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Leader - Cleric Controller - Priest Defender - Paladin Striker - Monk My ideas at least.

My own personal rule is that in conceptualizing each encounter, I can always add more depth, more description, and more intriguing elements to the fight. I hardly ever use monsters straight out of the book, I always make changes, whether is be adding spellcasting or rogue capabilities, or...

Making a special monster outside of the box requires a retarded amount of time to create (To make the follow the exact specified monster HD rules in terms of skill points, feats etc). Looking up the jumping rules, or the grapples rules. Looking up every spell that isn't cast on a daily basis...

Just to reiterate what someone else had already said: There us a huge difference between enjoying what is known about 4E, vs. disliking what is unknown about 4E. Disliking what is known is perfectly valid, yet I find entirely too much criticism of 4E is not in this category, but in the...

Yeah, that Full Plate he is wearing is really gonna help against salt....right...Chain Mail...yeah, right....? Why 15? You're basically saying that salt to the eyes will never be effective against a monster with high enough level to get a high fortitude. In 4E it can always be effective...

Is it a touch attack... If so figure out the AC. If not, whats the AC. This can't be a normal touch attack because I'm not trying to touch any part of him, just the eyeballs....is their a size modifier....Whats a fricken AC I'm trying to hit...come on dude, we're waiting. Whats the DC? 10...

I'm the GM in a fake 4E combat, and my player wants to throw sand in the orc's face (I have never seen the rulebooks, this is based off what I know of 4E): Player1: I want to throw sand in the orc's face to blind him!! Me(DM): Cool. That will take a standard action to grab some dirt and...

First Edition sucked...I don't understand all the nastalgia for a system that caused many a fight between the DMs and players. 1st Ed. games only worked if the most headstrong and bullheaded person at the table is the DM, otherwise you ended up with 30 minute arguments over how some idiotic...

I'm quite certain that you're wrong on the armor bonuses. In your scheme there is a +1, 2, 3....6,7,8. Where's the 4 and 5? I think it's more like that: Cloth +0 Leather +2 Hide +3 Chain +4 Scale +5 Plate +6

Those class roles have always been implicit in Dungeons and Dragons. Everyone who has ever played a cleric knows that it was his role to heal the party. Everyone who has ever played a fighter knew that it was his role to get a blade on the enemies and keep them away from the casters. None of...

I like the idea that Eladrin disappear and reappear yet nobody ever seems to see them actually do it, like the movies where you glace to the side and back and they are gone, or you blink and missed it. The Eladrin has such a subtle method about him that nobody ever actually sees the effects...

I have been a dungeon master for years and haven't played all that much since the early days of 2E, but here is my list for 4E: 1) The ease of monster creation - make what I envision not what the numbers dictate. I love making and modifying monsters on my own, and the new rules make it sooo...

I don't think that the internet was really viable in 88 89 when 2E was being developed/released. I personally didn't like 2E at all over 1E, but then I loved 3E as a step above 2E, and I love 4E as a step above 3E.

I didn't say everyone who hates 4E fears change - I said many(much) of them do - and I definitely didn't make that assumption about everyone, but from what I know of people, I am certain that is the cause of many people's criticisms - what percentage of haters is that - who knows - but when...

Well much of this sort of psychology is just showing us that the person generally fears change. They do not necessarily really honestly object to certain rules or ideas presented in 4E, they merely criticize because their comfort zone is being challenged and they feel the need to lash out...

I started my DD career in 1st edition, and have played every edition since. My current 3.5 campaign has lasted a couple of years - my group has gamed continuously since the release of 3.0. My group is very enthusiastic about the release of 4E - everyone is scouring all the boards as much as...

Switching to 4E on day one with brand new level one characters - The current adventure I'm running is slated to last only 7 more game sessions and I have the ending ready to go. I learned my lessen after buying about 12 3.5E books - Extra "source" books never make the games any better. I'll...

In my game, I'll tell the players that the power allows others to move freely if they choose. Instead of the Warlord saying: "I'm gonna move the Fighter here" He'll say: "Bob, free shift if you want" It's Bob who is moving, and Bob who chooses when and where he moves. Ultimately the power...

Warlord thinks to himself: "Every time the beast dips its shoulder, it tries to disengage" Warlord tests his theory with a vicious attack just at that moment and confirms his suspicions. Warlord to Fighter: "When he dips his shoulder, press the attack" OR: Warlord thinks to himself...

Fighter. Wade headlong into throngs of creatures, clogging up the fight and challenging anything that comes your way. Protect your friends, kill your enemies. What could possibly be more fun? I'll be making a Dwarf Fighter with Axe and Shield.