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This is a debate that goes far beyond just RPGs; Apple & Google (as referenced previously) are themselves on the opposite sides of this debate. Playing 3E as long as I did, I'm a fan of very basic curation; it is too tempting for a publisher to go for straight power creep in order to sell...

Program is referring to the process in which it will go about, methinks. The OGL is a "program" from the position of Wizards, as is the GSL. So I would not read too heavily into "program" meaning GSL or OGL or Google Marketplace; I am pretty sure program is a reference to how it is internally...

This is definitely on my pre-order list; I have very high hopes (and good reasons for that hope) about this adventure. Though the human warrior thing was pretty hilarious. 5E is putting the onus back on the DM, but unlike 3E, I don't feel like I have a thousand things to remember. Which...

The lower cap on spells is probably the lesser of the two major nerfs casters receive; Concentration is the much harder nerf (and it sort of pushes casters to not hoard their spells for a single encounter) IMO. Look at all the spells that require concentration, and know that you can only ever...

It was a question aimed at everyone; I am somewhere that I am unable to access documents, and I know it's been changed a whole bunch, so I'm curious as to what the heck it currently is (I have a nasty habit of combining different editions of D&D's rules all into the same system..) in the public...

Dumb question: Do Crit Hits also double sneak attack damage?

A) That should totally be a KS Stretch Goal: Video of Russ TableFlipping. B) I don't think you'll ever get OGL 2.0; but I think it will be free for non-commercial use, and some kind of flat fee to use the rules to make 3PP stuff to sell. You do the latter by offering to host all 3PP stuff on...

4. All this talk about rogue archer DPR made me go back through the rules just to see I wasn't messing anything up, and I found I've been doing Assassinate wrong. >_> <_< (It's even scarier than I thought). <sigh> my Rogue player is going to yell at me when he finds out what I have been...

Indeed, crits are far weaker per the livestream rules than they were in the open playtest. I hope they give multiple options for crits, personally. (Livestream rules, doubling of everything, or max on dice).

There are surprisingly a lot of people on these boards who are also testers. :D While I imagine the numbers are different depending on what version of the playtest people are playing with (If other RPGs are any indication, there are usually multiple levels even within closed playtests); I do...

So many things I want to say but can't, darn you NDA. >_> <_<

I would be more worried about this if their first major adventure wasn't being done by a really good third party (Kobold Press). I would not be surprised to see Wizards mostly bow of the adventure generation game, and have almost all of their adventures done outside of HQ. I'm guessing a...

My players definitely feel a sense of accomplishment during 5E; the shorter battles give the larger battles a sense of accomplishment; as well as some of the adventure design. Since we're currently playing through <redacted>, they have enjoyed the faster combats definitely. They even got a...

Most of the people in my group complain about how OP the Rogue is; hah. Class balance seems pretty well done so far; we have a monk, bard, barbarian, cleric, <redacted>, ranger, and rogue in our group. Everyone complains about how OP everyone else is. I'd say "balance achieved". :D

Our Elven Archer Rogue is the single scariest contributor in battle throughout our game; and seeing as I am using the most recent ruleset for 5E that currently exists, I would most certainly not worry about their viability. :D Assassinate + first round of combat = hilarity.

Ahh, my bad then! :)

To be fair, under the rules of the OGL, Paizo is required by law / contract IIRC to have their system fully open.

OGL without the license; this way, anyone who wants to do third party work for Wizards can do so without Wizards having to license the "rules" aspect; preventing a potential Pathfinder 2.0 from happening down the road. Yet, you can easily still do third party work because you know that all...

You all have noooooo idea how much art is in store for you (assuming their plan has gone through) in 5E. :) MM and DMG are going to be amazing.

$30 for the PH is too much? Ouch. :(