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Plentiful spoilers here, DO NOT READ if that sort of thing will bother you. The plane thing did briefly bother me, but more in a resigned smirk sort of way. Stuff like that happens in TV, and you move on. Same with the crossbow of kickback +2, or the instantly deadly booze (you know they were...

[DDN] D&D Next playtest PbP in Eberron I'm looking to start up a play-by-post here on the Enworld forum using the D&D Next playtest rules. The setting will be Eberron (more on that choice later), but we'll limit ourselves to only using material directly from the playtest documents (else why use...

I'm looking to start up a play-by-post here on the Enworld forum using the D&D Next playtest rules. The setting will be Eberron (more on that choice later), but we'll limit ourselves to only using material directly from the playtest documents (else why use the playtest?). I'm looking for 3 to 5...

I'm looking to start up a play-by-post here on the Enworld forum using the D&D Next playtest rules. The setting will be Eberron (more on that choice later), but we'll limit ourselves to only using material directly from the playtest documents (else why use the playtest?). I'm looking for 3 to 5...

Well, I think that is the origin of the term, but no longer its only definition. The term "gish" is so widely used in the gamer community for a fighter/caster hybrid character that the colloquial connotation has eclipsed its original use. Just like "barbarian" began as an onomatopoeia for...

I've got an idea. I'll explain the system, then do a cursory statistical analysis and pro/con list, and then list off a few random thoughts to finish things up. The basic idea is that you roll a d20 along with your damage dice every time you attack. Every attack hits automatically and deals...

My fantasy is that 5E adopts an OGL that attracts third party publishers back to D&D, unleashing a horde of new settings and rules modules. Combined with Kickstarter to get the word out and fund promising new projects, I'm optimistic that such a strategy would lead to the greatest proliferation...

That's why I didn't buy the D&D movies from Amazon. I kid, of course. I didn't buy them from Amazon because they were on sale when the local Blockbuster was going out of business. :D

That's not what I said, or what I meant. I'm saying that designing every class so that it's balanced when played as an at-will only class, but is simultaneously appropriate and playable as a daily-only class, and has a continuum of options that are playable and balanced in between, seriously...

Bad example, man. Anyone in a fantasy world who takes you to an antique shop claiming it's full of excitement and adventure is almost certainly telling the truth. Especially if they are old, a woman, or have an exotic accent. An ancient Chinese man or old woman with a thick gypsy accent is...

And, with no evidence to the contrary, I choose to believe that 1 person didn't read playtest 1 or 2, in fact has never heard of D&D at all, but wandered in here from the internet and voted in the poll for s#!ts and giggles. ;)

This is a pretty big issue for some people, so they should certainly do everything they can to cater to all their players. In the end, though, slavish devotion to pleasing everyone by making every possible instance of these mechanics entirely optional and swappable is likely to end in an...

#2 made me dance a tiny little nerd dance. I want so badly for this to work well. I await the next playtest most eagerly. The combat goals sound solid, though I would add: * Keep a tight rein on mechanics that require round to round tracking of conditions and modifiers, to keep the combat...

Yeah, good point. I don't really have a problem with mages getting some mind-readie, levitationy stuff in moderation. I'd like them to keep it to a minimum, because mages already get so much stuff that I think they step on other classes' toes as it is. Making them spend slots and prepare ahead...

They would do well to stick with an established industry ebook standard. Kindle format 8 comes to mind. It has DRM built-in by the folks at amazon, but it isn't too restrictive (YMMV). It is supported on multiple platforms, including android, ipad, PC, iphone, and of course the Kindle. They...

OK, here it goes. Inspired by steeldragons' mammoth (and interesting) post, I've whipped up what I think my version of the psion might look like. It's a different take from his proposal, so we'll see what people like and dislike for each. It's obviously very spur-of-the-moment, and quite a read...

Love the cover, though.

The debate of psionics are magic or psionics are different misses the point, IMO. Psionics basically is magic, but a radically different version than wizards use. Just as it is distinct from magic from the gods, or the magic warlocks get from their dark pacts. Because it works. Wizards already...

First off, I hate most of the commas in that paragraph! They should all be put to a slow and painful death. :rant: /grammar nazi Excuse me. Where was I? Oh yes. An system with increasing bonuses is in no way incompatible with the world fiction that you describe. If my fighter gets +1 to hit...

Of course, it doesn't marginalize the d20 in the sense that a +345 to hit AC 355 has the same odds as a +2 to hit AC 12. Tacking on numbers to all attack rolls and defenses could rightly be called pointless inflation: it doesn't affect the odds to hit. Increasing the numbers as characters...