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I haven't been following the 4e news that closely. Read the rules primers, a bit here and there... It seems most of what has been leaked so far has been the combat stuff. Which of course has set of choruses of "4e is a combat-oriented slugfest" in a couple of places. Well, I'm sure the...

As far as the healing surges are concerned... I would assume that the vast majority of those things called "hit points" are actually actually combat endurance, being worn down, a few scratches and scuffles, morale, and so on. Only the last blow or two that actually downs the character actually...

I've seen the "15-minute adventuring day" in practice. Fight, rest until dawn, fight, rest until dawn. It's 75% the DM's problem and 25% the player's problem. (yeah, I made those numbers up.) The DM is obviously setting up encounters that are too difficult. If the idea is to have the players...

Why would anybody ever get rid of perfectly good D&D books? Even if you're not using the mechanics, they have tons of good ideas. That's why I still have my old 1st edition books, and all the old Dragon Magazines on CD-ROM.

OK, here's the scenario. The PCs have discovered a Boccob's Blessed Book, which is itself locked. The previous owner has inscribed an Explosive Rune on the first page. The rogue searches the book for traps, rolling quite well. But he has not yet picked the lock on the book. He then picks the...

Excellent stuff, PC. Finally got around to reading this thread. Looking forward to more to come!

There's also some room for questioning how much actual mithril ore you get from a ton or so of solid rock. This is a DM thing. Perhaps a "rich mithril vein" simply means that, with a month of effort, you'll get enough mithril for a smith to make one suit of armor. Or maybe he'll rule you get...

How about a symbol or glyph trap with a Magic Aura spell on it to make it not radiate magic. +1 CR?

This is a good debate, and highlights the importance, when writing rulebooks, to use commonly agreed-upon terms. The problem we're having is, ultimately, that the description was written in English, not D&D Rulespeak. I'd heartily suggest, since you're going to do this anyway, that you simply...

Increasingly powerful bows are already allowed by spending extra money to get ones that include Str bonus. This is an unnecessary rule change.

I allow multiclassing into whatever classes or PrCs fit the original character concept. I'm also willing to ignore alignment and RP restrictions in order to have the player have the kind of character they originally envisioned. In theory, classes and PrCs are balanced mechanically, so there...

My interpretation of the text would be that the individual would have to be the target of a spell for the ring to have an effect. However, in the spirit of making a cheap ring at least somewhat valuable, I'd probably allow it to counter the fireball. But there is a bit of a sticky question...

The main problem with the setup is that certain classes are more equipment-dependant than others. Take a 20th level Fighter and a 20th level sorcerer, strip them of all equipment, and have them fight. Sorcerer wins. Why is that? They had the same value of equipment, so they should have been on...

No alcohol at the table. Not so much an overt rule, but nobody does it. We're just not drinkers. Lots of coke, dr pepper, and iced tea, though.

Some very good suggestions here, thank you. She does have mental problems of some sort. Sees a therapist every week and all that. Struggles with depression. However, I will say that she is not vindictive. When things go badly in the game, the tension seems to stay in the game and not spill...

OK, I don't normally bitch about my players, but she's driving me nuts... My group meets every saturday, and we play two campaigns, alternating weeks. She already dropped out of one of the campaigns because she needed more time to herself, but she seemed to do so with hesitation and regret...

Indeed it is magically placed inside your brain, but only when you're looking in a particular direction. There's no reason the fact that it is not omnidirectional would invalidate my point.

Unfortunately, I don't think the mystical connection between a cleric and his deity is ever expressed in rules terms anywhere in the books. This would leave it entirely up to DM descretion. I would personally rule that opposing clerics could cast spells in the area of the Desecrate but not be...

Don't be foolish. The information that the person is not immune to fire was not directly and magically placed inside your brain by the spell that was cast. Diviniation spells, on the other hand, tend to do that.

I would allow this as a DM, but if I were playing the barbarian in question, and one of his allies hit him with a weapon, and he was raging, I'd probably assume that he'd assume that this person was an enemy, and attack them on his next action.