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Holy :):):):) I can just imagine a post-apocalypticish campaign in which the PCs have to survive among huge swarms ravaging the countryside and legions of undead. Completely irrelevant to the discussion here? Probably. But, I mean, that would kick ass.

Nice! I really like it, much better than the ridiculous, weird lanky things that passed for trolls in 3E. They're moving one step closer to what trolls should look like:

Already have. :) Or, me and my sister went over our various notes from 3+ years in the same loose-ish setting and canonized it, making a complete world map, fleshing out nations, tying in campaign happenings etc. Only after we had finished laying down the base work we realized that the setting...

I got to this post, then I decided to stop reading the thread. This man speaks reason. Granted, I have decided to not disclose to my players what the items actually do, meaning they'll have to figure out themselves (Identify-likes give only vague hints).

That is just so cool. Come 4th edition, I'll be pulling those kind of stunts left and right. EDIT: And yeah, elegant mechanic and everything, can't wait to see it in game.

I would love to see something new and fresh created with 4th edition in mind.

So you plan on telling your players how much the item is worth? Hm.

Probably eladrin, simply because the teleport is so tasty. And hm, I guess I voted wrong, 'cause I'll most likely be DM'ing the first 4e campaign I play..

Signed. "A +3 flaming halberd? Sweet! Just as I get Greater Weapon Spec: Halberd, that's convenient. I guess this +2 shock halberd was getting rather old.. I'll store it with the others" I certainly hope they haven't eliminated random tables altogether.

First thought: But! What if it screws up the system? The players will be stronger than monsters of their level. Second thought: So? They earned it! Third thought: But that will create lots of work for me as a DM, in that I have to balance/handwave encounters and xp because the PCs have broken...

Quoted for TRUTH. Thank you. Everyone seems to be jumping up and saying "ZOMG! These merchants travel from town to town looking for adventurers, that breaks with the setting!!" It doesn't! They're not here for the PCs: They make their profit from selling goods to villages that they otherwise...

The PCs have to enter the compound of a secretive, outlawed ranger organization. It's surrounded by a low palisade wall, and the entrance gate guarded by a pair of bow-wielders. All this happens at night-time. 4/2 A succesful Nature check will convince the guards that the players are of the...

The pre-release PHB, page 60. It's extrapolated from DDM2 rules, but seems accurate.

I agree with pretty much everything in this post. What you have to remember is that 4e is trying to model, to a much larger degree, a story rather than strict realism. Just as Rex here said: Sure, a young hero in one of these stories realistically could be dropped in very few hits, but does that...

QFT.

Man, I envy you. I'd gladly pay what you do to get the books earlier, but, because I live in Norway, the books go for such a high price that I simply can't afford buying them at my local (local as in, 40 mins train ride [which would cost about 20$ as well]) game store. Amazon sells the books for...

Wouldn't it be cooler if it was a trained skill proper? Like, Linguistics (Int) or something. When you take it, you gain an extra language, and every 3rd or 4th or whatever level, you gain an additional language. You could use it to try to understand foreign languages as well. Hm. House rule #1...

They're actually not saying 'harder', they use 'more complex', as in, takes longer to finish. Also, a 4/1 challenge is basically pointless, because if the PCs fail the first check, it'll be over before they even knew what hit them. I think it's okay this way; decide complexity based on the scope...

Great! I'll check it out. Also, a link would be handy ;)

The art is awesome, but damn.. that is NOT a worg. I just saw the picture first, thinking "oh, it's a displacer beast or something? Cool.". Seriously.. hope we will start seeing some more mundane enemies soon.