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Yeah, the whole idea that he 4e devs were really mean to 'the fans' in the lead-up is just another of the big 4e-bashing myths that don't stand up to close scrutiny. Basically they laid out a bunch of criticisms of 3e, to explain why they made the choices they did. It was very reasonable, and...

Thnaks for the link! I haden't actually seen the high res version yet. So from the look of it, to answer the op, south of the nentir vale/nerath are iron circle lands. More correctly, it's whatever the GM wants to put there, although having a mpa as refrence can be pretty useful, even if it...

And if I offered proof and arguments in detail, the 4e haters would keep arguing regardless, and I would be the one you'd end up banning or banishing for edition warring. I have seen this happen, numerous times, on many forums. There's nothing rational about this debate, and I posted not for...

. . .still not seeing it. I don't think any 4e fas has a problem wiht this idea, and in truth, there are mechanics like that in 4e- they don't always work though, and the psionic classes are a clear example of this. The problem people have is when people act as if the kind of design we saw in...

I don't think there'd be many fans of 4e who would resent a 5e that was like 4e, but with faster combats or even just faster rounds. I feel like it's the round time that is a big part of the problem, and things would be faster/more fun if the rounds were simpler, shorter, and meant quicker...

In my opinion, your post is completly worthless. Saying "that's just like, your opinion, MAN!" is an utterly pointless response given when people have nothing worthwhile to say. Everything is not just a matter of preference. Design matters, system matters, and if you're going to make...

Fighters were a laughing stock in 3e, and in 4e, they're a holy terror*. Their defender mechanic is top tier, possibly the best in the game, they have some amazing powr options, and their damage output is also very good. *Well, secular terror.

The idea that 3e was similating a heroic fantasy world is simply a rationalisation of knee-jerk 4e bashing. There's nothing smiulationist about buff stacking, or uberpowerful wizards who's player gets to monopolise the time his group spends playing. There's nothing simulationist about trip...

I realise there is a lot of speculation about people not reaching epic, and so on. But i'm wondering about other motives. For isntance, i'm sort of wondering if they feel as if higher tier campaigns don't use as much purchased material? And that their content offerings would be more about...

Stop right there. Don't waste your time with the hate. It's a good system and most of the people hating on it are just bearing a grudge. The majority of people hating on 4e don't understand it, and don't want to. There's some legit criticisms around on issues like the grind and skill...

So who gets to be Basic and who gets to be Advanced this time? I'm happy with either one.

I just thought i'd mention a light prophecy option- the dragons could believe that they are destined to wipe out the elves, but only if certain events come to pass during the initial battle. So, they occasionally pick a fight and watch what results, to see if the stars are right. Since the...

Outraged fans on the floor of the convention report that the new edition of Worlds & Warcraft is too much like the mega-smash hit mmo "Bacon Sandwich". Meanwhile in the cafateria D&DLT's are selling out.

Um, ever heard of a game called Amber?!?!? It solved this, the worst of all rpg problems, quite handily.

It's the jaunty piano music that does it, I tells ya

Honestly, i'm not your target audience, but it sounds a lot like you were just involved in the wrong comunities to get support for this sort of thing, and enworld might be a lot more of what you're looknig for, despite what you think. It's probably also looking elsewhere if you have not, to...

Lurkers on the rear line could be very useful here. Just make sure they have a good lurker mechanic- lurkers and soldiers need really solid role mechanics to function well. A good example lurker imo is the bugbear strangler, and the recent air elemental works pretty well also- possibly too well...

I tend to average about one combat to two noncombat sessions. I run two weekly games using maptool, and both games are very story heavy and set in the same world. A lot can happen without anybody hitting anyone, but when hitting does happen, it tends to be pretty epic, no matter what the tier...

The gods in my campaign are a pretty varied bunch, and various sorts of entities, too. Some are the full on supernal deities, others may be false, and different cultures have differetn ideas as to what a 'god' is. For instance, the goblins in a particular region have a pantheon of gods, each...

What is the purpose of the discussion? Because at some point, you're going to have to design a game based on all these grudges and greviances, and it's not unproductive to point out that that game, that design as an attempt at peacemaking, would probably be a badly designed compromise that would...