Recent content by Atlemar

It's not that simple. Yes, they have to act in the best interest of the shareholders, but they historically have had great leeway in determining how to do that. It doesn't necessarily mean (as in this case) releasing your most-experienced but highest-paid employees in order to drive down costs...

I enjoyed the Dragonborn and Tiefling books, and was looking forward to Players Handbook Races: Humans. Humans are my favorite race (I am one, even!). It was taken off the schedule ages ago, and effectively cancelled. The content may show up in Insider somewhere, but we're not getting the book...

My first thought was, but I want it for the knight and slayer and hunter and ... But I guess I can just check those boxes in my head too.

That is awesome! I can't use the CB at home (my computer is too old to run the right Silverlight) so just tried it at work. This pleases me! It means the real difference between a mage and a wizard is a choice between school and implement. I still want Class Compendium, because I like things in...

I haven't bought HotF* because I hate them. But there are things in there that are cool. Integrating those classes into regular 4e would be great. I'm thinking especially of the wizard -- the ability to have all the spell choices of the PHB and AP, plus a school! In addition to an implement or...

I have played 4e with my eight-year-old son many times. We play without a mat. Since there is usually just one opponent, he can "step back" for shifting to go from melee to range. If he's facing multiple opponents (usually four minions) he can be "surrounded" (flanked). I introduced a bard...

I think the Slayer and the Knight do have encounter powers. The damage boost turns a 1[W] hit into a 2[W] hit, which is pretty much what an encounter is. It's a little less effective on the extras, but you never waste it on a miss. So it seems -- but I could be wrong, hence why I'm asking --...

I got my first chance to flip through Heroes of the Starts-with-F Geographies last night at Encounters. It would have been great for my game two years ago when I had nongamers joining a game I organized for coworkers. However, what if, say, someone builds a warpriest, plays a couple levels...

The first thing I checked was weapons. No chart, as I expected. But also no brutal and defensive property, which were both introduced in Adventurer's Vault. I'm very disappointed. I thought that was the point of this, to bring all the new rules and updates into one volume.

I got the impression, especially from the DMG, that it's okay to take powers and reflavor them, specifically changing damage types. You want a fire wizard? Take a bunch of powers, and make them all fire based. Voila, pyromancer! And then, take feats! Arcane Fire makes fire powers better! If...

I went looking for an example of rare, trying to start thinking of character-defining items for my party. The paladin is easy -- a Crusader's Weapon to become Holy Avenger. But I'm seeing here assertions that there are no rare items yet, which doesn't quite match my reading of the Wizards...

Yes, all those are great. But what is also great us creating a character. Maybe you're not this way, but I personally am more interested and invested in a character I created. It also helps when someone at the table isn't playing the same character. And anyway, since Essentials is 100%...

In my area, Encounters is the regular public play. For me, it's the only regular play. (I DM two irregular games.) we don't have LFR. I want to buy the red box for my eight-year-old for Christmas, not for me now. I have 30 hardcovers, I don't need the box. I hated the pregens in season 2 and...

Thanks. I don't want to say what non-dragon solos I'm using because some of my players might be reading. Where do books between MM1 and MM2 fall? I'm thinking Open Grave and Draconomicon 1 in particular.

I've been running two campaigns since 4e came out and both are on level 7. Thus, I'm thinking ahead to paragon but have no experience with it yet. And one of my campaigns is themed around dragons. So, when it comes time for my players to fight paragon and epic MM1 solos, would it be...