Recent content by Jack Colby

I like the idea, and there's no reason at all that criticals should be dealt by monsters as well as PCs. PCs and monsters are two different things, something 4E made much clearer than 3E. Also, criticals are mainly a fun thing to add because people naturally get excited when they see a 20 come...

It would be more consistent perhaps, but not better. Better would be if nothing scaled with tier at all, since it doesn't make sense, and devalues your character's supposed rise in skill and power. Does an avalanche do more damage to a skilled warrior than a newbie? Why? I think falling has...

It is rather curious that WotC has not released official "updates" to early classes that have obvious problems due to being early 4E designs. They had no problem retooling the entire skill challenge rules when it was noticed they didn't work as intended. Why not do the same for the classes...

I'm not ready for 4.5E, and even though they have made some good changes in Essentials, I already have 4th Edition rulebooks and am not buying more. I'm not going to stay "current" with 4E... the books I already have will have to be good enough. I am, however, ready for 5th Edition... :) The...

I agree, people really need to look into other options for stat generation and not be slaves to the ones handed down from on high when it's clear they aren't working as well as they should. That said, good on WotC if they are trying to eliminate the MAD problem. The game shouldn't have even...

The people who have been here the longest have had the same small pool of ideas ingrained into them for the longest time and are least likely to consider the possibility of other options. Fresh ideas are never a bad thing.

For over 30 years there was always a D&D class for people who just want to roll the die and try to hit something with a weapon. And spellcasters were there for the people who wanted a variety of things to do and special powers to manage. Different people gravitate towards different classes...

The ad is embarrassing. They are trying too hard and it shows.

Charisma is not a dump stat in older editions if you have followers and want their morale to be good. They can help a lot in combat, so any fighter type would absolutely want Charisma as high as possible for the sake of survivability and not having your fellow combatants run away on you. I...

So when does errata stop being errata (fixes to the original game) and start being new ideas and changes they came up with at a later date (new edition material)? By using "updates" they can really do anything they want and claim it is the same edition. Technically they are right...

I have a set of dice taken from an old Star Wars boardgame that are numbered as follows: 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6. I use those to generate ability scores in 4E. If it were any earlier edition of D&D I'd feel like that was cheating, but not in this game.

Heh, I just had the same thought the other day. I do agree it would work, and would eliminate some hassle in this edition of D&D. I'd play a game run this way. In my own game, I won't be doing it, though. My group still rolls for stats, and uses them to suggest a character or character...

You are wrong in assuming that you can literally make any sort of build you want and have it be maximized. That's blunt, but you did ask, and it's the truth. 4E cannot do everything, and if every weapon worked equally well with every character, what a boring game it would be...

I've never felt the need to explain it, nor have players asked for an explanation. Obviously the "Damage" taken was impairing at the time, but not really that permanent. Also remember that PCs in combat are doing all they can to minimize the deadliness of the attacks against them, that's why a...

I like WFRP and think the miniatures wargame doesn't seem much like Warhammer to me. *shrug* Depends on where you're coming from. And why must "source material" be emulated? Why can't the two different games have a different focus and cater to different players? That said, the new edition...