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The last skill challenge I went through was actual a player vs. player opposed challenge, although I'm sure it could work just as well in a player vs. enemy environment. The new PC decided to introduce his character in an odd way, having come out to search for the player's old character, a...

Well, the DMG uses the example of a trap where the walls are closing in and the PCs need to disable it first... but shortly afterwards, it says that skill challenges should never be win or die situations, which sort of shoots its example in the foot. Every trap in the DMG also has rules to...

I've been using traps and terrain more and more lately to spice up adventures. A few examples of what I did: -In a recent showdown with this section of the campaigns BBEG, it turned out that he was kind of a push-over. Fortunately, he makes up for this by relying on outside strength. In the...

A DM that constantly throws +2 or +3 encounters against a leaderless party is just going to a TPK in the first place. It's a bad example. Scaling encounters closer to the party's level and giving out enough healing potions for everyone should be more than enough to cover their bases. At least...

Yeah, I admit, that thought did strike my mind... although I was more worried about Striker multiclassing into a Striker giving them too large a damage boost. I guess one fix would be taking out the 'role specific' class features. No Healing Word boost beyond the 1/day from your multiclass feat...

I've been hearing a lot of complaints about the current state of Paragon Path Multiclassing, and I myself have been somewhat disappointed at the complete lack of class feature being included in it. More than the powers, those are the things I expected from multiclassing options. While I myself...

The Dwarf probably has points in Wis to prevent a 10+half level only Will Defense. I think the class has Str and Int and primaries(picking one or the other is the difference between builds), and Con as the secondary. I get the feeling that Con goes into their Aegis-marking power's damage...

I've already houseruled that Eldritch Blast can be used in place of a ranged weapon for Ranger powers... but the Eldritch Blast will key off of Dex, as per the powers in question, when used as such. I mean, unless you're a halfling and stuck with a shortbow, Eldritch Blast is basically a longbow...

I still like the flavor of iron being a weakness to the Fey... but I did think 3E handled it horribly. I think iron should interfere with Fey powers, such as the Eladrin Fey Step and the various charms they use. An iron weapon can cleave through their illusions, an iron helm protects your mind...

I'd rule that you'd need to create an original mount for him, whose mounted combat ability is that it can move with its rider whenever the rider moves using a power with the teleport keyword. EDIT: Didn't read closely enough. Reverse the above. The mounted ability is that it can Fey Step with...

To clarify, I didn't expect a long, roleplayed conversation out of the podcast. I did expect at least basic descriptions of what was going on, and maybe a quote or two. The DM at least got the second part right to an extent, but being a DM, the first point is far more important to his role. A DM...

Really? I couldn't tell. The DM was the only one with a decent mic in the group, and I couldn't understand half of what the others said. On top of that, the DM was very boring, offering no descriptions and just giving bare-bones mechanical notes. Also, the one hot girl they could find around the...

I'd rule no, but a nice DM might let the player use their own class' at-will melee attack powers in their place.

Too bad that keeping enemies from reaching them is the opposite of what most Fighters are trying to do. "Yeah, that one dude never closed range with me and...hey, wait, who killed the Wizard and Warlock?"

I don't know what the worry about Astral Storm is... Fire Storm, the level 19 Cleric daily, does better damage than the level 29 Wizard daily and creates a zone. 5d10+Wis+1d10+Wis vs. 8d4+Int doesn't stack up in average damage or crit damage. Especially considering Fire Storm only targets...

I changed it so that the Kobolds actually start the adventure by attacking the town, rather than ambushing the party. The PCs kill the Hobgoblins leading the Kobolds in battle with the help of the town militia, and the entire conflict is covered from the point of view of the town. The town's...

Suffocation never dealth ability damage. It made the victim continually attempt an easy Fort save, which got harder every round, to avoid immediately dropping to 0 hp, and then death, if I remember correctly. I once had a Wizard who drowned in 18 seconds, which is total bs from any kind of...

Not entirely sure how balanced these are, but I like the ideas and I felt they needed to keep their Death Throes. Input, however, is of course appreciated. First I'll discuss a few design goals, and then I'll go into the write-ups and the ideas behind them. First off, as I said, I wanted to...

Photosynthesis seems a little strong... but I like the concept. Since it is situational, it should be a little better than, say, the Dragonborn's healing surge bonus. How about making it half their level, if that's what you want to tie it to? Doing double a specific ability modifier could work...

Well, I've made up two Eladrin Paragon Paths, covering the roles that weren't taken by the Warforged. It shouldn't be hard to come up with more for a Defender or Leader, but I wanted to cover these first, and get some input on what they might need taken from or added to them. Eladrin Mistwalker...