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So, according to the sneak peeks, alignment is in 4e, but it's a simple linear spectrum: LG, G, un, E, CE. Simplifying it like this disturbs me. One of the great things about D&D, one of the things that really opened my mind when I read the books as a kid, was the open spectrum of morality...

Excellent work, I like the simplicity of borrowing or modifying existing powers to piece together a new class. However, for me, it doesn't achieve the stated goal. If I want to make a two-weapon fighter, why do I have to have Streetwise? My first thought when you were describing the fluff goals...

Um, you guys do know how long it takes to make a computer game, right? At least 15 months, more if you want quality. For something truly good, much longer. And from what we've seen, the ruleset for 4th only settled down a few months ago, at best. So even if someone was working on a game in...

Maybe Acrobatics allows a player to reach a high location (climbing a tree? bouncing between two posts? squeezing into a tight space between two trees?) to get a good vantage point to view the compound. This could make Stealth easier, or if you really want to link it to Thievery, maybe it lets...

Just want to add another shoutout to Games Plus. Great place. I wish I was still in the Greater Chicagoland Area, but I'm now in sunny CA with no game store within a 30 minute radius. So I'm buying from Amazon.

I don't think you understand the true role of the God of Pies. Pies are delicious, and the forces of evil often seek to steal this deliciousness. A good defense is the first rule of pie baking. Hostess' Fruit Pie Cleric - Attack 9 You throw a delicious pastry treat to distract your foe...

Where is Keep on the Borderlands? It's got issues as a coherent module, sure, but it defines classic D&D for many people. Well worth updating and including.

I like the concept of martial rituals. Blood Oath and Decree of Vengeance would be fun. Declare Allegiance: Gain benefits of a political faction (listed separately). Recruit: Gain 1d6 followers, based on Leadership feat rules. Meditate on Void: Removes any status effects on you. Meditate on...

Not only is that a good idea, but it also got me picturing... LEGO D&D. Not the cobbled together "LEGO as mini" that some people use, but literal licensed D&D minis. It makes so much sense. Please to make it, please?

Honestly, the main reason is nostalgia. It's many people's first adventure, mine included. So to many people, it defines D&D. And thus defines awesome. That said, as an actual module it's not bad, but not stellar. Lots of random monsters packed into a small space with very little rhyme or...

Isn't that the point? Attack vs. AC is the default. If you have a power that is Attack vs. (something else), that often means you'll have a better to-hit than you normally would. So that power is a good one to use. Attacking psychically or stabbing around armor is a good thing. Also, I'm not...

So grid diagonals bother you, but the grid squares themselves don't? In this D&D-literal world you imagine, everyone always moves in discrete increments of 5', and always stops perfectly in the center of a universal grid square when they stop. It's impossible to inch forward, as the smallest...

It's not as bad if you want the Dragon content, but $120 is a bit much for a magazine. Me, I just want some tools to help me DM. This is not going to be a cost-effective way to get that. But personally, I'm fine sticking 90% to the Core Rulebooks (the 3 Core Rulebooks, not the redefined...

Don't forget to add the costs of the minis if you want pretty 3d versions of enemies. Minis you need to buy individually (but not randomly, at least). Agreed. Way too expensive. Pen and paper is good enough for me. If they work out some sort of "free month for each book you buy" thing, my...

What situations are the social rules good at handling? What situations are they not intended for? Convincing the king to send you on a mission? Getting the bandit's henchmen to turn against him? Controlling a secret society? Wooing a princess? Gathering information? What's the strangest new...

Next thing you know, they'll have creatures made of matter who can be harmed by matter. (I know, I know, this whole discussion is just feeding the trolls. But it's always bugged me when energy beings or whatever beings are entirely immune to their own substance. A living thing is inherently a...

I like that "the Borderlands" is the standard term for anything between the points of light. Is that just a Mini thing, or something we should expect to see in the main game? Anything that harkens back to the Keep on the Borderland is a good thing. --Tom

Drow Wand Mage's Icy Ray attack: (icon: one use) (icon: ranged) Icy Ray (range 10, 3 targets) +11 vs DEF (Fort); 25 cold damage AND Slowed (Speed 2)

Elf: +2 DEX, WIS Humans: +2 to one stat of player's choice Dwarf: +2 CON, WIS Tiefling: +2 STR, INT Dragonborn: +2 STR, CHA Eladrin: +2 DEX, INT Drow: +2 DEX, CHA Half-Elf: +2 to player's choice Halfling: +2 DEX, WIS Gnome: +2 DEX, CHA Half-Orc: +2 STR, CON Minotaur: +2 CON, WIS Lizardfolk: +2...

Mmmmm... sammich. If true (I have no book), I applaud them. Variety of bodies is a wonderful thing, and rarely seen in our pop culture. But I will admit a fondness for the chainmail bikini. It's become a D&D cliche, but I like the cheesiness. It's like the dudes always wearing half-plate that...