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Actually, I fully expect that there will be two or three completely different, mutually exclusive versions of the fighter alongside each other in the basic 5E PHB. If all these different versions exist alongside each other in the same book, with all of their options described the same without...

The entire point of class balance is so that a player doesn't have to worry about whether or not the character they want to play will be effective or not. In a well-balanced game, players are free to focus on creating a character that fits the archetype and story they have in mind without...

The problem with the way people try to define "core" in D&D (particularly on these boards over the last few days), is that it is all about excluding options in favor of some lowest common denominator. However, that seems to be the exact opposite design approach from what WotC is headed in its...

I voted no in the poll, but with a few caveats. It is definitely worth tracking what weapons a player is currently holding in their hands. However, a character should be able to freely switch from their halberd to their shortsword, or switch from sword-and-boarding to wielding their sword...

I think there is plenty that D&D can learn from videogames. After all, there are tons of videogames that have been built from the basic framework and ideas D&D originally laid down, and over the years they have advanced remarkably. While video games and tabletop games are very different beasts...

Not really. All most all of Gandalf's powers are vaguely defined and subtle in their effects. He uses his ring to inspire courage in people's hearts in an undefined way. Most magic in Lord of the Rings is more subtle influence than flash and bang. In D&D on the other hand, all spells, powers...

I actually checked out Pathfinder for the first time yesterday. I have been given an opportunity to play in a Pathfinder campaign, so I was getting up to speed on the system. Reading the PRD has only reaffirmed why I dropped 3E for 4E in the first place. So I will probably be playing in a...

Two of them are Demigods, technically, but I don't think that changes much. All three are fairly typical "heroes" from ancient myth. Most heroes from myth and legend had varying degrees of divine lineage as justification for their power. So did the monsters they fought, which are now used as...

Part of the reason you see Wizards more often as main villains is due to the added narrative power of magic. An evil wizard simply has more resources at his disposal than an evil warrior. An evil warrior can inspire an army to follow him. An evil sorcerer can raise the dead to serve him, summon...

I don't see how "play something that isn't D&D" is a legitimate response to my solution for what several people in this thread consider to be a problem with D&D. Are you saying that D&D fighters absolutely shouldn't resemble mythological heroes, and it wouldn't be D&D if they were? The reason I...

I think there is something that can be done to potentially solve this problem other than taking away narrative power from the wizard: give fighters a comparable source of narrative power that is distinct in its quality. The answer is that dumb, brute force can become a source of Deus Ex Machina...

For me, it is a complex mix of mythology, videogames (particularly japanese RPGs), anime, manga, and real-world history. While I have read a lot of fantasy and sci-fi, I rarely use it directly for inspiration, and I rarely watch movies. I couldn't even begin to list individual works, since even...

Okay, lets look at the possibilities: Sun: The sun is warm and life-giving, and follows a regular schedule that gives order to the day and the seasons. LG material? Moon: Follows a schedule, but is ever-changing in form and brightness. Associated with more chaotic, impulsive emotions. Can...

For the record, its spelled "Xbox". Anyways, I am not certain if playing on my Xbox 360 would be my preferred way of playing D&D. The controller doesn't seem right, based on what little I know of the Virtual Tabletop.

A lot of my inspiration comes from studying history in college. Reading in depth about ancient and medieval cultures gave me a lot on inspiration. Since I ended up studying a lot of Chinese history, that means I have a lot of D&D ideas based on Chinese politics and culture. Likewise, mythology...

I don't think anyone has brought up the idea of arbitrarily disallowing the use of gunpowder outside of guns. I am not sure where you pulled that from. That's hyperbole. No one has been saying anything like that. People have been disputing the necessity of complex additional rules such as...

First off, I would like to say that it was never my intent to spin the preferences of people who don't like guns in a negative light. My point was simply that "suspension of disbelief" is often more related to what people find cool or familiar than it is based on logic. Let's look at a World of...

For future reference, the general term for this kind of world-view is "animism". I am actually in the planing stages for a campaign that is very much dominated by the idea of animistic gods dwelling in rivers and mountains. I think bringing gods closer to home and making monsters into more than...

This would only be true if suspension of belief was actually related to how much something varies from reality or believable consequences. Truth be told, suspension of disbelieve has nothing to do with reality or logic, and everything to do with how comfortable someone is with the tropes and...

I can see one big problem with this comparison that hasn't been addressed. Why are you talking about a gun thats "roughly equivalent to a snipers rifle from the Civil war"? Civil war era firearms represented about the third major revolution in firearms technology, which obsoleted Napoleonic...