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Yeah, amongst those I have played with, it has always been a negative term. I don't think that will change anytime soon. And the criteria used to define a DMPC versus an NPC is emotionally-charged, biased, and ever-changing. Personally, I think a more interesting thread would be: How do you...

I'll quote myself. Alternatively, you could use Mallus's definition. Incidentally, Tovec, none of the examples you gave seemed particularly egregious to me. I just prefer to keep the term as a pejorative.

Player perception: does the NPC fulfill the role the players perceive the NPC to have, or exceed it? If he fulfills it, then he is an NPC. If he exceeds it, then he is a DMPC. For example, the players may be looking for a guide who is also an accomplished archer. So long as the NPC fulfills...

DMPC, as a term, is a lot like railroad(ed/ing); it is, by definition, a term for a negative experience. Can an NPC adventure with a party long-term? Absolutely! But it is a fine line between NPC and DMPC. To keep an NPC reliably useful, interesting, and capable of contributing on a meaningful...

Sure, if I don't play it I won't know how it plays out. That is true of every game on the market! I am required to play each and every game before saying "I'm not interested?"? Am I not allowed to say "X is like Y, and I don't enjoy Y."? Also, if "the outcome of fun actually overrides the...

Yeah, he probably was taking a shot at 4th Edition. However, removing the specific example and his point still stands. We have limited resources and virtually unlimited ways to spend those resources. I know I don't have the time to sit down and analyze every purchasing decision I make. Sometimes...

I like the interaction that exists between Pholtus and Saint Cuthbert. Two deities who share an alignment and, ostensibly, should be on the same side but cannot help but oppose each other. Personally, I find The Raven Queen rather banal.

PM me when you get the thread set up and character creation rules established. I think this thread may be nearing its end. Especially now that we are discussing our ages! (35, FWIW.)

I'm not familiar with all the nuance of Pathfinder, but I'd be willing to give it a shot. Are we looking for a party of the core four? If so, I'd take the cleric.

I am willing to buy the reliability part. I think having the right spell at the right time is often overstated. Durability, however, I am not buying. As the cleric and one wizard in that party example cancel each other out, the real comparison is between fighter & rogue on one side and druid &...

Would a little sandbox suffice? Town, dungeon, and a wilderness in between? Something akin to the Village of Hommlet, perhaps?

How about the Red Hand of Doom? Widely considered one of the, if not the best, 3.5 module. This is the best reason I have seen for doing this test!

Isn't the test the hundreds of thousands of campaigns, modules, and scenarios that have been played over the past 13+ years? I mean, seriously, at this point what will one more test accomplish? It seems clear enough to me that different people have (1) different perceptions on what roles casters...

Bards, Paladins, and Wizards. The exact order varies, but those three always come out on top.

Indeed. Those were the rules that inspired me to play D&D. It is why I picked up D&D; it is why I bought into Birthright; and it is why I think that Ultimate Campaign is a good book.

I can't speak for Dannyalcatraz, but I hold the same position: I enjoyed playing 4th Edition, but not DMing it. The main reason being the familiarity I have with 3rd Edition. The knowledge base that I have developed after 13 years of playing 3rd Edition allows me to manipulate the system to...

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Maybe its time we all flood wizards with this question? Can we get some specifics of what "basic", "standard", and "advanced" actually mean in a practical, how-are-rules-presented-in-the-books sense?