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It is more fun to speculate that things are going to be even better than 4e, while regaining some of the things you loved in previous editions (and hopefully not picking up the things you didn't). Saying that things are probably going to suck is a downer, and not very interesting. There is...

Obviously you're not a player of 4e. You'd be amazed at how well player characters fall into line following a character's lead when he gives them bonuses to attack/damage/saves/hp to obey. That's why the Warlord has such affection among 4e players. It takes what should be an obnoxious...

If I had to re-release Greyhawk for 5e, I'd do this: 1) Re-release the 1e materials with stats updated for 5e, but add in no new elements (new races/classes/options) that weren't in the original 1e materials. 2) Re-release the classic 1e modules, but add in no new elements. 3) Write new...

I have to say rounser, your comments on this thread, and others, just seems to me that anything that 4e introduced is a poison that must excised. If that is your wish, I think you're going to have to give it up. For one thing, there is too much of the old regime in place for there to be a...

I'm not sure if I know what to make of this. On the one hand, I hate the idea of bandits, orcs, street thugs, goblins etc. continuing to beat the crap out of me when I'm the champion of Kirkwall and have fought many dangerous monsters and more powerful creatures. (#$&@ you Dragon Age 2!). So...

Yeah, but the stated design goal of this edition is not to be a single food item but instead to be more of a buffet. If you are going out to a buffet and there is one tray that has a side dish you don't like, you don't go to another restaurant. You just don't dig out of that tray.

Even the return of fat halflings? The return of halflings that look like plump hobbits in the artwork is my best news of the day.

Sort of, except kits were class specific. Just as I'd assume the noble options that the DDXP fighter has is available to all classes, I'd assume that the warlord option would be available to all classes. After all, why not?

Frankly, I think your ideal 5e is being printed in April. It's a limited run though, so make sure you reserve your copy.

Actually, vis a vis the Warlord, I have a theory that it isn't the class at all, but like the noble, a roleplaying classlet for those who want more combat leadership options attached to their existing class. In other words, I'm guessing that the Warlord has become a 4e-style theme. So I'm...

I think you lost everybody when you disparaged dragonborn, tieflings and warlords as being too wierd for the core, but mentioned several classes and races that were just as fringe to many people (including me). But this whole discussion is rather irrelevant. I get the sense from what was...

I am happy I got fat halflings and Aragorn-style rangers back. I'm not sure what else I can say for sure from all the news we got today.

All I see is Background: Warlord, not Class: Warlord. I'd be tickled pink to see a Warlord in 5e (though I'd rather call it a Knight, with all the attendant baggage) but I think we might be jumping the gun here.

I would also say that all of these things seem relevant to what I'll do depending on what's going on in the game. Where is the option for "I do all of these as its necessary to advance my character's goals?"

If I'm a 1st level elven mage, you better believe I love teleporting. As a DM trying to keep things consistent with the standard level of D&D technology and assumptions, not so much.

The Complete Thieves' book allowed for a lot of customization without power creep, probably because the 2e thief class was so customizable. The kits in the complete thieves guide were mostly just build suggestions. Unfortunately, if there was any class in 2e that needed power creep, it was...

Which is why time away from the party should be distilled down to a single roll for scouting. A stealth check should be able to tell you who or what is in the rooms or passages ahead. If there must be a possibility to be caught in a scouting roll, then how about a natural 1? That happens a...

Exactly. But some are taking "I want to be able to take on a paladin or fighter in combat" to be some kind of heresy. As long as he takes out the opposition the way a rogue should, why is the fact that he's as effective in combat such a problem? I'd emphasize the second last line here. It...

If it is Cave A and the minis are out, I think it might be the case that the 5e has minis as standard. The first table might just not have had them out yet. Which would be a shame. I have a large collection of minis, but drawing out the maps is a big time sink during the session, and...

I understand the wounds are fresh, so perhaps I shouldn't have poked at it. We dragonlance fans had a lot of angry feelings about how the setting was changed in the 5th Age. Imagine if the entire continent of Faerun had been been turned into 5 climate types (Glacial, Volcanic, Jungle...