D&D 4E 4E Essentials: Dungeon Masters's Kit in Hand

[Zaran]

Ooh, wow, now, _that's_ more like it!

Is this really from the book?

I don't believe that at all. It goes against everything 4e is all about. That looks like a homebrew item.

 

[korton01]

So the Adventure "Reavers of Harkenwold" Players should start the Adventure at 2nd level and be 4th by the end of the part 2.

 

[Zaran]

So the Adventure "Reavers of Harkenwold" Players should start the Adventure at 2nd level and be 4th by the end of the part 2.

Are the Hobgoblins in that module different from the MM versions?

 

[Aegeri]

Can anyone confirm for me if Insubstantial has changed? The new wraiths in the recent adventure note that their vulnerability ends the insubstantial condition and that they take full damage from force. Is this a general thing or monster specific?

 

[Jhaelen]

Can anyone confirm for me if Insubstantial has changed? The new wraiths in the recent adventure note that their vulnerability ends the insubstantial condition and that they take full damage from force. Is this a general thing or monster specific?

I think that's new and it's not a general thing.

You used to have to pick a feat to cause full damage to insubstantial creatures using force powers.

None of the energy types is treated inherently different from the others.

 

[LostSoul]

Ooh, wow, now, _that's_ more like it!

Is this really from the book?

No! I was just having some fun and I had the AD&D DMG next to me. It's a pretty straight-up conversion of AD&D's Staff of the Magi, though I wasn't sure what to do with Telekinesis (a Bigby's spell, perhaps?).

 

[UngeheuerLich]

No! I was just having some fun and I had the AD&D DMG next to me. It's a pretty straight-up conversion of AD&D's Staff of the Magi, though I wasn't sure what to do with Telekinesis (a Bigby's spell, perhaps?).

Yay, straight up conversions are now legit...

I am really looking forward to hand out gauntlets of ogre powers and girdle of giant strengths

edit: in before flaming: the AD&D ones which set strength to a target number

 

[Rev_Spider]

About how many traps, hazards and terrain features are included in the DM book? Are the rules for creating traps included?

 

[Vaeron]

About how many traps, hazards and terrain features are included in the DM book? Are the rules for creating traps included?

There's actually a new thread for this (maybe 2) going on, this one is from last month. The guy who started this one initially might not get around to answering anymore.

 

[boolean]

I am really looking forward to hand out gauntlets of ogre powers and girdle of giant strengths

edit: in before flaming: the AD&D ones which set strength to a target number

Meh. 22 Strength ain't what it used to be.