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Craft Contingency - it costs XP so I think that's a deterrent enough for trying to be prepared for everything. Thought Bottle - A simple example is a 20th-level Wizard who casts Wish 3 times to get a +3 inherent bonus to his stat of choice at only a 500 XP cost. Honestly, a lot of things in...

Speaking it out loud, it's three syllables. Typing it, it involves a slash (/). Honestly, gish is easier as a term rather than "Fighter/Mage" ("Elf" would equally do as well). And it's pronouncable.

I might misplace them if I do take them apart. =)

Actually the best way, without needing to do the delve format, is to have two books: one solely for the adventure, another for the stats (sort of like printing what's normally the appendix on a separate book). But of course there's the publishing feasibility problem (i.e. printing two books...

Agreed. But I think the target segment of WotC right now isn't necessarily the veteran GMs but rather making it more accessible to the newer gamers. I'd like to think of the WotC adventures as introduction games while for the more sophisticated (and lethal) adventures, I'd go Dungeon magazine...

Besides, you'll probably end up paying the same for it anyway: Gargantuan Black = $29.99 Gargantuan Blue = $39.99 (+$10 from previous) Legend of Drizzt pack = $49.99 (+$10 from previous) Think of it as advanced inflation. =) P.S. The Drizz't is a different sculpt so the Drizz't fans will be...

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndmin/9780786943500 D&D Icons: Legend of Drizzt Scenario Pack Celebrate the return of Drizzt Do'Urden! Some legends are born out of darkness.Drizzt Do'Urden grew up in the underground city of Menzoberranzan, home of thedrow--a race of twisted...

I think you're confusing marketing with advertising. Marketing is a bit wider in scope, and is considered with the public image of the game/company/the individual. Here's what I inferred from Ryan's post (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on any of my assuptions): 1) In terms of sheer...

First off, there is a shift in mechanics with regards to 1E and 3E. The first one was more vague, and the latter was more, uh, lawyer-ish. It's a shift, a change (and even the new L5R ed was admitting that was the case too in terms of their books--and demands of some of their market). However...

Or maybe the Ftr simply wasn't built optimally? And the fact that if I wanted social skills, I wouldn't really pick a Ftr? (I think no one is under the illusion that the 3E Fighter will shine outside of combat.)

I disagree on the armor part. Some prefer light, some prefer heavy (just as some prefer Two-Handed Weapons, and others sword-and-board). Of course the reverse could also be said (and probably cheaper): the heavy armor characters get an item that boosts their speed (and what Fighter doesn't carry...

As you said, Elric (or a lot of other spellcasters for that matter) don't translate well into 1E terms. God forbid that Gandalf or Merlin or Ged (that's from Earthsea, for those of you who haven't read it) use the Vancian rules for spellcasting. =) But I do think Elric does sort of qualify for...

Greek Gods. Norse Gods. I'm from the Philippines so I can say Philippine myths and legends. I like to highlight the not always, but usually part. The same goes for 3E. That's not necessarily true. Duplicate roles (especially the healer aspect and the fighter aspect) can be helpful. And...

And I think the point we're making is that D&D isn't exactly the most typical of settings, or at least its elements. Race-wise, he borrowed a lot from Tolkien. As far as "typical fantasy" goes, arguably, I'll let it pass. Mages not wearing armor, less so than Tolkien being typical fantasy. I can...

I think the point of Merric is that while Mallory is canon, Mallory doesn't cover much of Arthur's youth. Before drawing the sword from the stone, we only have vague details of Arthur. T.H. White provides us some of that detail, and the succeeding generation draws from that. Disney did for...

So now we're approximating? But either way, that still exists in 3E. And the problem with the wizard is that well, we simply have Merlin as your "heroic" wizard, and honestly, even then, he does less adventuring and more advising. And Excalibur being "the classic sort" because it's the only...

Thanks for clarifying. Alas, he pulled a George Lucas, or a le Guin, or even a Moorcock...

Once and Future King, not really. It's in a genre of its own: Arthurian Fantasy. Actually Once and Future King has more sorcery than sword, and explores more the characters of Arthurian legend than an actual quest-fest. A Wizard of Earthsea has a wizard as the main protagonist. Also breaks the...

Everything, inevitably evolves. Even Gygax's setting, Greyhawk, evolved. Naturally, you can expect some things to change in 3E (heck, it already changed in 2E...). But with regards to archetypes and the like, it's different, certainly, but in no way diminished. Artwork also evolves. Whether 3E...

Funny that. That's also mentioned in the 3E DMG (at the very least I remember it in the 3.0 one if not the 3.5 version). Even suggests you finding a tutor, paying fees, etc. =)