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Ditto, keterys. And here I was worried about the 2-3 hours my group of 7 now 3rd level PCs were taking! Oh well, at least by the time we actually get to Epic years from now (assuming it even happens) hopefully all these issues will be addressed with 4.5 or even 5th edition. ;) :lol:

Hmmm, I don't get a chance to read most of what's here in the rules forum, so I may have missed any analysis of this point. I certainly haven't done any of my own though I do reference that part of the DMG when I'm stealing powers from other mobs and/or essentially creating a creature from...

Since I usually have 2-4 various creatures and/or types in a battle I usually roll their initiatives separately (ahead of time to save time). That means the Goblin Hexer, Goblin Warriors, the Sharpshooters & Cutters (Minions) are all at their own initiative. Since Nail now runs our magnetic...

Since we've only used this little system with the markers once I'm still liking putting the player's colored marker under their PC in addition to the larger 2" marker as a base in front of each player. After the first combat last session a couple players commented on how much easier it was to...

With enough mobs this is definitely doable, but remember the DM is a bit constrained to do much of this given the XP budget. There's essentially 1 mob for each PC of an equal level in a Standard encounter, up to twice that for Hard. Sure you can turn one or more of those Standard mobs into...

Well, while that's great for you & your players, can you please elaborate on what kind of combats you're getting through in 20 minutes? How many players? What levels are they? How many mobs and according to the XP budget are they easy (<APL), standard (=APL) or Hard (>APL) encounters? If we had...

Forked from: How long are your 4e combats taking, real time? Since I got such an excellent response to my first forked thread I'll try another! :) So what have people tried at their table (or seen as a player) that really worked well? What was dynamic, fun and really added a lot to make the...

Good point! For my group of 7 PCs that just dinged to level 3 we've got: 2 Defenders - Nail's BRV Fighter & an Assault Swordmage 2 Leaders - Battle Cleric & Tactical Warlord 2 Strikers - Archery Ranger & Infernal Warlock 1 Controller - Staff Wizard

Most in my group I wouldn't consider optimized either, and Lady Luck has certainly blessed me (as the DM) on occasion and/or crapped on various players at times. All of those could certainly be lengthening our typical combat, though again, in the middle of combat no one is complaining of things...

Forked from: Pace of level advancement in 4th edition D&D I've seen lots of threads about how to try and speed up combat (most of which I've read and found some very helpful tips) but I still don't have a good feel for how long the average combat is taking most groups to play out. Since our...

Which I think is pretty important because in 3e when you missed as a Fighter, well, you just missed. It was very uncommon, if not outright rare, that any particular combat or effect really hinged on any individual swing. In 4e, IME, whether any PC lands an Encounter power or a Daily can really...

FWIW, while I can see this interpretation I allow our Wizard's Player to attack with it before he determines if he's sustaining it or not. There have been situations where it was really cool & fun to do so (which, if something isn't unbalancing, is what I generally always try to go with). One I...

And I can say pretty easily now that I don't expect it to ever be much more than that. I don't want to take time preparing a combat encounter, laying it out at the table and playing through it if it isn't challenging. Now I understand that's a loosely defined term that is going to be different...

Yep! <cackles with evil DM glee> I don't know that Nail believes me but this encounter was not designed with any particular PC in mind. The party just hit 3rd level after this encounter and I've been purposefully trying to vary the types of encounters, terrain effects, condition effects, etc...

Your comment about the Kruthik's Aura damage raises another question for me about Battlerager Vigor and Cleave here, though: If a BRV fighter took the extra Cleave damage with an attack from a Mob with a Cleave-like attack that targeted the Fighter's ally, would the BRV fighter get his...

The person getting splattered with a water balloon might disagree they weren't attacked, but for 4e I hope the rules here are pretty clear. For me it goes back to Hypersmurf's frequently enumerated uses of the word attack in 4e which make lots of situations ambiguous. I don't think this is one...

Yeah, "Remove the item's power" is, umm, harsh! :confused: So, you going to be sending me a new wish list soon? ;)

Reading this I immediately rationalized it with the following: Given dwarves' extensive training with various axes & hammers culturally, they very quickly figure out how make good use of most any other axe or hammer they come across. Some dwarves have even made a study of similar weapons used...

I'd certainly try to play 'organised & intelligent' foes that way, but these stupid undead were simply under orders to keep the PCs from interfering with the hooded ritual caster for a few rounds while he finished his casting (after which, he left!). While one or more of them may have stood in...

MLoM has quoted BRV from Adventurer's Vault, but it's in Martial Power. ;)