They can take my Greyhawk when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers Technically, Greyhawk died when Gary left TSR. Officially, Greyhawk might not see another product for a long, long time - if ever again - but it will never really die as long as there are old grognards around like me to run...

I never said that, did I? I said a significant percentage never made the switch. Anyway, I am not arguing which edition is "better," but rather, which sacred cows should remain in 4ed? I simply feel that alignments are a core part of D&D, and I would like to see them stay; this is only partly...

No, it didn't. Chainmail was an unmitigated disaster, and while it's true that the miniatures are collectible, you don't NEED them to play the game. If I'm reading this right, in 4ed. miniatures will actually BE the game, rather than an accessory you can do without. Did I mention that I...

Exactly! They obviously don't give two $#!t$ about how this will impact the specialty gaming stores. Many a month I've walked in to my local FLGS solely to pick up the latest issue of Dragon or Dungeon, even when I wasn't actively gaming, just to show my support. The fools don't seem to...

This one hurts It was Moldvay's version of D&D that introduced me to this great hobby, and I still get an electric thrill when I look through those old Basic and Expert boxed sets. Sleep well my friend. Tom, Dragon and Dungeon, all on the same day. It's the end of an era, for sure. :(

A storm is coming Indeed, this does not bode well for WotC's future relationship with its fan base. If they're willing to kill Dragon and Dungeon just to squeeze another revenue stream out of their website, then nothing will be safe in 4th edition. Nothing. How long before they conclude that...

Surprise, surprise The master doesn't like it when the student outshines him.