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I'm glad you bumped it, since I hadn't seen it before. And now I've subscribed to it. Very nice work, Halivar :cool:

Seconded. Another downside for me is that it cuts down on tactical complexity for the PCs/players, since they can always delay, ready and move their initiatives around without having to worry about the enemies who go in between. I much prefer, as DM and as player, to have PC and NPC initiative...

Not necessarily. As long as their opposition and the risks increase to match the power increase, the acts can remain heroic too.

Not at all. See Mallus' post above. Evil can lead to disruptiveness, but so can good. I'm sure we might differ in our definitions, but I only referenced selfishness due to your original post, where you wrote "I'm not there, as a DM, to allow a player's vicarious enactment of selfish...

You know, Mike and I did suggest we play Synnibar as a one-shot sometime. Well, mostly to make characters and laugh at them, but still...

In my experience, D&D can be about many more things than that, and forcing it to be only about heroic fantasy means one doesn't get to try out a lot of different options. So, to me, D&D is about whatever my group and I choose to make it. Heroic fantasy is only one on that list. As above, I...

Right. And why does the existence of powers change the possible variety in what might happen? Presumably the PCs are fighting varied enemies, in varied locations, with different things happening in the various fights. If the same thing happens in every combat, maybe you need to get a new DM...

Here's a quick and short example of why my group is mental... * * * * * With their enemies having either fled or been destroyed by the magical storm, which still rages around them, the Angels enter the structure which the twin former devas had occupied. The inside is almost completely empty...

Good point. To tie this back to Mengu's earlier point about watching the initiative and preparing for your action while the preceding person is taking their turn, to speed things up even further you can roll your attack and damage on their turn. Then when your turn comes up all you have to do is...

Talk to them. Explain why you're having an issue with the game and perhaps suggest that you can run them through some sample combats for practice. Explain that if they do get more tactically proficient, the combats will run faster and be more enjoyable for all concerned and they won't be as...

And posted :)

Nice suggestions. One thing I would add to what you mentioned is to know your team. I'm currently playing a tactical warlord in a group that's got to fourth level, and I'd guess that out of 7 players I'm the second fastest person at the table in deciding what I'm going to do (after my...

Is there anything specific the NPCs want in the house? Otherwise, especially with it being in an isolated area, the first thing that occurred to me is to have the NPCs set the place on fire at night and smoke the PCs out. Then you have a situation where the PCs are deciding which door to get out...

Not a bad idea at all, Archchancellor. Pick one and go with it. I'll certainly be reading and chiming in when I can.

I think it's neither your game nor theirs exclusively, but both. And so, my answer would be "neither" to the questions you ask at the end of your post: Personally, I would tell the players that since I need to be happy with the rules in the game to be able to run it successfully and in a...

Felon, perhaps you - and anyone else having problems with grinding in 4e - should take a look at this thread: How to build encounters in 4th edition, aka, Only you can prevent grindspace. Frankly, I don't see any real reason why there should be issues with grinding in 4e, and some of the...

I'm guessing that people posting here, since it seems most of them have a lot of DMing experience, are quite aware of that. Or simply a large and varied battlefield with many foes who are both a danger and who get in the way of such focus. Many of the suggestions made on this thread will make...

A bat with the warlock template? Looks quite flavorful and very thematically tight, actually. Nice work!

I've been thinking of trying out some of the class templates (DMG 182-183) and was wondering what low-level monsters (say, levels 1-7) have the best synergies with them. Some of the classes (Fighter, Ranger and Rogue, for example) would do well with a wide variety of creatures, I think, whereas...

HO! HO! HO! Ahem. Actually, no update by Christmas, but there'll be a couple over the next couple of weeks, since I'm off from college now. Watch this space.