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I miss the war.

There was a time on this board when you could guarantee a knee-jerk reaction by simply stating your hatred of 4e or by applauding the death of 3.5. Without seeing the rules of 4th edition, I could safely say that it was the worst thing I had ever seen, and I’ve seen ‘Reindeer Games’. I felt liberated enough to tell 3.5 that it had never satisfied me sexually; that I was a new woman after watching the Gnome/Tiefling video.

The very foundations of the Paizo community were shaken by the seemingly endless armies of straw men, the legions of ad hominem in soapbox chariots. This message board felt the swell of new members from all over the Internet, like some kind of mercenary troll army bent on the rampant destruction of our home world.

From on high, Lisa Stevens was forced to wield the moderating Sword of Damocles over us for our own good. Joshua Frost actually threw a Triscuit at someone. James Jacobs’ dinosaurs roamed the earth. And I think we all remember the Erik Mona Day Massacre. Nic Logue will live on in our memories. And as a zombie, of course.

There are those that would say the war never ended, that it is waged every day in some small way. That war is but a shadow. An uneasy truce has started to blossom into real peace and everyone is free to choose their game rules in relative harmony. Maturity and dignity have returned to our boards and you have conducted yourselves as adults in recent months.

To the veterans of the War of Edition, I salute you.

You are all poopheads.

The people that created 4e aren’t enemies to roleplaying and WOTC employees are not greedy jerks, they’re mostly gamers like you and I. They probably figured working there would be a dream job; I know I would. These are our peers; venerable old farts and overzealous young guns included. They want what we want; a game to be proud of in a hobby we love.

Hasbro, on the other hand, has a bottom line. Large corporations are an entirely different beast and cannot be expected to embrace something they don’t understand. I’ve seen an entire design team fired for choosing the wrong color for an ad campaign, ludicrous as that sounds (it was orange, by the way). Legal teams and focus groups are the order of business and the only thing they really understand is profit. How much could they really care about Dungeons and Dragons when they have G.I. Joe, Star Wars, Milton Bradley, Disney, and Barrel of Monkeys?

I’m all for flinging poop; let’s just make sure we pick the right intended targets.

Barrel of Monkeys!

I'm not sure how often people notice when things go right, so I figured I would let you know that my order arrived on time, intact and just right. Thanks!

That title is ridiculous now that I look at it. Anywho, I am thinking of my next campaign and I want it to have that kind of unlikely heroes dealing with ancient doodads and magics combined with beyond silly machismo flavor.

I'm seriously thinking about starting out with Mad God's Key, but the only later adventure I will definitely use will be Entombed With The Pharaohs.

Warning: Please do not use this thread to discuss Shia LaBeouf and the Kingdom of the Chocolate Milk Mustache.

I lurv this adventure and I especially like the rotating labyrinth, but I am already dreading the player reactions to the gauntlet of Symbols in an already trap-packed dungeon (I am feverishly practicing my maniacal face of glee for the Stinging Wasps). Any ideas on suitable replacement puzzles, critters or snacks for a couple of these?