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[TerraDave]

Originally Posted by Rel

So yeah, I'm gearing up to run my first 4e campaign since the game came out. I'm really excited about the setting I've come up with (maybe I should start another ENW thread about that...)

Also using a new world for the first time in ages. Fun stuff.

Skills - I like the new skill system in general. I like that the list is shorter and has fewer skills covering broader areas. What I didn't like so much was that some skills that add a bit of flavor to the game were cut out. I'm speaking of Craft, Perform and Profession. This was an easy fix and it goes like this:

I used backgrounds I made up to sort of get at the same thing, but this approach is nice.

Powers I want to introduce the ability for PC's to break out of the rigid constraints of the powers once in a while in ways that they think are cool. In short, I like rules that let you break the rules on occassion.

My answer is Action Points.

You could even allow some of this without buring action points...

Milestones - There are few mechanics in 4e that I find less flavorful than the "fight two encounters, get a Milestone" bit. But after consideration, I determined that what I needed to do is to simply turn Milestones into, well, milestones.

. My interpretation from the start, and you could try really hard to read that in the rules now...haven't really decided if need to come out and declare it in a house rule.

Healing - So you just fought the Dragon! Man he was TOUGH! Despite the Cleric's best efforts and spending every Healing Surge, the Dragon finally took down the Fighter. It was lucky that the Rogue and Warlock were able to finish off the Dragon while the Cleric helped the Fighter because he was down to his LAST Death Save! Phew! But 6 hours later the Fighter feels perfectly fine! Fresh as a daisy really! Not a scratch on him.

From playing at XP, this has been the thing that has stuck out. D&D has always been, lets call it abstract, and heroic...but at some point it can feel a little too silly. Especially given the pounding a PC can take on a long 4E day.

Mouseferatu/XRPs Advanced Player Guide also has some interesting wound rules.

Rituals - Love em'. LOVE em'! You know what goes good with Rituals? MORE Rituals! We need more Rituals. ...Right away I saw this as an opportunity to hand out Ritual ingredients as treasure and I'll be doing that early and often. ....Now another route is to give out the Rituals themselves as treasure.

Great addition to the game. One of the e-dragons, and the FRPG had more rituals, and I think these are in the compendium. If you have access.

These treasure ideas are spot on...as are:

Magic Items - I'll make your items magic for FREE. Once in a while, due to the chaos and magic that pervades my campaign world, stuff just sort of resonates and becomes spontaneously enchanted. The death blow to the Red Dragon caused your sword to become a Dragonslayer.

Really good idea...