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Is there any reason that a 2-wpn ranger proficient in Bastard Sword can't wield one in each hand? Other than the fact this is cheesier than the entire state of Wisconsin, is there any reason NOT to do this?

For the first round. Then they are incinerated by an AE attack (again, this works for any version of D&D...the main question for me, in 4e, is are the rank-and-file rabble Minions or Soldiers? If the latter, some might survive the first round of combat. Unfortunately, the 4e answer seems to be...

Well, again, unless you're playing in a very variant world -- for ANY version of D&D -- you don't have a Legion Of Paladins. You'd be lucky to have a dozen even in a large city. So you'd be putting ((-2e)0 Level Humans/(3e)1st Level Warriors/(4e)Human Foot Soldier) into VERY expensive gear which...

Well, using the RAW (since that's what we're talking here) you find a legion of Paladins. Even more than in 3e, PC-classed characters are Special. So you would outfit a legion of, say, Human Pikemen. We'll call them 4th level minions, since pretty much any monster you meet in a group is going...

And yet, in 4e, anyone can make one with enough gold and an hour of time. There's not even a skill check required. Spend 175 gold for the scroll and X for the ritual components, and, poof! Magic item! One hour time. No need to be of a specific class, or be high level, or spend XP. So whence...

So there will be books on "Cave Elves" or "Spider Elves" or whatever...

However, there's nothing in the GSL to prevent it. Indeed, since there's no ability to use other publisher's stuff, not only will there be a thousand Drow books, they'll all be incompatible...

Uhm...no. I said if you've decided to commit to a game, you should make sure you've allocated the time for it. The decision to commit should be based on your other priorities. If you know you need to pick your kid up from school every Tuesday, you don't tell your friends "Oh, I'd love to game...

You didn't, but it's a common twin to the "less products" meme as a putative goal of the GSL, so I lumped them together. IAE, there will be fewer ESTABLISHED companies using the GSL. There will be plenty of new ones, those with no IP to risk. I have a long list of ideas for PDFs for 4e, that are...

So, instead, you have a new race called "Aelfs" or whatever.... (Also, thus far, WOTC has been close-mouthed and contradictory about what "redefine" and "extend" mean. There's no real explicit elf culture, history, etc, in the PHB. I can't reference the "implied world" in any 3PP; but can I...

And what does this have to do with my question?

A simple question (or maybe two, not sure) For all those claiming "glut" and "quality" were the motivators behind the change from the OGL/STL to the GSL, answer me this: How does a free license with no approval process reduce product number (glut) or increase product quality? In that area...

This seems dubious to me. There's no "right" to make D&D supplements per se; there's what copyright/trademark law says, and what any license WOTC might issue says, and that's about it. It's like saying "My business plan is to make Star Wars vibrators; George Lucas won't give me a license; it's...

I'm 43 years old, and have been playing with people in my age range (down to about 20 and up to about 50) for ten years now, in two different regions, making two games a week on average with near-100% show up rates (on average, one person will miss one game a month, usually with a week's...

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Crimethink, citizen! Doubleplusungood! That never happened. Ryan Dancey is an unperson. Do not read the OGL FAQ. The goodtruth is that the OGL was never intended to be used that way. It was for making adventures only. Anything else is thoughtcrime.

Except that the GSL is still free and there is still no approval process. There's nothing to stop the glut. Indeed, if few of the old D20 companies jump on, that just means there's more room for the next generation of basement publishers. So instead of having the big boys with a reputation for...

It's *un*professional to discuss and explain corporate decisions in plain English, instead of hiding behind evasions, weasel words, and "for reasons we choose not to disclose at this time"? We need more unprofessionalism in business!

One of the Dwarf racials is the ability to use Second Wind (a per encounter power) as a Minor action. Being able to Shift (an at-will ability) as a minor action adds a LOT of tactical options.

Yes, but pretty much all of that world is a signatory to the Berne Convention.