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I was about to write a longer reply, but then I noticed the time! Sleep needed! Apologies if this isn't entirely clear! The Combat-as-War or -as-Sport is a great thread, thanks! Simple war-style encounters are great, I've glossed over, shortened or cut out many of my 4E encounters using that...

In that respect. you can consider this a post on where I'd like to see a complexity module implemented, and to what extent. I think that, given how important monsters are to D&D, the sooner the need for the dial is expressed, the better a job the designers can do in implementing it. This...

I have to admit the time issue isn't something I had considered, and its a fair point, but I still think the balancing point is still better off a little closer to the complexity side. I think it's worth having an extra 10-15 minutes of combat encounter with one or two more complex abilities on...

Having read the playtest documents, particularly the bestiary and adventure, I'm seeing a problem in monster design that seems fairly fundamental to the game. Another issue brought up with monsters on this forum (spell lists in stat blocks) is largely (but not entirely) a formatting issue, so I...

This, or at least something based on this sort of positive reinforcement. And it doesn't necessarily need to just be damage multipliers. Perhaps skeletons hit with bludgeoning weapons are also (or only) slowed, immobilised, staggered, dazed or something like that. Weaknesses can be much more...

I know, but why can't it be the default option anyway? I'm not saying that you then have to have distant gods. Far from it. I'm saying that your group is then free to decide how it wants to portray its gods (and hence its divine characters), and doesn't have to cross out a line in the PHB to do...

That's not really fair. You're misrepresenting the best case by focusing on the worst case. People will always come up with stupid characters, but closing off GOOD ideas because of that is ridiculous. Bob: I got a cool idea for a character. DM: Sure go ahead. Bob: You the know that paladin...

LurkAway That's a good point, and I think it's very likely to be either the core reason, or one of a set of reasons, behind most people's arguments for race, class and alignment restrictions. A game like D&D does have a baseline assumption. Its something Monte seems to like bringing up: a...

Why? If all the mechanics are there, and fit with the idea I have in mind, why wait? Understand that I'm not arguing for a set of different paladin-like classes, with different abilities depending on the character's alignment. I'm arguing for one paladin class, designed as if it were the...

These two quotes sort of play into the same idea, so I think they should have the same answer: Honestly, I have no problem with the 4E flavour text, and it's great to see the history of the term paladin and recognise it's origin, with flavour text to support that archetype. These kind of things...

Good Paladin: This character is noble and valorous, puts the protection of the innocent and his allies above all else, and strives to see that evil in all its forms is vanquish in the name of his patron deity. Because of his devotion to his cause, his god rewards him with the power to protect...

I understand harlokin's point, even if it is an exaggeration. Alignment restrictions stop some people from playing the character they want to play, it's a simple as that. If you're imposing your view on how certain classes should behave on other people, you're dictating to them that only...

Daggerdale didn't fail because it was an arcade game. That style has worked well for some other D&D games, Dark Alliance being the first to come to mind. Daggerdale failed simply because it just wasn't very good.

And there I was hoping for a new wave of interest in Eberron astronomy! :(

As disappointing as it is when a game is delayed, I think this move is for the better. I don't think Atari has ever released a D&D game that wasn't hideously buggy on release, to the point it was almost unplayable. Daggerdale certainly didn't buck the trend. The extra year could turn...

Just in case you missed it in the link above, this paragraph from the Moons of Eberron dragonshard answers your question somewhat: So the months aren't named for when the moon is full, just when its unusually bright. Generally, though, I wouldn't bother keeping track of moon cycles until it...

So I'm nearing the end of a PbP campaign that has been going on for years, and I find myself wondering about ways to make the climactic final scene all that more special. I came to the idea of needing one or more of the PCs to lay down his/her life in order to stop the Big Bad once and for all...

I don't think any of the roles are essential. The leader is probably hardest to get by without, and the controller the easiest, but it only takes a little shift in encounter design to make any party composition work. I DMed quite a long game for a party without a defender (4 strikers, 1 leader...

Nice idea for a thread! My name is Trolls, and... I'm neglecting Eberron. That whole thing with Dark Sun...it meant nothing to me, I swear! I once made a drow character that was related to Drizzt. Sorry, everyone. I think my favourite 4E race so far might be the eladrin. I didn't see that coming.

YouTube - GM Hold Music This is always an entertaining way to leave your players waiting. Not quite a song, but it's a fair musical interlude.