Recent content by TheArcane

I still don't understand, why do four guys, who explore deadly dungeons for a living, need a master tactician anyway? And a -war-lord even? The flavor of the class is problematic, the name implies an entirely different proffession, from previews I've seen the warlords powers make posssibly the...

Well, I do suppose that the controller role is more about range than firepower, but still, unmodified (assuming it can be modified somehow) this power will barely scratch any creature at these levels. You've seen the previews - enormous amounts of HP... Balancing classes is fine and dandy, but...

Wow, that's really underwhelming, especially for a level 29 daily. 8-48 plus modifier? There are creatures 20 levels lower with more hit points!

But your new Royce doesn't lose 4/5 of its value right after you drive it for the first time. Theoretically you should be able to find a buyer who is willing to pay a lot, even for a second hand one. Selling items at 1/5 of their value stretches the common sense a little too much. Regarding the...

My opinion from a slightly different angle, I think this will create unnecessary tension between the DM and players. I'll explain - All DMs here, no matter how good or bad, you know that deep down inside, you hate to see the players tear through a nicely crafted encounter. Sure, the game is...

Well, suppose I want a book about dragons. In 3E I could get Draconomicon and be happy. Now I'll have to either pick a type of dragon, or pay twice more. Even if the books have more content together than the 3E counterpart, agree with me that it's a much less attractive option for the...

I, too, hope that this is a limited preview, mainly because there are clearly a ton more powers available for selection, but also because this article has absolutely zero non-combat reference. I'm not just talking about social combat, I mean that all that's written here is "combat this" and...

Is that a quote or just speculation? If it's the latter, I sure hope you're right.

Sorry man, but IMO you're being a bit shallow... A Bugbear is a Bugbear and a Goblin is a Goblin and it should be up to the DM to use them in interesting situations. Sticking arbitrary abilities on them is not the way to make the game more interesting. I hope the MM will at least have a racial...

I agree with the OP. This thread missed the point somewhat. If I'm not mistaken, the issue here is not "why can't my fighter use that maneuver" or "how detailed should the grappling rules be". What I don't understand, is why must the Bugbear have a unique ability at all? Is it there because it's...

Umm, this will probably cause some angry responses, but you know what this reminds me of? Without saying whether it's good or not, this Ice Archon, and the other monsters that were detailed so far (Pit Fiend and Bone Devil (?)), greatly remind me of RTS units. Really, you have to agree with me...

I'd say that mechanics for quests are very much influenced by videogames. Sure, videogames took the idea of having quests from D&D in the first place, however, the treatment of quests as independent, quantized missions with well defined rewards, terms and phases is strictly a videogame feature...

Wait a second... Did I get this correctly? Does this, in fact, mean that the Game Table will do nothing except display pretty minitaures on a map? How about tracking hit points? Tracking rounds and effects? Determining movement distance and areas of effect? Calculating bonuses? Making...

Geez, what's with the Tiefling fetish? Cool art though. I think the new cover design is nice, but I remember WOTC saying that the books are going to be more magazine, less textbook. This looks like a textbook.

I can see the OPs point. I think it's similar to making Tieflings a core race and then reasoning - well, all the Tieflings popping up need to have something to do, so let's make a core Warlock class to complement them. And it's not my opinion, it has been quoted somewhere. Such a move and such...