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I like monster books. I own most of the monster books out there. I actually use monsters from MM, MM2, Monsters of Faerun, Tome of Horrors, Book of Fiends, and Secret College of Necromancy. There are only a few creatures in that one, but I really like them. As I start a new campaign, I'm going...

This one is way harder than the threads for other companies. Reading over the list of NG modules is like being a kid in a candy store "I want that one! Oooh, no, that one! And that one over there!" They're (almost) all so great. Even of the MoZ series has its nice ideas. I ended up voting Grey...

Unearthed Arcana helps here somewhat, at least in giving an idea for how to give more flavour and options to the barbarian, with some examples. I also like Monte's Totem warrior in Arcana Unearthed, though it's not really a barbarian.

It's been a while since I read that book, but was there much information to update? I'd love to see another organization though.

Joe B- You said it so much better than I have been trying to. Thanks for chiming in. That's the essence of my point, but you hit it much more clearly than I was able to.

4E being closed worsens the situation because it would be more difficult for companies to produce compatable material. If some companies (even if it's just WotC) are producing 4E stuff, and others (maybe everyone but WotC) are making 3.5 stuff, we, the consumers, lose. I'm going to guess you...

I'm liking Dawnforge by Fantasy Flight Games. The basic idea is that it's kind of a precursor world. It's very much standard D&D, but a long time ago. So, there are dawn elves and night elves, but they don't full on hate each, yet. The seeds of a typical D&D settings hatred between drow and...

Monte was saying that the split in player base between 3.0 and 3.5 would hurt the industry. The split would be greater if 4E were closed, because its rules presumably wouldn't be compatable with 3.x (or at least less compatable than 3.5 is with 3.0). I think we can agree that 3.5 has caused a...

Huh, imagine that, I completely missed that whole chapter. Thanks for pointing it out, I'm off to read.

I know I said I was probably going to bow out, but I failed my Will save. First, I don't expect you to agree with me. Second, I don't think we can come up with hard, factual evidence without things like sales numbers for something that doesn't even exist yet, and won't be available to us if...

What product would that be? I agree that the base bard lacks flexibility. If there's a product that helps, I'd love to see it. Interesting. I read the 3.5 version and saw more flexibility, but no more strength. I'll have to try throwing some at my PC's again in the campaign where I still allow...

I think I might have to bow out of this. It's just taking up too much time, and I think I've said just about everything I can say. I'll keep reading it though, so who knows, maybe I'll post again. I must admit the rush of finally (after four years!) hitting one hundred posts has got me all...

@barsoomcore No, just having 4E be different would force a choice- use that, or keep using 3.5 stuff. Certainly there is nothing to would make me "have to" use 4E, but I would have to choose whether I was going to use it or not. As for the HERO system thread, I haven't read it, and I'm...

@Bendris Noulg I see the distinction; point taken. I totally agree with you. As I've said, I don't really think that someone posting UA on the Internet would actually hurt WotC's sales. I totally understand my argument is thin- I'm speculating on possible perceptions that people I don't know...

Egads, lots of posts while the message boards were slow this morning. First, I generally void this kind of thing (note the low post count combined with the old join date- I'm a lurker, not a poster) because I've seen too many of these things devolve, but the two main people I'm conversing with...

My how the ranger has come along. The favoured whipping-class of 3.0 is currently the only class in the poll without a single vote. Kudos to WotC on that one. I voted Monk, partly because they don't fit (as others have mentioned), and partly because they're weaksauce. People end up taking the...

@Bendris Noulg As noted in my reply to barsoomcore above, it was mainly Nikolai, but you did say Andy's comments put him in a bad light. That's not quite villifying him, but it's more flak than I think he deserves for stating his opinion on the matter. Point taken. Please don't group me...

@barsoomcore Right, but with if the imaginary closed 4E is good? Then I would have to choose. That's all true, but I believe there are ethics and courtesy beyond the law. As a quick example, would you consider every frivolous lawsuit filed to be ethical? I don't, but if you do, we'll just...

@barsoomcore It's not. I was thinking of Nikolai when I used the term villified. I must have missed his later post where he said it wasn't personal. However, he had quite a bit to say about Andy. If you want examples, checkout his posts on page 5, toward the top. Bendris also had some stuff...

Sure, we keep seeing publishers reinvent the wheel, but that's not relevant to the discussion at hand. It doesn't change the fact that that is what the OGL was originally intended to do. How is Andy Collins' opinion irrelevant? If I was a publisher, I'd stay quiet on this too, because of the...