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Oh good one! How about 'effect' for 'affect' and vice versa? Those two I actually have to think about every time I type one of them.

It's magic because 1) balance, and 2) even with the sci-fi/new age techno-babble, it's still magic by another name.

Okay, I fudged my first complaint. It's not really grammar-related, and it comes with a BIG 'all options being roughly equal' qualifier. :uhoh:

Ugh, my father used to ask me "I don't know, can you?" when I asked him "Can I have...?" He eventually gave up, though.

This doesn't bother me, but it really should. It's literally a misuse of the word. :p Maybe it's because I think Chris Traegar is hilarious on Parks & Rec.

Savage Wombat wagered in the gish thread that if I started a thread about my grammatical pet peeves, I'd get plenty of sympathy hate. So I am. My first one is a recent development: character option 'bloat.' I'm sorry, but bloat is a female problem. Options are icing on the game cake! My second...

I'm honestly amazed at how much hate the generalized meaning of gish is getting. Why don't phrases like 'I could care less' and terms like 'near miss' get this much hate? They certainly deserve it!

I couldn't agree more, it sounds downright moronic. Maybe that's why I never cared for the 'yankis. Still, I hear 'gish' and I think 'character who can swing a sword and sling spells passably well.' Whereas if I hear something like 'mage knight,' 'eldritch warrior' or whatever, I immediately...

Ditto. I've never used gith as a DM, never encountered them as a player, and I've never heard 'gish' outside of the interwebs. That term really misled me, until I actually looked at the PF srd. As (Psi)SeveredHead says, 'magus' sounds like another way of saying 'wizard,' so I had assumed the...

IME, it's usually a result of both familiarity and what works for them. It kinda depends on personality too; some lean heavily toward the edition they played in their formative years, while others care more about the rules themselves.

I'm guessing that Weather Report is referring to Mearls' agenda to sell us on the merits of the new edition he's in charge of developing?

Yeah, when it comes to NPCs it's easy to simply rip class features and powers right out of the PHB. While special-snowflake monsters can take a while to create due to the need for special-snowflake powers -- and that's true of every edition -- there are two monster roles that are designed to...

Your comments on DMing 4e conflict with my experience, but otherwise I think what you say is reasonable. I think Mearls' comment about what players want is idealistic; DMs and players alike can most certainly be edition warriors. And while edition warriors aren't the norm among casual gamers...

Ah yes, the spell casting comment does make the intent pretty clear cut -- although the fact that the PF guys excised this particular restriction from the rage text makes one wonder... In any case, this is the kind of restriction I waived during my 3.x days, because it amounts to "Barbarians...

*Quietly points out the PF tag*

By making it to 4th level, he will have already earned it. If it makes you uncomfortable, why not throw a barbarian NPC into the party for a session or two? That way you both get what you want. :) As to raging spell casting, it appears to be perfectly legit. The text does mention that rage...

It's not just about quantity; it's also about style or flavor of rules. It's like a hamburger; that sandwich is mostly about the burger, but the condiment makes a big difference. I like to slather mine in BBQ sauce, while my friend likes just a bit of ketchup. We're eating essentially the same...

25%, at the very most. I've talked to some gamers who don't like such a loose definition. "But if the rules are so unimportant, that makes a whole lot of non-D&D games D&D by your standards." My response is "Yes, and...?" That said, the differences between different rulesets can be tremendous...

Ugh, no. There is no appropriate price for something the game expects the PCs to have. The Big 6, or rather the necessary bonuses they grant PCs and NPCs, should have been simply baked into level progressions. Particularly the AC boosters. After PCs no longer need to be magical Xmas trees to...

I don't have a Siri of my own, but I've met one or two, and this made my day. :)