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I agree - but not for the reasons, I bet, most of the people say that. I would hazard a guess the folks that praise the 4E DMG do so largely for the advice it gives on handling groups, different types of gamers, etc. While I by no means know all there is to know about that, I have a fairly...

I'm curious as to what others think of these three foundation-setting books: the First, Third, and Fourth Edition DMGs. Me, I think it's helpful to compare them with a "form vs. function" approach. I think the 1E DMG has the best form, but the worst function. I think the 4E DMG has the best...

And yet, you started this thread. The irony.

Concur. I bet the same could be said even of PF, as Wil and Mr. Mona seem to have (or have had) a good relationship from back in the day when Wil wrote a monthly editorial in the great non-electronic Dungeon.

Short answer: You shouldn't. But you knew this. Longer answer: (a) You like his style of writing, (b) You respect his opinion, (c) You tend to agree with his outlook based on past experience, (d) You were unsure whether to purchase 4e and suspect his review may be of value for you. Pretty...

You didn't. Someone else certainly did. Um...Darkwolf, anyone? Yeah. WP

4E is hard, dude. You could say it's poor encounter design that gave you cats a challenge you barely survived, or you could say it's great encounter design that gave you cats a challenge you barely survived. Me, I prefer the latter. If I don't feel like my character can die, you may as well...

You, sir, are The Man.

Guys - Someone had a neat landscape style charsheet that, I think, you used by moving a marble or token to keep track of bonuses and what-not. But I can't find it for the life of me. Anyone know what I'm talking about and have a link? WP

Good article. Thanks for the link. My group is about as hard core (read: addicted and nerdy) as you can get when it comes to D&D, so we don't fit the casual gamer archetype (of which Wil seems to be a member). We do agree with him, however, that 4e is tons o' fun. We also agree - at least...

Good points, LP and Mags. Good points. And on this whole new members thing. I seriously doubt that number is correct. This site has been around for a nearly a decade, and to gain 20% membership over the course of 6 mos. is - I think - astounding. If this were true, I'd be trumpeting this to...

Wow. Nice bit of detective work. Is that a valid number? It seems very, very high. The fact those folks haven't posted speaks volumes about the types and manner of our discussions on these forums for the past few months. Hopefully they'll start to de-lurk now that things seem kinder and...

Morrus or anyone else in the know - Just curious as to how EN World is holding up in light of the advent of the new edition of D&D. I think all would agree that we've seen a significant amount of nerd rage on these (and other) boards these past few months. Such shenanigans seem to have faded...

Wow. Assassin's Knot. I forgot about that one, and I absolutely loved it. What was the name of that town - I used it in about three different campaigns as a base of ops. Love, Tonight on the WP

I hate 'em too, on a tactical level. Meaning - I don't like mysteries that are the main drive of the adventure. I call these the "Colonel Mustard in the Parlor with a Candlestick" type of games. I do like strategic mysteries. Meaning - I do like mysteries that overshadow the entire campaign...

We've been tossing around the idea of fiddling around with the crit hit system in 4e. The auto-max damage thing just doesn't seem to do it for us. That said, we're having a hard time trying to find a replacement with the following principles in mind: (1) Crit resolution needs to be fast. Not as...

Chalk me up to the rare gamer who doesn't want his SO to game with him. Gaming is the cathartic vehicle I use to escape my normal life which involves my wife, kids, work, etc. I love all those things, but I also enjoy a little respite once in a while. So getting together with the guys...

Not sure if this is appropriate, but: MAPS I'm talking tons of hi-res, untagged, awesome maps. Not craptastic 10-minute jobs, but not fantastical pieces of art, either.

I think Shemeska is wrong on 92% of his predictions and opinions, but I think this one falls into the remaining 8% category. I bet the VTT - the only component of DDI I'm truly, truly interested in - will die as vaporware. I hope to hell I'm wrong. WP

I know, I know. But at least it encouraged me drink a couple beers while wading through all the gibber-jabber. Hell, Dave, if I were smart my EN World name wouldn't be what it is. WP