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Without theme, nothing is anything. Magic is a theme. We use specific mechanics to represent them in D&D, but there is nothing about the idea of magic that inherently requires that to be so. It is so because at one point, the people who wanted mechanics to represent the theme of magic chose a...

Pretty big difference between "without explanation" and "I don't like the explanation." For one, the second one isn't demeaning to the people giving the explanation.

Ignoring, of course, all the explanations people give every time this topic comes up.

Dear lord, that's insane. Awesome, but insane. I backed first day for both box sets, and I'm almost wishing I had backed for the Ref Screen and adventures, but I didn't want to risk having to downgrade for financial reasons and losing the Early Bird spot.

Ooooor it's the perfect opportunity to play that sentient fireball character you've been bugging the DM about.

Went ahead and bought it, hardback plus PDF (because who knows when I'll actually get the book with a 3-8 week shipping estimate).

That assume a lot, as has been mentioned by others. Even where magic items are most generously available, 3E, the cost of creating and purchasing said items is so far outside the means of the average person that they are more likely to be the toys and treasures of the rich than the ploughs for...

I'm kind of occasionally working on my own fantasy RPG rules, and one of the primary ideas I have floating around is limited wound levels(no exact number yet, but I'm thinking maybe a maximum of 5) with stress points being both an HP substitute (but still more limited than D&D) and a currency...

So part of my view of what the abyss would be like is informed by the urban fantasy/horror web serial, Pact. For mortals unfortunate enough to find themselves stuck there, the abyss is about breaking you down and changing you into something else. The degree of change and the end result depend...

I would say that for any element of character creation, a choice made can either be better suited for some styles of play than others, or it's insubstantial and exists only as flavor text. If choosing to play a trandoshan or choosing to play an ewok leaves you with the exact same effectiveness...

That sounds kind of like you came to the exact opposite conclusion they did, though through similar logic. At least, the implication I'm hearing in that last sentence of their post is that fighters need more explicit leeway and casters need less, as the current dynamic requires or at least...

Increase racy magazine sales. They would have been on top of the world if it weren't for that darn online smut.

I think it depends on whether or not the rights for movies and games are sold together or separately. Together, I'd say you have the right of it. Separately though, I think that Microsoft might be a contender for the gaming rights since they've kind of been on a purchasing spree recently (and...

I like to imagine a Herald walking around criticizing NPC's names and passing commentary on local coats of arms.

Ehh... It's definitely a better balanced game than any other edition. But I'd not put it in as being a great simulator any more than any edition was, and being actually better in any of the categories you listed is highly subjective. Personally, I think there are things in D&D that could...

Spellsinger sounds better IMO, but it also sounds like a completely different class than a bard. Maybe Monte Cook's alternative bard from Book of Eldritch Might II.

So interestingly, it seems to be slur adjacent. Or at least, it's like the other side of a slur mirror in that the term was popularized in France as a way of referring to the Romani people. It's pretty much "gypsy" but well meaning. The word has taken on other meanings since then, but even a...

I'm not even sure where a ranger would even find a bulldozer. They have enough trouble finding a decent animal companion.

Well they ain't Rangers of the Coast.

I think the first thing to take into account there is that having privilege doesn't mean you are automatically better off than anyone lacking your privilege. Even in the post you quoted, that should be evident simply because of the existence of multiple types of privilege. But fame or no...