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<blockquote data-quote="pedr" data-source="post: 3119654" data-attributes="member: 33464">There were other comments in that article which made me think &quot;wow, that's candid.&quot; Such as: &quot;Our flying rules ... are pretty fiddly, especially with poor-maneuverability creatures like dragons. Even expert DMs probably have to consult the rulebook for poor and clumsy flyers.&quot; And: &quot;But I made sure to build with the dungeon tiles carefully so that the dragons could physically reach every square without needing to use our squeezing rules (they’re on pg. 148 of the Player’s Handbook, but I’m always forgetting them).&quot;And without wanting to turn this into a Chicken-Licken style &quot;4E is coming! 4E is coming&quot; post, it does make me wonder if current WotC designers are usually this, well, critical of the rules of the game they are responsible for designing. It doesn't take a too cynical mind to suggest that this whole column is a softening up exercise: by reminding us, over time, of the quirks, faults and drawbacks of the current rules you slowly but surely increase demand for a new, improved, streamlined version.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pedr, post: 3119654, member: 33464"] There were other comments in that article which made me think "wow, that's candid." Such as: "Our flying rules ... are pretty fiddly, especially with poor-maneuverability creatures like dragons. Even expert DMs probably have to consult the rulebook for poor and clumsy flyers." And: "But I made sure to build with the dungeon tiles carefully so that the dragons could physically reach every square without needing to use our squeezing rules (they’re on pg. 148 of the Player’s Handbook, but I’m always forgetting them)." And without wanting to turn this into a Chicken-Licken style "4E is coming! 4E is coming" post, it does make me wonder if current WotC designers are usually this, well, [i]critical[/i] of the rules of the game they are responsible for designing. It doesn't take a too cynical mind to suggest that this whole column is a softening up exercise: by reminding us, over time, of the quirks, faults and drawbacks of the current rules you slowly but surely increase demand for a new, improved, streamlined version. [/QUOTE]

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