Recent content by Allaric

Ps PS: If they are making an entirely new character builder, regardless of its online/offline capabilities, I would be completely astonished if it supported anything other than Essential builds when it was first released. With all the complaints rolling downhill a speedy and rushed Essentials...

...Probably because the builder is the only thing that was promised and delivered from the original DDI product previews. :) ...Probably because it is the only thing most of us pay for. :) ...Probably because it is two months behind schedule and Essentials has a retrograde design structure...

Greetings folks. I am concerned about backup recovery of the current Character Builder application in the potential situation that WotC discontinues support. I have been a paying subscriber for two years and have the builder on my PC currently. Does anyone know how to properly back up the...

RE: Doubt it is Dragonlance I seriously doubt the new setting would be DragonLance. Don't get me wrong, I think fourth edition rules are perfect for the War of the Lance era. Never could you play D&D without the Divine power source so systematically. However, the lack of the "Divine Power...

RE: Changes to Magic Missile There is a really easy explanation as to why Magic Missile was changed. In the new Essential rules they are trying to play to some nostalgic themes of old school. They wanted Magic Missile to be auto-hit like in days of old. Problem: This spell has the same name...

RE: Feat Professions (Powerful) Greetings. I very much like the idea of having background elements like professions available under 4E. I am not so keen on the idea that they should be feat-based or that they should provide in-combat bonuses. The way I see it, WOTC took take of the combat...

RE: Dragon Magazine I really don't like the Compendium links in articles. I really dislike this change in article format as well. I am hoping that when the compiled issue of Dragon Magazine is put out it will be normal and complete. Every subscriber is entitled to keep copies of Dragon Magazine...

Half-Orc Languages Do half-orcs speak the Giant tounge by default? Thanks. -Allaric.

I experimented with Pathfinder in the World of Aereth/Castle Whiterock campaign I ran. Some of my players really disliked the skill system. We all recognized that there was major problems with the v3.5 skill system and it needed updating. We tried the Pathfinder alpha/beta system and just...