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For as long as I can remember, we've done a character generation session. Some were more in depth than others, depending on the system, but there was at least one session where we set up the general premise of the campaign (even if it's a sandbox), and crafted characters. The session was as...

Hmmm... If it was never commericially viable, the conventions, I'd think, would be very different - or not at all. Imagine that there was no Gen Con... After all, there are no conventions for "tag" or "hide and seek".

Meh. I'm not a WotC customer, they lost me a while ago. However, if they released a new edition, how they did it would be as important as what they released. If I had to "rent" my books through their subscription, I'd never do it and they would loose me forever. If they go with traditional...

Yeppers. The last couple of campaigns I ran I kept track of weather, dates, holidays, time, the calendar, etc. In the last campaign in particular, it was extremely helpful as the party was adventuring further north. So, when it started into Fall, they knew that their campaigning season...

Yeah, sorry, I'm not one of those math guys. I tend to roll with my gut and tweak as play works things out. But I see what you are saying about 8th and 9th level spells and damage output of a fighter. But then, I personally think feats should be a lot more than giving a +1 to hit... But...

I honestly don't think that the proposed change to use BAB for damage is a bad one. In fact, given that a fighter's job is to whack stuff, they should be good at it. Though, for the next two tiers, I think that the bonus damage may be a bit much. Maybe using a slightly more toned down scale...

The slavery issue is definitely a powder keg. If it is allowed in the realm, and now the monarchy wants to abandon it, you have the makings for revolution. Not only the economic issues are at play, but state security, property rights, and a whole host of other issues come into play. It only...

I call shenanigans. By your statement, assuming (which is huge in such an open ended statement) that they are both fighting the same foe, you say that the wizrd will win. Are we talking about 1st level, 10th level, 20th level? Lets just look at 1st level melee combat to keep things simple...

I don't get the allure. First off, if you are using psuedo-gestalt rules, then that would imply you are allowing gestalt rules. (Otherwise, why are you going this route?) So, if you are using gestalt rules, why not just run gestalt and not worry about the headaches this book-keeping will...

Nice. I like the eclecticness of it. If I tried to do something like that though, I think my wife would kill me.

I guess that would depend on what your warforged is made of. Does it have any organic elements (like wood or leather or sinew)? If so, how much? Answering that will help to determine how much the rot would affect the warforged.

The solution you propose still doesn't fix the issue you believe is an issue. If a Wizard hunts down every single spell in the game - he is still as powerful as if he didn't hunt down every single spell in the game. The only difference is the amount of money spent. Now, I didn't say he's as...

For what it's worth, I tend to take a different tack. I use opposed Diplomacy rolls. If the party is trying to get a beneficial stance from an NPC, I let the PCs make their roll, modified by the current situation. Then I roll the NPC's Diplomacy, modified by what is at stake; the reputation...

When I was first learning AD&D we used the racial level limits, as well as the multi-classing/dual-classing restrictions. Class restrictions were also observed. As we became more and more comfortable with the system however, the racial level limits pretty well fell by the wayside. However...

Or, what about a gnome ridding rodeo?

Ya, I'd throw my hat into the same ring. Keep whatever character bits you had from when you were a 1/2 Elf. Moving forward, any new bonuses and bits would accrue as a Kobold.

I don't think Golden's guide is a panacea, any more than Savage Species was to 3e (and yes, I know that book had a lot of issues). Just like this is a preliminary release, I don't think it is a panacea either. Every GM I have ever chatted with about creating races or templates, or determining...

I've never really given it much thought, unless I'm putting it in the check register (and that's so I know where the money goes)... Overall, I'm thinking I really only have two very broad categories - Work, and, Everything Else. Work is self explanitory. And I guess, so is Everything Else. I...

It's D & D. Players like to know that they just did 80 points of damage on that power-attacked crit with the flaming two-handed large great axe. It's part of the excitement. True, at higher levels, the keeping track of potentially many hundreds of hit points (amongs numerous combatants) can...

It's "magic"! Isn't that the explanation for anything that doesn't seem quite right?