AbdulAlhazred
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That's Bart Carroll. You can tell by the red shirt.![]()
Yes, and we have assigned Bart a new task, make the shadow puppy PP show up in Dragon. We'll be sure to point out any and all mechanical tweaks needed, we promise.

That's Bart Carroll. You can tell by the red shirt.![]()
That's Bart Carroll. You can tell by the red shirt.![]()
Yes, and we have assigned Bart a new task, make the shadow puppy PP show up in Dragon. We'll be sure to point out any and all mechanical tweaks needed, we promise.![]()
Wait. "We"? Don't tell me you're a staffer too (or do you mean the collective ENworld "we")?
Just FYI, the original Black Hound PP was a bit different from what was seen in the preview.The collective Enworld we, yes. Of course if someone is offering me a job... lol.
Really though, any and all expertise needed to polish up that PP is certainly present here. There were several promising suggestions upthread. Personally I didn't see much wrong with it at all. The main issue really seemed to be that the hound's main benefit was a tad bit situational. With the right fighter build for instance the thing can be quite effective as-is, you'd just want to optimize around it a whole lot (to punish prone enemies basically). I think it could use being a decent amount broader in applicability. Beyond that the fluff was pretty sweet and we can deal with any other issues easily enough.
Stephenie Meyer? Is that you, Stephenie?
See... this is why we aren't getting Ravenloft 4e. Vampires of the Mists are not, I repeat *NOT* allowed to sparkle.
I haven't heard anything about this being a hardcover instead of a boxed set.I hate to disappoint you, but the second monster vault is actually a hardcover, not a boxed set. Apparently they are just shrink-wrapping the token sheets and poster maps with the book.
If this is the case Threats to the Nentir Vale is a definite buy for me. I was on the fence at first because of the expected small softcover format.
While I was looking forward to another boxed set, I'm glad it will still include the tokens. If it didn't, then I'd be a little annoyed since the tokens are one of the best features of the original MV.Oh, wow! Since it includes tokens I automatically assumed it was going to be a box. Everything's cool then - thanks for clearing this up![]()