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How long would it take a party to travel from the village of Barovia to Vallaki? Counting the hexes, it looks like somewhere near 15 miles, which even at a slow pace can be done in a day. Does this seem right? What about travel time between other locations?

I'm running Curse of Strahd and I like the book's suggestion to use milestones instead of tracking XP. It provides a list of example milestones, but it doesn't seem to include everything. Has anyone seen any official or (more-likely) unofficial lists of suggested milestones that are more...

I got one copy from Amazon.ca, and pages 150 through 155 or so were all joined in the corner as if the pages weren't cut properly. I got a replacement copy shortly after, and it has the ink smudge issue on pages 140 and 141. Hopefully the third time's the charm!

I'm very tempted to use exactly this system as a house rule, but I'm concerned about possible impacts on game balance. Does anyone have any thoughts on what the impacts would be (for good or ill)?

A few questions came up in my last session: 1) Can players use a ritual book (containing a handful of rituals already) found as treasure as their own ritual book, or do they have to copy the rituals into their own book? 2) Can players share a ritual book? (I.e. if there are multiple ritual...

What about giving everyone an extra 2 healing surges per day, and making second wind a minor action? Would that be overcompensating, or still not enough?

I'm starting a campaign with 3 PC's -- a Swordmage, a Paladin, and a Ranger. (So two defenders and a striker.) I'm running the Loudwater adventures from the FR campaign guide, and then moving on to Scepter Tower of Spellgard. I'm wondering if anyone has any advice to share about how I might...

I'm going to be running a one-off adventure to introduce a group of about 4-6 people to 4th edition. Most of them have at least some experience with previous versions of D&D, though none have played 4e more than once or twice. What would you recommend as a good published adventure (whether free...

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I'm DM'ing a game with 7th-level PC's in 3.5e, and we're converting to 4e. Any suggestions for what level would give a similar feel?

I just bought a few packs of WotC's dungeon tiles, and while they look nice, I can see myself losing track of them easily. Does anyone have any ideas for organizing dungeon tiles to make it easier to lay out a dungeon on the fly, or to plan one in advance using specific tiles and then bring...

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Can a character or monster take Attacks of Opportunity when blind? What about if they have the Scent special ability? I'm wondering specifically about at the Blind Mountain Troll in section A3 of the Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde, for anyone who's familiar with it.