Recent content by BronzeGolem

I voted for Dark Sun, just because I think it fits best into the authorial conceits for 4e. I wouldn't trust them to do either Greyhawk or Planescape because I think the designers of 4e have already made it clear how they pretty much feel about both, and I think they'd crater both settings the...

I won't be moving to 4E. I may 'port' some of the feats and spells into a 3rd edition format/system, but I dislike the vast majority of the flavor changes that I've seen so far, and a good chunk of the mechanics that seems to play into this. It really doesn't feel like D&D to me.

Precisely. Instead of giving people options whether they want Points of Light or not, we're all basically told "Points of Light-love it or leave it". They shouldn't really be that surprised when people opt for the 'leave it'.

So since succubi are now devils, what plotting demons (since they've now apparently been retroactively lobotomized for the most part) work for Graz'zt? He used to have succubi working for him like Maretta in 2nd and 3rd edition. Did he just wake up one morning and half his court was gone?

Personally, I really dislike this change. I didn't think that demons and devils according to WotC were perfect. But instead of dealing with it, they've opted for this bizarre Twilight Zone option where they simply disposed of everything that was good along with everything that needed improvement.

No...Xykon didn't know. The only reason why Xykon had Miko spared was because Xykon knew that it was in Azure City and that was it. He expected Miko to lead him exactly to where the gate was, so he could 'tag along' via scrying and find the location.

The malebranche isn't new. It was previously given stats in Monster Manual II 3rd ed and (perhaps) earlier although I don't remember that clearly.

Pretend, for the most part, that Monster Manual IV never happened and work from there: 1) At a bare minimum, revise the new format so that it includes useful pieces of information like the HD breakdown, makes it more readable (and relatedly-easier to modify monsters with) instead of a visual...

The half-fiend template grants wings iirc.

From MMIII: Bonedrinker Brood Keeper Deathshrieker Sorrowsworn (Demon) Bloodstriker (Dinosaur) Fleshraker (Dinosaur) Swindlespitter (Dinosaur) Mindshredder Skindancer From MMIV Deathdrinker (Demon) Joystealer Mageripper Swarm

My personal take on the Far Realm (I call it the Void Beyond) is that it exists beyond alignment considerations and the normal structures of the Outer and Inner Planes, but whenever a denizen of the Void Beyond enters the normal planar structure (The Inner and Outer Planes, Prime Material), the...

These are all sort of the same point, so I'll explain what I mean by "quality" as far as a Monster Manual is concerned. Quality means, to me and in no particular order, that: 1) There are a lot of monsters. 2) The monsters provided are unique, and are creatures that I couldn't just think of...

No, that's not a silly assumption at all. For LE this makes sense, since Lawful Evil allows for the possibility of loyalty. For Demons with lesser power (say, succubi and below), this makes sense. But your "demon lord will just order their minions to put down a rebellion" just doesn't make...

Actually, I wouldn't be particularly dissatisfied with that. At least one statted version of Demogorgon in that view would be capable of "holding its own" against all comers, much less what would happen if Demogorgon went up against a deity. My problem is with the idea of a CR 2X Demogorgon as a...

I partially agree (it's a bit harder to get skill points than this, since the Int of the creature also factors into it, and the degree to which it's reduced), but I think your general point is valid. Additionally, if deadvancing is being put forth as an error prone process, how much more...