Recent content by kouk

I don't think it's a big deal really. The Grell doesn't have Threatening Reach, so it can't make OAs against nonadjacent targets. Also, in my experience, PCs rarely provoke OAs from enemies for any reason short of their own plans involving a friendly Fighter or Paladin. After the first time...

Actually, you're both right :p

Of course, a little foreknowledge of their opponent and the party might be able to make themselves essentially immune to petrification in the first place -- or they hit it with a Sleep in a won initiative and beat it to death in a couple of rounds.

Swordmage needs any edge he can get. His mark isn't terribly compelling if he misses frequently. I don't know why it wasn't just a class feature though, because it is practically a requirement for Swordmages to take it. Though certain builds could get away without it I suppose, with a...

Well what do you know? I completely forgot about those rules existing (never touched them). My mistake. I think the issues about the glass cannons are sort of the same though, but I would have to take that up with Mr. Wyatt at this point. :confused: Good work then. :D

Firstly, I can appreciate the effort this must have taken to get this far. I can see it being useful for a lot of people. However, the concern I have is that with the house rules added to them, you seem to have partially applied the NPC templates to the base races, but you still treat them as...

Here is a link to the RPGA Living Forgotten Realms character creation guide, which includes the "official" conversions on page 6. http://www.wizards.com/rpga/downloads/RPGA_CharGenGd.zip

Reskinning isn't just taking one monster and calling it something else. You can mix and match abilities amongst monsters of the same general level and type or change damage types with almost no problems. There are several "monsters" suitable for use as NPCs from Dungeon e-Magazine. In...

I would suggest throwing in more reasons for fights as the simplest way to adjust an adventure like that (don't own it and haven't read it however). If the PCs are sent in there for reason X, maybe add more reasons, perhaps tangential. If there are people looking for artifacts, have some be...

The initial launch of the feature had some hiccups. The Druid is now a "Preview" rather than a playtest, and incorporates material of up to 3rd level powers. Accessing the article requires a subscription (as of this post). There is a strong likelihood additional details of the class will be...

I would prefer the second way you gave myself. There isn't a strictly correct way to do it though. Skill challenges are not normally simple skill checks as your actual examples implied though, they are a collection of skill checks used creatively to accomplish an overall goal. To make a skill...

I think it's pretty darn good compared to the Rapier. Not for everybody, but no feat should be for everybody. Particularly good for those Brutal Rogues. Heavy Blade Opportunity: Your OA attacks as a Rogue now use your Dexterity instead of your Strength, and you can apply your At-Will bonuses...

The FAQ says this: 19. Can a Warlock benefit from holding two rods? Yes, a warlock can gain the properties from two rods but he still can only use one to make an attack. If this comes up, I'd say you are justified in limiting the extra damage on a Curse from the Rod of Reaving to 1/round...

And just for kicks, you can take the Gladiator Arena feat Spear and Shield Style from Dragon 368, which gives your Tide of Iron attacks with a spear +1 reach. Still RPGA legal.

What formatting changes do you mean?