Nothing in 4e stops you from inhabiting your character and truly roleplaying, you just like 3.5e better. You're not alone, but lets not pretend that any tabletop RPG is about interaction between people, not whether you enjoyed THAC0 more than the attack matrix.

Amen. The above comments should read: I hate the directions the rules took. It is very simplified now, and moves very smooth with very little tweaking of the rules. But as it was stated, nothing in the rules changes how the game is played between PCs and DMs where character is involved. Chainmail was like…

I started role playing when I was nine, about the same time as this guy's kid. It has been an awesome tool to sharpen the imagination and relieve stress. I still play at 35. I've been thinking about how to get my daughter and much younger son into it when they hit the right age. This is a great idea, and along the…

Insane for fiscal austerity? Do you regularly get new credit cards to pay your bills? The Tea Party has not made any demands of what should be cut, only that spending not be so apeshit out of control that you can't type the federal debt out in a comment box because the zeroes don't fit inside 256 characters.

Hell yeah! Even when I plan on voting all one party I NEVER hit the button that lets you vote all for one party out of principal. I research my candidates (and their voting records), I write to them and I guage their responses across multiple media outlets. I'm an independent, and I take my politics seriously. I…

Its not the most dissapointing game in the series now, that distinction belongs to its HD remake. Capcom wasted resources polishing a turd.

The overuse of anti-bacterial household cleaning items isn't cited as often as it should be as well. Especially when an anti-bacterial soap leaves room for harmful fungus afterwards. When I worked at a large pharmecuetical company a few years back, we had an interesting class where we were shown cultured plates of…

I was in Paradise Valley, the Poconos, when the quake struck. I was inside buying a Pizza with my daughter in tow. My wife and infant son were in the car. They felt it because the car was swaying on its suspension. I was inside a solidly built two storey structure and felt nothing. I imagine lots of people had…

Aw man, they shut down the Shetland Pony Express of Lulzsec. I was hoping to hear more snotty self-righteousness from a bunch of clown SQL Injectors. A sad day for my still not caring about digital al-qaeda.

Elitism doesn't make you right. Being right makes you right. 720p has always been part of the HD description. What would you call it? MD? SD is for 480p only. Though I agree, all the talk of console resolutions pales in comparison to PC awesomeness.

China's one child policy has loopholes and it isn't always enforced. Though there are horror stories about forced abortions and forced sterilizations, most of the time you just get whacked with a big old penalty tax, especially if you're a desirable citizen in their eyes.

I hear that we may see a return to attempting to do At the Mountains of Madness if Pacific Rim does well, as that studio will owe him one.

Nope, its just the Sci-Fi movie monster of the week.

By counting the faces in that diagram I see a d14. I also now see potential for an ogre sized battle axe. Is that so wrong?

Purple Worm, D&D references for the awesome.

"The Thing From Another World" was a 50's movie, then there was the 1982 "The Thing" both based off of the tale "Who Goes There?". This will be the third Thing movie.

"This isn't news for slushbubs."

Look at you talking when there is science to be done.

You got it brotha!

Is it sad or awesome that I read the headline and said, "Why yes io9, I do remember that time the Decepticons got drunk off of energon."