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You're right. It's easy to get carried away since a system that modular would be awesome. Still, it seems as though you could, after "rolling things back a step", play classless DnD. It will take some work, but it seems that it will be something you can do more easily because "many of the...

This is some of the tastiest news released yet, and it was just a paragraph or two that didn't give much away. It DID show how modular the game seems to be, reassured people in regards to the Ranger, and revealed that people who enjoy low-magic campaigns will have an easy time of it. I just...

More's the pity. :)

I see where you're coming from. Still, at 20th level the level bonus would just be +10, which isn't that bad. I see your point, though.

Wow, that makes me very, very happy. It's probably some of the best news I've seen yet. Why isn't it an article instead of just a message board post? :) This is the kind of thing people want to see, I think. Many, many options are running through my mind. If the system is that modular, you can...

KM, I think we could play together without any problems. The scenarios we've all been discussing are pretty extreme and, in reality, we wouldn't run across them often. When push comes to shove, we would lean in different directions on the issue, but the likelyhood of it happening is remote...

Wow, thanks, lol. I really didn't expect a response any time soon. I expected a few months at least. Thanks!

I think the main issue is that falling damage IS covered in the RAW. Therefore, some people think that this rule, unless previously House Ruled (which would render all of this pointless), must be followed because this is how the physics of falling are handled in the game world. Basically (and...

If Defenders don't receive abilities and powers that let them shift when it's not their turn, stop attackers from passing them, etc. then I will definitely house rule things back to diagonals = 1.5

I don't know. I don't think the Ice Archon's bonus to attacks on slowed targets would even be mentioned at my table. The PCs would note it and move on. They usually don't ask why things happen, just what it does to them. They don't read the MM either (throwback to the 1E days) so wouldn't even...

I wouldn't have a problem with suspension of disbelief. I'm already at a table half covered by snacks playing a game with magic, monsters, and elves. I can, and have, had problems with consistency, or with metagaming, but not with suspension of disbelief. My problem with the 1 for 1 diagonal...

Hi, I'm looking for a game to join in the Phoenix metro area, west valley (Avondale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Estrella Mountain, or Buckeye). I usually DM a group of close friends and would like to find a game where I could be a player. I'm an adult, early 30's, and would prefer a mature game...

Thank you. This is an excellent point and one of the key things that I have been trying (and failing, I think) to articulate.

I think we agree more than we disagree. I am always most concerned with those situations where rules have not been made. I like it when my players think of creative actions and do things that the rules do not cover. Of course, I also believe that the rules are only a rough structure for...

Ah, well, it's just a preference thing then. The most successful and FUN games I've ever had were where DMs used heavy arbitration, and therefore PCs were more free to do those things that felt the most natural to them. I remember a player propping up his longsword in a cloud dragon's mouth to...

Do you really think that it would have to be included as part of the rules? Don't you think, instead, that the level of limitation would spring naturally from the actions attempted by the player and those allowed by the other players and DM (if the game had one)? It would actually make for some...

Well, I certainly don't begrudge anyone their right to play in as complicated or rules-intensive a game as they choose. If that's what you like to do, no one should be able to stop you. I, however, really hope that 4E holds to the ideal of simplicity. Hopefully they do this by having few...

I think the situation would be helped by killing a PC every now and then by having him or her fall from a horse. :)

I don't think either extreme is happening here. There's nothing wrong with them wanting their friend to continue playing with them. There's also nothing wrong with him not wanting to. I think the advise to just leave it be and move on is the best. If he wants to still play, he will. If not...

The old dying rule wasn't any better. This one is random too, but with an improvement: Besides becoming Stable, you have a shot to get back into the fight. This gives some very real hope, and a big rush when it happens, I imagine. Instead of knowing exactly when you're going to bleed away and...