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I had the same issue with KotS on the back page, which I avoided by using clear covering. I haven't had any issues with the core books.

Yeah, I agree. If you played any version of D&D becuase you thought it was realistic then 4e will be much the same.

No. There was at least this must angst if not more than when 3e came out. There is a whole thread on RPGnet asking this same question, which many say the same thing. There were calls that it was far too tactical, too much like Magic, not really D&D, too much like MMORPG. FWIW IMO 3e did a...

Yep.

To be honest, it is very similar to 3e. In 4e, choose a dwarf fighter with a great axe. Take Cleave and Tide of Iron as you At Wills, Steel Serpent Strike as your Encounter and Brute Strike as your Daily. Take Power Attack as your feat.

It is illegal to download illegal PDF copies of the books, even if you already own them.

Its a snap.

The DMG includes how to build a monster from scratch. It is quite easy to do. As such, this can be used as a basic stat block. However, it is even easier to adjust monsters by changing its level, adding templates or upgrading it to Elite/Solo status. As such, that's where the focus is.

3.5 does have the most flexible multiclassing system of the 2 editions, so that may be the best choice. However, as I mentioned in my post, in 4e, PCs are primarily defined by their Powers and Feats. Things like HP, Attacks, Defences, Proficiencies are much less defining. As such, with 4e's...

Well, I found that there was more variety and plot in KotS than in Sunless Citadel. Also, I found the format in KotS to be almost identical to later 3.5e modules. As such, I am not sure KotS is a sign of any change from 3.5e's focus except perhaps to confirm it.

I have come across three instances so far: The common examples we have encountered so far are (noted earlier in this thread): 1. Skill Challenges in Combat Encounters. Often PCs are pressed by Combat and are unable to engage in Aiding or even Skill Challenges. 2. Time Pressure. I have seen...

As someone who likes 4e, I agree with you list as being things that are fun. This is where I find it a bit weird. D&D has always been a game where there are tactical considerations and PCs do amazing stuff. I agree that 3e made the biggest jump in showing this as the game's focus most clearly...

It is true that in 4e you maintain your base class at all times. However, this is only a small part of the story. Your class is mostly defined by the Powers and Feats you choose. The 4e multiclass system is focussed on allowing PCs to choose Powers and Feats from other classes. It seems a little...

In 3e, it annoyed me that after rolling a natural 20 you could still be denied a good result by either failing to confirm or rolling bad damage. I much prefer the certainty that comes with 4e, and how you also now roll roll dice on top of max damage :)

Nothing says "quality internet review" than a couple of deriding homosexual references :) BTW what is so gay about "primordial"?

I find it strange that you are using some rules as precedent to show that other rules are in error. Is it possible that, in the early stages of 4e, that the web enhancment is incorrect?

Does that include an Easy Skill Challenge? Because if DCs set at 15, each PC has roughly a 65% of success in a trained skill, not even taking into account Aid. You really don't think the party will succeed once?

The SRD was available for almost all of 3e and it did nothing but increase sales. In 4e, you will pay a fee to access the rules online. The market for real books with layout, art and formatting is very high. So don't assume your idiocy is unique to you ;)

I agree the maths isn't hard. However, the problem is that most RPG system will produce a string of results based on the amazing amount of variables they contain. 99% of play tends to happen in the a middle band of 50% of those result. The 25% either side can be very difficult to control through...

I think that Table 2 shows that if you use the +5 DC in the footnote and assume that each PC will have bad assistance from the other PCs (PWRBA) then the problem seems to be substantially reduced leaving success in the region of 80% to 100%. If only three PCs assist you go to 50 to 100%.