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Covent, there's one point I need to raise. We know for certain that the monsters are all going to run on special snowflake Exception-Based-Design logic, because it's Mearls and what he showed us in the playtests. So the analysis of fighters not being able to murder each other in a reasonable amount...

Basically trying to extrapolate anything when you have only a part of the rules, no samples of challenges, haven’t read the rules, and can’t apply them correctly if you have makes you a waste of bandwidth. I know I am on your ignore list now, however I have to say you have finally in your last post...

Covent, there's one point I need to raise. We know for certain that the monsters are all going to run on special snowflake Exception-Based-Design logic, because it's Mearls and what he showed us in the playtests. So the analysis of fighters not being able to murder each other in a reasonable amount...

I'd be a lot more impressed with Previn's tantrum if he provided some specifics about why Covent is wrong. The very first class feature of all 1st level fighters can grant them +1 to AC when wearing armor. That means that the very first supposition of 20 AC is the max, is wrong. That is effectively...

To be fair, there are people who totally play "Magic artifact carried by some dude" if it was explicitly an option. In fact, now I almost want to take the Intelligent Item rules and Weapons of Legacy and stuff like the "sac gold to improve weapon" feat from BoED, and make a clas...

@Covent The only things you have correct are 3 where it concerns players and 4. The rest is wrong, either factually, or conceptually. Could you explain please? I am trying to parse the basic rules so as to allow for easier assimilation of the 5th Ed PHB and would like to know what I have done wrong...

Could you explain please? I am trying to parse the basic rules so as to allow for easier assimilation of the 5th Ed PHB and would like to know what I have done wrong. I haven't read the basic rules yet, but I assume you're bound to pick up some magic items and other stuff during play. Thus you shou...

@Covent The only things you have correct are 3 where it concerns players and 4. The rest is wrong, either factually, or conceptually. Could you explain please? I am trying to parse the basic rules so as to allow for easier assimilation of the 5th Ed PHB and would like to know what I have done wrong...

If a game as unplayable and baroque as Exalted can still have fans almost 12 years later, . Since we're picking apart math: Exalted 1e shipped in July 2001. It is currently July 2014. :p 1.) I would argue that D&D (All editions) is much more of a math game than anything that White wolf ever put...

Ok... So I was looking at the Basic PDF for 5th Ed and well, its raising some flags for me. I am going to wait until the PHB comes out to do a review as I want all of the data, however I would very much appreciate if anyone would be willing to check me on a few concepts. 1.) AC is determined by Armo...

Just my personal reasons for running away from 4th ed and literally giving away my books: -Skill challenges were boring and later incomprehensible. -Combat was "Minion, Minion, BOSS!! = Cleric Daily, Minion, At-will spam ad nauseum" -The magic item that refreshed your daily power... -Magic...

Mostly the Video, and the shitty looking page on display. Also Wart Hex = Scar Hex pretty much exactly. I also do not personally like the idea of the product, however that is a personal taste issue. In short I expect that the displayed sample page will be about the balance level of everything in the...

Sean K. Reynolds...

Keeping it classy.

*nod* I have a 95% completed project. Writing: Check Editing: Check Proofed: Check Layout with "Concept Art": Check Basically I need art and to include the OGL, and I expect to spend between 5,000$ to 7,000$ to finish this. All prior work I did but I am in no way an artist and art is very ...

So, I've been bugging the manager at Red Robin just about weekly for a bit more than a month, I think, and I finally got an interview. Did the interview yesterday morning. ...it lasted about six minutes. On the other hand, she scheduled me for a second interview, which is in about half an hour from...

Sandra and Woo has been really enjoyable for me.

This one especially.

I honestly laughed myself silly at it.

Honestly, this is kind of my "Holy Grail" of game design. A system that allows enough flex to have defined power bands and is complex enough to cover most cases. I have never seen a system that did this perfectly. I would like to think that the way to do this would be a combination of some...

Damn it!

I was supposed to have today off. Got called in and now I missed the magic happening in this thread...

Ah well, at least it is an entertaining read.

Some changes, orginal link works for new document. @sarcasmoverdose: I decided that I wanted to leave cub protector with bear to maintain the range/family protector vibe I am trying to establish. I decided that as cat has the option to pick up double slice as early as level one by using their regula...

Arcanist...

*Air Raid Siren*

"That is all."

The Return, or Simply Return.

Alluding to Ecclesiastes 3:20 perhaps?

Laertes wrote:

Ancient History wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canuck_letter

I honestly didn't think that it was possible for my opinion of Richard Nixon to sink any lower, and yet somehow it has.

Nixon! Always exceeding expectations!

I find myself... skeptical. I don't know it seems kind of fishy is all, so I'll believe it when I have the product in my hand, or, more likely, when someone around here gets really drunk and reviews the thing. Honestly I expect it is a leaked piece of documentation for an earlier closed playtest, b...

Guy over on GiTP forums is saying he has a full 5E PHB, the thread is delicious.

I have not seen such rage, trolling and fanboisim in quite awhile, and I frequent the Pathfinder boards!