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I generally allow my players to talk as much as they wish. They are not battle hardened veterans, they merely play them in a game :) Discussing tactics, health, etc. allows them to come up with better plans than just playing alone. That said perfect knowledge does allow some meta-game...

The way to think about it is to define what would be either the win or the lose condition. Since you want 9 on EITHER roll then the only way to fail is to get 8 or less on BOTH rolls (that leaves a 9 on either roll and a 9 on both rolls as possible win values) The chance of 8 or less on a...

James Bond? not the new incarnation nor the books but the old movies would probably work.

That sounds about right. For 1 note that it's 20 or better (since it's a save bonuses count on the roll) For 3: Does healing word require second wind - I thought it just activated a surge directly. I could be wrong tho (no books) For 6 - yeah if you're on your last fight of the day and have...

In previous editions I've only ever seen the bag of tricks used as a combat item. Since it was a rubbish one it was usual thrown away. So your anecdote is cancelled by my anecdote. The rules are there to provide a clear explanation of what the item does and then leave the way open for it to be...

I think you parsed amysrevenge wrong. They're not saying riding is mundane they are asking why you should make check for "mundane riding" i.e. for riding that is used in a mundane purpose. Riding through the flowers in the meadow, riding from place to place, riding just for fun is mundane and...

Yes but the specific effect we're talking about is a movement based one. If you voluntarily give up the push effect then it's not legal to stand in that position (even if you intend to move further on the next step) so I'd rule that by voluntarily giving up the push you are voluntarily ending...

I didn't mean any disrespect. It's why I asked it as a side question. I have no problems with actions having consequences but to me Kobolds are very much the vermin of any D&D setting - they exist to die. Wiping out whole towns and staking babies in the town square is ... an impressive response...

Ummmm, just a quick side question. You sent your players on a mission to clear out a kobold lair which they did as per your instructions. Now you want to destroy all resources and associations they have and basically make their lives miserable for the next few game days. Are the players okay...

The fighters whole purpose is to stop things moving past it. The paladins purpose is to get the biggest meanest threat in the room to focus on the paladin and the paladin alone. Both of them are defenders. If you want the fighter out the way check out monster attacks with push, pull and slide...

Try reading the Design & Development articles on the wizard site http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drarch/dd It doesn't give a full, complete or coherent overview of what they were doing but you should be able to pick up insights onto what they were thinking and why. There are also the...

The problem with one shot traps is they are nothing more than a 'You Suck!' moment. The players can't react in any meaningful way to what happened so it's just down to the dice roll (if any) to spot it. Furthmore the bad guys can't really build an encounter around the trap (all or nothing damage...

I disagree. I think the purpose of healing surges is to show who is bad at resource management and team play. In previous editions the fighters could just charge in and then complain at the cleric for not healing them back to full. Or they complain that the casters need to rest again. In this...

Lets compare a 4th ed fighter to that base then shall we: Ability to take multiple AoO - CHECK (one per opponent which is an improvement) Ability to fire into melee with no penalty - CHECK With your spare feats you can take proficiency: bastard sword and quickdraw. This allows you to use the...

You say you want to be an archery fighter. What do you feel is missing from the a 4th ed fighter picking up a bow. You can shoot into melee no problem, you can take feats to boost damage and range. In short the only thing you can't do is use any powers with your bow but then again neither could...

Bolded the important bit. That's fine in theory but it's a bit more questionable in practice. The problem is not, and never has been, the amount of product out there - it's the amount of product sitting on store shelves. For the hobbyist who knows what he's doing, does research and orders...

Tide of Iron allows you to follow up on the push so the enemy never leaves combat range. (it's almost like a free shift for fighters) Other advantages of push are to group enemies for casters or into hazards (as you mentioned) Other classes might do it better but there is no reason for you to...

Oka I've just found the adventure and I have to say I think it's a very badly written skill challenge. The DMG specifically states that failure at a skill challenge should be a hindrance NOT a road block. The adventure says: which is just ... bad. It would appear the penalties for doing...

A skill check is used to acheive a specific task (e.g. climb that wall there) A skill challenge is used to acheive a specific aim (e.g. climb that wall there to impress the guildmaster with how agile I am) As such the check is not a specific single task but rather a nebulous collection of...

You know how well a fighter fights with the sword. You know how well the wizard fights with the sword. You know how well a rogue fights with the sword. How do you know what level and 'class' the kobold was? If there is any doubt about that then how can you state how useful (or not) the sword...