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By how steadfastly and fanatically he embraced the new rules and hailed them for allowing the group to suck even more.

I, too, agree with this, but arrive to a different conclusion: If the conditions of the game world had to be changed so radically in order to better ensure popularity, than it probably shouldn't have been done in the first place.

I say yes... There is a distinctly negative attitude from a large number of people that will rip on a GM for even mentioning the possibility of restrictions (with "restrictions" being little more than a negative term applied to what is actually "campaign world conditions"). I have been in...

Barely an equal comparison... Now, if Peter Jackson had Humans, Elves, and Dwarves unite into one big army, march up to Mordor, and Frodo took down the Dark Lord by using the ring to blast fireballs from his arse, then we'd have a comparison... :p

I concur and suggest going one step further: Use "layers" to define the different "homelands" of the various alignments. In addition, rather than having these layer's being like a cake (as represented in "planar art" prior to 3E), instead have them form patterns. For instance, the layers of...

Actually, I don't think about knowledge of the publishing industry or the lack there-of, but is actually more psychological. See, when folks first see the article and go, "what the..!", it's the author's name that is immediately targeted for any negative opinions. Later, when they find out...

This, I think, is the crux of the anti-Paizo-DS views (not to be confused with "anti-Paizo", which is a different issue entirely)... The idea that DS had to be made more "3E friendly" is alien to most DS fans because it was never "2E friendly" to begin with. That make sense? This I can see...

This is true to a certain extent. (Heck, I think most of us are in agreement here even if viewing/presenting our views from different angles.) I guess it's just the bottled-up frustration of wasted time; Time spent talking to them, prepping for them, planning out a game for them, and then...

You, sir, have a Black Company book you are supposed to be writing... Now quit screwing around with your friends and get back to work! ;)

Great points! Too bad I didn't think of these in my own reply... Consequently, though, I do pick who I game with, even though sometimes the choice has been to not game at all.

You seem to be approaching this from the wrong assumption. First, I don't care if you "buy" my post. Second, I'm far from "dead in the water" simply because you don't agree with me. While the rest of your post is true, the fact is that, in order to determine whether I'm dealing with a gamer...

Was with you until this point... A structured society need not be a realm of limited growth potential; Indeed, the person most qualified for the task should be the person in charge of said task, while those that don't perform should loose their position. For instance, a power mad mage may...

The game? Not at all. However, it does effect the attitude of some players, and this is a problem that can crop up when recruiting new players. For instance, I'm a contract AutoCAD Facilities Manager, and I end up moving every 6-12 months (I think I'm here for another year, which just feels...

I have often written such things, but I keep them in my binder until after an adventure. For instance, I might give one hand-out describing an evil minion undermining his master's attempts to destroy the PCs in a mine by sending more guards to the main entrance when he knows the PCs are coming...

This I can agree with completely... Just out of curiosity, anyone know if DN is at all associated with Athas.org? It would seem that a relationship between him and them would be beneficial on all sides...

Actually, I like my own little take on this: Health & Resilience (which is actually just Wounds & Vitality with a few extras). In this, Armor provides Resistance and Absorption. Resistance fits the description you describe above (as it reduces Resilience/Vitality damage), while Absorption...

Actually, I don't think you are; I'm laughing because (IMNSHOGTE) he's right. While that side-topic itself seems to have tapered off (thankfully), there is one more point I'd like to touch on: Fundamentally, I agree with you. Unfortunately, however, I've seen instances where wording such as...

Actually, that looks more like "Session Planning Points" rather than "Adventure Design"... Feasible, though. About the only problem I have with it is that it requires adherence to a linear course of action by the PCs to remain functional.

Excellently said!

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