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Perhaps... but the fact that one would specifically have to know to cast gentle repose on it (a non-standard use of the spell) and then have it memorized while encountering the creature is such a corner case that I don't think it is a very good argument. I mean, it's a cool combat use of a...

I smell a TPK.

Curiously, anyone notice that Bigby's Grasping Hands sustains minor with no limitation? Notice that Fly has a sustain minor for 5 minutes or until the end of the encounter. Does this mean that a mage can cast his daily Bigby's Hands at the beginning of the day and have them all day? Edit...

I could be wrong, but I doubt that this is done by the in-house WoTC programming team (if such a thing even exists). Developing a decent chat module for DDI that is relatively painless to setup with a microphone and works well isn't a trivial task. This is probably the team that is developing...

That, and I think it's diametrically opposed to "necrotic" (i.e., a monster that deals necrotic damage is more likely to be vulnerable to radiant damage).

4e designers have specifically mentioned that they're moving away from "bogus parallelism", so I don't think this is a consideration.

Comeliness.

Looks like a drow on a bender.

The problem with fudging die rolls is that for some DMs it will become habit. And the players very quickly learn not to cast certain spells or use certain effects against important monsters. At the very extreme, it can go both ways: disintegrate will not hit the BBEG at the beginning of the...

You lost me here ;) .

I think this is the idea behind Power Sources. While I haven't seen much different mechanically between the Power Sources we've seen, I think we will at some point. If this is true, then the idea of Power Sources will allow designers to create an entirely new set of rules governing a broad...

Good riddance. Mordekainen's Disj... err... Mage's Disjunction is broken beyond all belief.

What everyone else said... The 'interrupt' is key in 3.5 as it prevents certain kinds of tripping cheesiness (like when someone stands up and provokes an AoO trip).

Dang... what's with running all the Sacramento demos on days like Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon? Don't people have jobs? :\

What? DM adjudication? Scandalous! ;)

Which must have hurt the D&D brand quite a bit. My guess is that WotC wants to get as far away from this train wreck as possible. Considering the powerhouse that the D&D brand represents in the fantasy gaming genre, 20k subscribers is really a pittance.

Well, the chance of a spell affecting a particular player has been moved from 3E Saving Throws to 4E Defenses. In 3E a high level character saves more easily against a particular spell than a lower level character in the same way that a high level character is harder to hit with a particular...

The funniest thing about this change in initiative from 2E->3E is the furor on Teh Intarweb at the time. People were fuming and ranting up and down about how it was going to break the game, giving detailed examples, etc... anyone remember those days?

I assume you're going off the 1st level characters? At this level, the difference in the defenses is probably going to be at its lowest possible point. More than likely, the gap in defenses is likely to grow as characters level (through straight numerical advantage or power mitigation).

Well no, but they do operate on pack instincts. Wolves hunt in packs, and purposefully circle prey, often picking out the young or weakened members of their target herd (herding dogs inherit their 'corralling' instincts from this behavior). They even often purposefully leave open escape routes...