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Thanks for what you and aco175 said. Bladed bows? That's one thing I've never heard of. Where did they come from? I'm trying to stay using the RAW as much as possible, since the 4E rules actually do work really well. I'll change my ruling on this, which will make the ranger in my group happy...

Howdy all, got a 4eD&D question. Can a PC use a missile weapon to attack an enemy he's in base-to-base contact with? The rules, IMO, are vague on this point. On the one hand, you have p.215 of the PH saying "You can't use a ranged weapon as a melee weapon", which seems to say you can't do it...

Thanks for some good tips & links, one follow-up question to this: if I'm running Kobold Hall first, then perhaps an encounter or two on the road to Winterhaven for KotS, will the extra XP be enough to better balance the group vs. the Irontooth fight? (NB: I haven't had time yet to try and...

Thanks again for all the tips - the rule of thumb will be very helpful, as I anticipate my game to be casual-friendly (whoever can play that day gets to play, so party size may vary a bit). Another question: assuming limited party size (3-4 people), what would be the most important roles to...

This is incredibly helpful. Thanks so much! On a note for the future, will the players level up enough from KH and KotS to move immediately into Thunderspire Labyrinth and then whatever the third pyramid adventure is? (I don't mean to give the impression that I'm completely lacking in DM...

Excellent advice, everyone! I really appreciate it. I have at hand two adventures to start with, Kobald Hall from the DMG and Keep on the Shadowfell; having only briefly skimmed each, I was thinking of starting the group with KH then moving onto KotS. Any trouble with doing this? On a related...

Good tips, thanks. Are the errata rules the PDFs that WotC put up? Or is errata trickled out somewhere else?

Greetings everyone, Godaikin Engineer here. I'm going to be the DM for a 4th edition game we're starting up. I've been playing D&D since 1979, so although I have a good grounding in the general game, 4th ED is sufficiently different from my prior experience that I need to solicit advice from...