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Another things is that you rarely see anyone pull out the DMG during a game but you certainly do the PHB! And I'm not even talking about spell reference. I've done this a long time so whenever the DMG came out I would peruse it but rarely use/refer to it. So a player well versed in the rules...

Thanks, I did email and find out that we are indeed playing core 4e. However, you said there are two core books. Are they functionally different? Should I confirm one or the other? For example, the second reprint of 2e was actually different. My favorite was that in the 1st printing anyone could...

Wow, I guess there are no rules for not sleeping. I also imagine this is a missing rule I've never noticed because I've always had one anyway. I could swear that at least back in 2e it said something to the effect of "if a character fails to get a proper night's rest, he is treated as fatigued."...

One thing I have noted is that most people who are comparing FTR vs. BARB usually say "at low and mid" levels the BARB is better. IMO, that points to a plus for the FTR. While it's been years since I've done it, my own calculations indicate that around 9th, Fighters tend to get better and...

I don't disagree with what you call a house rule. That is raw. What I disagree with is your interpretation that casting a spell that has as part of its description a ranged touch attack as generating two AoOs. Hopefully, I can explain what I mean. An AoO is generated for an action. Yes, some...

I've never heard anyone even come close to saying that casting a spell that does a ranged attack would technically generate 2 AoOs. I'm curious about how you've made that interpretation, or if there is a ruling somewhere I'm not aware of. IIRC, spells say things like "you must hit with a ranged...

Apparently, my group is going to switch from D&D to Shadowrun. I played it once over the course of a few sessions and don't remember much about it. I have no idea, yet, about the setting or, well, anything about it. Any EnWorld links for Shadowrun? Suggestions of places I should visit?

Just to get off topic, but, hey, it's my topic anyway: I would so love to see more DMs play their monsters intelligently. That is, if the monster is stupid, then it should be stupid. If it's trained, it should be trained. If it's highly intelligent then play it intelligently. That's the sign of...

While I agree that RAW says give them no xp, I think the key here is that they've defeated the hawk independently of the sorcerer. In my mind, it's kind of liking sniping some of the henchmen of the BBEG and then running off. What you're looking for is probably p. 293 & p. 302 of the MM under...

I'll say no. IME, players have enough trouble keeping their own characters straight let alone any hirelings or cohorts. It really depends on the setting. For example, in one world, we are playing scoundrels who are taking over the crime orgs in the city so we have all kinds of cohorts/hirelings...

Neither. I would rather play "a dungeon-crawling, mission-hopping campaign" with multiple "specific foc[i] with reacurring plot themes and where characters" have at least some "character build freedom." The problem with #1 is the "no plot" limitation. The problem with #2 is that players...

Just to muddle things, I'm not sure I can totally agree with Dandu (though I lean heavily in that direction). Under AoOs: Now, obviously, what this means is that if you are +6/+1 then any AoO you get is at +6. The TW fighter would get +4/-1 on the primary and +4 on the secondary. So the question...

This is a perfect example of what makes me shake my head at some PCs I've seen. I've had flying creatures use adroit fly-by attacks against land-locked PCs. The big damage Barb, instead of readying against the fly-by, would choose instead to do relatively paltry damage with a bow. The cleric...

Just to clarify Nebten's post because he accidentally left something out: So the last line was intended as a clarification of the difference between projectiles and thrown weapons. Really they should've said 'yet' instead of 'and'. Likewise, for magical enhanced stones Yet, for magic stones...

I believe it's not necessarily how challenging a single encounter is, but how often encounters occur before rest/healing. IIRC, the DMG CR 'system' is designed for 4 characters having 4 encounters before resting. It's a bit weak, IMO. Back before CRs were created, I routinely had encounters...

I hate to disagree with you Valhalla, but isn't it written somewhere that the specific trumps the general, or something like that? For example, "if you do something that requires a full round, such as attacking more than once, you can only take a 5-foot step", but there are feats out there that...

A few weeks ago, I readied a spell against an opposing spellcaster so that when he began to cast I disrupted the spell. I did the same thing the next round (since my init would be automatically higher and I was certain of what he was going to do). This really freaked out the DM. Probably because...

Why am I not surprised:lol:;)

Unfortunately, I don't have the Draconomicon I thought I had, but a player of mine is playing a dragon PC and, IIRC, the breath weapon is equal to 1/2 HD. Ignore that, I was thinking of the breath weapon DC, not the amount of damage. However, I did note a couple of things in the Draconomicon...

Hence, the house rule for CdG as previously noted; no one wants to see PCs killed outright like that. Fallen. As in knocked out, unconscious, dying, dead, etc. Not simply prone. From the SRD: "Sometimes a combatant in a melee lets her guard down. In this case, combatants near her can take...