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Personally, I would go with option 2 that you described above. There is the potential conflict of players wanting to play in both games, but I think you just put your foot down on who is going to be in which game. Do this politely of course and just tell the players that the game is going to...

Sorry double post.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-discussion/302930-submission-tips.html Oops Ninja'd

1. I too doubt that you'll get an answer on this one. Saying "No." would be dumb as it would just anger people, particularly those of us who actually like one or more of these classes and are playing one now. Saying "Yes." boxes them in with a "promise" and then each month that goes by...

Aye, jumping to conclusions is never a great idea which is why I hedged my response (or at least tried to). His point in general though, is valid I think. Sure, its perfectly acceptable to occasionally "punsih" the party when they split up for good reasons like in the OP. However, you should...

Another idea is to have some of your monsters go out the back door of the room and circle around to attack the PCs from the hallway, perhaps calling for reinforcements along the way. Players hate nothing more than having their strategies turned against them. Alternatively, some areas could...

Not sure that I would want Wish/Miracle as a spell per se given that 4e is much more about balance across the board at all levels, but I could certainly see it as a ritual. Alternatively, if you are concerned about it getting used too much in the ritual format, you could turn it into a magic...

Personally, I think there's a couple of issues at work. The first (and likely the biggest) is just a matter of DMs wrapping their heads around the idea. 4e definitely provides a lot more flexibility in this regard than earlier editions did. After all, in earlier editions, most monsters were...

The big thing to remember is that the party now has access to all sorts of resources. Be they rituals, magic items, etc. Solos in particular will be vulnerable to status effects and will need a means with which to combat them be it extra saves, actions while dazed/stunned, etc. As for...

Aye, I definitely see the potential for ticking the party off here. That being said, if it doesn't happen often AND the players are having fun then so much the better. Anyhoo, I had planned to do something a tad similar soon in my campaign. I'm stealing this idea from a recent Dungeon...

I ran a slightly modified version of it. Basically, I upped it so it would be appropriate for a 9th - 10th level group then added a few encounters at the end to cap off the heroic tier of my campaign. That being said, it worked really well imho. The only things you might consider is adjusting...

Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with the DM going with the RAW. After all, there are plenty of cases in which you can argue that the rules don't make sense. I was just saying that in many respects this seems like the perfect opportunity not to follow the RAW. That being said, I do...

The problem the rules is this. Lets take that same character and put him the same distance from the target. Now, lets reduce the chasm to just 1 square across but put 5 squares between the target and the PC. Pretty much nobody would have trouble hopping that chasm unless they were so out of...

I will eventually end up getting the DS campaign guide simply for the themes in it. I agree that themes are an excellent addition to the game and a great way for making different characters stand out from each other. (i.e. a great way to make two different two handed weapon fighters feel...

Yeah I guess per RAW it doesn't work, but I agree with your assessment that this seems rather FUBAR. The PC is not even attempting to gain an extra possible distance (per se) than could be achieved simply by walking (assuming no pit), just trying to do something cool. I think this is a perfect...

I can definitely vouch for this. I don't know about EnWorld, but certainly on the WotC boards there was a definite sentiment among many that wizards were weak. Some of this was perhaps a "sticker shock" effect from fans of wizards wishing the wizard were a striker instead, but there was also a...

Tony_Vargas: I get what you are saying about the options in the poll. Sure, any response but the first one can be spun to say that something is more important than balance. Additionally, the poll doesn't give us the option to say what it. The problem is though that in order to then properly...

Bard of All Trades and Staggering Note are both from a Dragon article. Both the feat (Bard of All Trades) and the power (Staggering Note) are awesome, but you are definitely pushing the bounds of the limitations set by the DM. Bard of All Trades does the same thing as the feat Jack of All...

I loved my Cunning Bard. I'm still wishing the DM would resurrect the campaign as I had such a blast playing the character. Anyhoo, some suggestions: The bard actually does really well in both melee and ranged regardless of whether you are cunning or valorous. My half elf bard was...

My thoughts: 1. Per RAW, I don't think it works. The player should have fallen then been allowed to finish his turn. 2. This does fall into the category of "awesome" (realizing of course that one's definition of awesome will vary) and so finding a potential solution is acceptable, even if...