Recent content by silverwhisper

it was a good one all right, although i was also partial to iron heroes. considering that was mearls too, i guess my overall enjoyment of 5e isn't too surprising, huh? i was rather curious to see if there was something akashic-like. :D it would have been convenient, but i guess keywords are a...

hi folks, thanks for reading! i wanted to address a few points raised. considering that they did a lot that was new in 4e but a significant portion of the fanbase ran screaming for pathfinder--and that the playtest was explicitly an exercise in building an edition with the broadest possible...

i have played every TSR/WOTC edition of D&D and am running a 4e campaign. no single edition to me has ever nailed it though. that is, not until now. my copy arrived saturday. if you're interested in this subject but haven't already gotten a copy for yourself, you've probably already read a few...

i've always understood the power to be a quick exhortation of some sort, paired with a bit of tactical advice. maybe your warlord tells the fighter, "that was a good attack--but this time, try following through more" or tells the rogue, "great use of sly flourish--try another shot, but this...

i'm developing an antagonist race in my world modeled after moorcock's melniboneans whose infantry are largely slaves that they've addicted to a combat drug. the combat drug has the effect of giving them power bonuses to attack and damage rolls, but they're at a penalty on all saves and can't...

uh, oops? obviously, i misread. :> i like your revisions re: divine challenge and lay on hands. those both seem sensible. i continue to believe that virtue's touch may tread too close to cleric/leader than defender. i know, it's a secondary role for paladins, but that's the only...

i think jools is right. while he simply isn't familiar with the history, it's also true that almost all RPGs out there have abandoned the 3d6-based range for stats. i gave my thoughts on the matter already. mkultra: i really don't see the respective classes as all being a single class...

perhaps it's b/c i play a high-CHA defending paladin, but i thought it did a fantastic job, thanks to the virtuous strike at-will and the broadening of divine challenge into divine sanction, which i find superior. as to ardent vow & virtue's touch: i think ardent vow needs nerfing (5+ WIS...

great questions, and something i've been mulling myself for months ever since seeing this. i agree with your underlying assumptions. to my way of thinking, i think the video game-inspired approach is the genie that's been loosed from the bottle, and am approaching this conversation with that...

i really like mr. teapot's idea re: infernal pact/tiefling warlock--but if he's using weapon keyworded at-wills and feeds off the temporary HPs, doesn't that imply he needs to stay in melee, mixing it up? ed

well, as with all statting discussions, shared target versions of the character seem pretty important. :> in retrospect, i'm not sure i understand where that thought was headed, myself. i blame undercaffeination and the hour. :> forgive me: a vestige? i don't quite know what you mean here...

i've been using the core system, but with the updates that: 1) you cap the # of failures, and 2) use only complexity 5 challenges, which i recall reading on a WOTC staffer's blog although i no longer recall whose. ed

garthanos, i think that statting elric is a real challenge--kudos to you for taking it on! class: i'm not sure i see the martial source classes as suitable for elric. my thinking is that when we're introduced to him, it's as elric, the sorcerer-king of imrryr. therefore, some kind of arcane...

i'd love to help, but i don't know what the item is designed to do, or by whom. perhaps some more information here would be helpful in that regard? ed

i too am running a low-magic 4e game. i've opted however to use the magic items as is--but as a matter of flavor, am describing them as being masterwork instead of magic. it's a fairly transparent matter and requires no adjustments (other than limiting treasure so that it feels consistent with...