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I'm glad to see people have the Packet. The email I received with the link to download it instead takes me to the custhelp page. I wonder what went wrong and more importantly, how long it will take to fix. They don't start taking phone calls for another hour.

I think that Reflexes and Willpower would be better stats than Dexterity and Wisdom, respectively. Why? Well, the definitions of of the words 'Reflexes' and 'Willpower' better match what those scores are used for in the game than their current names. I also dislike how Wisdom is usually...

What if spell level became the minimum level at which it could be used, but it could also be used at a higher level? For instance, let's say that Fireball is a 5th level spell that does 5d6 damage. (I like the 4E convention of a spell's level being the character level at which it becomes...

I've always felt that SW Saga was more of a proper evolution of D&D than 4E. I enjoyed 4E for a while, but it was (IMO) a divergent branch of the evolution of the game. SW Saga (again, IMO) was a much more natural progression of the game that kept the best of 3.X while significantly reducing...

I like the idea of the stat being a useable number itself. More specifically, I dislike that currently the only purpose for the stat number is to reference a table to give you the modifier that the system actually uses. I hope they explore this option. Make the raw numbers also have true...

4E already makes awarding XP superficial, extraneous, vestigal, and completely necessary. The real purpose of XP is to be able to design balanced encounters, and encounter design in 4E is very well done. It then takes 8-10 encounters to level... no matter what level you currently are. So, if...

Not in front of me, but I do know it's a Level 2 version of the Black Dragon in the Monster Vault. It only had 144 HP. My group of 5 almost trounced it. Fortunately, the bolt holes gave it a mobility advantage. The tables turned pretty drastically in one round. At one point, two characters...

At first I was concerned when I noticed the Class Compendium gone. That increased when other products disappeared as well. But reading this thread and thinking more about it for the last few days has given me a new, more optimistic viewpoint: With one exception*, the Essentials products have...

I used The Slaying Stone as my group's first level adventure rather than The Twisting Halls from the Red Box. Then we will do the rest of the adventures you listed: Reavers of Harkenwold (parts 1 and 2) and Cairn of the Winter King. After that will be Orcs of Stonefang Pass. Aside 1: I...

A player in my group has a Dwarf Druid with Staff Expertise: d12 at Reach 1 paired with a Bear that gives +2 to Defenses and does d12+7 (Dex+Con) on its own attack isn't cool enough for you? How about when they use Combine Attack? How about when they pair up with a Dwarf Knight and his defender...

I actually prefer the final version to the playtest one. I think the playtest version wasn't focused enough and it stepped all over the Rogue's toes. A Rogue relies on mobility, an assassin benefits from it. Removing most of the attack & move powers (Kukri charge, Unerring Shuriken) from the...

For me, it opens a blank window that does nothing. ;(

Good point, but I hope the designers knew the superior axes/hammers were coming because AV was released right on the heels of the core books.

I wasn't aware of Githzerai Blade Master... that's enough to show me that there's a trend an DWT isn't a unique concept. A player of mine just emailed me a solid justification... prior to Essentials, dwarves were +2 CON/WIS and it was less than optimum to give them 18 STR so DWT was a way to...

Back before 4e was announced there was a series of articles about redesigning monsters and also the concept of 'traction.' (They may not have been in the same series, but both of these concepts were topics du jour around the same time.) Traction being 'getting something to stick.' Monsters we...

Proficiency with every axe and hammer (superior or otherwise) and +2 to damage with all the above just strikes me as crazy good for a single feat. I thought that way back in the day I read a discussion about it maybe not being intended to provide proficiency in superior weapons, but I can't...

Here's the background I typed up for the player of the Dwarf Druid. He provided the basics (being rasied by Allanor) and I meshed that with heavy borrowing from Slaying Stone, Orcs of Stonefang Pass, and Netir Vale/Fallcrest info. The drow hunter he encounters is another PC... they will...

I'm preparing to start running this on Monday. I don't have a problem with the setup, but maybe because I'm using something else to get the characters to Kiris Dahn. The quest for the Slaying Stone is an extra. My hook: One way or another, the PCs have a connection to Kiris Dahn, or one of the...

I didn't freak out; I stated that I am offended by them not publishing content on holidays. I see no defense for them not doing so. It strikes me as a veiled means to provide less, and I find that insulting. It would take less effort and be more consistent to have an article post every...

I do realize it is a monthly periodical, but I also have the distinct impression that we get less content in months with less business days. Yes, I should back that up with a month-by-month analysis of numbers of articles per month and number of holidays, but it's not worth the effort to me...