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I'm not sure this is what you're wanting, but I wouldn't mind seeing an official Basic D&D incorporating the D20 system and 4E's understanding of "The Math." It's probably just nostalgia, but some of my favorite D&D memories involve middle school and The Rules Cyclopedia, and I would love...

You nitpicked an ancillary element of his post to devalue his whole point. You missed the point. No need for clarification.

The more "realistic" and inclusive the rules are, the more beholden to them the adventure and the setting must be. See Derren's problems with magic-less dragons for a good example of this. They don't work in 3E's interrelated "simulationist" world because the rules won't allow them to survive...

So, when other posters who have played the game say they think it's going to play faster, it's hype? Also, numerous bonuses? There's numerous bonuses that will make combat tedious in 4E that weren't there in 3E? Are you high?

I hate this argument because it assumes that roleplaying has to take place in a "believable" world. Now, I'm pretty sure you mean internally consistent more than you mean realistic when you say, "believable," but still, the argument stands, why do you give two craps about believability when...

You know, God forbid you just take him at his word, but instead, you have to apply only the most tenuous of logic to discredit anything he says because 4E just can't be that good. Also, you have an incorrect understanding of why reporters were embedded with units during Iraq part deux. It...

He did mention negatives in his review. He mentioned he had some problems with what was and was not in the core books, but since those things were coming down the line, it didn't change his overall opinion of the new edition.

Wouldn't doing this ruin what makes Aberrations great?

It really isn't a problem when you consider the fact that your dragon miniature might be just standing there behind the wall, but the dragon that miniature represents is moving around and possibly taking great advantage of that little bit of wall.

I don't know. I still like to have a tight introductory adventure in sand box games because it creates a strong sense of party cohesion right off the bat. That being said, it doesn't sound like he's planning on making the campaign a sand box.

Hehe; that horse will never die.

Oh yeah, you're totally right. I meant the pets aren't accounted for by the 4 roles in 4E D&D. They have their roles, and they help their owners fulfill their own roles, but they don't neatly fit into the 4 roles of D&D.

As usual, in threads like this, a number of misconceptions or misrepresentations arise about WoW. First is the good old role argument. This one's been around for a while, and as a number of posters have already stated, is something that has always been implicit in D&D and other fantasy RPGs...

Hey! I don't come to your house and crap on your parade! :lol: No, seriously, you make a good point. Gamma World is very focused, though it hasn't stopped me from using the 4th edition rule book to run everything from Mad Max worlds to complete, balls to the wall, wacky Gamma World. When...

This is a good point, but I still think the D20 Modern book should be more focused around an implied setting based on common modern sci-fi, fantasy, and horror tropes. I think D20 Past, if such should exist, should be a separate product with its own focus and not just a supplement. Note, I...

I think it might be better if the next D20 Modern were more focused and presented with more of an implied setting. I think one of the system's weaknesses is that it tries to be too much to too many. Focusing more on a single implied setting would allow the developers to better tailor the...

It's not disrespectful, rude, or thoughtless. This hyperbolic nonsense really needs to be dropped. Mearls didn't come in and scat all over your old campaigns or books.

Well, more specifically, if it existed in a 3E "core" book, it exists in Eberron. With the changes to the Realms, they might not take this forward with 4E. Since Eberron isn't the launch setting, it isn't necessary to tie it to everything in the core books.

Life is better if you ignore that and stick to Brubaker Cap and the Avengers.

Oh, that's the problem. ;)