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To tie into my posts up thread, I find the Mentzer Red Box special because of its marketing and placement. Finding it in my local book store (Walden's I think) was like a blast of fresh air. Not only was this a game that threw off the shackles of predestined stories, but it was also something I...

I did not mean to imply that D&D was trying to stop people from playing MMOs, just siphon off enough for PnP RPGs to remain viable. There's nothing stopping people from doing both. CRPGs and MMOs are so prevalent today that I wonder if WOTC (and any other PnP for that matter) would be better...

Right, Dungeons & Dragons, no computer or monthly subscription fee needed to play. I wonder if that would compete with the MMO crowd?

Just putting a feeler out. Anybody interested in any retro D&D gaming action in the metro Richmond area?

Gotta chime in with a couple: TSR D&D (Any and all) Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (1e or 2e) Gamma World (The one with the haut chick in leather on the front) Car Wars And I am going to add a few boardgames: Dungeon Hero Quest Battle Masters

Congrats Paizo.

No, UA for AD&D1e was OPTIONAL. It wasn't built into the system.

I prefer random ability generation. My issue with AD&D's exceptional strength is that it allowed a character to start the game with a +3 to hit and +6 to damage, but only if you had two exceptional rolls. The fact that I have seen more 18/00s than any other number combined strains the laws of...

We have only seen a few previews so far. I'll wait to see months down the road what 4e looks like when the essentials class books come out. I understand your point about these limited previews we've seen and not thinking they are a big change, because they can be freely ignored and they won't...

I failed my Will save. I hated 18/00 exceptional strength with a passion. There is nothing like rolling a natural 18 and then a 24. One die roll means the difference of two levels to hit and a crap tonne of damage. Hated it with a passion. My issue isn't with ability score modifiers so much...

I understand the logic and math behind them for modern RPGs as well. But this thread isn't for my pontification. I'll stop derailing the thread concerning the stat bonus stuff.

Or I can add 8 class levels. Read that as a +4 stat bonus is equal to the same bonus you would get from having 8 class levels. Significant disconnect in my book.

Good point, but the thread title and OP does.

I understand that the +7 is not only from the stats, but more than half of it is. That's my disconnect. I come from a time when a Dex 14 thief was ok and got no bonus to attack. Now it's not, and does nothing but force players to build their characters to meet the new standard. That's what I see...

True 4ee doesn't change what has been released before (minimal changes at best: MM and the thief move) but if it sets the standard for the class builds in the 2 (or 3, not sure) class books then the fundamental change does matter. I can see it now. People that love 4e saying "4e only games"...

Currently I consider myself a retro game player, but am slightly interested in essentials. I doubt I pick it up but won't rule it out either. A +6 or +7 to hit at first level? Yeah, doesn't look like they fixed what I dislike about 4e.

What mechanical differences between 3.0 and 3.5? I gather from the previews that 4ee martial characters don't get daily powers anymore. Changing the fundamental base of the class and how it works is far different than changing durations of buff spells or splashing a few class abilities on the...

I wouldn't exactly call it a video review since they were given an advance copy by WOTC to specifically do a video review. I would call it a video preview and nothing more. For as much of the video I could watch, which was about half of the section, I get the feeling that 4ee is not for me...

I can see this thread going to S:):)t real fast.