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In theory, this is a great idea and for some groups it might work. I know my more casual gamers (more rp less rules) would be frustrated switching so much. Combined with other rule games (warmachine, twilight imperium etc) it's just a little to much for a group who meets 2-3 times a month (cept...

It's tough to schedule a group. Usually you need a few reliable players then the extras. Problem is often the group members don't have an equal interest in the game. Basically you have to plan your story for people to disappear. Ptolus it was easy, it’s a city! Pathfinder was a little harder...

The keep of the Shadowfell doesn't really follow the parcel system, since those treasures aren't neccesarily great for a party going through it. However, one would expect that from a standard module. I dont think 2nd level characters bieng short by an item or two should have a huge impact...

You do relaize the GSL encourages clones more than anything? Much of the glut Ive seen in the stores would still be viable in the GSL. Im thinking of the 3pp Ive bought. Iron Kingdoms - Steam Fantasy, tied with warmachine - Certainly diffrent than Eberron, Since they rewrote tons of classics...

I think you are rewriting the last few months. The bigger 3pp were aproached with WOTC with a special deal with the GSL. That phone conversation was placed on the front of this site. Told they were valued and they could release early with only a few other companies, after seeing and reading the...

Most things seem to work decently well. I do think a little more time talking about solo encounters might have been a good idea. I think the complaints on things like necromancers/summoners/animal companions/familiars are somewhat justified (not from that poster). WOTC has implied they were...

Well, it's summer..... what's D&D? The few games we've played the last month or two have been 4e. I think we will finish Rise of the Runelords/Age of Worms mix in 3.5. Then the group seems to want to go 4e for our homebrew, Crimson Throne, and eventually return to Iron Kingdoms high seas.

Well , we will have to disagree on that. Since that sense was a misuse of the word to begin with. However, like all science words it takes new meaning in the general population. I know my wife loves some of my popular use of art terms. It's the same in most fields. After all we have a living...

Fully misleading. However, to be fair popular culture and food marketers have redefined what organic and inorganic mean. While teaching chemistry, it can be quite annoying. :)

I ran the encounter with 4 players all pregens (dwarf fighter, halfling rogue, dragonborn paly, and tielfling warlord). I think I removed a skirmisher. By the third round they had finished most of the first batch (dbreath is nice). Paly and rogue took the wyrm priest down fast w action points...

Its too bad they had to simply eliminate a big part of fantasy to do it. If/When they get to it I wonder how they will deal with it. Maybe summons will be more powerful but you can't move or take a standard action? Only one creature but dm controls them unless you spend an action? Side...

Just myself for my group (one lurker). Talked to some other groups at the store and I think two of them are members.

My group has played maybe 8 hours of KoTS. Not a lot of in game xp yet. Doing a couple more sessions then starting a homebrew (to test design).

Many also came from their Ptolus mini line. They had been trying to decide what to do with that line then changed it to pathfinder.

Planescape- I missed most of it the first time. Ravenloft- Id be curious how the unfun parts of madness, gothic feeling of bieng powerless, fear and such would be handled. Hopefully they leave the dark powers a mystery. A new version of the Grand Conjuction be neat for a mega module traveling...

Ignoring the pdf. I was a big fan of 3e, still like it. Even more the OGL. I read the 4e rules and liked some concepts but my group wasn't sold on the switch. Then we played it. We only have a few sessions. However, in play 4e makes more sense. Its not a good feel from reading the rules. I...

Even simplier Valthrun uses animal messanger to tell them the village is in danger. Or prehaps the priest.

Our groups dragonborn in H1 cleared most of Irontooths minions. I imagine 2 Dragonborns at low level is like having a controller.

Of course 4e can live without a healer as 3.5 did. The party just needs to handle some things diffrently. My group currently has no controller and seems fine, just a little weak against high minion numbers. I do think most groups would feel the leader missing more than the other three.

So the fighter uses the minion as a distraction to land the last blow. Throws the minion into the dragons mouth before it breaths etc. There are numerous cinematic ways to see this. Plus it's a gamble on the fighters part. Most dm's don't tell the hp #. It be quite a guess to say a monster...