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Since there have been complaints about lack of bias in other posts: ;) If I'm running a game, I do not want to be told what I must include in it. If I want, for example, to run a game where magic is scare, misunderstood and generally frowned upon, and only one or two people in an entire...

WARNING: Large amount of text ahead. Contains personal bias. I'd like to present an example of what can happen when everyone goes by the dice, without any discretion whatsoever. Many years ago, I was in a game (not D&D) inspired by a popular fiction series all the players and the GM were fans...

Heavens, no! They'd be what? Two feet tall? :lol:

That picture is several shades of awesome. I love how you've taken a cartoon comedy character and transformed it into an image of a serious and believable person with a palpable sense of menace.

I'd like to thank you all for the insightful and philosophical discussion on the grave and serious matter of boobs. IMO, we are left with three points to consider: 1) Are Dragonborn young hatched ready for solids, or do they require milk? ( Secreting from skin patches really doesn't work well...

Uh, wha? Please explain? If you'd mentioned the north pole and presents, that'd make some sense, but cookies?? :confused: And I sadly must agree that most newcomers would think of garden ornaments when they think of gnomes. As for the niche, I expect that Gnome were left out for the same...

First of all, forget the internal organs on the ground. We're talking about someone who was 'out of the fight' not 'dead and gruesomely disemboweled'. Secondly, in a game with a second wind mechanic, and where fighters will apparently be able to use this mechanic more than other classes (note...

Surely the only real measure of 'power' is "how many level X characters will it take to kill a <insert iconic monster here> ?" i.e. It is my opinion that power level is only relative to the things you are pitted against in game. If the characters' stats are toned down, but the monsters' stats...

I believe this hits the nail on the head. These fluff names have the potential to make the game harder for new or inexperienced players and DMs to use the feats. That alone should be sufficient reason to avoid them. To any player new to 4E, "Gold Wyvern Adept" could mean anything from "I have...

Bingo. My largest and most regular gaming group consists of a dozen people ranging in age from 15 to 50. They cut their teeth on Elric and Earthdawn over a decade ago (yes, not all the current group played back then), in campaigns that each spanned 5+ years. D20 leaves them cold. We've tried...

Wizard abilities, but no wizard levels. Hmmm. Perhaps multiclassing is achieved through some sort of talent tree rather than actual character levels? I'm thinking along the lines of at some levels buying some of the second classes' abilities/spells instead of buying a power available to your...

I think the grid comment hits the nail on the head. My group uses an old chalkboard whenever character positioning becomes important. We never, EVER use a grid for any game. The GM ( we play more than just D&D, and we think that switching job titles just because of which game you're playing is...

I've never used Minis. Looking at this, it seems that won't change in 4E. If these minis are based on 4E artwork then I won't be using the artwork from the books either.

Same here. There was no option to vote for "Keep half-elf. Ditch Half-orc."

This is all your fault, Erik Rakor!

There definitely needs to be an option for "When my group starts playing a 4E campaign." i.e. when a new campaign starts that uses the 4E rules.

What I want to know is whether 4th ed monkeys will get a Wis bonus to AC?

It's not just the traditions. The revised description removes the idea of each implement being needed for spells of a certain category. For example, Force spells are listed for both an orb tradition and a wand tradition. I'm more concerned that it appears that each tradition appears to...

Can you imagine the minmaxing that would occur if they put a Paladin PrC and a Paladin base class into the core rules? Player: "I'm a fifth level Paladin now, so for my sixth level, I'm taking a prestige class." Inexperienced GM: "What class?" Player: "The Paladin Prestige Class. That way, I...

Seems to me that the problem is that the player has a skewed perception of what is expected of his character. The best way to address this is in character, in a positive way. Have the Paladin who trainined him turn up, having heard reports of his actions. Have him greet the paladin warmly. If...