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Anyone who has seen a platypus knows logic is for suckers. ;)

I agree with everyone here. . . Yes, everyone.

It's been commented that many changes in the way 4e abilities work was to keep the DM from having to play the monsters stupid -- because otherwise the wizard is toast first round and there's nothing the players can reasonably do to stop it. Both the powering up of PCs and the changes in...

Fly getting nerfed doesn't bother me in the least, and I've played enough psions/wizards/warlocks in 3.5 to know its a HUGE tactical advantage on many levels. As a DM its also a PITA to constantly HAVE to put in flyers or archer types to deal with the floating spellcaster (Who then goes...

Good bye, and thank you Dungeon Master One.

I think it is more that what they have decided on, systematically, is not fun for you. I'm sorry for that. Really, I wish 4e could be what you and some others here wanted. It sucks that the 4e philosophy isn't working for you, but I highly doubt they went to work one day and said, "Hey, you...

Wow, then I am having the longest adolescence in recorded history, cause I like it :D Edit: And it would be super cool with explosions and guns

After reading this thread. . . I feel like Cthulu just beat me with a big Rod of Neverending Nerd Rage+5 I think I need to sleep now.

Oh yeah. me too. I've forgotten more than I care to think about. I've forgotten buffs, cast spells with durations, feats, spell-like and supernatural abilities . . sometimes when I have a load of npcs on the board of different types I even forget their turns, though I usually catch this before...

I've got a Arcana campaign I'm running weekly, and a mix campaign (AE and 3.5) that I'm running every so often. Once 4e comes, I'll start winding them down. I plan to never run a 3.5 campaign afterwards (even AE), because the prep work sucks, and my girlfirend can only be so understanding...

Pretty much, me too. I have an AE campaign I'm going to run out to high levels, and then I'm switching to 4e. But I'm definitely not running 3.5 again even if, by some quirk of fate, I end up despising 4e. I've had my fill of 3.5, and if 4 disappoints. . . well, there are plenty of other...

Personally, at its core I don't find grappling to be that difficult. It is more complicated than I think it needs to be, and I'm also pretty peeved about how big creatures basically own in grappling. I could see the halfing not being able to pin the Hill Giant, but shouldn't the little guy...

I don't see the need for all off screen stuff to be rules plausible. Fortunately, my players aren't the type who start making assumptions based on those events either, or are bothered by it. Nor do I use such techniques with great regularity. All in all, I would agree that the rules are for...

Soooo . . . .those of us who have voiced our difficulties with the system, a fair deal so far, are just not creative? Nice Followed by a response of "its not the system, its the user, mantra." I could get really good at driving nails with a screwdriver if I practiced long enough, but I'd...

Actually, my point is that the rules, IME, encourage this behavior. And while I have had a few problem players, even my good ones lean in this direction. Disagree with me if you will, but don't infer that my opinion of the system is not valid one.

To each their own, I guess, but for me issues have been: --Extensive time building NPCs and choosing equipment (unequipped NPCs go down so fast its pathetic) --As a corrollary to the above, making NPCs who have the gear to challenge PCs, without dumping outrageous amounts/ overpowered magical...

Originally Posted by Warbringer With more DM fiat will players accept that DM A does something different from DM B? I endorse this response. The theme here that I have seen across many posts is one of trust. If you don't trust your DM, then anything that "colors outside the line" is going to...

I was about 12, going on 13. The year was 1985 and my sister bought me the red box for my birthday. I started playing with a group when I was 14 to about 18. I took a break during college, but still bought all the books and didn't rejoin a group until I was 31. Oh ye gods are we all old...

It was sorta funny, and had a point. I mean, I for one invest what is probably a psychologically questionable amount of time in my favorite hobby and even I see the nerd rage and shake my head. Of course, there's a bit of that on both ends of the specturm.

yeah, the obessive-compulsive overbearing female archetype is all but omnipresent in Jordan's work. You'd think the guy had issues with women or something. . . . though I still liked his work, for the most part.