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In an attempt to better understand your position: For comparison, can you provide examples of other "complete" games comprised of one or a small number of first-party publications, that need and perhaps have no third-party support, with scope similar to D&D? (I.e. that allow for creation of a...

So, you're saying the basic D&D product should contain thousands of monsters, all the adventures that could ever be played, and every version of exploration rules that any table might want? That would resolve "huge gaps" you've identified? That would make for a pretty big book; I'd hate to see...

I won't argue that.

What's a problem for you, however, is just peachy for someone else, and vice versa. Which this thread highlights; WotC literally cannot please everyone on every point. But has WotC produced "a good, functional, complete game" which "works at a basic level"? Millions of D&D players seem to think so.

Except that the scout knows Thieves' Cant for some reason, and is skilled with thieves' tools (not a ton of locks to pick out in the wilds!), and doesn't know how to use a longbow. The smaller hit die isn't great, either. I was really hoping that 1D&D was going to relegate Thieves' Cant and...

I've been looking around for some discussion about this, but haven't seen any. Other folks noticed Daredevil showing up in the trailer, right? There's a distinctive jump-kick that caught my attention, and if you freeze it just right, a thrown billy club.

True, but it's a little less of a boost when you consider that crit damage for sneak attack would be removed.

But the absence of racism, even fantasy racism, was an element of the original setting. It was one of the interesting points that set Zakhara apart from other settings, even elsewhere in the Forgotten Realms. Quoting from Arabian Adventures (1992): There was also a note that even normally...

There was a hint of it in 4e; goblins had a notable Feywild presence, so they were already thinking along those lines.

If it helps, I don't think the goal is necessarily to save their patron from death, or anyone else currently afflicted. It's to allow for the future use of resurrection magic (including for at least some of those who died as a result of the Death Curse). Lots of people dying, most of whom the...

You can have your dolphins, I'm excited to have the Yeah Hound back in the game! That brings back fond memories playing 1e... I may have been a valley elf fighter stuck at 5th level, but with my trusty Yeah Hound at my side, backing up everything I said, I felt like 7th level, at least.

I thought it seemed familiar, but couldn't place it. You nailed it.

Just getting this out of the way: I don't have a problem with dropping things like languages, proficiencies, or cultural features like Stonecunning from D&D racial traits. Those have been nagging annoyances to me for a long time. So let's talk about racial ASIs. Set aside the arguments based on...

MSH is still my favorite game design of all time. Perfectly suited to its genre, easy to pick up, and a blast to play.

With this thread raised from the dead, I took the opportunity to review my old modules. It turns out the first place I remember seeing THAC0 used by TSR was in DL3 Dragons of Hope (1984).

Weird seeing this with no Forgotten Realms branding.

This hasn't been mentioned yet, but the oath of redemption is an excellent start to making the equivalent of a 1e shukenja; that seems the clear intent to me. What makes it less than ideal for this purpose is the first two levels, where one is encouraged to play an armored, fully armed warrior...

That seems like a good idea. I agree, this would fit better in a dedicated subclass. I think it's clearly designed so that you only have one at a time, but it needs to be spelled out. I agree that it'd be best to hand off a healing draught to someone prior to combat so that you can save...

I don't really understand this. Do you think an artificer will be giving away her magic items on a regular basis, when she only gets to make 5 of them over the course of 20 levels? And infuse magic is very limited: the spells only last 8 hours, and the artificer can have no more than 5 (with a...

Nice reference! Haven't thought about that in a while. :) Actually, this is what I've always despised about prior artificer implementations. If I can spend an hour making four potions (for example), why can't I spend two hours and make eight? That hurts my sense of verisimilitude. The...