So, people, if you're pissed off with what you've heard about the 4th edition -what do you want for the 5th Edition in terms of RULES, SETTING or FEEL.
Now I know y'all have the souls of poets, so please feel free to express yourselves in the form of Haiku
Mine's a bit crap -
deep in the forest
eager farmboys far from home
it's not Exalted
(or maybe that's a bit 'A+ Fantasy')
desperate heroes
the enemy approaches
we have 10' poles
See, I'm awful !
(Haiku is usually a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, I think)
A $20 PHB with nothing but the rules needed to play, one race (Humans) and three classes (Fighter, Rogue, Sorceror). A $40 DMG that has all of the rules needed to run the game. A $30 MM that has all of the iconic monsters needed.
All other races and classes are setting-specific and thus confined to setting supplements.
races and classes
other than those in the core
buy another book
I wanted 4x, a bit like Rolemaster express at a similar price, it ain't gonna happen, so for 5x:
cheaper basic set
one book for the setting and
one for the system
Dungeons & Dragons
New editions not for me
Fonzie jumped the shark
:haw:
E. G. Gygax built
building blocks interaction
are back for good
A fifth edition
Will not replace the books I use
Castles And Crusades
A fifth edition?
You have more money than sense
Wizards call the tune
"Eladrin" sounds like
Viagra for designers
Choke on it, Noonan
what a good start
basho, byron, baudelaire
spinning in the grave
c'mon the rest of you :)
Children mob the shops
Buying shiny books and dice
Market expansion!
The children construct
Network externalities
D&D hits gold....
Bradford C. Walker
Fails the poetry form test
It's 5-7-5!
Apathetic I
Post as I desire on
What delights me now.
A little better
But please fix the middle line
Still six syllables
first ed was fine, thanks
simulates appendix N
not dragonball Z
Edition before
Like Dungeon! but simpler. Ugh...
Wizards sold rights? YES!
Lord Hobie
sweet! :D
As a monk, I will
Basho those elderitch creatures
and then take their stuff.
Malcolm X's pot
calls the kettle black; 1st ed
calls 3rd ed complex.
This is the best thread!
Double weapons sucked
What the hell were they thinking?
Just give me an axe
Half Dragon Ninjas
Kewl powerz and dungeon punk
What total garbage
:haw:
The old faithful sigh
Long time Erol Otus fans
Not trendy Jap crap
Dungeons and Dragons.
Excellent despite some flaws.
I want more of this.
Second edition.
Even better than at first:
Revised and improved.
Now third edition.
Too much shit to keep track of.
I don't like it much.
Three point five is out.
Rule upon rule upon rule.
Can not cope with this.
Open Game License.
Endless flood of supplements.
Munchkin nirvana.
"Use all supplements!"
Super-entitled players
Demand of GMs.
Power inflation.
Prestige classes multiply.
No more can I bear.
Fourth edition soon?
More third-party supplements?
No. No! DO NOT WANT!
Perhaps Savage Worlds.
Maybe New World of Darkness?
I might try Scion.
T & T might do.
Unisystem worth a look.
-Cinematic form.
D & D is gone.
I mourn the loss of it now.
But can not go back.
It is for the win
Cerulean Lion is
crowned the Haiku King
everyone praises
(where (n) is the one out now)
(n-1) ed.
Big-haired, blond, white-skinned
Indians. Seriously -
racist, or just strange?
Quote from: Age of Fableeveryone praises
(where (n) is the one out now)
(n-1) ed.
Age of Fable makes
A very clever haiku.
He deserves some praise.
Quote from: Age of FableBig-haired, blond, white-skinned
Indians. Seriously -
racist, or just strange?
Very strange this sounds.
To what does it refer though?
I do not know this.
This thread is going
Remarkably off topic.
Cherry blossoms fall.
Quote from: Christmas ApeThis thread is going
Remarkably off topic.
Cherry blossoms fall.
Topic drift sets in.
Sometimes this is a good thing.
Sometimes it is not.
Is it good this time?
Well -- I have an excuse to
Write some more Haiku.
:)
rows of new product
undeserving poetry
bow to your talents :D
Quote from: Cerulean LionQuote from: Age of FableBig-haired, blond, white-skinned
Indians. Seriously -
racist, or just strange?
Very strange this sounds.
To what does it refer though?
I do not know this.
In Forgotten Realms
they have pictures of these guys
whose name I forgot.
Quote from: Cerulean LionAge of Fable makes
A very clever haiku.
He deserves some praise.
Thanks Cerulean!
You know, I wish 'lion' had
one less syllable.
Quote from: Age of FableIn Forgotten Realms
they have pictures of these guys
whose name I forgot.
White-skinned Indians?
(Cerulean: baffled shrug.)
I do not know them.
The Forgotten Realms?
More than a few odd things there.
Just look at the Drow.
Evil Elves they are.
Black their skin: Evil their hearts.
Each and every one.
Now is this racist?
Not at all says T. S. R.
No racist intent.
Black-skinned evil folk.
Even if not intended,
Racist in effect.
Quote from: Cerulean LionBlack-skinned evil folk.
Even if not intended,
Racist in effect.
And they are ruled
By women; how did Gary
Get away with it?
Quote from: Christmas ApeAnd they are ruled
By women; how did Gary
Get away with it?
Did Gary do it?
Was it Gary Gygax who
Invented the Drow?
When they first appeared
Was Gary the editor?
Fiend Folio, yes?
Perhaps someone else
Was responsible for this -
"Less than wise" concept.
Well, he's been quoted
From a thread over on EN
World; he seems quite clear.
"As I created
them, there are no good drow
save the insane" - Gary
I don't think any
Other person gets the blame
This one's all on him.
This I am sorry
To hear. Badly mistaken
Idea at best.
The racist image
Even if inadvertent
Is painful to see.
All that I've wanted
To be since the age of three
Was a Jedi Knight
Patience, young Walker
You are not a Jedi yet
Use the Force, Bradford
Hey Wizards, where's my
System Reference Document?
I don't pay for games.
Quote from: Age of FableHey Wizards, where's my
System Reference Document?
I don't pay for games.
This is probably
A terrible position
To ask for things from.
"I'll never give you
A thin dime of my money;
Now where's my free shit?"
They are a business
And owe all the freeloaders
Not a fucking thing.
(Not that I don't think
I'll end up running 4e
From the SRD
At least for the first
Adventure; this seems like a
different game, no?)
My dictionary
has nothing for 'irony'
just an ape's picture.
:keke:
Use the S R D
Even if you don't buy it.
That's what it's there for.
But I do agree
If you do not plan to buy,
Don't demand freebies.
Take if they give them -
Just do not act entitled.
Smile and say "Thank you".
you know that thing where
you say things that you don't mean
as part of a joke?
Quote from: Age of Fableyou know that thing where
you say things that you don't mean
as part of a joke?
I know of that thing.
Sometimes I even notice
When people do it. :)
If I want to play
Elf chick with giant boobies
Blizzard gets my cash
Stunts, feats, or powerz
MMO contrivances
Cover heart of game
10 foot by 10 foot
Rooms full of pissed off ogres
Make me sigh with joy