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I'm unable to download the errata from the Wizard's site currently, so I don't have the exact text before me. But from what I've gathered, there is a change that untyped bonuses that come from the same "source" no longer stack. Source is not precisely defined, they instead give the examples of...

Ugh. In the short run I can understand the temptation for a DM to fudge a little. But in the long run it actually cheapens the game and hurts suspense. As a player I hate it when my DM's fudge. I've played a long time and I'm usually savvy enough to pick up on it, given enough time playing...

I was pondering that very question earlier tonight when I was desiging a major upcoming encounter. Usually my group takes out the supporting monsters first, then all piles on the boss at the end, but I try to design encounters that occasionally shake things up. The encounter consists of an...

I ran a combat a while ago where the warlock got stunned and he missed three saves in a row. So he basically had to sit out the whole fight. Talking with him later, he was frustrated. But interestingly he wasn't frustrated with the stun mechanic, he was frustrated at sitting around while the...

Usually about 6-8 rounds, with at least 2 of the rounds being "mop up".

I've only checked out Goodman games stuff so far: I really like Blackdirge's Dungeon Denizens - I'd get Monster Manual 2 before this, but if you have the money for another monster hardback, this is pretty good. I love reading about the city of Punjar, but haven't been impressed with any of...

@Blackbrrd The inspiring warlord's ENCOUNTER powers are great. But his AT WILLS were not inspiring relative to the other 3 leaders. Commander's strike (taclord), righteous brand (str cleric), sacred flame (lazer) are much more awesome. Though honestly I enjoy rousing assault and wolf pack...

Well it's all fun theorycraft, but once the dice hit the table all bets are off. This is my experience, and of course it's all totally invalid because every group plays different, has different builds, different situations, blah blah blah. So here's my useless, but hopefully interesting...

4e (but really this applies to 3.x to a lesser extent) doesn't do combat without minis and grid. Simply too much movement based powers and effects, and needing to know exact placement of battle participants. I was able to play 2e and older pretty well without minis and grid, but wouldn't dream...

I used to work in the videogame industry a couple years ago and I'd routinely see games being developed that were simultaneously developed on xbox/gamecube/ps2/and pc. The theory was it was the same basic code, lets port it to as many systems as possible to maximize sales. The problem was...

Hey thanks guys. I had the same questions as the OP, just was too lazy to ever get around to typing up a post.

**Warning Thunderspire Labyrinth spoliers******** The magic circle situation occurred in the "guantlet" section of TL, where a maze like series of traps activate as a green dragon flies out of a pit in the center. The party has to survive 10 rounds (and beat the dragon) to pass through...

This would be a bad idea imo. Over time the defenders tend to use up the most healing surges. That's their job. So it will be much less likely that a fighter or paladin will opt to convert one of their healing surges into a daily. The long term ramification of this house rule will be that...

All the above posts are true. It is really simple to make a character. You pick a template, assign a couple skills and boom you are ready to go. Most standard d6 characters are heroic "jack of all trades" characters, that can do just about anything, and then naturally are specialized and...

Oh, also the wizard player's background had her attending a university where her magical talents were recognized and trained. So I had Douvren Stahl be a teacher from that university who taught an Archeology class. So the characters wtih trained Dungeoneering were former students invited to...

I wish I would have read this thread before running KotS. I definately would have used the idea of Douvren Stahl being locked up in a cell, slated to die soon. Escorting him back to Winterfell would have been perfect for triggering the graveyard interlude. As it is, my players chose not to...

I can emphathize with you, though we are on different sides of the fence. I'm in a gaming group that has been around for 15+ years, and we have recently converted to 4e. As one of the main DMs I love the new edition and have absolutely zero plans on ever going back and running 3.5 games. The...

Tony was dissapointed? I was dissapointed. I'm Tony's DM and I can attest that the party pasted the poor spider. It's measly +6 to hit just doesn't stand up to a 21 ac paladin who marks him. The wizard is ac 18 normally, with shield spell up she is ac 22 so she was even worse. I think...

That's an interesting idea. One side effect (intended?) is it makes it harder for characters that DO choose a race that gives an attribute bonus to their main stat to achieve a score of 20 at first level.

A high level aristocrat makes an excellent BBEG.