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I'm looking at the rogue's abilities in Next, and really there's Sneak Attack or attacks that require Sneak Attack. Yes, there are a few more like Poison or Ace in the Hole, but the vast majority of a rogue's combat ability comes from Sneak Attack. I don't see how that can be disputed. Mearls...

Lets not get off topic here. We're talking about trading a character's basic combat ability for a non-combat ability. None of those are examples of that. In fact, you haven't given a single example of that. We're not talking about passing up a combat feat for a non-combat feat. We're talking...

Mistwell People have always used D&D to play those things, yes. But, what rules were in previous editions that were about political intrigue? Or horror? Was the fighter giving up BAB to gain skills? Was the wizard giving up spells to learn to track? Not to my recollection. So, I don't see any...

Let me bring this back to the topic at hand, because I'm talking about genre modifications more than anything. I like options for non-combat pillars, such as social interaction and exploration. What I don't like is the idea that there would be options for those pillars that would require giving...

I don't think you can have a good discussion about what D&D should and should not support at its base without looking at the larger RPG economy. Basically, by wanting to focus on D&D only, you're pretending no other games exist to fill the niches that you would like D&D to support. Doing so...

I'm gonna agree with you here, and point out that the whole mentality that "D&D can be everything to everybody" is something that really irks me. People need to get out of their bubble and try out more RPGs that would really do some of these things better than D&D does them. I don't care if...

My point was mainly that anyone who would partake in internet vigilantism wouldn't stop because of an apology. The belief by the businesses that everything would just end if there's an apology ignores the reality of what the Internet is. Once it is out there, you can't pull it back in. By the...

That's incredibly optimistic. The most common response, I've seen, to misapplied outrage is to rationalize the previous outrage. For example, on another website I read, someone outed another person as conning them in a Magic: the Gathering card trade worth about $50. The guy came to the post...

Was he doing that? And, even if he did (which isn't the story being posted in this thread), we still aren't talking about people not liking him. We're talking about harassing and bullying someone because someone else told us he's a bully. You know, maybe the kid deserves it. I don't know. But...

Beware of starting something like this on the Internet. These things can turn ugly really quickly.

All this talk of Kreia and no mention of Jolee Bindo? For shame.

The best solution is probably to find new players. Some of these tactics are downright destructive to a functioning campaign. Attacking NPCs, and whoever can defend themselves is guilty? I'd probably lose a gasket if my players tried something so meta-gamey. You're a better man than I to...

I am really interested in Daybreak. I will have my ears piqued on this one.

"You wear a disguise to look like human guys. But you're not a man, you're a chicken, Boo.

It warms my heart to see Planescape is still so popular.

I think everybody in the thread basically agrees with everyone else, actually. So what you're saying is that some people have system preferences that affect what game they choose to play, correct? Which would be agreement with me. I don't think anyone has said in this entire thread that system...

I'm repeating myself here, but I think that ignores the vast diversity of tabletop RPGs as a whole, as well as genre differences between RPGs. Yes, if you're playing a traditional medieval fantasy setting it doesn't make that much difference which traditional medieval fantasy RPG you're...

I've had the same experience, where somebody loves one game and wants to play that one game for every genre, every setting, and every possible campaign. It doesn't matter if another system would be perfect for a game, they'll go with what they're used to and try to houserule it into fitting, and...

I'm not talking about a system making people more creative. I'm talking about picking a system that complements the play style you want. Different systems will have different levels of lethality, necessary bookkeeping, minis vs no minis, all kinds of things. So if you don't want PC death, maybe...