Recent content by jSpengler

The question here is the source of those divine powers. If the paladin's powers were martial, or even arcane, this wouldn't be as sticky of a situation. But since they're divine, it's assumed that their powers are given to them. If your divine powers come from a cosmic impersonal force of good...

This works! I was DM'ing the first 4E game our group played and we were all still adjusting to the dynamics of 4E combat. I, as a DM, truly didn't get the jist of combat in the new edition until I created a truly evil and synergistic encounter that was well above the suggested XP a mount for the...

I really like this concept. I love the concept of "templates" in 3rd edition, though I know their complexity goes against the paradigm of 4E. This, however, is a delightfully elegant 4E adaptation of the template's basic function. If you have any more templates, please share. My mind is already...

My question: Does ENWorld have any advice to give for running an adventure for a group of PC's that have amnesia? I'm not worried about running a compelling adventure, I'm worried about party unity and cohesion. The set up: I am planning on running a 4E game, and I have a great idea for a...

This is a great idea! I think I'll use a variant of this when I run my 4E game. I'm going to allow each player to float a single +2 bonus that their race would normally give. This would allow a dwarven fighter, for example, to get +2 strength instead of a +2 wisdom, as long as his +2...