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The stories that we all seek to recreate (see the new gaming catch word "cinematic") are filled with moments like this. The hero encounters a new enemy and uses tried-and-true tactics but, surprise, the don't work! Time to pull our that wand you forgot about or try out a new ability that has...

First, Wizard spells do way, way more damage and have much more varied use that Druid or Cleric spells. Also, Wizards also choose from a much larger list, so though they have fewer spells known at the beginning, they have a much greater selection. Druid spells and some of their class features...

Gnomes aren't metal enough for 4E. That's one reason to stick with 3.5!

Remember also that Illumians can make their sigils disappear. If you are unable to maintain accurate-looking sigils you could just turn them off and rely on Bluff checks to convince people that you really are Illumian just with your sigils hidden.

Tieflings are pretty cool. I like the idea of demonic blood because it brings in so much backstory and RP potential. They should have brought Aasimar into the PHB too, to balance the scales a bit. I don't like the direction they are going by offering what has always been an evil-leaning race...

I don't know if this has been pointed out yet, but I thought I would post it here just to make sure the Admins are aware: On the Edit Avatar page, only one avatar is displaying at a time. So the Miscellaneous list, which contains 135 avatars also has 135 pages of avatars. The upgrade looks...

This is great. I looked at Pathfinder hoping they would do this kind of stuff and was very disappointed when I didn't see it. I also very much agree with Wulf Ratbane's suggestion to increase short duration spells to encounter length. That makes keeping track of this stuff so much easier...

I chose Other. I have a problem with the 4E alignment system. Instead of reducing the alignments to the ones they liked they should have just given the option to only take one radius of the alignment chart. So a character could be Lawful or Chaotic or Good or Evil, but could also be any...

I will check out this link. I'm sure it will be helpful. I am realizing now the true extent to of the question I was asking about spells. With all of the splat books and everything, there are unlimited combinations. That is one of the things that makes this class so cool. Through research...

Unless I'm mistaken, all PC class characters have a CR equal to their character level.

Thanks, gnfnrf. This list will definitely be helpful. I hadn't thought about the Shugenja list. That should be an excellent source for elemental spells. I can see now why everyone says that the Archivist is broken. The ability to pick and choose from Divine spell lists can result in a...

There are some good suggestions here. I hadn't thought about adept spells. I'll have to go over that list, too. What book is the draconic archivist feat in?

I'm building a 3rd level human Archivist I would like recommendations on two things: what feats should I choose? and what scrolls should I buy to add to my spellbook? I would like to have some kind of fighting ability so I was thinking of taking at least one feat to improve crossbow use. Is...

Only if you consider being six months late on a self-established deadline a good thing. WotC has completely dropped the ball on DDI and have to do something to make up for it. Keep in mind, they didn't even announce that they were going to be late until after they were already late. I wish...

There is nothing more fun than spending 20 minutes going from one side of the town/continent/planet to the other. I've played a lot of CRPGs and all of them involved this. One of the great things about DnD is that it allows the DM to say: "You travel 500 miles. It took you 2 weeks." (Actual...

I voted for Original. Looking at it from a 3E perspective it seems kind of absurd. "Why would you make something so complicated when it could be so simple?" But there is something organic about it. I like that.

I am thankful to 4E for getting me thinking about other systems besides 3.5. I might never have discovered True20 without it.

The potential for DDI is so high that they really could have every DnD player subscribing. If they offer something for everyone then they will get their subscribers and their income. However, if they start charging for every little feature, people are going to stay away. Besides, I just don't...

One thing that several people have mentioned but is not always assumed with zombies is that they eat human flesh. I think it is especially important that zombies retain this trait. It is even better if they eat brains. The brains, of course, power the zombies in their undead state. This also...

I quit a group because of one player. This was a play-style issue not a personal one. (However, there was a racist in the group who made constant comments about African-Americans and Muslims [though he used other terms], who I just wanted to punch.) This was a big group (always at least 8...