Recent content by SparqMan

I saw it tonight. Some decent material for D&D encounters, particularly Dark Sun.

My eyes thank you.

Missing: Dark ENWorld How do I get the site back to its dark glory? Sorry if this has been covered many times.

As a DM, it is difficult for me to find opportunities for players to use rituals that don't feel completely planned. It almost always feels like there is a big sign reading "NOW IS THE TIME TO USE YOUR MAKE WHOLE RITUAL. I DID THIS FOR YOU!".

What's the problem? If you're looking for a heuristic to determine if something is "broken", just look at your game. You are correct that for gamers that are excited by min-max'ing their characters, the potential synergy between feats, powers and mechanics was intentional. PCs should feel...

This is good to hear. I was considering running my 3-PC group through a modified version (for the small party), but they're only Level 7. Think I'll shelve it until they level up further.

As long as you (and your players) don't mind you taking a little extra time to become familiar with whatever new stuff they bring to the table, you can totally do it.

They all have some in them, but in my group I'd say (if I had to put them into one Psychographic) we have a Storyteller, an Instigator and a Slayer. The other two are probably interested but mostly in a recap manner ("What town are we in?" "What are we doing here?" "Oh yeah, the evil dragon...

I was rereading DMG2 last night and came across their chapter on Vignettes. Inspired by the TV techniques employed by Chris Perkins, I was drawn to the idea of letting the players see "off camera scenes" to help communicate what's going on in Place A while they're adventuring in Place B, or what...

In 4E, I assumed that most physical attacks (depending on their description) hit, and AC is a manifestation of your ability to either handle it or take damage. The DEX in AC (w/o armor) is your ability to roll with the punches. REF is necessary to cover a volley of arrows. Can you dodge them...

If only there was some sort of digital format that would never go out of stock.

My group did Stonefang and I'm planning to run Lord of the White Field next. Seems like a fun break from fighting Orcs. Def. review the encounters in Stonefang...some of them can be crushingly powerful depending on your group. Also, probably nice to make the ties between the Severed Eyes from...

Do you think house-ruling that would be too great of an advantage for the Monk?

Okay, that makes sense. It would have helped to look at the PHB3 first, rather than just his char sheet from the Character Builder.

Hi folks, quick question on Monks. We've got a PC building our first group's first monk and we're dubious of the Character Builder's details. The Compendium says, "This weapon has the off-hand weapon property and a +3 proficiency bonus, and it deals 1d8 damage" and gives an example that it can...