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One final point that I didn't see mentioned: 4) It can be legally dangerous. I remember the old Babylon 5 forums where JMS (the writer/creator) would absolutely _not_ read threads. The reason was simple: if a person posted an idea that was later used in the show that person could claim JMS...

I built a Maiden (heh) and used it for years - the PCs started with a sailing ship and worked their way up to an airship. It's a great piece of work and really not that complicated to build.

Due to fortunate circumstances (a rambunctious toddler), I'm getting out of gaming. Instead of letting my tact-tile set get dusty in a corner (or eaten by said toddler) I'm putting them on eBay so someone else can love, cuddle, and draw on them. I'd prefer if a gamer picked them up, so someone...

It's a minor gripe, but Armor of Night seems to be buggy - it exists for cloth armors, but not leather. Any other item bugs?

This question came up at the last gaming session. We have a monster (called Meg) and a PC (called Paul). Paul uses a push/pull/slide power on Meg. Can that movement go through Paul's allies? Meg's allies? The RC was inconclusive.

Oh, what does that remind me of... "We like to talk big, vampires do. 'I'm going to destroy the world.' It's just tough guy talk. Strut round with your friends over a pint of blood... the truth is I like this world. You've got dog racing. Manchester United. And you've got people. Billions of...

I like the look of the new cards. That said, they still haven't fixed the most annoying bug (for me) in the Character Builder - incorrect damage off secondary attacks. Take Chaos Bolt for instance. It says "secondary damage: 1d6". That should be 1d6 + <static mods>. Why don't they add that in...

When you bring actual physics into it both get boring :) Flight uses too much energy, and energy-preserving teleportation is basically useless. Remember, kids, converting potential energy to kinetic energy can be painful! That said, I'd take teleportation. So long as it's not the Wizardry...

Taking opportunity attacks requires the rogue to have melee training, which is some amount of cost. The real hit comes with action points, readying, and an optional warlord. Rogue: attacks, Action Points, readies an attack on monster 1 on monster 2's turn. Monster 2 acts: rogue stabs monster...

Chrysalids! AKA "Destroyers of Squads". Long time reader first time poster - may luck be with your PCs.

We hit the grind last night. Looking back, it was entirely due to my rushed preparation. Short version: too many status effects, too little damage. The fight was 17th level against 13th level PCs. A double handful of minions (5 damage each - so too low), three skirmishers (who did decent...

5 damage per round. What? Check out the volcanic dragon's "lava vent" power. It creates a zone of lava that does 5 damage per round (the adult, 13th level one). So obviously level 13 lava does 5 damage per round ;)

Without regards to playability, I would conclude it did not work. The brooch's text specifically mentions a "power", and the battle standard creates a zone. I do not believe the effects of zones are classed as powers. Furthermore, the brooch only applies when _you_ use a power, and the standard...

I don't bother tracking XP any more. We play for 3 hours a week (more like 2 *sigh*) and I have several players that enjoy levelling - so we level on average every 3 weeks.

No, if you have immunity to Fire and take 10 Fire and Cold you take 10 damage. The quote from the MM update: Since you do not have immunity to all specified damage types (Fire and Cold) you do not "reduce or ignore all the damage". The rule is ambiguous about whether any of the damage is...

Mild thread necromancy... For some reason we have been playing 4e as superior height/elevation grants combat advantage. Since day one. Now, it's entirely possible we made this up while smoking poor-performing d20s... but I'd like to think not. Did the playtest version have that rule? Does...

I've started using solos either backed up with other monsters (such as summonable minions) or in multi-stage fights. I think the latter works better. For example, a recent fight: The PCs are chasing down a devil summoner as he attempts to summon a bodyguard. Unfortunately, he's assassinated...

We tried to use it over and over and it... just wasn't worth it. The penalties really kill the idea. Not because they're death on wheels, but they're just really, really annoying.

That's it. Awesome, thanks!

A few months ago a RPG-designed flowchart program was mentioned in the General forum. If I remember correctly it was Windows-only, not for Mac or Linux (or was it Mac only? Argh...). Searching hasn't helped - does anyone remember what I'm talking about? The only other thing I remember was that...