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If you can pass this on to Joseph: My partner noted the "able-bodied adult" part, and she is of the (probably correct!) opinion that being "able-bodied" has little or nothing to do with the requirements of playing a role-playing game. "Of able mind" might be better/more fitting? (Sorry about...

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I was able to get a hold of the printed version, and it was interesting. There is a certain difference in adventure design, coupled by a real feeling of the same root material. I hope they make the pdf version available. RC

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I stand by my statement, above. I miss you, Gary! RC

That was the idea. :D If you enjoy (and survive) this playtest, we can advance everyone, and try it at 2nd level, where your fighter options increase. At 3rd level, you should be both clearly a fighter, and clearly different from each other. EDIT: Actually, belay that. This game is...

Some pregens. Note: I didn't have a chance to do equipment yet, but can do so over the next day or so. Angbran Iron-Nose, Dwarf Fighter 1 Str 18 (+3); Int 10; Wis 6 (-1); Dex 10; Con 17 (+2); Cha 12 Saves: Fort +4; Pcn +0; Prow +5; Reas +0; Refl +1; Will +1 Hp 6; Shake it Off 18. Base...

I very much disagree! Overconfident, yes. Old and worn out? Not by a long shot! (Not even by the long shot that brought him down!) RC

Krensky: Personally, I prefer to be surprised sometimes.

I assume that your (1) is supposed to be "as written"? But 2e also did away with training rules, and added other potential XP sources, such as simply casting a spell. In any event, I agree with you on one thing -- WotC took a data point, which was accurate -- and drew an inaccurate conclusion...

If you accept the premise, yes. I agree with your conclusion, but I do not think that the premise from which you are drawing that conclusion is true. RC

Lets just take a look at the Smaug example in D&D terms, shall we? Prior to Bard killing him with that one arrow (which was a special arrow within the context of both Middle Earth and the story), Smaug is whittled down by countless arrows which, while described as failing to penetrate his...

Was it? How many people had changed to new editions in the past would certainly have been of interest to WotC, and I seem to remember questions related to this. There might even have been a breakdown made available at some point. I would dearly love to get a look at that data, if so. I tend...

I agree; although I wonder how well those rules actually do this. You can assume that those orcs are 1 HD creatures, and give fighters extra attacks based on their level (as 1e does), or you can make them minions (as 4e does), but I am not certain that either option is necessarily best. Orcs...

This is a fairly useless link (Editions of Dungeons & Dragons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), but it does include Level advancement for all characters is greatly eased, allowing players to reasonably expect to reach high level in about one year of weekly play. I know that this was...

pemerton: Thanks for the clear answer and interesting post. As you note, I made attempts to be clear on the original thread where my experience might be skewed by the house rules my group used. The conclusions I draw, however, are not based only on my experience. Having run games in many...

:hmm: When someone says, "X does not prove Y", it is incumbent, perhaps, upon that person to show areas where X is deficient of proof. It is not incumbent upon that person to prove that Y is false. It is not incumbent upon that person to prove a different value of Y. Because I point out that...

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Great books, all!