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I'm starting a Next campaign on Wednesday. For folks who've been playing regularly, how is the math looking? Are there any quick tweaks I can make so that things balance a little better? (Say, bump up To Hit or AC or knock down HP or something?)

August 15th, 2013 is the first day of Gen Con 2013. If I had to put down money, I'd bet that that'll be the launch date for 5e. *And it's over 18 months away.* It's fair to discuss what you want to see, what you don't want to see, etc. but it is WAY too early for anyone to have any opinion on...

For my current 3.5 campaign, I've decided to ban the Big Six magic items: no stat boosting items, no weapons with bonuses to hit or damage, no armor or other items that convey AC bonuses. They're still at 2nd level, so I haven't decided whether I'll be giving them level-up bonuses to BAB...

As I've mentioned elsewhere, I'm starting up a new 3.5 campaign soon, and while there's plenty of 3.5 material out there (both WotC and 3rd party), I also like the idea of having Pathfinder available as a source of new content. The problem is, I'm just not clear on how compatible Pathfinder is...

As a companion to my more general "Best of 3.5" thread, I wanted to ask: Are there books outside the big 3 that you find indispensable for running 3.5? That you find yourself going back to more than any of the other books? And are there books that you bought and have never found a use for...

I'm starting up a new 3.5 campaign (not Pathfinder) in the next couple of weeks. I've run a number of 3.5 campaigns over the years, but this'll be the first I'm starting up a new one since WotC moved on to 4e. This puts me in the enviable position of having a complete product line to pick and...

Hey folks, On Saturday I'm starting up my first 4e campaign, and I'm in the process of loading up my three window "Master Screen" with useful charts and reference from the 4e books. And I figured I should throw it open to the masses! For those who have already played, what's the most...

I know that we're no longer going to get free PDFs with our book purchases. Does anyone know if Wizards has *firmly* committed to fullish-price PDFs? There are certain books I'd like hard copies of, but I'd just as soon buy some of them in PDF and save the shelf space. I assume that most 3e...

Stupid request of the day: Has anyone spliced out sound bytes from the "Gnome and Tiefling" flash to make midi or wav files? (Or whatever the cool kids make these days?) I'm running a game tomorrow, and I'd like to include a 4e gnome who only speaks in sound clips...

This post is open content. It contains no product identity. MYSTIC SYNERGY Your knowledge of similar magical paths compliment each other. Benefit: As long as you have a 13+ in the key ability for each of the relevant classes, you may stack all spellcasting levels of the same type (arcane...

Missed most of the chat tonight. Any interesting scoops? Anybody say anything about the DMG and MM? What about the "leaks" on these boards?

I wanted to create a character using the Half-Illithid template in FIEND FOLIO, who also had a few class levels, and I realized that I don't understand how to apply a template. When a template replaces Hit Die type, is that for monster HD, class HD or both? Can a template lower a HD type? If...

Just saw a GE commercial during MEET THE PRESS, where a "geeky guy" and a model fall in love, get married and buy a bunch of GE appliances. I think I may have missed the point of the commercial, but at one point, the model gives the geeky guy a gift, which turns out to be a 3rd Edition PGB...

Post your questions about SILVER AGE SENTINELS d20 to this thread. Mine are: How many skill points do each of the classes get? I only see that information for the Adventurer class. Are they the only ones who get skill points?

I have come up with some stupid ideas for Fantasy Setting Proposals that I thought I would share. Feel free to post your own. Here are two: Or, um, if you don't like that. There's always... Thinking back, I can't remember why I scrapped this last one... Oh well, anyone else?

The following is a compilation of responses that Anthony Valterra has given, in regards to Wizards of the Coast's current fantasy setting contest/mamma-jamma. Do not post questions for Anthony to this thread!!! (There's another thread for that.) Please read the official FAQ that Wizards has...

I've recently been reflecting on how D&D isn't really a generic fantasy role-playing game. (See Classes, Races, Polytheistic Religions, Magic System, Monsters, etc.) I'm wondering whether d20 Modern, with its generic classes (Strong Hero, Smart Hero, etc.), might not wind up being a better...