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My first 4E character was a Warlord and I enjoyed it for the mechanics. But the problem, narratively, was that the "combat squad commander" concept, and all the abilities that come with it, were now limited to a specific class (that also had a very unpopular name, and some narratives where...

Drumming up controversy is absolutely a motivator to get views and generate ad revenue. They are literally responsible for whatever it is they say to get more attention and clicks.

Saying a person can carry 200 throwing axes at 1 pound each, without being encumbered, is also weird. I don't know any system that handles encumbrance perfectly, respecting both volume and weight, while keeping it simple. I'll just go with what they print (hoping they tidy it up a bit) because...

There it is. Just insult people. What is this "gimme what I want sooner than you can deliver it, or I'll drag you and call you incompetent" subculture? That tells a lot more about the person than the company. You're better than that. Maybe it's working as intended? Maybe the book planning and...

I don't even know what the purpose of that retort is, or what it is supposed to mean. D&D is literally make-believe improv storytelling with rules and math rocks. It's not just that. But I'm not wrong. I wasn't trying to write a giant paragraph to explain the depths of what role-playing games...

But D&D isn't a competitive game. It is a collaborative storytelling game and not every player even needs to buy things. I am having the hardest time with this fear of Pay to Win in D&D. Everything is optional. Even the revised Core books. People only ever have to buy what they want. MTG decks...

Such a system need every combat option (not just 'action' type, but something at the level of weapon speed and casting time) to be reviewed and assigned a "point-value." Who decides what weapons, spells, maneuvers, actions, and bonus actions cast what points, and how some things are faster than...

Steak fries/jojo-sized. They are big ol' ancient gold dragons.

My home campaign is a new world created for mortals by Gods, many of which who were once adventurers themselves. Mortal souls can be enriched with power and accomplishment, and earn greater rewards in the afterlife, and the new world itself is a crucible for people to seek their passions and...

If the PCs get a PC-controllable multi-versal time-travelling device, where they can choose which variant universe/timeline they can explore, whenever they want ("let's choose to go back in time before Strahd was a Darklord!"), I'll eat a bag of licorice. shudder Published adventures have...

I'm not assuming that PCs have control over being able to choose what multi-versal timelines they can visit. They don't have a TARDIS they control. They can only go where the opportunities lie, which are set up by the story/DM.

Different designers of different eras believe different things. We're talking 50 years of different designers altering things to their preferences.

You mean a divine demigod of strength?

Of course they need to be able to do some of the same things. If for no other reason than that is the history of D&D spellcasting and psionics. Spellcasting classes have a lot of overlap in that they have many of the same spells on their spell lists. The reason is that the D&D game has specific...

A Psionics system is a wholecloth variant system for the use of magic. Many fans like it because that is how they see magic, as opposed to "Vancian" spell slot magic. Both ideas fight for supremacy over their impact in a campaign setting, especially a D&D IP setting where psionics isn't an...

I would certainly prefer for them to be considered more of a "Psionic Soul" with "aberrant" being one of a variety of reasons they are psionic. But I haven't seen that specifically said.

We're getting some novelty to fill in some gaps, but do you think replacing all of the old core content with completely new novelty content would have been the right move for the Core PHB? I also want novelty, but I don't expect too much of that for the Core PHB. I can wait for the next players'...

It's a Core Book refresh, not a new game. I like the idea of a refresh to set new parameters and expectations, and will still look forward to the next Players' option book that could build on that (like adding the other 4 Wizard school subclasses and other Cleric domains), and add new concepts...

So... are you opposed to the Sorcerer (Aberrant Mind) and Warlock (GOO) being primary representatives of psionic casters? How important is it that the "Psion" needs a completely different core class spellcasting mechanic? Are the themes not generic enough? Do people still think that Psionic...

For the exact same reason, my excitement level is at a 5.5. ;)