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GMChris voted in the poll, "Even more crazy or new stuff (elaborate in the comments)".

April 19, 2012 at 7:19pm

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Gain noncombat bonuses in the pursuit of evil or the protection of others ".

April 19, 2012 at 7:19pm

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Resist damage from evil foes ".

April 19, 2012 at 7:19pm

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Smite evil foes ".

April 19, 2012 at 7:19pm

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Protect his or her allies ".

April 19, 2012 at 7:19pm

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Random monsters and treasures ".

March 22, 2012 at 7:46am

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Players can balance risk versus reward".

March 22, 2012 at 7:46am

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GMChris voted in the poll, "DM freedom to present what he or she wants".

March 22, 2012 at 7:45am

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GMChris voted in the poll, "DM guidance for monsters (some kind of CR system) ".

March 22, 2012 at 7:45am

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Nills voted in the poll, "What is your favorite element of high-level play (choose any that apply)?".

February 23, 2012 at 9:15am
Nills voted in the poll, "What do you think of high-level play?".

February 23, 2012 at 9:15am
adembroski11 voted in the poll, "Should a character at negative hit points who receives healing add those points numerically to her total until she reaches consciousness, or should healing always grant positive hit points?".

February 12, 2012 at 12:20pm

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Brapnor voted in the poll, "Should the fighter be broadly customizable to accommodate a wide range of warrior types or have a specific function in the game?".

February 10, 2012 at 3:06pm
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Maintaining the Machine wizards.com

December 13, 2011 at 8:19am
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The Temperature of the Rules www.wizards.com

December 6, 2011 at 7:39am
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Cassan

And yet there is a 1500 reply discussion on how 4e lost the D&D feel... community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/758...

December 12, 2011 2:48 AM PST

Stylinlp

Figured I would throw in an opinion. It really bothers me when someone on here uses the typical "it works why change it" "what everyone plays or wants is D&D 4.0"
ummm, I don't play D&D 4.0, I dont know anyone that does. To me the statement "if it works why change it" applies to AD&D. Not this game some of the new kids play called D&D 4.0. Now, i'm sure D&D 4.0 is a great balanced figure board game. Im sure I would have fun playing it. But, at the end of the day, if I...

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December 13, 2011 12:13 PM PST

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November 22, 2011 at 7:54am
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Baksi

This idea simply doesn't make sense. If the rule exists, it exists. He contradicts himself: the article opens with the idea that "attacks of opportunity existed in the system long before" they were codified. Thus, nothing changed but the label of the rule. To say that rules should magically come into being as the players level up is absurd. Rules exist. Period, end of discussion. Now, if you want to talk about *which* rules should exist, that's a topic I'd love to hear. But to pretend you can...

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December 6, 2011 4:01 PM PST

beldinme

I see no reason why simple rules of play cannot be used even for 30th level characters. Certainly, a 30th level character should be more complicated to play than a 1st level character. That does not mean that playing a 30th level character can't be simple. The increased complexity would result from the increased number of feats that a 30th level player has, not because of any change in basic game mechanics. I consider things like "attacks of opportunity", "damage resistance", different types of...

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March 16, 2012 11:28 AM PDT

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November 17, 2011 at 2:38pm
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Anchuri

oops, "edition" not "addition"... and several other terrible typos...

November 17, 2011 5:09 PM PST

Xynthoros

You know how they fixed the fact that no one took the alchemist feat? they created the alchemist theme... do the same thing for practiced study... Call it what you will but it would go something like:
Level 1: You gain the Practiced Study Feat, You also know one first level study. You can perform one study/day without expending component costs. (exclude studies that result in permanent stuff that can be exploited)
Level 5: You gain knowledge of an additional study of up to 5th level,...

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November 19, 2011 8:30 PM PST

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October 4, 2011 at 7:34am
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Somantus

Monte is dead on with this one.

January 11, 2012 9:20 PM PST

OldGuyGaming

It makes me happy to see that the lead designer of 5e is actually in tune with how I view magical items.

January 16, 2012 10:48 PM PST

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August 24, 2011 at 1:28pm
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Invincible_Overlord

I can interpret this as one of two ways:
1) You're replacing the skill DC with a different nomenclature (journeyman, expert, etc.). You're just putting a different shade of lipstick on a pig.
2) It also sounds like you're adding additional skills. (i.e. Expert swimming, Grandmaster climbing, etc.).
So really... why the change...?
Like AH_viperm4a3 said above - Train your GM's on how to use the skill system to craft good, dramatic, and fun encounters.

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September 9, 2011 8:04 AM PDT

Irda_Ranger

This is basically what I have always done. The easiest way for a player to get a DC down to where he can hit it is to play smart. Trying to Search for runes written in invisible ink is hard, unless you have researched and created the revealing reagent.

January 13, 2012 9:25 PM PST

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July 26, 2011 at 12:11pm
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ElepaioMenehune

Part 2
Basically what you said there was feat A is better than feat B. Obviously. There are many inferior feats. There will be many inferior class features, skills, ect. but some people restrict the options available also...if there wasn't a redundant +1/2 level bonus across the board there would be less need for these to hit bonuses, this would also return magic items to more of a perk than a necessity.

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August 3, 2011 1:32 AM PDT

hawaiianbrian

I'm fully with Mr. Mearls on this, though he's treating this as some new concept. Other games have been and are doing this right now, like Savage Worlds or GURPS.
I would be on board with a new edition of D&D that wasn't so proscriptive. Ever since 3E came out I've been trying to extract the Vancian magic system and replace it with something simpler, with fewer but more broad spells, power points, and an actual skill you have to roll. Problem is, everything in D&D is so intricately...

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September 21, 2011 1:04 PM PDT

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