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Very good article actually. Even-handed without being over-judgmental about the hobby.

Pretty much the feeling I'm getting too... But of course, there'd be less impact in a few months, and if it is just a ploy to draw attention then he's getting it now and more of it now than maybe he would later.

I don't like traps in 3.5 very much... I'd consider them for B/X D&D, but not 3.5. Don't quite know why that is. As a rule though I dislike traps. Silly mechanisms, 'spot it or be screwed' annoyances, nonsensical placement in inhabited dungeons... Nah, not really for me. Interesting...

I think I'm very heavily falling towards the 8... I'm varyingly interested in 4th Edition and then finding myself all kinds of 'meh' about it... But once the books are in my hands and I'm playing I'll see how I feel. As it is, I'm dealing with a group that varies between "4th Edition is teh...

All seems fine to me, feydark conjures the right mental images for me and the fluff is fine... I can see myself using it if my group enjoys the default PoL setting for 4th Ed. I do hope that they don't work in too many linked sub-realms over time though, like feysea or whatever... That'd just...

Yeah, you're probably right there Puggins. But after reading his blog I wasn't exactly inspired to go look at his indy games... Were many people do you think? I see a few posts about people swearing off his products in light of this, not sure if I'd go to that (mostly because I've no idea...

Uh wow... I get that this is the internet and that people can argue the toss on it. And of course having your own website allows you to state opinion as fact, and indeed bait people into arguments in your response column so you can sound a smartarse with calculated replies... All this is...

I'm not sure where I (or my group) stands on the Pathfinder material. We've got the complete 1st campaign, along with a half-dozen gamemastery modules. All of them are very good, very nicely done. Generally I like the setting... But, and isn't there always a 'but', I'm really quite concerned...

Doesn't seem like anyone is being vindictive here, just saying it's not in their interest. Fair enough if you didn't really want it as a poll, but you can't expect everyone to agree with the idea.

I never met E.Gary Gygax. I never played original D&D. I still feel oddly struck by this, especially reading all the posts here. The forefather of our hobby has passed away. For those who drink, raise a glass For those who sing, do so sweetly For those who feast, take pause Our friend and...

Very much the right thing to do. And I'm glad to see that WotC is quick to agree to it too.

The fight with the green dragon is simply the most exciting of the covers. To me, a D&D cover should be exciting, particularly the PHB cover. It's meant to sell the game, to draw interest and the 'odd' looking dragon with heroes is the most interesting of them. Like the rules cyclopedia...

While I can certainly see the 'cash grab' argument, look at the simple set up here: All the evil dragons (or chaotic or 'mostly bad' dragons or however they work out) are now packed into one book. Likely with some nice fluff, examples at various levels and a few pre-gen'd lairs. Price-tag...

Our group grabbed a copy of both of the preview books a while back, and have enjoyed them. With a couple of us being 'of artistic natures' we discussed at length the illustrations and looking back through all the images in one gallery really brings my original observations back to me. As ever...

Good news? Wonderful news..! Finally I can stop looking confused when new players ask me why rangers aren't just warrior hunters... Yay! Okay, that sounds dumb, I know, I know... But it just happens so often. No one I've played 3rd Edition with actually likes that rangers have magic, most...

My longest would be two years (two seasons) of Star Trek:TNG using the original LUG books. In fairness it was shared GM rotation between three of us, and two players who never GM, so no one was responsible for all that work alone! Recently we returned to the cast & crew... Set post-Nemesis...

The Conan RPG does just this... It assumes that you pick a language after being exposed to the culture for a time. You just tick off the languages you know as you travel the world. Not saying that this is the way I'd go mind. Just pointing out that one of the major d20 games does do it this...

While this goes against my preferences for my own games (which lean towards the medieval) and is hardly realistic... I'm just going to say literacy good, even for barbarians... Why? Because illiteracy in games is a pain in the arse! That's why. There's no positive to come from it, not even...

I am still happily 'Thumbs Up' until I read or see a something major about the game that I don't think is a change for the better. My only issues with everything seen so far are cosmetic (disliking some art and the name 'dragonborn' essentially) and easily remedied. I don't feel my interest...

I absolutely think that it is a good thing to try and incorporate the fey as major players into this edition of D&D. They are a huge part of world mythology, and have always lurked around the edges of the game but been stunted by weak definition, awkward write ups and powers, or being a...