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    D&D 4E 4E DM's - what have you learned?

    For me, the biggest thing I learned was encounter design and to use Inherent Bonuses instead of constantly needing magic items. Actually, no, the biggest thing I learned was it's all in your head. With a few rule tweaks and reskins, I turned 4e into Urban Fantasy.
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    (homebrew) Freeform classing ?

    Actually...I was just about to make a thread about those rules. In DMG2 pg 30, there are rules for rolling up "Companion Characters". The purpose of Companion Characters (CC's) are to add a DM-designed NPC to the group of PC's. HP, Healing Surges, AC, and the other defenses are rolled up by a...
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    Ships?

    This is what I used. Nautical Compendium - Implement Games-Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition It's out now, free, and 4e.
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    D&D 4E Crafting in 4e

    Well, my group doesn't really craft things (unfortunate really.) In an effort to entice them, I've dropped them into the Emberverse and added the necessary crafting skills as rituals (or I will if I get past the rough draft).
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    Flowchart How to Play My Character When I'm Absent

    What did y'all use for your flow charts/cheat sheets?
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    Simple Mass Combat System

    You could always use Kingmaker's mass combat system. Mass Combat : Hazard's Kingmaker That's what I intend on using if I ever get to that point.
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    D&D 4E Your 4e Bucket List

    From what I've read, it looks fairly decent. Then again, I haven't gotten a chance to playtest it. :( WoTC blog - embertiger - 4e Soulknife
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    D&D 4E Your 4e Bucket List

    I agree, I was super jazzed for PHB3 and psionics because of the Soul Knife... Have you seen that user created one on the wizards forums?
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    D&D 4E Your 4e Bucket List

    Dungeon Master's Guide 3 would be awesome. Covers epic tier and has more info on world building.
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    D&D 4E The Three Pillars of RPGs - How to Integrate into 4E?

    I would suggest hex crawling or linking adventures between two points of light. Like, the players find a diary in Thunderspire that tells them to find the treasure in Fallcrest. Well, the players don't know where Fallcrest is, so they set out on a merry venture to find Fallcrest. Roleplay the...
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    Interesting homebrew mechanics to add to my campaign

    Oh. I have whole pages of house rules that I pick and choose from, most that I got online. 'Idiot' Rule - Player is IC unless his hand is on his forehead. (Used because my players would talk OOC constantly and I would have to remind them to be in character. Super effective) 3 minute egg timer...
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    Emberverse Campaign - PEACH

    Thank you, this is my pride and joy of a setting. The magic...well, there's crazier things to have happened. In the book, something weird happened out in Nantucket. I'm suggesting that the event is magical in nature. The magic in the books is more divine intervention (from what I've read...
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    Emberverse Campaign - PEACH

    First off, I've only read the first 2 books and I'm almost done with the 3rd. So please no spoilers if you've read the series. Character Creation Inherent Bonuses Sanity stat added (SAN = WIS*3) Monk from PHB3 replaced with Soul Knife (user created, looks balanced) All characters are human Only...
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    Interesting homebrew mechanics to add to my campaign

    What exactly are you trying to do with your house rules? Before I can help, I need to know what you intend on fixing/adding by using your new proposed mechanics.
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    Ultramodern 4 is on its way

    Digging the artwork. I was always hoping for a 4e d20 modern. How would these rules do for an Urban Fantasy campaign?
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