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Ever since stories, fiction, literature und escapist (gaming) diversion stopped being history lessons and came to reflect contemporary peoples interests, ambitions and concerns.

Now that is all nice and jolly, but if I'm not mistaken, this thread is talking about setting books, not themebooks, or isn't it?

But than it would cease to be a setting (i.e. everything you need to play at an Camelot-like court, including to but not limited to arthurian knights) and turn into a concept book (knightly/honorable characters of all sort of varieties, not linked to a specific setting). Two very different...

I think there's some misconception of what "Aggro" means. Noones saying there shouldn't be guidlines and tactical tips in the MM to teach you (or give you ideas) on how to effectively go about. Infact, as far as we know they will be in there. An "aggro" system however much more integrated into...

Well, for one to play you're average MMOG you'll play some 20 to 30 $US retail to get in (often including a few months of gametime) and add a subscription of say 15 $US a month. For D&D you'll play somewhere between 25 - 35 $US per core book (meaning 3 of them) and roughly another 25 - 35 $US...

Well, I would agree that it was a pretty foolish thing to try out. After all, "aggro" is a (more or less) imperfect substitute used most commonly by computer games to get around the fact that there isn't a "real intelligence" controlling the players opponents. Since Pen&Paper are however...

Does there have to be contention to muse and publicly discuss the latest snip of info given to us from the designers shaping the future of our favorite RPG?

Oh boy, now that's some very flawed physics there. You know that a materials aggregate state changes depending on temperature? If you heat up metal to be liquid, you'll most certainly sink in it. If you cool down water enough to be solid (i.e. Ice), you'll have a hard impact. Therefore, if...

Well, I'm pretty sure that Wizard will keep low on fully-fledged Settings but'll run alot of generic things that might or might not include Setting-info and can easily be plugged into the "point of light" thing, i.e. 4.0. Heroes of Horror, incl. some rules (spells, items, classes), generic...

Well, the main drawback is that MMOG tend to create rather artificial situations in which the limitations of a computer-aggro routine can apply. This however, is also their biggest drawback since they are thereby limited in what they can do. Imagine the following: The PCs are escorting the...

I'm not against the naming the class catering to these fantasy stereotypes a "Barbarian". By the same token, I would not mind naming a class catering to another common stereotype encountered in fantasy a "swordsaint" or "swordmaster", etc.. Both could be accused of being somewhat odd if taken...

Not really. Sounds like adding yet another mini-system, which in turn would be overtly complex to account for all the different types of beasts you could encounter in D&D (and again differentiated for conditions, etc.., is the Owlbear hungry? Rabid? Protecting its young? etc.., etc..) for...

a.) Why is Middle Earth any less "D&D-ish" than Lankhmar, or Eberron, or the Forgotten Realms? Thats stupid. Generic D&D covers a wide range of settings. Some, such as Middle Earth might work better without a generic wizard class, others, such as the one you seem to have in your head might...

Not really. It really depends on the context. Take a classical Middle Earth setting, and you'll already have alot more people who'd qualify for "swordsaint" than would qualify for "Wizard". Coming from classical fantasy literature, "inexperienced wizard or druid" doesn't make much sense at all...

Or a level one Druid (equally associated with being aged & knowlegable spiritual leaders), or a level one Wizard (that is, not apprentice, acolyte, or some such.. but Wizard as in Wise man?) or a level one Barbarian (can you become more "barbaric" through experience?)? Don't think the logic of...

I do see the alternative outside this binary situation. Change the system!

A man-at-arms who inspires and heals with his hands? (and since when is a leader a heal/buff monkey?) A robed guy with supernatural powers and a sizzling, glowing sword springing forth form thin air? Why exactly can't that be done?

If the live-and-death thrill of mortal combat becomes akin to repairing a server, there's something seriously wrong with your game. If you "just keep whacking things and hopefully I'kill him first", there's something seriously wrong with your conception of thrilling life-and-death combat. If...

Hmm... Is there really a class associated with each role? I was actually hoping the roles would free up certain stereotypes and allow my to convey my image of character regardless of the class. I.e., I choose to play a cleric. As I want to fokus on high leadership, charisma, etc.., rather...

In just about every possible way. If Brave Dave sets out into the wild and gets cut up by the big bad, the in-game thoughts should be more along the lines of.... "I shall thank the gods for being alive at all. Obviously that dire wound is a warning for my foolhardiness in tempting death." "I...