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I have my kobold slingers use up their 3 shots before they get killed. I wouldn't let them be looted, since there's no PC equipment equivalent. It's a monster power made to make the monster more interesting, not give the PCs a single-use power. Kobolds rock. =D

Just a couple of clarifications questions concerning the house rules: * The training in leather armor and long swords is in addition to what the class grants? * The profession ability bonuses are in addition to the race bonuses? * The profession skills are trained? And what ability scores...

Option Two, because I like points of light better than points of darkness.

Mechanics aside, I do agree that the beach mages' reason for the change is not a good one. As one who has never played "classical" D&D, I don't mind either version. But if they want to give that classical element to those who've been playing longer, they should come out with a new power in a...

Then I'll add: Drow: +2 Cha, +2 Dex/Int Half-Orc: +2 Str, +2 Con/Dex

I would love to join! I like to play whatever role needs filling, so I'll come up with a character once I see what anyone else comes up with. If you need any more information, just ask.

I don't remember off the top of my head which races are in the first essentials, and I'm too lazy to look it up, so I'll just guess all the PH1 ones. Dragonborn: +2 Str, +2 Con/Cha Dwarf: +2 Con, +2 Str/Wis (though this would be what I'd do in an initial release; you might be right about the...

How about a bet on what scores the old races will get? There's been speculation and disagreement before. I challenge anyone to come up with a list of races and their new ability array and see who gets more right! The loser...well, you know. T)

This is great! I've been wanting to get back into the 4e online games. I usually DM, but I'm new to online DMing, and I'd like to be a player. If anyone starts a 4e game, count me in too!

4e is not too different from the core mechanics nor too complicated. However, it can be argued that psionics in 4e are not balanced.

Both. My reason is that I'm looking for ideas for a game I'm designing. Thanks, to you all! I like the idea of just giving each "defender" their own mechanic to get back at enemies who ignore them. Fighters get to swipe at enemies who move past them, paladins get to absorb damage when...

To me, it's certain that a PH Fighter cannot multiclass with an Ess Fighter. They're going to have the same name, so whether or not they have completely different mechanics, they count as the same class. An Ess Fighter will probably be able to take PH Fighter powers and vice versa, they'll...

I like psionics, but I can't put my finger on why they work. It just seems to fill a niche that arcane, divine, and primal magic don't. Primal and divine magic has you getting power from specific groups of greater beings, arcane magic is studied or inherited, and psionics are trained. Maybe...

Yes, your concept of "aggro management" seems to be what I'm getting at. I'm just looking for ideas for alternate methods (besides 4e marking) that a game can use to allow player characters to manipulate the GM's decisions of who to attack without forcing the GM to attack (or not attack)...

I don't like "aggro." It's not even a word. I understand why they use it in MMOs, because the AI is not advanced enough to make decisions. But the way it goes about it so superficial, that I'm glad it's left to video games and not tabletop games. Many have said that 4e "marking" is a...

So, Trevor Kidd has stated that he would "liken" the crunchy bits in Essentials to new builds (see EN World news). He doesn't say they are new builds, and in fact seems to be going out of his way to be ambiguous. Is he just trying to say that they're new builds and I'm reading too much into it...

This is quite intresting news to me. I always welcome new crunchiness. I wonder if the new versions are going to be drastically different or just a different yet similar take?

D&D 4e: Too Much Bonuses for a Dungeon A thought struck me recently. In many fantasy roguelikes (the archetypical dungeon games), your character can pick up cursed items, poisonous potions, and unhelpful magic scrolls. This is a trait that I think would be really fun in a D&D dungeon delve...

Ooh, that's a good idea. Have them get sold for a good price, but then return later as minions to the BBEG, who they apparently got sold to. That shouldn't mess with the plot hooks you currently have. Unless you have no BBEG.

So modest... Do we know the amount of XP it takes to get from level to level? I know it's 10 to get to level 2, and because of the titles I assume its related to the D&D XP track. That right?