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    I don't DM 4th edition, but when I do

    Either yours or your twins'. I was lucky to have some good DM's at the beginning there but CRIPES man those early games were hard on the 1st and 2nd level PC's.
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    I don't DM 4th edition, but when I do

    Who did I push? Listen I said that I don't think all or even most players are mewling pantywaists. I wasn't targeting anyone in the thread specifically. If you want to take insult where none was intended then that's YOUR issue not mine. Wheras your response specifically was an insult towards...
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    I don't DM 4th edition, but when I do

    Okay had to walk away from the keyboard. Was a little heated. Better now. Listen I get all of this stuff that youre saying here. As a GM I've had character death completely derail a some interesting character stuff a player and I hashed out. I get it, I really do. But as a player who once...
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    I don't DM 4th edition, but when I do

    Also since I taking that this was aimed directly at me you might want to tone it down a little. Go back and read my comment about "Mewling pantywaists" it wasnt aimed directly at anyone in this thread. In fact I was saying that I dont think that most players ARE that type. Trust me if I need...
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    I don't DM 4th edition, but when I do

    That's you quoting me. And little out of context I might say especially since the focus on the first part of what I'm trying to say has to do with the players attempting to dictate SPECIFICALLY what challenges they are to face in an adventure. For example: If they tell me no Rust Monsters, no...
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    I don't DM 4th edition, but when I do

    Well then it's a good thing that I didnt say that now did I?
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    I don't DM 4th edition, but when I do

    I just pulled my 4E gift set off of the shelf to look up the 4E version of the Rust Monster and I dont even think it's in the book. The 3x/3.5 version of the monster is closer to it's AD&D incarnation and is pretty unforgiving. The Pathfinder version is almost a joke, one hit the metal item...
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    I don't DM 4th edition, but when I do

    So if it's only about shaping the story with paper challenges, challenges that the players are EXPECTED to get through unscathed, why even use mechanics at all? I bring up the point like this because you're saying these things like you cant have ONE without the OTHER. When in most cases I think...
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    I don't DM 4th edition, but when I do

    I think that if the player gets upset to the point where it becomes a distraction I'd just as soon as not play with that player. I get it, losing a magic item sucks. Having played a crap ton of AD&D I know and I've been through a few douche DM's too. But you're playing a game. If you dont trust...
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    DDI Virtual Table Beta Tour and Future

    I'll agree with you that it's underwhelming alright. Partially because to that first thing you listed. It's bundled with a bunch of other services that are useless to you IF you dont support 4E so there's that. Also I've never had any connectivity issues (the few times that I've used Maptools...
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    DDI Virtual Table Beta Tour and Future

    So, and not trying to be snarky here but, if you're not running or playing 4E there's no reason to want or use this right? If the main attraction here is to use the character builder in conjunction with this and the character builder only generates 4E characters then this is pretty much...
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    D&D 5E (2014) What happens if 5E fails to unite the base?

    If it fails they will probably mothball D&D for a few years. I really dont see a good way out of this for WOTC. If they lean to much toward the past they lose the players that hate the past editions. If they lean to much toward 4E things are pretty much going to remain the same as they are...
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    WotC to Release 1st Edition Premium Core Rulebooks Reprints

    I think if someone's sole reason for buying these is to support the Gygax Memorial then yeah, asking how much of the purchase is going toward the memorial isn't being cynical. It's wanting to know that how much the money that you're contributing is actually going toward the cause. I get that...
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    WotC to Release 1st Edition Premium Core Rulebooks Reprints

    I dont understand why it's sad. Is this a slam? I'm not saying that AD&D is bad. but much like when I "graduated" from MARVEL SUPER HEROES (FASERIP) to DC HEROES and CHAMPIONS. I cant ever go back to FASERIP. There are very few games from my teenage / younger years that I'd go back to playing...
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    WotC to Release 1st Edition Premium Core Rulebooks Reprints

    My sentiments exactly except that I have PDF's of these books instead of hardcopies. I also know that I can never go back to 1st Edition as a player or GM. Nice gesture to start winning back their fanbase though...
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    D&D 4E WotC, DDI, 4E, and Hasbro: Some History

    If only you had a native version that worked on OSX...
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    Battlegrounds or Fantasygrounds?

    The only reason that I'm not a supporter of Fantasy Grounds is because there is no native OSX support for it. Otherwise id be all over it in heartbeat. As such I have a licsenced copy of d20Pro and have tinkered a bit with MapTools. I can't really say that I'm a fan of MapTools due to the...
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    Where are the fault lines?

    Yankees Fans and Red Sox Fans are both fans of baseball. Just not fans of EACH other. Try bridging THAT gap then talk to me about everyone just being a gamer. I have NO common ground with someone who plays 4E. NONE. Unless they play SOMETHING ELSE that we both play and enjoy. Other than that...
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    How do you feel about the future of D&D after the official announcements?

    Negative. We have just settled into a nice groove where people were playing what they liked. There are groups playing 4E. There are groups playing Pathfinder. There are some people even playing BOTH. Now not only will WOTC be releasing a new edition, they will also still be supporting 4E via...
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    Your Current Game?

    I've been running a monthly Pathfinder game for the past two and half years (?). Starting with a modified version of Keep on the Borderlands and then easing into the Curse of the Crimson Throne AP with the same players but a different group of PC's. We're now at the end of the second chapter...
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