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Yeah, I'll buy that. You're right. As Ferghis says, I seem to learn something new about these every week :D

I'm not so sure. Flying creatures are classified as such because they have a fly speed, or because the use of a power has granted them one. The only thing that says a conjuration can fly is single line in the conjuration rules listed under "occupies no space". If that line was written as a...

Actually, the spirit companion is listed as occupying it's square. This overrules this section of the conjuration rules: Occupies No Squares: The conjuration occupies no squares. The conjuration does not need to be supported by a solid surface, so it can float in the air. So, you could argue...

I once ran a purposefully unbalanced, one-off 2E game where everybody rolled for a random item at the start. One of them got the deck of many things, and thanks to that, my one-off game turned into an epic, four-year campaign. So it can make campaigns and well as break them! :D

Great ideas here, Unwise! Definitely a very interesting take on it. In plain rules-speak, I guess you could have a table that shows you when you're allowed you to make a "payment". As you typically gain new item awards between 1-4 levels ahead of their given level, you could maybe average that...

Thanks for the tip! I don't have the Dark Sun Campaign Setting, but do you know if these bonuses are any different from those laid out in the DMG 2 for magic item replacement (+1 at 2/7/12/17/22/27)? In my own games, I tend to ride a little roughshod over parcels (and reading this thread it...

Say one of your characters wields their father's ancestral sword right from level 1. Rather than have them swap it for the first magic weapon that comes along, they want to have this weapon get enchanted by their deeds, and "level up" alongside them. How would you deal with this regarding...

Unless stated otherwise in the power description, conjurations should be allowed to enter enemy squares. Some (like a wizard's flaming sphere) cannot - but they're written as "you summon an X that occupies its square in an unoccupied square within range". A Spirit of Healing doesn't specify...

Great topic. In D&D: a mindflayer imprisoned in a prisoner cell block, lashed to a wall with immovable shackles. Even though he couldn't move a muscle he was still the king of the hill, using his mental powers to subjugate all around him. A drunkard lich, who got his kicks drinking the souls...

"Command" has a target of "one creature", implying that it could be used against allies as well as enemies. However, (as far as I'm aware), there are no rules for deliberately exposing yourself to attack, so you should probably still roll against their full Will. If I was feeling generous I'd...

I'd strongly recommend picking up Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale. There's a load of material in there that fleshes out the Vale: in fact, probably enough for you to homebrew the entire heroic tier, just using that book. Also really handy if you're planning on playing the H series...

As a DM, I appreciate having alignment listed for monsters as it gives me a very basic idea of how to play them. But I'll never stick to it religiously: I prefer villains to be capable of good acts too. As for player alignments, I don't really understand them from a DM's perspective. Is it...

Yeah, pretty much as above. For me, it's a mixture of how the enraged the creature is, how stupid it is, how important the encounter is, and how much fun the players are having. If it's a mook I'll let it trigger these effects - then rule they're aware of them. That doesn't stop them...

Quite a handy Rule-of-Three here too, with some examples of good form pitches: Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Rule-of-Three: 07/11/2011) I think that may actually be the one you were referring to?

You know, you could have the final battle against an aspect of Orcus: that's a level 24 brute, so if you dropped in some mooks of equal level you'd be looking at an appropriately tough fight for a bunch of level 20 PCs. You could also reason that killing the aspect throws Orcus himself into...

Actually, I think Mudlock's right. From the Compendium: Total Concealment (-5 Penalty to Attack Rolls): You can’t see the target. The target is invisible, in a totally obscured square, or in a heavily obscured square and not adjacent to you. And under Opportunity Attack: Able to Attack...

Ethereal chill affects all successful attacks made against the target until the end of your next turn, so yes, a creature that uses a "twin strike" power would trigger it on each hit. An attack action consisting of multiple attacks treats each individual attack as a separate attack...

A few random thoughts: Personally I like the idea of tribute. Living next to a fey crossing is dangerous. In keeping with the Feywild's mysterious - and fickle - nature, I like the idea of Moonstair sending envoys through with offerings. Fish and craft goods perhaps. In return, the enigmatic...

The Giant Frogs that swallow you whole every time they hit. I've used them twice, and both encounters were absurd, slapstick and utterly deadly.

Sounds like an amazing battle. One of my players used to run a gnome illusionist who rode about on a simulacrum Beholder called "Lucy". It was a great way to make an entrance.