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Err, the paly should just play without his armor. Plate armored individuals take a lot of blows to the armor. They learn to defend shots at vital targets. They block things with the shield. When his armor and shield are taken from him, he would have to fight in a completely diferent manner...

I have been to LAN parties as well. It does not take the place of table top gaming. Many video game folks simply do not like RPGS with dice. The difference now is that there are both options for people.

The two are very different. I really dont count wow as an RPG. Your character has a mostly pregenerated path. There are no human DMs giving quests (most of the time). Also there are a ton of people that play both. Lastly, most of the WoW community lacks the maturity that I want at my game table...

Rooting someone in place pretty much eliminates martial combat but does nothing to spell casting. As a controller creating a chasm between you and the warrior will stop him but allow you to unleash spells. There are a ton of ways to stop someone from swinging a sword at you that won't stop a...

Actually, I think 4e will be awesome for computer gaming. When you click rest you have two options "5 minute" and "Full rest". Easy. Computer games already know when encounters start and end. Simply have per encounter spells/buffs end 30 seconds AFTER the last combat action. 2nd problem...

Also Other: I would like to see the druid as master of nature. Controller of terrain by using roots to entangle or earth to build walls. Controller of weather to bring down lightning, darnkess, fog, cold, etc... Shapeshifter to fight and communicate with animals. Also I like all the flavor...

As others have pointed out.... does it matter which hobgoblin did the marking? Text based battlefield: ..........Warlock Wizard ....................Cleric .............X Fighter X Rogue :Fighter marked by one of 3 ........................X <--- marked by fighter...

2E to 3e was a bigger change. Linear stat progression. No more negative AC or THAC0. Much better use of Feat and Skills instead of supplemental books. 3e to 4e means no more crossbowing wizards. No more saving all your couple times per day powers. More tactical combat. Quicker combat...

As a "hybrid" of sorts, my guess is that he will cover controller type stuff. The hybrid aspect will likely be leader or striker. Other option is to make wild shape actually a significant focus of the druid. Turn into a wolf for some striker or a bear for some defending. Then some leader...

Except, you don't have to go that far to avoid metagaming. As was pointed out earlier, discussing actual game mechanics for the purpose of moving isn't meta gaming. Saying, well, I know that the poison from this moster isnt' really that deadly, so we shouldn't have issue is meta gaming...

The poster above who mentioned ripping off video games stated what I was thinking when I read this thread. For the normal run of the mill encounters the MM is going to tell you how the monster's typically fight. Then play them as if you are trying to kill the PC partry. The archer shoots at...

/shrug. My limeted exposure with Gleemax and IE7 has been okay. Info there is limited currently, so I don't visit too often, but no issues really. I recently reinstalled my OS and just haven't bothered grabbing Opera or Firefox yet, but actually am finding that IE7 seems to rarely crash or...

I wasn't clear on what I meant. The way I read the rule is that you can move an ally. In 3e there are "beneficial" spells that when you cast on an ally, there is no save, but if the player choses they can save to avoid the spell. Same with this, but without the save. The target of ally, to...

I don't get the big deal. If you don't like it as written, then house rule it. I don't know anyone who would be upset that they cannot forcibly move a teammate anyway. The warlord's abilities aren't "magical". He is probably saying "Come follow my charge at this orc and hold the line with me...

I too noticed the price disparity in pricing (or actually a lack thereof) comparing the core books to the adventures. The wizards main page lists PHB as $35 US and the first adventure as $25. One is a 300+ page hardcover and the other is a 64 page paperback. They certainly didn't price these...