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I run a lot of games for newbies and veterans, geeks and non-geeks alike and run anywhere I can, and I've learned this: Very few people are above rolling funny solid pieces of plastic and scribbling numbers onto paper. AS IF IT WERE THE MOST COMPELLING THING IN THE WORLD. Seriously, I LOVE...

In the year 2015, I want self-lacing dicebags, self-drying hardcovers and a hover-game table. Just imagine: "OH NO I SPILLED COKE ON MY PHB!" "DRYING MODE ON. Player's Handbook DRYING. YOUR Player's Handbook IS NOW DRY."

I think it's unlikely that we can follow the "one edition per decade" rule simply in retrospect, edition duration seems to be more a function of market interest than anything else. I also doubt that the duration of an edition is dependent on any pre-supposed releases. Clearly, they didn't get...

That totally isn't fair. I live in the Philippines, and our POLYHEDRAL raffle giveaway copy for Heroes of the Fallen Lands arrived through Amazon two nights ago.

What bothers me is when people conflate the two together, not as an affront to the idea of playing a fantasy game itself, but rather, by having certain expectations of what the world was supposed to be and basically presupposing the intent of its creators and designers. For example, I hate it...

Exactly. The intensity of behaviors exhibited does not in itself represent a demographic conclusion. That would be like saying that if 90% of household cooks who post on message boards make posts discussing the minutiae of bread preparation, suggest that 90% of bread made is min-maxed. (God...

Thanks. I'm wondering if I should have a follow up next month for Keanu Reeves.

Me too.

Before you think about whether the rules are up to date are not, and try to ensure that everything in your startup kit is errata-maxed, I think you should consider the potential satisfaction you get from the system. You can get away with playing 4th Edition without errata, so long as everyone at...

It's hard to get minis where I come from, unless you're willing to shell out major change (at least based on local standards of living) or order online using strategic shipping configurations and bargain hunting skillz. So we tend to use a mix. Sure coins, counters, paper clips and the like are...

Yeah the Slayer Fighter, but if you're one of those people who has newbies who -- for some reason -- somehow "read up" on Essentials on the Internet has walked away thinking that Essentials builds are gimp classes (sadly possible) then I wouldn recommend any PHB1 striker. They only need to...

Did you know that the most favored servant of Vecna is the one who wears the **** of Vecna? Sure, Vecna sees all through the Eye, and gains the memories of the Hand, but the **** of Vecna allow Vecna to inherit any and all carnal knowledge acquired by its bearer. Simply put, anything the ****...

I've been wanting to do a similar thing whenever my girlfriend has DMing duties, simply because I want to show our players how utility characters can be effective and provide problem solving role playing opportunities through a mix of item crafting, cantrips and ritual casting. For that...

I wholly approve of this. And admire any of my players who would go along with it.

You realize of course that I meant that entirely in jests. My point is that Eberron doesn't have an icon character with a persistent presence just yet, one that can stand to represent Eberron and D&D in general, just as Drizzt does for D&D and FR.

I'm running about 3-4 sessions worth of Dark Sun every two months, and I'm going to be implementing this rule as soon as my players hit the level for their first +1. I enjoy giving out treasure, but I feel like it's too much effort to track who has what pluses. It's a kind of silly impediment...

It's also a pretty young setting, so it doesn't have decades of fluff. Depending on your mileage, this means: a) there's less need to update the material b) there's a greater need to introduce more material (edition differences notwithstanding) c) both. The way I see it, we don't need vast...

Exactly. Never mind the fact that an a la carte would probably have a higher per item cost than getting the magazines and Compendium and tools together. (Yes, and everybody hates the magazines, but STILL.)

Tell your player DON'T DO IT. Rituals performed in D&D don't necessarily work in real life. And besides, if he doesn't come back as a lich, it will tarnish the reputation of D&D even further. Not that actually coming back as a lich would be any better. Regardless, friends don't let friends...

Bagpuss' math is indisputable. He actually said "vouchers," so that could easily mean a kind of rebate or discount,and not necessarily the whole book. I understand what you are trying to analyze here, but I did not understand. Clarify, please? You are a wise man, sir. Also, I actually did the...