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As best as I can recall, what happens is "whatever the DM decides happens". In other words, I don't think it really says. We know that the Raven Queen supposedly defeated Nerull and took over his role of god of the afterlife, but I don't think there is much else said. I know that there is at...

I agree with Grabuto and Quickleaf that the description is a bit empty, but I also suspect that this is merely a result of you trying to keep it readable (i.e. short). Assuming you have already addressed those issues mentioned above, I think you have a pretty good start. I thought I had...

While I realize I could be completely wrong here (and only time will tell if I am or not), I think a lot of people are reading way too much into the few paragraphs the weekly column provides. Sure, there's certainly meaning to what he writes. He's not going to write about something and then...

Yeah OnlineDM has it about right. The "issue" as it were with the Superior feats though is that a) they require you to have a 15 or higher in one of the associated attributes and they provide an additional benefit on top of the bonus to defense. Having already acquired a 15, odds are that you...

Yes and no. As a practical matter, I agree that a large PC with Close Burst 1 will not often actually get to target 12 enemies (the max after you account for the PC) anymore than a medium PC is likely to target 8 enemies with his Close Burst 1. The point though is that with large PCs, there...

All of the class information (i.e. the new builds in the Essentials books) can be obtained with a DDi subscription, which I think is a better value than the books. That being said, I whole heartedly endorse the Rules Compendium. Gives you all of the updated rules in a single volume. Won't...

I think this is a good point about the difference between the two editions. In 3.x, Epic was an optional add-on that was released through a supplemental book (more or less). In 4ed, Epic is specifically presumed by the Core Books. Naturally, everything is optional when you get down to it, but...

I think the real issue here (and yes, its edition neutral) is the time commitment element. A lot of gamers, myself included, love coming up with new characters, dabbling with builds and ideas, etc. The problem for most of us though is that we really don't get a whole lot of time to actually...

I don't have the inherent bonus rules in front of me, but I believe that they go up to +6 bonus as do the enhancement bonuses (the idea being that you can have a no magic campaign and still make the math work). So, if they stack, you would end up with PCs with +12 by the end of epic just from...

It would depend on how high the enhancement bonuses went. If they remained just as high as they are now (i.e. up to +6), then you would end up with PCs hitting all the time (or having to up monster defenses which in turn makes the magic items necessary again). If on the other hand, you...

Well, I think one of the goals of 4ed in its design was to try to simplify a lot of things (diagonal movement counts the same as forward or sideways, etc.). I think they felt it was just easier to make a general rule and then leave it in the hands of the DM if they want to give bonuses for...

Technically, I think you are right that the RAW do not distinguish between small and medium creatures for purposes of being able to gain cover (and I agree with CroBob that partial cover is good enough). That being said, I think that this is one of those areas where even though the RAW do not...

Okay mega-late reply but the servers were having problems when I tried to reply originally and then I just forgot. :p I think you have hit the nail on the head here. We do seem to be largely advocating the same approach. Let the DM come up with the framework of the story but listen to the...

Not sure if its in the online compendium or not (can't access at work), but the rule is now this: 1. A Daily item power can still only be used once per day. 2. A PC can use any number of daily item powers in a given day so long as they are different items. So a level 2 PC with armor and a...

I still use the old daily item usage restrictions in my campaign. I do so primarily because it was just easier than trying to decide if the PCs gear was "too rare" or uncommon as a result of the switch over, plus it makes Enchant Item more useful since IIRC Enchant Item only works on Common...

I guess the reason that I like the idea of the inherent bonus system is that I do think it makes it a bit easier to make magic items more meaningful, and easier to balance in many respects. It helps to divorce items from character advancement and makes the properties be just added little...

I realize of course that everybody's mileage will vary and that every group is different. From my personal experience though, I've found that by and large, magic items in 4ed have been boring. When an item shows up that doesn't fit in one of the "Big Three" slots, the players just don't seem...

Not only that, but my best friend's brother's roommate's girlfriend's cousin heard from a source (who he says is VERY reliable) that the source's co-worker heard at a game store in San Dimas that they were ditching the d20 because the math was too hard. 5ed will instead be a d2 system with...

Well, assuming for arguments sake that 62,000 is the actual number of subscribers currently (which is probably not particularly a safe bet), and that everyone subscribed is currently at the $6 a month rate (which almost certainly is not a safe bet), that means a monthly gross intake of $372,000...

For starters, I personally believe that DDi is a great value -- particularly if you are a DM. The online monster builder is pretty decent now. Its certainly not perfect but I actually like it more than the old offline one (though I admit that this is in large part due to the fact that I don't...