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All I want is a list of the races and classes that will appear in the Player's Handbook (which is apparently top secret information around WotC these days). That information will pop up online when it becomes available -- and really, folks around here seem to have the list pretty well pegged...

Forgotten Realms What hooked me into the setting: I flipped through the Waterdeep adventure (the last of the Time of Troubles). Although the module had a lot of problems, I loved the idea of gods walking the earth, and was intrigued by the NPCs presented in the adventure. So I picked up the...

While I haven't made a decision on whether or not I'll buy into 4th edition, nor do I think that Paizo dropping away from being fully compatible with D&D would be good for either WotC or Paizo, I'd enjoy seeing a 3.75-style game, too. I'd much rather see a tune-up to the rules rather than a...

The way I've run things over the past few years is to give XP after each encounter. If the PCs level up during this time, they wait until the end of the session or a significant break in the adventure to do so. With the exception of spellcasters who spend XP to craft items and whatnot, everyone...

To expand on my previous post, I'm all for as many weird D&D monsters as they can fit into the book. Mythological creatures are fine and dandy, but one of my favorite aspects of D&D are the downright weird creatures. Gas spores, shriekers, green slimes, lurkers above, rust monsters, flumphs...

I think one of the more underrated aspects of skill ranks is that they allow a character to alter their talents as they advance. As a bard, I might keep my Perform skill maxed out. But if my fighter dabbles in playing the lyre, I might want to toss a few ranks in Perform and then leave it as is...

I used to, but I don't anymore. Now that I have a setting with an ongoing story, I tend to swap in my own villains and locations, and to change some scenes entirely. That's particularly true of the Eberron adventures I've purchased and run, since those modules usually have a lot of good ideas...

Was the Great Wheel really an essential part of D&D? It wasn't used at all in B/X or BECMI, and didn't receive a mention in the 3.0 core books (getting added in at the Manual of the Planes, IIRC). While I know 2nd edition AD&D mentioned a number of planes, I don't think it was specifically laid...

I want to know what races and classes will be in the first Player's Handbook. That will be a huge factor in my decision to either convert to 4e or skip an edition.

Wow, Mystara/the Known World got the shaft. I'd rather have that before I see either the Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk.

Free the flumph!

Correct. The Rules Cyclopedia contained work that was introduced during the BECMI era, of which the first boxed set wasn't printed until 1983. By that time, the druid had appeared as a full class in both the oD&D supplements and the AD&D Player's Handbook.

Should I vote with what I hope will be the case, or what will actually be the case? I hope druids will be in the Player's Handbook, as they are one of my favorite classes, and have been since I learned about D&D. However, given the fact that we've heard no information or real mention of them as...

There should be an option on the poll for, "I don't care." It doesn't matter to me what they do with the planes, demons and devils, or the like. I'm going to change a lot of that anyway, just like I did for every previous edition. For that matter, I've grown somewhat bored with the "look at...

Basic Fantasy RPG is a combination of classic D&D and the System Reference Document, and is thus its own game (though very similar to basic/expert D&D). It's sort of like a Castles & Crusades equivalent for classic D&D; it's a system that borrows a lot of old school nostalgia, but also uses...

My head exploded when I bought all the Player's Option stuff back in 2nd edition. For the duration of 3rd edition, I've only used the 3 core books for my campaign. Beyond a few adventure modules and some information cribbed from the SRD, I haven't had any lack of inspiration and unique...

Changing the way a monster is presented can things mysterious for so long. As people gain experience with the system, they'll figure out the way monsters work. It's up to adventures, not rulebooks, to provide a sense of wonder by using the creatures presented in a new, unique, and interesting way.

With all the talk of the flavor changes in 4th edition making the game not D&D anymore, I got to thinking... Imagine a D&D game where the designers didn't include the half-orc, half-elf, or gnome as races. In fact, there are really no races at all; you are either a human with a choice of four...

I can't give an unbiased view of how D&D has or hasn't changed. All I know is that my own playing style has changed over the years. That's largely due to the fact that I'm not 12 anymore, and have learned a lot about the way the game is designed. My dungeons now have more logic to them, my...

I don't see that as a weakness; I see it as a strength. Admittedly, the constant reprinting of stuff like the swift and immediate action rules is tedious (and a sign that a new edition was needed), but the inclusion of rules from other supplements made it so that the wealth of material being...