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I like the idea of having a mechanically-solid weapon construction system in the DMG, and a set of sample weapons that follow those rules in the PHB. I'm all but certain that's not going to happen, though. From what we've heard about 4e Fighters, each kind of weapon is going to have certain...

My preference would be to go with the "champion of a specific cause" angle. It's a hell of a lot more interesting (and believable) than dedication to an alignment, and the Cleric pretty much has the heavily-armored-servant-of-a-deity thing sewn up. Alternatively, though, I wouldn't mind seeing...

Has everybody forgotten that we've already seen a 4e halfling? They're short humans with jheri curls.

I think I'd make more distinction between "impossible to see" and "impossible to discern" than Mistwell does. The fact that most creatures' Darkvision ends at 60 feet, and also the fact that is works in complete darkness strongly suggest to me that the ability has nothing whatsoever to do with...

I'd dig this (because flexibility and modularity in character options are some of the most important things in an RPG system, as far as I'm concerned), but I don't think it looks likely. With all the talk we've seen of all 3e classes eventually coming back in 4e, and Illusionists and...

Maybe that's why they put one on the cover. But really, it's worth pointing out that word-of-mouth is a bigger factor, here. I don't think many people get started playing RPGs because they pick up a rulebook at Borders without ever having heard of it before. People get started because some...

I don't think it makes much sense to say that the ability to roll with a blow is more supernatural than the ability to withstand dozens of blows that would kill another man outright, but there are definintely a lot of elements of D&D that do suggest that hit points are simple durability. Like I...

This is an interesting point, and I think it might explain a lot about why Erik Mona has ended up feeling like all artists are perverts. But, while goofy "boob armor" art is admittedly understandable in an artist's sketchbook--hell, I'm married to an artist; I know you lot are gonna draw what...

What, no "I don't care, as I'm unlikely to ever use demons or devils as published, anyway" option?

No, of course not. Otherwise, Constitution and the Toughness feat wouldn't contribute to HP. But the point is that that hit dice gained from experience supposedly don't represent actual, physical toughness. Hell, I didn't say it was a good explanation. There are quite a lot of reasons why it...

Aw, man, I forgot to say that falling damage also needs to factor in size. A goblin should have a better chance of surviving a fall than an ogre, obviously. Well, the usual explanation of why hit points increase with experience seems to be that it represents defensinve combat capability--the...

Definitely. And I think the road should go somewhere better instead of leading us all in a circle through the same insular, maginalized backwater. I would say that the issue isn't so much including nudity and sexuality as putting them in the wrong damned place. There ain't any reason in the...

I'd think that some kind of (XdY*level*distance) damage mechanic would be appropriate. Barring any magic or unusual feats, a higher-level character should really have a better chance of surviving a fall. This ain't really the kind of threat to which someone could apply the various traits that...

We'll let you know when the game is released. Seriously? The PCs in my games reliably end up being all or mostly human.

Yeah, this is something I've noticed, too. I remember looking through the descriptions of the various Nightshade creatures, and trying to figure out where they came from. They don't look like corpses, and there's no "Nightwalkers are the spirits of dead giants who..." explanation, or anything...

If fluff changes can make the game "not D&D", then maybe I've never played D&D, 'cause I generally stay far away from the published fluff. Honestly, I'm not really concerned with whether or not 4e is "really" Dungeons & Dragons. All I care about is that it's a mechanically deep and balanced...

Maybe I'm alone in this, but that ain't really the road I want to see this game go down. Nor is it the one that I think would be most profitable for it.

It's a dumb outfit. Object to the fact that Ruin Explorer pointed it out in a colorful and entertaining manner if you need to, but his point is completely solid. Old W.A.R. clearly went for titillation over common sense, there, and it stands out enough to be obnoxious. Chick's face is pretty...

Oh, wow. That is some of the most annoying writing I've ever seen. Seriously, who the hell can read that without rolling their eyes? It's like the kind of thing my mean-spirited friends and I would discover on some fanfic-writing virgin's website, and make fun of for days. And (unless there...

Yeah, two letters of difference at the end of the word ain't really enough, when skimming. And, hell, "Warlord" is a pretty dumb name, anyway. Just call it the Commander or something.