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Even if all you were doing is "mastering the GM", which of course, is silly, you'd still be mastering how he deals with combat, exploration, religion, politics and all the social interactions of the world, many of which (like henchman, hirelings, followers, strongholds) have rules in earlier...

One thing I do sympathize with 4e players about - DDI. When WotC fired their old playerbase and told us we were no longer needed and were playing games the wrong way in true Forge-inspired fashion, we had the old stuff still in print. With DDI, buying a book that is going to be errated 12...

The only possible answer: Depends on the god.

True, in 4e, you're mastering the rules of an exceptional and advanced tactical boardgame, thus becoming a better tactical 4e player. In 1e, you're mastering everything that a person living in your particular setting could possibly do, thus becoming a better roleplayer. :angel:

I think, if anything, it's been the reverse. A laser-like focus on perfect game balance as the primary goal has led to the character as a game-piece being emphasized over the character as a living, breathing person living in an imaginary world. Reduce the CharOp metagame and the boardgame...

Go to Something Awful and find the grognards.txt thread. It's 1500 and some pages, good luck with balancing that out.

"My" Precious Encounter doesn't refer to the GM, it refers to the players. Players in 3e and even more so in 4e expect a specially constructed encounter that they know they can win and expect a certain percentage of resources left. As a result, you'll usually see this idea mentioned with other...