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Who is to say that this question isn't important? D&D is as much about imagination as it is about rules. Anyway, a lot of questions the sage answers could be figured out by players on their own. This one couldn't. Its a contradiction with no way of reading the intent of the designer.

How about this... The cleric commands the otherwise immobilized person to move three squares. His body is seized by energy, making him get up and move like a marionette, after which the energy relinquishes itself and the body drops to the ground in a heap. I know charms generally effect the...

Or perhaps you flourish your cloak, pose as though you are aiming at someone else, and at the moment of recognition you fire the crossbow (hidden by your cloak) and fire through it.

It sounds like you may have forgotten that you can take two move actions (plus a minor action) in a turn, and/or that Run is a move action. A character with the same speed would be able to follow, but unable to attack. Strictly by the rules, nothing stops this from going on endlessly, but a DM...

I really don't see a problem here. Is DM Fiat really so bad?

Otherwise impossible challenges don't occur at high levels?

Here's my take. The economic system of 3.5 was 4 things. 1- Unrealistic. While a lot of folks are pointing out how unrealistic the economy of 4e is, 3e was no better. 2- Time Consuming. The process of figuring out each person's take of the treasure, and then figuring out what you wanted...

It is worth mentioning that "Hindering Terrain" does not mean things like bushes, rocks, or unstable footing. Those would be in the category of "Difficult Terrain".

1st level characters are not that cool. They can be fun to play, but they certainly aren't supermen.

A little hyperbolic...

*snicker*

I would say that is my favorite, too. Wizards really could use some of this stuff.

That is frighteningly accurate.

eh... you could still do sword and sorcery with no playable casters. The quintessential Sword & Sorcery story is Conan, and casters are pretty much universally villainous in those.

I am extremely happy about this. In 3e, you didn't want to throw diseases at characters until they had access to healing it. Once they did, it was just annoying. "Ok, how long until we can rest/go to town so I can get this cured from me?" or "Great, DM likes diseases. I'll have to prepare...

Wizard powers are called Spells, so yes there are spells, they just belong under the subheading Powers. I believe ranged powers provoke opportunity attacks. Unless Otherwise Stated of course. (new acronym? UOS?)

Poo. :(

How exciting. I can't wait to get my DMG.

I felt the same thing in the transition between 2e and 3e. And for me, 3rd edition was the death of role-play (it wasn't, obviously.). A diplomacy skill? Scandal. Social interaction was being reduced to die-rolling. Completely. End of story... and we were wrong. Which is what makes me...

QFT. I totally agree. Most flight in fantasy is reserved for things with wings, and the occasional flying transportation, like flying carpets and airships. Not usually superhero type stuff.