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Does anyone recall Jonathan Tweet's Gleemax blog, where he described in excellent detail his ongoing paragon-level 4th edition game? It was based in a solar-system not unlike our own, where the greek gods controlled various planets and the titans had taken over Earth. It sounded very novel...

Hey all, Since I've recently started running a game and doing some worldbuilding, I've been bit by the old amateur designer bug! So I set up a blog I set up a blog here on ENWorld to keep everything organized. I'm not only looking for an audience, but honest feedback as well. I want to use...

Ran my first session of 4th Ed. on saturday. All and all a great experience, but of course we had some rules questions come up, particularly about things that do and do not draw opportunity attacks. My paladin player thought that Lay on Hands might draw OAs. A quick glance in the PHB...

The title says it all. I'm looking to branch out from D&D/d20, and this is an RPG I've had my eye on for quite some time. Is the 3rd edition the most recent version of the game? Can you give me general impressions of the core rules book? How does the system read? How does it play? That...

Overall I've enjoyed this community. It's full of insightful gamers and a lot of free, original content. It's been a nice place to come and talk about and help improve my hobby. But the focus seems to have shifted in the past 9-12 months. The attitude seems to have shifted away from the...

Dagon, Prince of the Depths Level 26 Solo Lurker Gargantuan elemental beast (aquatic, demon) Initiative +27, Senses +18 Aura of Revulsion (Psychic) Aura 10; enemies within the aura take a -2 penalty to Will defense and a -2 penalty to attack rolls HP 1102, Bloodied 551 Regeneration 15 AC 42...

So now that we have the 4e attack and dice symbols (which are awesome, btw) what has happened to the rest of the smileys? Not having memorized the code for the others, I'm left with a short supply to convey my emotional feelings via code! And when I click on the "More" option I get: "Fatal...

I've started putting together a spreadsheet which will eventually hold all the Powers for all the classes, with the idea that one could sort and filter Powers by Source (Arcane, Divine, Martial), Class, Level, Keywords and more in order to quickly look up Power choices, get a general idea of...

Mods, please lock, thanks.

So, do these two abilities stack, or overlap? If it's indicated anywhere, I'm not sure where. What I'm asking is: As a 16th level Stormwarden, do I deal 2[Dex] (half Lightning and half untyped) to one adjacent enemy at the end of my turn and 1[Dex mod] (Lightning) to a second adjacent enemy...

This combo may be worthless in play, because it does take some setup. But with Fiery Rebuke, Infernal Wrath is disgusting. Let's take a Tiefling Paladin, level 12, 19 Strength, 18 Charisma, wielding a +3 bastard sword two handed. On his turn he can: Spend a minor action: Infernal Wrath (+1...

Given that the standard array (16, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10) is now the primary method recommended for character generation, the limited number of powers selection, and number of options (feats, paragon paths, epic destinies), how do you think that will impact you when creating your own characters...

How are the spellcasters (wizards and warlocks, namely) going to stack up against the classes who use weapons, and whose weapons are multiplied by their encounter powers? Take a Fighter's encounter power, Spinning Sweep, which is +6 vs AC, 4d6 + 3 and knocks the target prone. Now compare that...

When using AOE spells in 4e, it appears we roll for each target caught in the effect. How would it effect the game if I were to change the rule to 1 attack roll vs. all targets? At a glance, I think it would make aoe spells "swingy"; either all targets are hit, or none are. But what other...

I didn't want to hijack Keterys's thread with my own monsters, but he did inspire me to start making some, so I figured I'd give it a whirl. Feel free to critique, or just pop on in to watch the inevitable train wreck, as I'm sure I will mangle the 4e rules before we've even seen them! Without...

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Hey all, I'm currently live in Stamford CT and would like to find a group in or around the area, as far north as New Haven, or as far south as New Rochelle, NY. I am willing to travel a little bit further for a good game, but that is also depedent on gas prices this summer. Ideally, I'd like...

One (small) thing that irks me about the introduction of 4e is that we do not have one of each role in the three power sets. Initially, I was hoping that we'd have at least one of each role in the three powers (for a total of 12 base classes). Depending on how transparent the ruleset is, this...

Hey All, Did Wizards post the DDXP preview rules on their website somewhere? I've always had difficulty finding anything on their website, and I thought I saw someone post a link here a while back. But I could be mistaken. Anyway, if someone doesn't mind, could you provide that link for me...

With the elimination of 1-2-1 diagonal movement, it seems to me that direct measurement is a much better option than an actual square battlegrid. Say 1 square = 1 in. (or whatever). This probably opens up a whole can of worms I'm not considering. But with the reluctance to use a hex-based...