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I'd like some form of Epic-level support, a book that provides _____ Power type support for the Runepriest and Seeker along with maybe some new builds for other classes (especially Warpriest domains), and more revisions of monsters, especially "classic" ones, that were underpowered in the first...

I'm not sure what you mean by "logic". Logic is a set of principles for making sure you don't come to false conclusions from true premises. By itself, it is completely neutral on which rules are better. Common sense, which it sounds like you might actually have in mind, does not suggest that...

Exactly. Pace Aegeri, this is not "extremely debatable". As he himself said, it's only an interrupt if it has to be in order to function. Variable resistance still does something, and it happens to be something fairly interesting IMO, if it's not an interrupt, so it isn't. The standard isn't...

This is pretty much the impression I had. The MV is my #1 most wanted D&D product at the moment and the only reason I haven't bought it already is the possibility that I might get it for Christmas; that sounds much better for tokens (granted, very few PC-suitable ones, but I've got my own much...

My brother-in-law and I were at a bookstore today and found ourselves looking at Essentials products while waiting for my sister, and I found myself wondering aloud if there was any real point to getting the DM's kit. For a new DM coming off the Red Box I can imagine there would be, but I don't...

No-one said they should be able to take out (non-Minion) enemies in one hit. They said that, by operating as a team and focusing fire, they should be able to take out enemies in one round. Usually, you want to gang up on one enemy at a time until it's dead, preferably the one that does the most...

Well, yes. Which is precisely why even very patient folks like Merric are reaching the end of their rope (especially given that the new CB has so far been a step backwards in this process).

Truename's summary is very good. I would only add a little to this point: Also, feats are retooled quite a bit in HoFL. Basically, Heroic tier characters get a manageable number of feat choices that are all more straightforward and attractive than the majority of previous 4E feats. About half...

Well, first off, there's seven of them. Most aren't particularly optimized, only two of the seven are even vaguely optimizers and one of those is playing a bard, but there are some good stats in there. I'm actually disinclined to change things up much because, going into the second adventure...

I didn't mention speed factors because I did occasionally see those used, both to break initiative ties in 1E and for their more extensive intended use in 2E. Most people I know of first- or second-hand eventually decided they were unfair and/or too cumbersome and dropped them, but I've seen...

I don't think it's as clear-cut as all that. For example, no-one used the 1E initiative system as written; it's labyrinthine, much more complex than any comparable mechanic in 4E. A long time ago there was a whole big thread on it here and eventually a Word document several pages long was...

"Burning Sky" by Porcupine Tree is a must-include :-). Besides the appropriateness of the title, it's a long, atmospheric instrumental, which is just what the doctor ordered for this sort of thing. Also, it'll appeal to the metal fans without actually being metal in any way, shape or form...

PF PCs are noticeably more powerful than 3.5 ones, at least at low levels. Partly because of this (though a larger than usual group and my own fix for the one thing PF should have fixed and didn't - hit points - also contributed), I found the first adventure too easy when I ran it last summer...

My "tough minions" that I have occasionally used go like this (this has a few small but important differences from the earlier suggestions here) A tough minion is bloodied by any attack that hits; an unbloodied tough minion takes no damage from attacks that miss, unless one of the bullet points...

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Do you have a specific reason for thinking that all the WotC employees over the years who have, repeatedly and consistently, said Hasbro is extremely hands off are being untruthful? Because I'd just as soon not assume that people I respect are systematically lying without some kind of proof. (To...

Just want to note (bumping this very useful thread in the process) that this text flow issue still seems to exist. I'm printing out five characters for a playtest and one of them has this text flow issue (only in the Class Features section; his racial abilities and feats are fine). Guess what...

So 19 classes out of 25 fit this pattern: Controller: Low Striker, Leader: Medium Defender: High And of the six exceptions, four are accounted for by this rule (though it also arguably creates one new one): Primal power source: Raise to the next higher category (use Very High if necessary)...

The problem with that is that in recent years, they have shown consistently poor judgment in choosing partners. Exhibit A: Whoever is in charge of their forums now. Exhibit B: Infogrammes. (Umbran's point that videogames are a separate thing is not without merit, but I do think it's symptomatic...

I said Mentzer, but it was actually the Mentzer basic followed closely by the Cook expert. I think you can nail down when I started to within a few months based on that.