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For an Urban Kingmaker, I would go the route of establishing a criminal empire. You could start out as newbie criminals & as you rise in level, either increase influence within a gang/guild/family or establish your own rival organization. "Kingdom Building" could take the form of establishing...

But the amount of printed setting material for Goalrion is irrelevant, for the following reasons: 1. A starting GM wishing to use Golarion could start with something as simple as the Inner Sea Gazetteer or stop at the Campaign Setting hardcover. Nothing else is required. 2. No metaplot...

If these or any other 4E cornerstones make its way into a future edition of PF, I won't be buying it.

Actually, the Norton film is referenced. Banner makes a reference to it when he tells Black Widow "Last time I was in New York, I kind of broke Harlem." (or something close) which references the climactic battle of that film. Additionally, there's the Iron Man cameo/tie-in in that film and...

I agree with everything in your post except the last paragraph. Even if such a group made a "most comprehensive & universally perfect RPG ever", things change. Tastes change. Mainframes give way to PCs which give way to laptops which give way to tablets.... The only thing that can nullify...

As to reclaiming the lost player base, I also think WotC's best bet is to make that divergent break from 4e. However, as the divergence from 3E to 4E has shown, that path is full of potential obstacles. 5e can't just be a revised 3E. That ship has sailed, and in a big way. Using myself as an...

This was the point I was attempting to make in highlighting the gulf between 3E & 4E players. As of right now, I think by trying to be all things to all gamers, 5e is likely to: A. Be a watered down version to many B. Be as divergent from 4e as 4e was to 3E, resulting in further fracturing of...

Emphasis mine. I'm not picking on casualoblivion's viewpoint -- but it's a good example. If a 4e fan can view a designer saying the 3E fighter (one of the simplest classes to play in 3.x) was a good representation of the class if the "most horrifying" element of 5e info to date, you've got a...

I'm in the camp that thinks that lacking any details, there's little point in assigning blame to any party. It just didn't work out. Addressing your specific post, however, I somehow doubt that you would have no reaction to someone saying "good riddance" upon hearing that you were leaving a...

This was the part that caught my eye as well. It kind of shoots the idea that this was a contractual decision that WotC could see coming. Still possible, but less likely. For what it's worth, as a counterpoint to some other posts that suggest Monte's issue was with Mike Mearls, I don't read...

Wow. Whether or not this ulitimately bodes well or ill for 5e can't be determined at this point. However, at this particular moment in time, this is certainly negative news for 5e. The reasons, which we'll likely not know for months or years, are largely irrelevant. As an analogy, you've...

Greyhawk was my go-to setting for about at least 20 years of the time I've been gaming. I like Pathfinder (Golarion) better. It has a lot of Greyhawk-isms contained within, but is simultaneously a broader yet more consistent framework. There's a lot of additional detail contained within the...

That's my read as well and the primary reason I feel that, from a business perspective, their resources would be better put elsewhere. From a fan perspective, epic-level play just doesn't appeal to me. Tales of Wyre is a great story hour, and IMO, a showcase for epic-level-done-right. Even...

Honestly? A one-book-and-out approach. I know that when they do it they likely won't take that approach. We'll likely see at least one module, perhaps a campaign setting supplement, and almost certainly a bestiary. And it worries me a fair bit. I'm not a fan of epic play but obviously...

Also, at the risk of sounding asinine, if you ask my kids, they play Pathfinder. D&D is a game dad used to play when he was younger. :p :) While it's not important in the grand scheme of things, it does illustrate the false belief that D&D is the "gateway brand" to RPGs. Of course, it still...

The Pathfinder Beginner Box is a great, great intro product. I bought it for my oldest son as his starter set because he wants to be able to GM. I introduced him and his brother into the game about two years ago using the Core Rulebook and introducing additive concepts over a few sessions.

While this is certainly the most oft-cited reason, I think it actually runs deeper than that. Once firearms are included in a fantasy setting, players -- being more culturally familiar with modern warfare than medieval warfare -- start wanting to employ modern-day tactics. And while the GM...

My players, regardless of group, have never had an issue with GM restrictions. That's not to say I've never been asked to allow this race or that class, but no one has ever viewed it as a showstopper. The primary reasons I think that this has been my experience include: 1. The players...

No, it's not just you MerricB. For all the things Jade Regent gets right, NPC integration to the AP (both villains and allies) is not its strong suit. In the unlikely event I ever run it, I would probably s-can Ameiko and make one of the PCs the heir. I'd also have the villains make better...

Except you're ignoring the text that describes the ability and focusing on the last sentence that states what is required to use the ability. Nothing in that sentence discusses the form (or lack) that channel energy takes. You're choosing to ignore the "precise language" that precedes that...