So that's why you like it

[Rechan]

Here's one I saw in the thread earlier, but didn't see anyone touch:

Some DMs' insistence to adhere only to Core (PHB1 and that's it) rules.

 

[Bumbles]

Simplification. Making do with less to make more.

Pure thriftness.

 

[Hereticus]

That type of player is likely to "stab each other in the back" regardless of whichever alignment they write on their character sheet.

I've seen some good aligned groups that were disfunctional.

IME, the same players who played "Evil=Psychopath" were perfectly fine players when playing good or neutral PCs.

Wow, I have no answer to that.

I've seen functional Evil groups have a hard time playing Good. They were too concerned with being nice and polite to be effective. Someone always cracked and went bad.

 

[Noumenon]

Some DMs' insistence to adhere only to Core (PHB1 and that's it) rules.

My group did it voluntarily when I and another new player joined the group. It cuts down on the brokenness, like introducing someone to Magic: the Gathering by playing Standard instead of Classic.

 

[Mournblade94]

Here's one I saw in the thread earlier, but didn't see anyone touch:

Some DMs' insistence to adhere only to Core (PHB1 and that's it) rules.

What was said above.

Besides the brokenness, I like the themes of the core as well.

I WILL allow some spells and prestige classes out of core, but they usually have to come from the Forgotten Realms supplements.

From the Complete series I only ever allowed prestige classes. I never allowed any of the classes that debuted in them.

I occasionally allow monster races like wemics, but I never allowed races from the race books.

 

[Rechan]

Just ran across this one in another thread, and I wanted to ask about this:

Pet Diagonal movement rules.

Some people can be adamant about 1-2-1-2 or diagonal movement is 2. I really don't understand how someone can be so attached to such a small rule.

It just makes me scratch my head and say, "Really? You care about that?"

 

[Fallen Seraph]

Can't answer that, but I am glad to see this thread back it is a fun one

 

[Rechan]

Can't answer that, but I am glad to see this thread back it is a fun one

Maybe you've thought of something to ask, by now.

 

[WayneLigon]

Some people can be adamant about 1-2-1-2 or diagonal movement is 2. I really don't understand how someone can be so attached to such a small rule.

It just makes me scratch my head and say, "Really? You care about that?"

I can get over it, but it still makes my head hurt that if I move in a straight line, I move 30 feet but if I move in a diagonal line, I move 60 feet. Why would I ever run straight again?

 

[Fallen Seraph]

Maybe you've thought of something to ask, by now.

*Shifty eyes* Fine!

I sort of get this but not completely. I have seen more then a few times the idea that as soon as the "medieval period" happens in a setting. Scientific progress just STOPS! No scientific theory going on, experimentation, technological progress it just stays stagnant with not a soul pursuing it. I have heard people say, "well because there is magic". But... For myself that doesn't make sense, why does it fall so specifically at the medieval period, if magic means scientific progress is not needed then why didn't the setting stop at the Stone Age, Bronze Age or go beyond and stop at Industrial Revolution, etc.

My own tastes are probably blinding me of the reasoning. Since my own are very much of mixing up science and technology with magic and fantasy.