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Why not just have two handed weapons do an extra die of damage and save the reroll? I.E, a greatsword could do 3d6 instead of 2d6.

Yep. And it's a double standard. Say anything you want about pre 3e D&D, that's fine. Say one thing that might be the tiniest criticism of anything post 2000, and you have to go stand in the corner.

The truth always does.

Only in 3e are casters overpowered. AD&D has this thing called casting time. A meteor shower spell has a one in 6 chance of having a one round cast time - If a 6 is rolled for initiative. Hold person can easily take two rounds to cast and it's a 2nd level spell (for clerics). This gives the...

You can ignore me, period as far as I'm concerned. I'm doing the same with you. You can disagree with me all you like, but insults are the weapon of a child. I do not argue with children. Congratulations, in 15 years, you are the 2nd person to make my ignore list. For what it's worth, I do...

No, I'm not saying my anecdotal experience is universal, but it's a lot wider than just one small town. I'm in north Alabama, and I've played as far south as Birmingham, north to Florence, KY, and east to Atlanta, and several places in between. Everywhere I've played, Pathfinder/3e ruled, OD&D...

Nope. I think after the initial surge of sales based on the name alone, 5E will tank and Ha$bro will sit on the IP for board/video game/novel/etc rights and we won't see a 6e for a long time. Polling people on their own or this site is a very poor way of getting feedback. May as well go to a...

For me, it's not just one issue. There's a plethora of things that add up to too many things to houserule. There's too many things that break immersion. Second wind is just one of many rules that each on it's own might not keep me away from 5e, but taken together, by the time I remove them...

He will, because Emerikol is FAR from alone.

You keep saying that, but I have yet to see any of this data you are talking about.

Just want to comment on the "wait til it's out meme. Yeah, we went through that with 4e, no thanks. You can't judge the game just on a few internet rumors. So I waited. You can't judge the game based on playtest material. So I waited. You can't judge the game until it's released. I...

Better than which? Certainly better than 4th. Worse than all others.

*Snip* Most of your criticisms (not all) I find as positives, yet I won't be buying 5E because I have my own list of deal breakers and they are not petty at all. It got too little D&D in the D&D if you ask me. My playstyle is practically the opposite of yours - going by your list - and...

Actually, it does. Any time you "hit" it means you hit. Otherwise they need to call it something else. A long sword blow for 5 points of damage to a fighter with 8 hit points, is a grievous wound. A long sword blow for 5 hit points to a fighter with 50 hp is a shallow scratch along the...

Absolutely. And any other class which gets their powers from a divine source. Especially those of a lawful good bent. Theirs' is the strictest path to follow.

I use a mostly by the book initiative system. Declare actions Roll initiative. Winning side goes in order: Movement, Missile/Spell,Melee Losing side goes in order: Movement, Missile/Spell, Melee Opposed actions add casting time and weapon speed to the initiative roll. Spellcasting starts on...

The powers a paladin gets IS the carrot.

Last time I checked - last Tuesday, in fact - my 1E books still work. Not everyone plays 3e, nor want it as the inspiration for 5E.

This.

Absoulutely. IfShakespeare had only written Hamlet and a bunch of dirty limericks, would he be a talentless hack? Is Tolkien a horrible writer? After all, his only major work is Lord of the Rings. I was actually referring to later versions of D&D. There are some great rpgs out their that...