Recent content by davidnoal

Hackmaster I'm not sure it qualifies as a retro clone, but Hackmaster 4E certainly should get a mention in this sort of article.

The scenario was designed so that 1) they knew the dragon was just a baby and 2) the dragon had been recently and previously beat up and captured. So, story wise it fits in well enough. I did fly off when I was blinded. And launched a new attack. And missed. The largest problem is that the...

1d4+7 damage = 1d4 +1 via feat - weapon focus light blade, +1 via magic weapon, +1 via feat - two weapon fighting, +4 via 19 DEX. 2d8+3 sneak attack damage = 2d8 backstabber feat, +3 STR bonus via Brutal Scoundrel I can't wait to see what crap he pulls out at 5th level.

The dragon was inside. While I allowed it to fly, I did not allow it hover out of reach. I thought this a fair compromise, since no party member has reach 2. The PCs spread out after the dragon made it's first breath attack. This made it tough for me to hit more than 2 or 3 of them with any...

The party I ended up running for was as follows: dragonborn paladin 1 doppelganger warlord 3 efl ranger 2 human rogue 4 dragonborn cleric 4 dwarf fighter 4 They faced a Young Green Dragon from the MM, it is a level 5 Solo. The dragon performed underwhelming. Not only were my die rolls crap...

I fully anticipate this battle being one of the more difficult and memorable ones we will conduct. I certainly hope to leave a lasting impression. :devil:

First, if it were my table, I wouldn't invite you, since I don't know you. Only folks who I personally know ever receive that invitation. Second, I didn't ask for general advice on how to run my game, nor do I need it. I questioned the mechanicals behind the Young Red and the minimum party...

I appreciate your concern, really I do. But the difference in level does not concern me, is not a problem, and never will be perceived that way by me. I have no intention of bringing the lower level folks up, for free. I have no intention of over-compensating players who cannot attend every...

I'm not looking for a fix. As I said earlier. If you don't play, you don't level. I don't think that is unreasonable. My players understand and accept that. However, since the point of the thread has pretty much been taken care of by pointing me to the draconomicon... Mechanically there is...

No. Just. No. You can keep it on, you just won't sleep well at all. (ie: no benefit from the rest.) Imagine trying to sleep in full hockey gear. Most armor is less comfortable than that. Now, D&D 4e calls "cloth" armor, "armor", but really it's just clothes. Cloth is OK. Everything else is...

The beer, pop and chips I offer when they play are free. The levels, though, they earn. ;)

Doubtful. We are a bit more old-school than the average D&Der.

This sounds like a great fit for what I need. Thanks.

It's not a punishment. While I use an accelerated leveling rate, they still must earn the levels. So, about every 4-6 hard encounters everyone there gets a level.

It's mostly because within my group real life intrudes and we don't play all that often or with any regularity. I normally level them at an accelerated rate, perhaps every other session or so. PCs with fewer levels either just joined the game, or have missed most of the sessions.