Recent content by elwynbdas

good stuff a) can you add the retail value of the magic items in the output? b) it was discussed earlier to offer a general shop inventory generator, that includes non-magic items. Basically a tool to tell PC's what they find when they browse through stuff on a bazaar, magic items shop etc.

This is good. Perhaps make a version that looks good b/w? The whole thing confirms an old suspicion of mine. The attribute scores are practically useless. When creating a character, we can as well simply determine the modifiers, and skip the attribute scores. So a character doesn't have Dex...

I let them talk about everything It's really important for the players, especially beginners, to discuss EVERYTHING. Otherwise they'll have a tough time coming up with the right team player strategies. You WANT them to know about each others powers, thoughts, ideas, and status. I even let...

Shop inventory creator - that's what I need Have you thought about creating a similar tool that creates the inventory of a random shop the PC's visit? I want to allow PC's to even buy magic items as suggested in the PHB. I used to not allow it, but why not. I'm thinking about the kind of...

Hi, the links where all the KotS aides were hosted are broken, and nobody has uploaded those valuable documents somewhere else yet. Could somebody who has them be so nice and upload all the monster cards, magic item cards, and maps? THANK YOU!!! :)

Need for e-tool to calculate magic items available in shop How about one of the e-wizards here creating a spreadsheet or java tool that takes the magic items tables from the PHB, and allows for parameters like: level of party, general rarity of items (as desired by DM), distance of shop from...

Where is the point if I can't make choices this could be fun if I could only make some real choices, like in those old solo paperback adventure books. Without choices, it's only about equipping potions on time before you die.

Party too powerful To me it seems that this particular party is too powerful for its level. The DMG suggests only 1 or 2 healing potions max, and the magic items like +2 rod etc. are way too powerful for this party. My 1st level, 4 characters party defeated the dragon only because the wizard...

Brute Strike a must Brute Strike turned out to be even better than expected, because after three sessions we discovered it's one of the few "reliable" powers, meaning they are spent only once they hit. This basically means it's a fighter's guarantee, not just a chance, to cause a lot of damage...

these are my reasons: - yes, the game is already complex enough with all the choices. Not everybody is so much into the game - all my players are virgins! I think D&D is an extremely complicated game. Introducing new players is very tough! I didn't ever bother telling my players to read the rule...

I don't allow multiclassing in my campaign, but I've been thinking perhaps it creates a balance problem in the long run. Any opinions? And also, can anyone tell me how to find the Unofficial Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Info Page? When I click on the link...

One of my players wanted to have a Barbarian, and I basically told him, just take a great weapon fighter, run around half naked with Maul, and call him Barbarian. But I also gave him Rage, which I took from the D20 system website. He is balancing himself out because he refuses to wear heavier...

Hi, whenever I try to open this page: Unofficial Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Info Page it automatically redirects me to the homepage for D&D 4E rules discussion... no news anywhere. It freaks me out :) Volker

I'm running a fresh campaign, 4th edition, with our 4th meeting coming up this weekend. All my players are D&D virgins. I've DM'ed a lot in the 80's and early 90's and the new version got me hooked again. Now my question: The skill challenge looks interesting, but even though we've not tried it...