Recent content by Dr. Rock

I've been on a houseruling / alternate system spree since the announcement. I'm experimenting with low-levels of magic items, action points, vitality/wounds, and a few others. I'm not trying to replicate what I think 4E will look like, I just figure if 3.5's days are numbered, why not go...

IIRC, B6 The Veiled Society had a riot as an encounter in Specularum in the course of the adventure. I'd look it up, but sadly, I no longer have that module.

Just a thought here, but what if WotC tied the yearly PHBx, DMGx, etc to the stated "one setting a year" in some ways? When they do Eberron, that year's PHB can have Articifers, Warforged, Shifters, all that jazz. When they do FR, they can throw in node magic, more domains (or whatever they'll...

Hi Folks, I'm starting a new game soon, and I'm using a few UA variants, including the vitality/wound point system. I have some ideas on how to handle the Diehard feat under this system, but I'm wondering what everyone else thinks. DR

I find it odd that anyone would suggest that the 4E design team is going to ruin the game, or that it's a mere "money-grab" edition. Only looking at one name on the desgin team should be enough to dispel that notion: Mike Mearls. Iron Heroes Mike Mearls. 'Nuff said. ;)

Warforged My immediate reaction was to vote for the "put them in the PHB2 or 3" choice, but I reconsidered. I recently started a new campaign, and out of six players, three have never played D&D at all and two haven't played since 1E or 2E days. Both new players and old have expressed...