Recent content by Bhikku

Thanks everybody, I appreciate the advice. I had been looking forward to big melees, but it sounds like focusing on boss & sidekick fights will be the way to go - I'll probably give 'em an ally at least for a while, too. It sounds as though even groups of minions should be used sparingly, as...

Hmm... I was planning on starting with a fight against a single Hobgoblin warcaster that everyone can focus on, possibly some goblin cutters to run interference, but because of circumstances the goblins would all be unarmed and unarmored. The next fight was going to have a four goblin minions...

It's interesting to see the variety of responses to this issue. I'm actually facing a rather similar problem, only perhaps moreso: my PCs put together a party of three strikers - a two-weapon ranger, a trickster rogue, and a feylock. We were planning on a cleric, but he had to drop out, so...

I'd say that if you want more "realistic" movement, ditch the grid system entirely and either switch to hexes or make like Savage Worlds and carry a pocket-size tape-measure with you. I'm sticking with the 4e standard for now, but may switch to measured distances if it starts to irritate me. I...

You might have each class associated with one or more organizations that provide some of the flavor in both fluff and in supporting NPCs. Remember how 3e originally said that prestige classes represented the special training that characters could learn when they joined with special organizations...

I think that's the point of the passive senses. The DMG seems to indicate that for any situation where a check would be useful, there should be a somewhat lower DC to indicate that something is afoot. For example, in my first dungeon (i'm still getting my campaign up & running), there's a secret...

I wanted to say: I love this sheet. It gives a good sense of open space, is very attractive to the eye (especially compared to the claustrophobic official sheet) and there's plenty of extra room for additional notes. My group is almost entirely newbies to D&D, and they've responded very...

I'm enjoying this. Rakastas were always a favorite in my old BD&D days, and a 4e version would be fun. I like the idea of a pounce attack as a heroic feat. It seems to me like it would work well as an encounter power with a standard action, and would basically hand-deliver combat advantage to...