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Just resubmitted my entry. If you could confirm receiving it that would be super.

This seems to be very setting specific. My personal take on PoL does not have communities 100% isolated from other areas. It still makes sense for communities to have relationships with each other, particularly trade relationships. The fact that there are vast expanses of dangerous terrain...

Roles are not new. The classes have had these "defender" and "leader" labels since 1e, they just haven't been described as thoroughly as we've seen in 4e previews. The new system, if it works as advertised, should be just what I'm looking for. When I played 2e, I found the class system to be...

Because players generally want their characters to grow in power at a reasonable rate, and it is helpful for both new and old DMs to have rules dictating that progression. You could just as easily ask, "Why not skip classes all-together?" It's an iconic part of D&D that doesn't detract from...

Wow, that's exactly how my group has house ruled critical misses. It works well, and many tough fights have been won on a "Hail Mary" AoO after the BBEG rolled a crit miss.

IMO, it is wrong to label these books as advertisements. Who would read a 96 page Nike ad, or watch a 4 hour McDonald's commercial? Besides, these books are clearly targeted at existing tabletop gamers rather than having a broad marketing scope. Their purpose is to provide interesting "behind...

Remember that on the Spined Devil stat block it is listed as level 6. I suspect that monsters will be heavily dependent on your party's level, using monster level as a modifier on saves, AC, skills, BAB, etc. Want to run skeletons that challenge a level 8 party? Just make them a level 8...

Some people in my play group are fond of using Minotaurs as PCs. Being large makes for a great "3.X Defender", so I can only imagine how uber a 4e defender class would be if it was tacked onto a large race.

The best houserule ever adopted by my D&D group was totally removing experience from the game. In our campaigns, the DM simply tells you when you level up. It removes a huge chunk of bookkeeping from the game, and it allows campaigns to progress at the speed that feels right to the DM. It also...

My first 4e character will probably be a Warlord with Rogue Training.

It never made sense to me that Two-Weapon Fighters automatically get extra attacks per round. How does holding a weapon in each hand increase the speed of your attacks? Attack speed should only be related to the skill of the combatant, not the fighting style involved. I would like to see...

By definition pop music is any type of music that is popular. Metallica was the #1 concert draw in the 90s, so TECHNICALLY, they are pop music. I wouldn't say that in front of Hetfield though... When most people rip on pop music, they are really referring to a sub-genre like bubble gum pop, or...

While I agree that the genres you reference show a progression of counter-culture trends, it makes me want to disembowel myself to see Megadeth in the same sentence as the word emo. The counter-culture trend has been more like this: Punk/Metal - Loud, rebellious, and badass Grunge - Similar to...

Classes are a sacred cow, and they also help new players conjure an image of their character. A new player might be confused by the term Arcane Leader. "What am I, a Wizard King?" I do agree that removing classes might produce a better system for the established D&Ders, but I'm confident the...

Combat will always be more prominent than roleplaying in D&D. Think about it from a developer's point of view: is it easier to design combat mechanics or roleplaying mechanics? Combat is much easier to design for because it asks very specific questions which place restrictions on your design...

Spoons will also be easier to run for the DM, will provide more options for the player's characters, and overall will be more fun. Of course, revealing the exact mechanics of spoons is impossible at this time without revealing the whole system.

I'd like to play a Human Warlord who was raised as a noble to lead an army, but runs away from his responsibilities.

Here's some pure speculation based on what we've heard... PC Power Increases: Longevity - At will and per encounter abilities mean no more resting for 8 hours in the middle of a monster filled dungeon (my LEAST favorite thing about 3.X BY FAR) Options - Classes who were previously without...

I have never stated out an NPC who wasn't going to be in combat. Why should the Royal Knower of Cheese even NEED a Knowledge: Cheese skill? He should just know everything about cheese that could possibly be pertinent to the campaign. Should the king need to have defined ranks in Knowledge: Tax...

The d20 never becomes useless on a roll if you have a smart DM. Let's say a PC in my campaign is a high-level Fighter with +35 to hit. For an average encounter to challenge him (70% player success rate, or in d20 terms: 1 to 6 is a miss, 7 to 14 is a hit), he should have to hit 7 + 35 = 42 AC...