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Since the Essentials books were already out, our DM let me create a new character so I statted out Pholtus in about 5 minutes, gave him a +1 sword (everyone else had one magic item), and was ready to go.

I would definitely opt for a sunpriest for the ability to grant saving throws. The stormpriest deals extra damage, which can be replicated by any striker. Being able to hand out saving throws is a much rarer ability.

Well, the rule in the core books was that you can get any mundane item you want if you're starting at a higher level, subject to DM approval.

Can't you look at the growth of D&D in other countries as a point of comparison? As far as I know, the great 80s scare was mostly a US thing.

They played somewhat similarly to one another, but I did notice that the sunpriest was more defense oriented and the storm priest was oriented more towards offense. The sun domain at-wills for example either granted resist all or granted a save. The storm priest at-will either increased damage...

I played it at Black Diamond Games in Concord, CA. There were 6 players, 4 people new to 4e with varying experiences of playing D&D ranging from pathfinder players to people still playing 2e in a home game. The fact that a lot of the rules had to be explained to people meant that we didn't get...

Hmm...I don't find the appeal of this personally. But mainly because I don't choose race because of stats. I just pick what seems the most appropriate based on the character concept I've come up with. Looking back at the last few PCs I created, half fall under creating the persona first, and...

That's sorta true about the core 4e Rogue builds as well I think. A lot of the secondary functions of powers that are dependent on a second stat aren't as good as an extra +1 to hit/dmg. I think it's commonly accepted that Rogues and Wizards are the two classes that can get away with pumping...

Make him warforged! We can build him stronger, better, faster...we have the technology! Can't find a cleric for a rez? Get him to an artificer and transfer his consciousness into a hunk of metal. Fun roleplaying angst for the character as he gets used to his new body.

Sounds like the target is ripe for some serious targeted dispel magics/disjunction... Like the others said, I wouldn't worry about it too much at this point. In fact, I wouldn't worry about it until you're prepping for the actual encounter. Lots of things can happen in 8 levels.

Most fights in 4e seems to last around 10 minutes per player for me, so around 50 minutes for a 5 player group. If I want combats to take half that duration, I could probably just half the monster's hit points and double their damage output. But the main impediment I think for battle-lite...

I think every other halfling I've seen had profession(chef) or some sort of culinary background, so yeah, I've seen lots of PCs that like to harvest their kills. Not sure what the ethics of eating sapient beings though...but these characters were not prone to philosophical debates.

I'm just curious...do you own every WotC book ever made? Because these lists are ridiculously thorough. Kudos!

Some of the improvements above would add a level of unnecessary complexity for the target audience of the red box. The starter set red box is directed towards those who probably don't even know what a role playing game is about. The later books in the series is probably better to start with...

I've actually got a stack of DCI cards from the last game day I organized. PM me offlist and I can get you a number if you still need it.

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How about instead of heroes using a town as a base while they go into dungeons to defeat its denizens, you can have the anti-heroes use a dungeon as a base with a goal of taking over a town. You can detail a smallish town (complete with defenses and notable NPCs that might stand in the PC's...

If you want to check out some new (and old) D&D inspired comics, madbrewlabs had an article that listed a lot of them. D&D Comic Strips | Mad Brew Labs

And if you can export/import it to others, all the better. Not only will DMs love you, but so will 3rd party publishers.

I think I bought all of the various settings, but only ever played in Greyhawk, Mystara, FR, and Eberron.