Search results

So our group has been playing 4e for the last few years, and we've finally decided we can't continue with it. The chief problem is that encounters take too long. With our group's logistics, our sessions are short, so if we have a combat then the story doesn't move along at all. People also...

I just noticed that everlasting provisions (Player's handbook) costs 840 gp and feeds and waters 5 people, whereas the endless canteen (Adventurer's vault) costs 4200 gp and provides just water. Am I missing something? Did one of these get errata'ed?

Seeking players for an established D&D 4e (home brew) campaign. No rule mongers, monty-hallers, or power gamers. Grown ups only (broadly defined). Sense of humor, creative character development, and a strong interest in role-playing a must. Greenwich Village. Reply to janelle_lovescoffee...

Hi folks, What would be the best classes and powers for building a melee warrior who relies on Intelligence or Wisdom? I'm looking to build a "smart warrior" concept that is still effective close up with weapons. Thanks for any help!

When I encountered action points back in 3e they gave +1d6 to a d20 roll, not a free action like nowadays. Has anyone used the +1d6 method in 4ed? I always liked the way it gave players an ability to make a particular roll "really count," and it seems like that would be especially nice with...

I'm about to start a campaign which will have the PCs on boats much of the time, and I'm trying to figure out how to handle boat-related skills. Back in the 3.x days I just used Profession (sailor), but I'd rather not add a whole new skill (although one of my players made a convincing case that...

In my last game I put my 5th level PCs up against a horde of 3rd level monsters, which I hadn't tried before - usually I do equal level or higher. I expected the PCs to do well, but I didn't expect a total cakewalk. The PCs completely thrashed the monsters while barely getting scratched. Was...

Can a character use the heal skill on themselves to either give themselves an immediate saving throw or a +2 to their next one? The skill description doesn't seem to suggest anything one way or the other. Seems reasonable to me ("stop drop and roll"). Any thoughts?

Hi folks. Here's my first go at converting my homebrew races to 4e. The campaign has none of the Tolkien races, but it does have RAW humans. These four are elemental affinities (should be obvious which are which). Thanks for any help or comments! Zamini “Yes…yes, I think I can break that.”...

Hi folks. Here's my first go at converting my homebrew races to 4e. The campaign has none of the Tolkien races, but it does have RAW humans. These four are elemental affinities (should be obvious which are which). Thanks for any help or comments! Zamini “Yes…yes, I think I can...

General question: does an action resume after it triggers an immediate interrupt? Specific question: can an attacker continue to move after their target shifts away with Weave Through the Fray? I.e.: an attacker with speed 6 moves 4 squares to be adjacent to a ranger. The ranger shifts away as...

One of the things I really liked about 3e was using NPCs with levels as opponents. I had a very clear sense of what capabilities came along with what levels, so it made encounter building a snap: "ok, I want this guy to be able to be invisible, so he'll need three levels of wizard" or "spring...

I'm going to be starting a 4e campaign later this summer. One of my players has historically always played wizards because he liked to be able to do things other than just do damage - enchantments, illusions, summoning. So, as you might imagine, he's a bit ticked that virtually all of those...

The text for invisibility reads (thanks, D&D Compendium!): Daily Arcane, Illusion Standard Action Ranged 5 Target: You or one creature Effect: The target is invisible until the end of your next turn. If the target attacks, the target becomes visible. Sustain Standard: If the target is...

In glancing through the "start at a higher level than 1st" info in the DMG, it seemed to have different assumptions about how many magic items PCs should have than the treasure parcel lists. Specifically, the advanced starting info says PCs should have a level+1 item, a level item, and a level...

In the run-up to the 4e release I got the sense that Mike Mearls was the Head Honcho. But then I get my 4e books, and his name is only on the Monster Manual! Was I wrong in my impression that Mearls was the guy in charge? Or does "the author" mean something different in terms of RPG design?

Is there no way to use multi-classing to get another class' at-will powers? I see the feats for daily, encounter, and utility powers. Is this a design choice (and if so, why?)? I'd like to make a charisma-based warlord and I thought I'd nab some of the paladin's CHA based attacks...

I got my 4e books this weekend (thanks Amazon!) and I had a weird moment of nostalgia when I saw the equipment list: it's so tiny! Not even a 10' pole!!!! I flashed back to my early days with the red box Basic set and it's similarly meager offerings. I remember the first time I opened up the...

Hi folks. I just got my 4e books over the weekend, and I'm loving it! Unfortunately I'm also dreading converting my homebrew 3.5 races over. I just don't have a feel for the system yet. There are four races with a vague elemental flavor: Zamini (earth), Aatashi (fire), Sukuni (water)...

Hi folks. I thought I had a handle on the new "marking" mechanic - it seemed to be tied to particular powers, especially defenders. But I noticed in the stat block for the skeleton warrior that it marks anyone it hits with its weapon: However, it doesn't seem to have any powers that take...