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Heh, I briefly tried running my fiancee through Rise of the Runelords (3.5). She rolled two characters with the standard method, coming out to something like a 55-point and a 40-point character. Those two characters managed to survive the first day's encounters, which I thought very cool...

I really like the disassociation from the woodlands bias. The reference in the 3.5 PHB to dwarven "cavers" caught my GF's fancy, but the character concept just doesn't work well without some work. In 4e I can just have a dwarf ranger take Armor Proficiency (Chainmail) as her first-level feat...

I would say that "bloodied" IS a "condition to be a condition." In particular, you could replace every instance of "bloodied" with "has at most half its maximum hit points" and the game would be formally identical. It's just a term for succinctly describing a character's immediate...

Mathematical nitpick: 4 choose 2 is 6, not 12. In other words, taking Cleave and Reaping Strike is the same as taking Reaping Strike and Cleave. So for any given class, you have 768 possible choices of races and first-level powers. But the number of possible "character designs" for a given...

Currently, I see hit points as a model for toughness, a concept which is perhaps vague, but to the same extent that hit points are abstract. They measure a character's ability to keep fighting and therefore to avoid mortal (or even incapacitating) wounds. Anything that reduces this ability is...

The five character sheets all contain a section describing the changes upon gaining 2nd level. "Because your new level is an even number, everything that includes one-half your level gets better. Increase your attacks, defenses, initiative, and skill check modifiers by 1 point." I do want to...

Are you aware that these modifiers include a bonus equal to half the character or monster's level? The only error I have found so far is a stat block using two names, Death Strike and Death Attack, for the same power. Can you cite any other specific errors?

Is it remotely possible that she is not consciously aware of what is bothering her? Maybe she simply believes that she or the group will have more fun if they explore and learn a campaign setting together. Sure, you could say that she should be willing to defer to your roommate's eagerness to...

No, it would not bother me to play in a campaign setting with which other players in the group were much more familiar. That said, the details given by the OP suggest to me that the problem she faces has more to do with general social dynamics than with gaming-specific concerns. Scarcely...

I was not previously familiar with this trope, but based on the description on the tvtropes site, the literal hanging of the lampshade seems to refer directly to the line that immediately precedes it: "Do you honestly expect me to believe such a ridiculous story?!?" Redcloak's failure to apply...

Take your time. If the BBEG is so much more powerful than your PCs, then there's no reason for them to meet him. As you say, the PCs would be likely just to rush to their doom. At this stage, there's no reason for the PCs to even know the BBEG's identity. They may not even need to have solid...

It must be his divine grace. :)

Thinking of the state of our hobby in those terms, I can see why you'd be sad. Think of it this way: we're all still gaming. Meeting with friends to slay imaginary demons and uncover lost treasures. It's all good.

These assertions are at the core of the disagreement between the OP and many of those who have responded. I don't have supporting numbers, but I believe that our industry is healthy enough to support more than one major RPG. Shared expectations certainly help people find compatible gaming...

I think that sports provide a great analogy, although not in the allegiances of sports fans to specific teams. After all, Red Sox fans root for their team in organized competitions against other teams. Asking people to pick allegiances between 4.0 and Pathfinder is more like asking somebody to...

Yes, evil clerics can deal (level/2+1)d6 damage to all living creatures within a 30-ft burst (save for half) while simultaneously healing his undead minions an equal amount, 3+(cha mod) times per day. Remember, kill the cleric first! :-) (And hope the DM doesn't replace one level n cleric...

The most recent Paizo blog entry indicates that they'll post fan conversions of their work.

who will kill whom and take whose stuff? Am I correct in understanding that Paizo is releasing their own 3.75 (not just a "reprint" of 3.5)? Best case scenario: a year from now, I will have two excellent RPGs to play. Worst case scenario: some of the 0.25 added to 3.5 will be regarded as...

I was going to post some speculation about meaning behind the goblin message, but it would have been very wrong. It seems my last 3.5 campaign may also be my last Pathfinder campaign. Unless 4th Edition sucks.

I agree that the long duration of Pin the Foe is nonintuitive, and that the nonintuitive (from a story perspective) powers can make it more challenging to role play combats and to suspend disbelief. My best guess is that Pin the Foe typically represents the warlord figuring out how a particular...