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I duno about CR, but maxing hitpoints definetly encourages the use of save or die/suck/fail/whatever effects, thus crippling direct damage even more in 3.x

AND superhero comic adaptions like Watchemen and the first Fantastic Four movie also manged to cram multiple personalities into a decent film.

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I use a small wooden dice tower I got off ebay

No grid/minis for me. At times it can be helpfull to put some markers on the table in order to indicate the rough positioning of combatants relative to each other, but that's about as far as I'm willing to go if I run the game / can influence the group. It's not that playing with grids and minis...

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That's a good idea. I did (for my homebrew, since I'm currently not DMing 4E) something similiar by imposing a cumulative malus on stunts using the same skills. Your first acrobatics-based stunt works fine. You can attempt another acrobatics-based stunt again, but you will have a -2 penalty on...

Hello EnWorld! I'm in the process of homebrewing my own d&d-based system and at the moment I am obsessed with keying initiative checks (and maybe saving throws) to two attributes. 4E already allows to use either Dex or Int for the Reflex defense and this got me thinking. The act of avoiding...

Now thats a mighty cool idea that I'm going to yoink for my d20 based 3d6 homebrew system. It is already rather similiar to E6 (it caps at level 10) and uses skills in place of BAB/Initiative and to determine spell access. Adding a bonus for monster familiarity would certainly add some dynamics...

Ok, I have to admit that I didn't think that one trough. Still, if you don't factor in unique ability feats (i.e. not your +2 to something type thing) and more powers (which by the time you are 30 should already be way more than you will ever use even in a long encounter, I reckon) it will then...

also, in 4e if you would continue to use the 1/2 level bonus beyond level 30 the 1d20 roll would lose almost all importance in relation to the + added afterwards (which of course also includes item bonuses, circumstance modifiers etc.).

I definetly suggest making him more of a political figure, spiritual leader or lorekeeper than a fighter, wizard or similiar being of (combat) power - that's what the PC are for. Unless you plan on him begin killed off soon or even turn evil later on for the PCs to fight, then starting with a...

Agreed. I would give the Arcane Archers to your Eladrin and create a (semi-)magical archer class based on 3.x's Zen Archery feat and Order of the Bow Initiate prc for your Elves. Something with a more divine/druidic spirit if you want to keep the "magical" element in or simply a guerilla/sniper...

Ok, i probably should have put a big "just kidding" in there...

My cats definetly try to "grapple" spots of light from laser pointers or flashlights, but maybe they are just low wis mammals :D