Recent content by ArmoredSaint

I remember Mearls or someone mentioning that this rule variant would be included in the DMG quite a while back. Can anyone who actually has a copy confirm whether or not this is in there?

More than anything, I want to see some optional "Armor as DR" rules that don't suck.

Well, I don't really feel like they've gotten "Medieval Europe" quite right yet, so I haven't even thought about moving on to other cultures. Call me when the rules finally do justice to a Medieval/Renaissance European-style setting and once I'm satisfied with that, then maybe I'll feel like...

A Fighter who was that concerned with maximizing his AC will probably also have Defensive Fighting Style, matching your Barbarian's AC of 27. And the Barbarian is also dependent upon a magic shield to achieve that.

I think simply granting armor DR equal to the armor's AC-10 and then adding your proficiency bonus would work just fine. I admit that I'm not sure how much damage per attack is likely to be dealt by average enemies at higher levels, though, so I would worry that even the DR of plate worn by a...

The best ways I've come up with to control spellcasters are: -Rigidly and ruthlessly enforce concentration checks and opportunity attacks at all times. Possibly even expand opponents' opportunity to attempt an opportunity attack or cause a caster to roll a concentration check. -Do not allow...

Just to throw fuel on the fire... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/26934.php :p

Sorry to resurrect this ancient thread, but the illustrations in this old Dungeon Master's Adventure Log interest me. However, I've only been able to find a couple of them on the internet, despite searching for hours. Where can I find them all in one place? Apparently, even buying an old copy...

I don't understand this push to have Wizards add their Intelligence to their AC. I am content that the Wizard should be a glass cannon. If Wizards can easily achieve an Armor Classes comparable to that of a melee class, then that makes wearing heavy armour less special; it would represent the...

On occasion? Monsters hit PCs all the time now! Almost nothing--not even the low-level monsters--has less than a +4/+5 to hit. I think they raised the Monsters' attack bonuses a bit too high this time around...

I, for one, am excited about the Cavalier returning.

I mostly like these. If I could change anything, it would be to give the bugbear a proper paunch. I think bugbears should look a bit lazier...

I think you should read the "Loyal Readers" section of Dragon Magazine #67 from November 1982. Gary Gygax pretty much all but comes out and says that D&D's default cultural template and set of assumptions is essentially European medieval fantasy. He mentions that he intended to move the monk...

I'd like the monk to be all kinds of magical... ...and for it to still fail him if he tries to go toe-to-toe with the Fighter.

Somebody actually thinks one-minute rounds are a good idea? I see absolutely no benefit whatsoever to making the round a minute long. In fact, I've always felt that the six-second round was too long; I prefer GURPS's one-second rounds. I will, however, accept a six-second round long before...