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You know, the whole "feats for every circumstance" thing would work... if you had dozens of feats to spend. If you have only a limited number of feats, then the feats need to be more versatile and have more effects. +2 on Hide and Move Silently pales in comparison to Greater Invisibility ...

OgreBattle wrote:So, what's wrong with Psionics and Chi being the same thing.

Abolutely nothing. It's the only useful idea to come out of 4E power sources.

The other optimizer and me usually aim for tier 3. If we have to play tier 1 or 2 classes, try to stick to spells that work within the game instead of going straight for the can of rape. The third optimizer just played a PF summoner in a kingmaker campaign. Around level 12, he got sick of raping eve...

Statblocks (3E and 4E) need a significant reduction in size. There's generally too much redundant information and stats that could be combined. You might as well for instance, use Reflex as initiative. That way you eliminate the need to write out initiative separately. 4E was a nice experiment with...

Mages shouldn't automatically be good at all kinds of magic. More Beguiler, Dread Necromancer, Warmage, less wizard.

Speakinging of sloppy writing: Spell-like abilities that don't duplicate any spells, but have a unique effect. It's in the fucking name of the ability class, "spell-like", fucking [EDITED] writers!

Yeah, the rules suggest that if you're playing monsters or templates, you should start out with about equal CR, but it's only a suggestion.

Metamagic cost reduction is mostly non-existent in pure PF. Spell Perfection at level 15 is one, but that's about it.

If I'm going to play in (or start) a new Exalted game....it needs to be about 20% cooler.

I've heard that Jon Chung is working on the rules, and he generally seems to have a grip on mechanical issues. Ultimately, though, the Exalted system is just a fucking mess; short of a massive re-write by someone other than White Wolf, any improvements will be minor at best. Having Jon Chung in is ...

Dominicius wrote:Because most people in this hobby are not game designers. They don't understand how the game rules positively or negatively affect player satisfaction. Even though I think that it is just as important as telling a good story.

I'd have to say that applies to many professional game designers, too.

CapnTthePirateG wrote:Lol @ Pathfinder.

Though I think Pathfinder also has hatred of 4e going for it - this is what I hear from my friends who like it. That, and less splatbooks to read through/memorize.

Sure - if you ask me who's done the most for PF, I'd have to go with Mike Mearls.

GâtFromKI wrote: Those fans are stupid and should be ashamed of themselves.

All fans of the game are and should. The game has concept, artwork and flavor text...and gameplay that's about as much fun as RISK.

Yeah. Troll the board with an ill-informed opinion, and someone will most likely post the detailed analasys you wanted in the first place, but couldn't be arsed to do yourself. FTW!

Not really. Charmed and dominated can just be status conditions and those spells give you that status condition. Figments can largely be defined by keyword and the actual spell text can just be "creates a single figment of large size with visual components only." 4E powers can be plugged ...

It's probably easier to understand if you don't live under a two-party system, but it's actually possible to have dissent and still not listen to the crazy. If you're forced to give even the show of consideration to the crazy viewpoint, it's too easy to carry the crossed-arms, fixed-smile, head-nodd...

I'm just being an advocate of the Devil here, but isn't it largely agreed that PrCs for Wizard and Cleric generally gave you more powers for nothing? I'm not saying it's a particularly well thought out or implemented fix, but I can kind of see their motivation. Clerics are not affected by this - th...

Heighten spell is the worst. It doesn't do anything useful, but it's a cornerstone in soo many stupid exploits.

Complaining about rude language on the Den. That's a new one. What next, will you get butthurt and ragequit for a few years because someone said the word [EDITED]? Nobody gives a dick about your profanity. You are not being repressed because you're too cool and edgy (and SMART!) for us all. What ar...

10 most iconic spells. Fireball or lightning bolt. Sucks in 3rd, rocks in 2nd and earlier, and very iconic Teleport, Fly, Invisibility. The trifecta of mythical abilities. Clone. Because being dead just because someone killed you is for chumps. Dominate, Planar Summons. Because real wizards don't ru...

arguing custom magical items is fucking stupid, please stop it at once. I don't think anyone has mentioned custom items besides RadiantPhoenix. And I'm not sure if 4K would be close even if you followed the guidelines in 3.5 or PF. Because it would be x4 due to rd/level, Continuous: 2000 x 1 x1 = 2...

RadiantPhoenix wrote:Continuous item of shield is 4kgp according to the 3e guidelines...

Same guidelines also say that continuos +X to Y bonuses should be handled by the "+X to Y" system.

Why this hate for books beside Core? If we only play core, who would play anything besides Wizard, Cleric and Druid? Why the fuck did I buy those books only to Not use them? Edit: As to your link, I was of the opinion the Assholes are here on the Den. Was I mistaken, should I go back? And there's a...

I just ran book 5 of kingmaker. They took time out of the tournament schedule to kill the ancient wyvern and make a commando raid on Irovetti's castle to free the prisoner. Having concluded that the guy was a douchebag, they confronted him with the wyvern head, and then with the prisoner. Naturally,...

For a thread about an axis-of-preference topic, this thread generates an amazing number of donkey-raping strawmen. I have nothing to contribute but my applause; I am entertained.

As I think others have pointed out, the TF2 Medic is fun to play. Why is that? *Recognition of contribution. You get "kill assists" when your heal target kills someone (and you're first in line to get the assist) *Your contribution is more than reactionary. Overhealed teammates win fights ...