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No! It was hardly even peer review material.

I'm a biologist and my players have historically asked me to please stop describing flocks of birds and get to the dragons. Over the years I've come around to oblige, despite my deeply-felt need to wax prosaic about migratory patterns. There is an elusive wisdom in the truism that boring stuff...

Nafije immediately had an idea of what manacles meant. She had not been imprisoned here, but in Thyatis she was yet a slave. It was only by the grace of her wizard master that she was allowed to travel, and see to the needs of the Swords of Darokin, the master's old cabal some thirty years back...

I've been trying Mage now. As I suspected, it's a chemical smell. Not unwholesome, but not something I would anticipate in a fragrance. It could very well be one of the most unique scents in the line. When it comes to scents, unique and memorable are good qualities to have. To illustrate how...

It's great to see guys taking an interest in nutrition! The good news is that you don't have to worry about water retention, you just have to not eat things that're bad for you. Desire for bad foods is fueled by our bodies and what we instinctively know about the nutrients things contain...

I gave Rogue a try today. One of the comments made about Rogue is that it must smell like a violin case, since the main ingredients are leather and rosin. I'm pleased to say that it doesn't smell like anything so artificial as a violin case. It's not that kind of leather nor rosin. What it does...

Nafije was last. She was not particularly quiet, as she was still tickled about Goldie and Questor. The bird did not know to be amused. "I'm ready, Astra," she whispered from the back, once she had aligned herself to see through the door when it opened. One hand clasped her desert moon symbol...

Nafije took a deep breath and began to speak, and as she did her familiar Goldie echoed her words for the benefit of Adam, Keharn, Geirgrim, and Skaros. "Adam, we've run afoul of some thieves in the sewers. They're after something that Barbarossa hid, some sort of shard. A skirmish may be...

Today I opened Paladin. At first, it smelled to me like any number of men's colognes. Once I gave it time to settle, it did give two impressions. One impression is of strength and solidarity, and the other is of the traditional oils and subdued alcohols of Christian churches and Jewish temples...

Nafije took notice that Vrashek was having difficulty. With utmost discretion, she tried to help by conjuring an invisible hand to help hold the tiny tools steady on the damp lock. I'll give it a shot to aid Vrashek. I'm not very good, so I'll also use my speak with spirits daily power for an...

I would personally go for a reflavored warden for a primordial paladin, not a swordmage. Take on an aspect of a primordial with your dailies, deal elemental damage with your encounters, stir the stagnant earth into a malleable state with an at-will that slows or pulls an enemy.

Nafije stood back and surveyed the marks along the wall while Vrashek worked. "When I saw the first hole, I thought perhaps this old passage had been opened to another by smugglers. But look- there is damage everywhere along this wall." Nafije shone her light from one end of the damage to the...

I have that 1/encounter heal from my shaman multiclass, too.

Our old 3.5 method of loot division simply does not work under the assumptions of 4E. It used to be we could split up everything sellable into equal shares, and buy back magic items out of the pool for their sale price. But now we don't each get a magic item per level, and the ones we do get can...

Nafije had let her curiosity get the better of her and sank down with her light to inspect the man-made chips. But she took only a cursory glance before she became distracted by Skaros' message. "Oh!" she said, and only to herself this time. She rose, shook out the hem of her robe for fear of...

Nafije hung back with Cassi, Questor, and Vrashek. She knew that Astra was their best chance at scouting ahead, and although she worried greatly, nothing would be helped by her tagging along. "Goldie is still within range," she said quietly. "Strange. The others must be moving with us." She...

I like the idea of multiclass themes, but I think I would do it a certain way. Don't make multiclass themes a qualification for class feats or paragon paths. Allow characters who take multiclass themes to take multiclass feats and achieve those benefits normally. Have the multiclass themes offer...

The only thing I don't like is that animal minions are going to be fodder. Adventuring is dangerous and animal minions will die, and when they do there's no mechanic to revive them. I don't really get why that is when other companions can all be revived. It doesn't really allow the sort of...

How much of it is about the Shadowfell as opposed to the city?

Here's a short list of some important changes to watch out for when switching systems from 3E to 4E: 3E to 4E: Stumbling Blocks Claw/Claw/Peck