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I never understood why leather armor, a chain shirt, or even a breastplate (anything that didn't disrupt the motion of the arms and hands) would disrupt spellcasting. In the past it was just some random thing about armor disrupting the flow of magic, blah blah blah. If a wizard has a 15 str...

Yes, exactly.

From all of us that like writing encounters using more than what's in the DMG/MM, and from all of us trying to write for 4e and contribute meaningful additions to the game, and from all of us that really enjoy seeing arrays of statistics so we know if our own homebrew creatures are really...

Because the DC 10 check doesn't allow the spending of a surge, it allows the taking of a Second Wind. If you want true drama, tell the players they can't tell other players about their Second Wind or Surge status when they're unconscious (or for maximum drama, their Failed Death Save stauts...

In general Second Wind is not available to monsters unless their stat block specifically gives them one. As a DM, if you feel the challenge wasn't adequate for the encounter, giving the occasional creature a Second Wind won't ruin the game. I noted that most 1st level monsters have more HP...

A second wind is an action that is useable once an encounter. An unconscious character cannot take a second wind normally. The heal skill DC 10 allows the character to take a second wind without spending an action, therefore an unconscious character could do it, but it does not give them...

The starting HP increase is a godsend. In 3.x, your basic "Orc with Falchion", which is in the MM as a CR 1/2 creature, does 2d4+4 damage with each swing, at a bonus of +4 to hit. That swing will reduce your average rogue or bard to unconscious, your average wizard or sorcerer to death's door...

No offense taken. I was basically saying is exactly your point; in real life and death situations, your endurance goes to new levels. Your drive, your focus, your will, all spike in ways I can't personally relate to (having only had to risk my character's life, not my own) but can only...

Speaking as a LARP'er, not even an SCA'er, after fighting all-out for a while, even just while swinging a foam-core weapon with a 1/4" plywood shield was exhausting. I can't imagine how it would feel swinging a 5-pound sword, wearing plate (or even chain) armor, while being hit hard enough to...

Well, they did say only send one thing that really grabbed us, and not just shotgun ideas. I have a ton of ideas, but I put my best foot forward for the submission. Once I get feedback on one, then I'll send the next if they're still accepting submissions.

Yes, each campaign has had two sessions so far.

Some of you may remember me as the creative force behind Living Imagination. Others as the one who split a pair of Queens at the blackjack table at GAMA '02. Well, this is my newest campaign world. After running a long Forgotten Realms campaign, as well as a couple of home-brews and...

It is actually in the SRD. Check the end of the entry for "Hag", after the three descriptions. The additional abilities they get, as well as the powers of a hag eye are spelled out. As for adding scrolls and such, that will be part of their belongings anyway. Unless I go above the normal gp...

So the MM details the concept of the Hag covey, where three hags get together and get bonus powers and such because of it. If the covey was made up of one of each hag, what would the EL of such an encounter be? an Annis Hag is CR 6, Green Hag is CR 5 and Sea Hag is CR 4. Normally I would...

There's one from d20zines here and one from GamePlayNews here. Happy reading.

Many thanks to the reviewers of SoS that have given us such high marks. On behalf of all of the authors, we appreciate your praise, and hope we can continue to earn your accolades with future releases.

"Broadsides!" was adopted as the official nautical rules of Living Arcanis, and LI is currently working with many other companies about some cross-polenation of rituals (from "Spellbound") into their campaign settings. The products produced would be a joint venture of Living Imagination and the...

There are no WotC rules really, which is exactly why we, along with FFG and Mongoose, decided that hole needed to be filled.

"Pirates!", featuring a cover by Clyde Caldwell, the definitive guidebook for pirates both historical and fantastical. and "Denizens of the Deep", a book of aquatic, oceanic and underwater monstrosities.

AH! Sorry Henry... got you and Nelson confused. Nelson's the one I owe the drink to, due to our partnering at GenCon, but none the less, drinks for all of Paradigm! I'm looking forward to meeting you as well, and Viva Las Vegas!