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Totally agree here. While I think 4e will be supportive of roleplay and intrigue focused games, I think a good part of that (outside of Skill Challenges) will be relegated back to where it was in 1e and 2e. Mainly, outside of the purview of the rules. So we'll have more talkie-talkie than "I...

Thanks, Primal. I was expecting a lot more hyperbole and, well, naysaying in the review after reading the title. But what I found was an honest, well-written and reasonable review of 4e. It was totally refreshing. Thanks. P.S. I'm glad to see you still have an open-mind about 4e. I'm not...

The classes appear to be better balanced in 4e and also appear to fill certain niches in combat (which, let's face it, has always been D&D's flagship for conflict resolution). I think 4e handles the problem of "the table I'm playing with" because it puts us all on the same table to begin with...

This. In a big way. In 3e, I was constantly getting screwed because I had a "well-rounded" character with actual skill-points in a "profession" of all things to represent my background. This meant that by 6th level or so I could do all sorts of meaningless, tangential things to the actual...

That sounds great, Ari. I'm looking forward to it.

Yay! I predict Necromancer will be seeing lots of my $$$ soon. Hey Ari: Are the Shire Hobbits, um, Halflings still in the APG? What about the non-shifter Druids? IMO, the APG is turning out to be the 4th corebook. ;)

This.

Here's some ideas that might be worth a try... 1) A discount on pre-ordered and special ordered stuff. 2) Keeping used games in stock. 3) Starting up a game-store centered "gaming club" of sorts. For a one-time annual fee (like the B&N cards or such), you'll get a discount off all purchases...

1. Yup, I run 4e very differently than 3e. 2. I'd say more brutal. Because the PCs are more buff, I feel less of a need to coddle them. I throw what I have at them, eyeball it for balance and go with it. 3. Yes, I use tactics a lot more and that has everything to do with the new monster stat...

Count me among those who now want to see Halflings riding "War-Goats". But until we get those stats, do we at least have Dire Wolves in the MM? That could solve the "Halflings must ride dogs" trope.

You make some good points and I think this is a wise course of action, from my own experience. In your demographic, I am definitely an A- (meaning between A and B) but I ran for a group of Bs and Cs. My biggest problem was the organization of the adventure. It wasn't bad. But I don't feel it...

My intent at this point is to shoehorn the 4e fluff into my take on the Wilderlands of High Fantasy. My own take being a Wilderlands heavily influenced by Howard and some by Martin. This is just a temporary thing, though, until Martial Power comes out. At that point, I'll be running an all (or...

Thanks. I'll check those out. My printer's on the fritz at the moment. Had to print out the pre-gens at woik (let's keep THAT on the downlow). So I'm hoping against hope that the higher powers at WotC hear my lament and release a character sheet soon. Pre-printed Power Cards would be a big...

I got together today with the DnD meetup group from Austin, Tejas. A good group of guys overall and I want to say thanks to Flynn for organizing it and thanks to Joseph, Steve, Alan and guy-who-joined-in-to-play for enduring my maiden voyage with 4e. MY FIRST MISTAKE First off, we were under...

Scale down the encounters. For most of the encounters in KotS that means removing one 125xp opponent. Basically, removing one opponent that isn't a minion 80% of the time. You'll probably want to do this anyway if you have three or four players. Most of the encounters are designed with 5...

:cool: Thanks, Mike. I have to say that, thus far, you and the team have impressed me with your willingness to listen and (when sensible) act upon our ramblings and rantings. It's done a lot to make me feel very happy with my decision to come back to D&D with fourth edition. I don't know of...

That would be more appealing if we had some sort of official character sheet available. I know they have to have one lying around there somewhere. And the one with the Autobot/Decepticon alignments doesn't seem to work with all the rules changes they've done since April 1st.

Here's hoping the Rouse can get this figured out. It is really lame that we're in a position to have to rip up, tear up or otherwise mutilate a book we just paid $30 for. Considering that there are no character sheets available for us to copy this information to. And considering there's no...

Thanks Daelkyr and Mindshadow2k. I'm planning on running KotS this Sunday at a game store here locally. I was highly reluctant to cut up a book I'd just paid $30 for. Your efforts are saving me a ton of work, headache and worry -- not to mention getting WotC some sales if the session wins over...

I liked the hazard. First off, there's little chance that the PCs will go anywhere near it if it's described correctly but I can see how a deviant GM could definitely turn it into a "deathtrap" by not revealing its nature until the last minute. Even still... It hardly means certain death. The...