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I largely agree, but that's not how WotC interpreted it. They interpreted it as: if people want to play Drizzt they'll want to play a ranger. Which, if you think about it, is actually a bit strange because as you say, I think people think drow first, ranger second. But then drow aren't a core...

Keeping the 4e pantheon seems like a winning idea to me. I'll probably mostly play in FR or other settings anyway, but the 4e pantheon has a pretty good variety. I also like the idea of subtly implying that the main 4e gods are part of several larger pantheons, though I suppose YMMV. On the...

Alternatively, I wouldn't mind having separate mechanics for hit points and fatigue. It's probably too complex for a core system, but I think having separate tracks for how much it takes to kill you and how much it takes to drain you of your will and ability to fight were separate tracks might...

I personally thought the breakdown of D&D's realms of play into combat, exploration, and social interactions / roleplay in the "Legends & Lore" column by Mike Mearls and Monte Cook was a rather insightful one. I wouldn't mind seeing each class, in addition to a combat role, receiving exploration...

It still doesn't make any sense. People who liked Pathfinder by and large liked it because it wasn't 4e. It doesn't make sense that 4e players would switch to Pathfinder, especially since 5e is much more likely to fit their playstyle than Pathfinder.

Rulebooks A basic set for new players that has everything they need to play levels 1-3.For veteran players a Core Rulebook that covers information for both players and DMs from level 1 to level 20. Available in both paperback and hardcover form.A Monster Manual that includes lists of monsters...

The difference between the cleric and the warlord is that clerics are explicitly magical. Sure, IRL no priests have the magical wonder healing abilities of a D&D cleric but that's an acknowledged caveat from the very start. Clerics are just as magical as wizards - they just get their magic from...

I think the difference between TP and HP is that TP are wholly temporary. They last no longer than a single encounter, so they're just a patch, rather than a treatment. That is much more easily rolled into a concept like morale or confidence. The rules say at one point that HP isn't tied to...

I could be wrong but I kind of took "modularity" to mean relatively slim core rulebooks with several optional rulebooks you could easily "opt-in." Adding things in seems easier than ignoring things you don't want - at least in my experience.

A 2nd edition of Pathfinder or something akin to it seems inevitable to me. It may not happen for several years (there was a pretty big gap between 2e and 3e) but any game that sells as well as Pathfinder is going to eventually peter out and require a new launch to A) correct any flaws players...

I actually knew that though since I never played prior to 3e I don't usually think of them that way. It is closer to the mythological kobolds though, which are basically a kind of Germanic goblin.

I agree, that would be silly. Especially since kobolds have always been depicted as much more lizard-like than dragonborn.

I always use morality scales in my own games, mostly because it was CRPGs that really got me into tabletop roleplaying in the first place but also because I do think there should be variability within the alignments, something that the Great Wheel of 2e and 3e also did a great job of...

Normally, I'd agree with the "no boobs" folks - it struck me as silly on first impression and I'm usually against over-anthropomorphizing exotic races. Still, I think it would be wrong to tell women who like to play dragons with boobs that they're doing it wrong. That's excluding options from...

If I can reply to that, perhaps I wasn't clear enough earlier, but I think there's a pretty big difference between "society's needs come before individuals" and "one should put the good of others before oneself." For instance, a chaotic good character might put the needs of individuals before...

After reading most of this thread, I think the idea of battle leaders and commanders who mostly act from the back lines is a strong enough concept to justify a warlord class. True, fighters can take some skills to improve their social skills, but as they stand they don't have any powers that...

I think you've got most of everything covered, but I might narrow it down. I did a bit of a look into this myself earlier and here's what I found, in order of how frequently the archetype seems to come up: Warrior Defined by: They're really good at hurting/killing things In D&D: Fighter...

Being as I am an archivist-kind of guy who collect information from everything, that would just be awesome in my book. Seriously, I'd love the opportunity to download all of the pre-4e Dragon and Dungeon issues, as strange as that may seem to some people.

While I'm not particularly in favor one way or another, it's worth pointing out (as I already have): Dragonborn aren't canonically reptiles. Nor are dragons.Mammals evolved from reptiles so it's hardly impossible mammaries would end up on reptilian creatures. If I'd designed dragonborn I...

Rogues are difficult because, of the original D&D classes, they've probably changed the most of the years. Fighters? Still guys who hand out a beating and can take one in return. Mages? Still the somewhat fragile but powerful spellcasters they've always been. Clerics? Still healers. Rogues? Not...