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And how did tier 1 tech support explain this, exactly? "Jason" said simply that the ability overrides precision. I didn't have a horse in the fight so I didn't really press him on it. I don't have a web reference because this was over the phone.

FWIW Cust. Serv agrees with Bob. I called about this very issue last week. It seems that the editor(s) of the books are relying a bit too heavily on the specific vs. general thing with regards to rules. The simple addition of "the player scores an automatic critical hit" would be far less...

+1 If it isn't Dragonlance it has to be Greyhawk. I dont think announcing Dark Sun at Gencon would have very much "oomph". Castle Greyhawk announced as an upcoming megadungeon box set just to go really out on a limb.

Disagree totally with Gygax's idea about players staying away from DM knowledge being dumb. The game for me was most compelling when I didn't have the Monster Manual memorized and knew what all the magic items were and what they did, how many types of poisons there were, etc. That being said...

I'm glad I'm not the only one with no-goes. :) Mine are ones that have been said before, namely no non-consensual PVP or griefing. No character outlets for sociopathic behavior under the guise of RP. Drinking a beer or two is ok, smoking outside is fine. Oddly enough I like having a rules...

As a DM I'm a lot more lenient on this than I used to be years ago. Probably has to do with the limited amount of free time nowadays compared to high school/college but these days I don't even have characters keep track of arrows or bolts. Obviously if the encumbrance is too egregious (like a 10...

Pretty much this for me. I have about 3-4 hours of prep work simply because my group likes to play for 8-10 hours every week. I wouldn't have the time to do this for a 3.5 game past 10th level or so.

You might think that the only gaming store for 350 miles would be a run-down take-it-or-leave-it place. Not so with The Comic Shop in Fairbanks, AK. They have huge shelves filled with books and accessories from just about every publisher big and small. Plus loads of comics-graphic novels...

Yeah, my group's wizard burned down a tavern with his sustained Flame Sphere :lol:

I know this has been said numerous times, but you have to play it in order to see it work. Before 4E came out I was virulently against it - vowed I was never going to play it, etc etc. The PA podcasts made me curious, bought the books, ran a session, and we haven't looked back. The best way I...

The Wow minis are a bit larger, so no the scale isn't quite right. The minis themselves are high quality but they have the WoW cartoonish style paint jobs. Not my taste personally.

Agreed with most of your post, especially this part. I gave our group's level 9 cleric a +5 holy symbol just to break out of the "ok, here's your +2 upgrade over your +1 item..." kinda vibe. I love 4Ed but my biggest complaint is that the magic items just don't seem as wondrous anymore, and are...

And what of his fellow player characters who may actually want to Save The Princess or slay the Githyanki? They have to play along with the Thief's "adventure" because he has to pickpocket everyone who comes along?

Supported the FLGS yesterday and bought this. Outstanding work guys :)

Mandy, Talk with Rev's family and the hospital staff. The "family-only" rules for Intensive Care are usually relaxed for fiancees and significant others, if the family approves. Me and my family's thoughts and prayers are with you both.

I place treasure the same way I've done for 20-some odd years. Most of the time where it would be appropriate, occasionally where it's not appropriate (to keep the players on their toes) and make sure the total amount of treasure doesn't make the players too fat and happy or too powerful for...

Our fights tend to average about an hour, so roughly 3-4 encounters a night with the usual BS and roleplay. Last game had a climactic battle against a Bloodkiss Beholder that took almost 3 hours, but no one complained. In fact, one player who had to leave at a certain time stayed an hour over...

Most of the time character dumping IME has been powergamers that are dissatisfied with the powerlevel of the character and want to chase the next character build du jour. Sometimes though it's MY fault, as when it comes down to it the players in question are sometimes bored with the game itself...

Extra money? My FLGS has my number on speed dial.

I'm going to pay for the year subscription. I've blown $60 on some truly awful Xbox and PC games in the past. I figure within a year I'll get much more use out of DDI than those games, so why not give it a shot. I just hope they tidy up the bugs in a somewhat timely manner.