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...the D&D-style Wizard doesn't exist in traditional fantasy as much as psionicist-style magic? ...what? Am I the only one who hasn't seen this at all? o_O Or perhaps I'm not seeing it from the same angle... You just did.

Here's the Mordenkrad picture from AV p.63

I might try the pre-printed dice rolls only for initiative (I couldn't bring myself to use them for other things, and I'd probably "peek" at the next number in line too much). Or, of course, I could just throw a half-dozen to a dozen d20s at once, but I usually have to lend dice sets to most of...

I could really use some advice. I've been slowly getting combat to go faster, but there are a couple spots things seem to drag out a little. My biggest slowdown usually happens right at the beginning of combat - that is, rolling everything's initiative. Sure, I can roll several d20s, but when...

So I finally got to play my Warforged Barbarian today (woo!), if only for one encounter. I loved it. I didn't take Recuperating Strike; stuck with Howling and Pressing. Howling strike is really the only at-will that does more damage than a basic melee AND can be used while charging AND stops...

Encounter vs At-Will really would make very, very little difference for Cantrips. They're not terribly useful in combat besides some really creative situations. Their main use, in my experience, has been to do some fun, creative role-playing. :)

So I got a chance to use power cards tonight, and they were absolutely awesome this time around. It really did come down to the space available. In my last session I had virtually no room to move around my stuff in (I could barely cram my closed folder into the playing area), meaning laying out...

Orcus: sounds like a reasonable idea, as long as you're willing to attach the tiles to tape. Moving the tiles around to fill in gaps when you don't have enough might be a bit confusing though. There's nothing wrong with scanning the dungeon tiles or just sketching out the missing spot on paper IMO.

I've heard several mentions of how recuperating strike seems to be really nice but at the same time I'm having some trouble picturing it. Then again, I haven't had a ton of experience with temporary HP. My biggest current issue is that it's the same exact amount of HP gained at lv1 as it is at...

Depends on how you define successful. Can they get through content? Certainly! Will it be anything resembling easy? Probably not. With some creativity and some effort, however, it can certainly be done.

I really doubt they'd attack you legally. Hell, you can easily find pre-filled-out resources for power cards (particularly the MSE sets). I stand by my original statement that it's pretty much worthless without a handbook in the first place. Worst case, you drop it from the public distribution...

I don't think it's technically legal, but I highly doubt WotC is going to go out of their way and sue you for damages or something over a character sheet. In 99% of cases I'm sure people will have a copy of the PHB anyway. The character sheets available really are no substitute for having a PHB...

I was using Shado's power sheet, I did really like that one :) It may really just be preference but I don't wanna throw out the option of cards just yet. I'll try that - I don't want to totally throw them out but they seemed to have some real drawbacks. My biggest issue was while it initially...

This is the only one I know of: Dungeon Life Magna-Map Combat Grid battle map for Bendy Dungeon Walls & D&D

So I've tried using power cards, and while having them available for quick reference is useful, it seems almost like they're more of a pain than anything. They sit loose on the table, there's more to keep track of, they get knocked around easily with everything else, etc. And if you're dealing...

A lot of people seem to use Excel. I'd think, if you know how to use it, that's probably the most straightforward option. If you don't need autocalc or anything of that nature, hell, you could even use Paint/Photoshop/The Gimp/whatever image editing program you wanted. There's also Microsoft...

I believe those are found in the Character Sheets product Wizards sells... so I don't think anyone would reproduce it (either out of respect for Wizards or the want to avoid legal hassles). If you really wanted to it shouldn't be that difficult though. They're pretty basic.

I'd say the chainmail feat is definitely worth it. It's gonna make a HUGE AC difference. You could of course consider dropping it and shifting some points over to dex which would give you more initiative, some skill bonuses, and more rounded saves... but less STR/CON in exchange for it. I'd...

My favorite thing about Wizards in 3.5 was that they were so versatile. Of course, the versatility certainly led to an overpowered aspect, but as long as they were kept in check I found it wasn't too bad. With 4e it seems like virtually every ability is damage with some mundane effect added on...