Recent content by True_Blue

I start new characters at the same level as the rest of the group. Its what the players like and they have the most fun that way. There isn't any good reason I've seen to start them lower.

In the game I DM for, I helped the wizard out by doing this: 1) Cantrips get to add half Int mod to damage 2) Found a Magic Missile wand right away at first level 3) Finds lots of scrolls on defeated enemies, constantly has 3-5 scrolls on her person at a time. The extra cantrip damage helps...

I was underwhelmed by the races, but then again, I felt the same about the Eberron races also. The only genasi I would really want to play is the fire genasi. Its definitely way better than the others. The water genasi is all right. The air and earth genasi I think just plain aren't good. I...

Since I mainly want newer books for new crunch, and not fluff, this definitely sates some of my hunger for new books. The fact that this is given out for free is excellent. When it comes to fluff, I have all the books I need from past editions. And if I keep getting rules stuff for free, I...

I... am amazed a group would actually do this. The groups I have DM'd over would never do this, it just doesn't make any sense? If the wizard wanted to use a day to scribe a scroll or add spells to their spellbook, its hand waved and usually I am like "a day has passed". I mean, there's...

I have always played in combat focused games, mostly ran by myself. The people I have played D&D with, and play D&D with now, all enjoy the rolling and combat way more than role playing. Since that is what we have preferred, we also make sure when adding new people that we mostly find...

Sunlight Sensitivity is definitely a defining feature, in that it really cuts down the amount of people who would actually play the race in most campaigns. As to it being a defining balancing factor, I just don't agree. For something to be called a "defining balancing factor", it would mean...

To me this doesn't make any sense because a Human can buy torches that they then use underground. They can't sneak up on anybody, and there's a certain radius they can see to, and not beyond that, but when they start fighting, as long as things are in the torchlight, humans have no problems...

I actually give a lot of scrolls out to the party's wizard and druid to help with this "problem". Its not necessarily that I think a Wizard is weak or does low damage, I just don't think they get to cast enough spells. I want them in the thick of things being magical, and casting the same...

I've finally figured out what bothered me so much about the light sensitivity. The drow race is a PHB race that is put in the core book to be used by players. No other race has a penalty like the Drow do. Halflings can only move 25 feet, etc, but nothing that impacts combat as much as what...

I honestly will just get rid of the Sunlight Sensitivity if anyone expresses interest in playing a Drow race. I feel a disadvantage like that really isn't good for a PC race. I really don't foresee a lot of people rushing to go play a Drow if its taken away. I still think plenty of races...

I had problems printing when I was in IE8 or Firefox, but when I went to Chrome and used CutePDF, I was able to print to a PDF fine, and then from the PDF to the printer. I haven't tried straight up printing to the printer yet in Chrome. It is a shame printing seems to have so much trouble...

All I want right now is House Rules. I give all of my players a Weapon Expertise feat for free, and I really wish the math would be right in the builder. Its nothing I cant handle, but I cant wait till I can add in this little house rule and have everything look right.

I think it seems reasonable to allow it. For people who have Warpriests casting Resurrection, or a caster who casts Raise Dead, how do people die in your campaign? Is the only way for someone to be dead for good is for the healer who can cast these spells to die? If the healer were to go...

I personally would love for Cha to influence action points in 4e. This is an aspect of the game that every character could potentially care about. Possibly give people with higher Cha either more action points, better bonuses, other cool things they can do, etc. Some people maybe would want...