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After DMing 4 or so encounters from KoTS, I've decided that 4ed is not for me. Granted, it does a lot of things right. The monsters are interesting and feel unique. A goblin and a kobold play differently (mechanics-wise), which is something you can't say about 3e. The kobolds, with their...

I'd say having the .pdf is functionally equivalent to having the books.

the poll is up. Now for me to vote...

Pretty self-explanatory! Just want to know how many folks already have the books in their hands :)

Also, the player can always use the charge action to move and attack the kobold. It's a powerful ability, yes, but not overly so.

Why are minions worth more XP than standard monsters? My guess is that the columns are switched...

Well, you're doing a great job...keep it up!

what guidelines/rules are you using when creating your monsters?

might be nice if they called it a "recovery roll" instead of a save... less confusion and all.

While I liked most of what I read, there were a few comments that I found troubling... "The idea of the single lone monster fight is almost entirely gone" I LIKE the single lone monster fight. I don't want it to be almost entirely gone. What's wrong with lone monster fights? Was it too...

QFT! I agree with one point you made, Robert, and that is that a monster shouldn't have game-breaking abilities that PCs can access. An example being the shambling mound or gating in solars and having them use wish spells. But is the monster the problem? Or is it certain spells such as gate...

Chapter 6: The Thirsty Zombie Chapter 6: The Thirsty Zombie Later that evening: "Here we are. The Thirsty Zombie", Talara notified the group as they walked up to a ramshackle building with a sign depicting a zombie drinking from a mug, ale spilling from numerous holes in its body, and six...

With Mystra gone, what will become of Elminster and the 7Sisters? Seems like a good way to get rid of some of them, or at least tone them down a bit. I agree that the dragonborn were shoe-horned in without much thought. It's too bad, really, and something that I think people will not be happy...

Chapter 5: Brindol Decided I'd write this one in past-tense as Ed suggested! ----------- Chapter 5: Brindol or, two can play at this game! It was a blustery late-afternoon when the companions arrived at the gates of Brindol. They had traveled for several days along the Dawn Way, the main...

Chapter 4: Inn of the Welcome Wench Mathias has little luck finding the ranger Caetal, and as evening approaches, he and Tarquin decide to toss back a few ales at the Inn of the Welcome Wench. They have several empty mugs to their name and are just beginning to get tipsy when four travel-worn...

Chapter 3: Back to Hommlet The three companions return to Hommlet in the early afternoon. The wheat fields ripple in the gusts of cold northern wind, and the sky is a blue expanse without a cloud to be seen. Hommlet is west of Dennovar, and therefore on their way, but the companions are here for...

Off-topic Question Do readers generally prefer past or present tense in Story Hours? I'm having trouble deciding :)

Chapter 2: Dennovar Chapter 2: Dennovar or, Look at that wizard in the window... Tarquin notices his friend's glum look as Mathias emerges from the church. Mathias's conversation with the high priestess lasted only a few minutes, and left him with more questions than he had before he arrived...

You can always look at the number of views the SH has received to see if people are looking at it. For most story hours, replies are not very common, maybe one in every 6+ posts. It really just depends on the SH. I know how hard it can be to keep the commitment to writing. The first SH I did...

The following story hour details the adventures of the group formerly known as the Heroes of Hommlet, and now called the Companions of the Vale. We are currently running Red Hand of Doom, adapted for C&C and set in a strange amalgamation of FR, DL, and Greyhawk. We begin in the sleepy village of...