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I'm not sure why you keep associating this mindset with 4E. I'm a 1E / C&C player. We love being able to customize. 4E was not very customizable (in my opinion).

Ok, you have lost me here. You are saying you want the core game to conform to your ideals because fantasy has evolved. Do tell, how has it evolved and what is your ideal core? I wonder if it will match the majority of players? The way I see it, you are stating you are tired of the...

Actually, what you are calling 4E is OD&D /1E / 2E. You might want to re-look at some of the books. The whole monster motivation thing really started in the later editions. Not to say it was never in the earlier editions, but in those case it was a supplement or house rule - not core. And we...

I could pose the same question back to you - why should the core of D&D be pushed into a certain framework which could isolate a large group of gamers? If you leave core open with a general framework, it allows for more DMs to make the game their own. Why not provide a generally accepted...

Why? Because that should be a individual game decision. It should not be part of core, plain and simple. If WOTC wants to release twilight-themed supplement books, more power to them. If you want to integrate those elements into your game, you can do so easily. Just because the core rules...

I logged in to check some of the info on the D&DNext playtest and this topic caught my eye. All I can say is wow. Complaining about make-believe racism towards evil / warlike races in a heroic fantasy game where you are supposed slaying evil (or good, I guess, if you are running a evil game)...

I'm not sure, I did not see anything concerning that. I'm not trying to be pessimistic, and I truly do hope the playtest is as good and thorough as they are publicly stating. WoTC just does not have a good record for public disclosure or incorporating player feedback from what I have read...

No, I meant an accelerated release date for the finished product. Basically, cutting the public playtest short in order to get the product out the door and money flowing into the coffers.

I would be more concerned with a accelerated release date for DDN. A lot have speculated this is one of the possible reason's Monte Cook left (it would make sense). I could easily see a short public playtest to appease the masses followed by a early release in 2012. Market pressure can force...

It sounds to me like someone learned a new word today! Actually, if you want to bring sexual dimorphism to the table, that is actually more of an argument for gender-based attribute bonuses than not. Lets give the Thri-Keen, Dragonborn, and Rockpeople all a +2 bonus to strength for females -...

Using your argument, then why not allow dragonborn or praying mantis females to have +2 strength compared to males. I see no issue with that. Then all the females at the table could play them and feel happy and strong. Seriously though, this is a discussion based from the human / humanoid...

I would have no problem doing this if the setting or game was enhanced by it. Not everyone is playing to try and hook up with or impress the female gamers at the table. If she does not like the setting or the rules, she can leave. And I would expect the same in return if I were playing at her...

I'm not sure where you are getting your facts, but as someone with a B.S. in Biology I can say you are completely wrong. The female bodybuilders you reference take testosterone to gain the sort of strength and mass they possess - its not natural. There are always going to be weak men and...

See, this is where I think the problem is. The concept is immediately attacked as being "stupid". Why is it "stupid" to want to interject an aspect of realism into the game? I could just as easily say that it is "stupid" to not consider it. Is it "stupid" to say that men can bear children in...

With some of the outrage expressed recently concerning the gender-based attribute modifiers in the D&D next poll I thought this might be a good topic for discussion. Just how prevalent is sexism in the game? Or is the outcry a movement being heralded to further an agenda? I personally don't...

I'll agree with that, but I am not being judgmental, which is how I think some of you are taking it. I honestly believe that the structural changes brought about in the later editions marginalized the role of the DM. It really boxed the game into a more rigid framework and invited min-maxing...

Reading through some of the posts, its very obvious that there is a lot of angst with the 3.5 fighter / wizard comparison. And that no two D&D games are alike. Some want a strong DM, others just want a ancillary player pushing monsters around for them to kill and speaking in funny voices for...

You are reading a lot into that statement. I never said anything about ending class balance or that there was never class balance. I was wondering what the issues were with the classes balanced as is. Some classes are going to be more powerful than others in certain situations. I am...

I do not understand your argument here - perhaps you are speaking of something else? What I was implying was encounter balance and maybe I did not phrase it well. It is the DMs responsibility to ensure the encounters are balanced to properly challenge the party. If the enemy wizard has the...

Dynamic initiative and a higher challenge level to concentration checks would solve the majority of these problems. Pretty easy fix IMO. But then, you would have all the wizards up in arms screaming about how they are dead before they can get their spells off and how fighters with a bow or...