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That's an excellent idea and I will definitely do so. Of course, I'm mostly asking you guys for creative ideas about what kinds of things should be in the Jar of Doom. :)

I feel like spicing up my 4th edition game and decided to implement an amusing idea. After a player makes an attack roll, they may choose to gain a +3 To Hit or to a Skill Check in exchange for drawing from the Jar of Doom! I plan for the Jar of Doom to contain about 40 interesting 'special...

The funniest part about these episodes is that Cthulu drives everyone around him absolutely insane, and yet Cartman walks right up to him and keeps on... being Cartman. It's a hilarious nod to the fact that Cartman is already totally nuts.

I could have sworn I remember reading a rule that states a player knows everything about any powers that are currently effecting her. Did I just make that up in my head, or can someone give me an actual page number for this rule? Also of importance, does this mean the player knows what effects...

Well, true druids and druids that are specifically capable combatants with no other qualifying skills. But then again, this is just an example of the Peter Principal in action. And, also the reason why PCs eventually overcome NPCs.

For a group of people who prize wisdom so highly, it makes absolutely no sense for trial by combat to be the deciding factor of who leads your organization. If nothing else, defeating people in combat only means you are good at defeating people in combat, not that you can manage a global...

There is not much you can do, but Bolster Swarm can go a long way towards mitigating further damage.

My experience has been the opposite. In almost every game I have been in the DM hardly ever gives out magic items until it is fitting to the story or it is a very powerful artifact. Almost everything we find are gems, coin pouches, residuum, ritual components, art objects, land deeds, antiques...

This is very true! Nobody is arguing that it is not a fun and interesting fluff decision.

I still don't follow your logic. For the same number of feats you could get Superior Weapon Proficiency(Double Sword), Weapon Expertise, Two Weapon Fighting, and Two Weapon Defense. You've got the same 1d8 damage, the same +1 to AC and Reflex (on top of the +1 AC from Defensive), +2 to Hit (that...

I disagree. It would take a very specific build to gain any benefit out of the two weapon fighting aspect as a rogue. The option is downright sub-par for most builds, compared to everything you could get investing those feats in other places.

It's underpowered. There are a few good quarterstaff feats, but they all lean towards the defensive or two-weapon attack end of the spectrum. Rogues might not mind the additional defense so that is a valid path if pretty feat intensive, and rogues are not really built to take advantage of...

You HIT an enemy whenever you process the HIT line of a power directly against said enemy. You do not hit enemies that are indirectly affected by the HIT line of a power (such as splash damage). You can only hit enemies that are included by the primary target area of effect, or any additional...

Forget trying to maximize your damage. Let the strikers maximize their damage, and give them as many free basic attacks as possible. Every single basic attack they do because of you counts as YOUR damage. Remember, if you can grant free basic attacks to the Striker then you are doing Striker...

Because WotC does not care about selling dice, but if you want to pay them enough to make it worth their while then they will do so. Seriously, this kind of marketing behavior is everywhere you look. Not every product sold by a company is intended to be sold at a competitive price.

It's a Feat Tax. I think it is demoralizing to my players to only have a 50% chance to hit an opponent. 70% seems like a much better chance to hit. I've seen far too many players have poor dice rolls and basically sit out entire encounters. Certainly the odds indicate that it will all even out...

The wind cushioned their fall and reduced the damage from 10d10 to 10d6. It just prevented the party from scaling the outside of the tower and avoiding all the encounters inside.

Hey now! I've been trying to send you an e-mail for a couple of days now, and you were sick and unable to attend the Thursday game. :p A few points of clarification, though. At no point did an Incubus run past two other PCs to attack you. Also, you ran towards the stairs that led up and towards...

I really wanted to wait until the player showed up before I posted again, but she has fallen ill and has not yet managed to take a look at this thread. I am still encouraging her to do so at her earliest convenience. In the meantime I will answer some questions. Part of the skill challenge...

I just got a hold of the Dark Sun Campaign Setting and I see a lot of really excellent ideas that I wish had appeared much earlier in the lifespan of 4E. Themes: Yes it represents a little power creep, but it is a wonderful way to introduce mutually exclusive powers. Just adding more powers to...