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MY grandmother would totally approve of this thread :) It's laugh out loud funny... which indicates that I have, in fact, NOT grown up.

MY grandmother would totally approve of this thread :) It's laugh out loud funny... which indicates that I have, in fact, NOT grown up.

We've got a small group, ages 28-34, in Durham NC (not far from South Point Mall) and we're looking for some new members. We generally meet weekly for 4e D&D, but we're also into games of all sorts. Even if you're not looking for a group and you are in the area, contact me. We're a very...

I did a bar fight that my players really enjoyed. It was inspired by the double-cross in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Similar to the opening scene of the movie, I poisoned the players with an altered version of goodnight tincture and had the bad guys jump them.

This is an excellent point. I think an example of this is the changes to the rules related to monsters. The new mechanics treat monsters differently from players. They simplify the players use of monsters, but they ALSO streamline the monster design process, which may improve designer/develop...

There is no special symbol for cover.

From what I can tell (messing with the latest version of MapTool, and still learning about all the settings), MapTool does a version of line of sight that resembles ray-tracing from the center of the square the token is in. It's clearly a useful approximation, and better than nothing, but it's...

Are there any VTT's that manage LOS in accordance with 4E rules? (grid based vision) That's what I want. Tokens, map, 4e Vision, and templates for area effects.

1) where can I find GenCon news? Is anyone liveblogging? 2) Isn't here supposed to be something revealed about the D&D Adventure Tools? Who's following that?

So...if my campaign started using the inherent bonus option I could throw out the current boring array of magic items? and instead award interesting custom items with neat effects...and the system math would all work out fine?

Is the inherent bonuses option supported by the character builder? My group has gotten pretty dependent on the character builder, to the point of not wanting options that are not auto calculated...

@ Morrus, since you've taken over this, should I stop updating my top post?

That's one way to look at it... another way is that blogging puts you out in public and lets you find other people you can relate to and discuss things that interest you...just like these forums do. I don't think that most of us are on a soapbox or that we like to "hear the sound of our own...

Clan of the Gray Wolf We blog about geek culture, games, tv and movies, and of course, games. We also did the thanksgiving Rock Band Marathon that was announced here on and Joystiq.

Dave, thank you so much for this response. Now I feel like I have a better handle on what's going on and why. Do you have any idea when they might lighten up on the news blackout? Or is it likely to be the obvious answer: There will be announcements when only when they release a new tool? I...

Then why do "they" (Wotc-Trevor eg) keep insisting, as recently as a couple months ago on the official forums, that this is all being worked on? I think we suspect the truth, but I just wish they would come out with it and give it over to licensed open-source or out-sourced development.

Even so, I think most of us here with jobs have had to take over projects from others. It can be difficult, but not impossible, and something should be accomplished by now. This is not a rant. My dream answer goes like this: "Dave Chalker: OK, I've made some calls and done some interviews and...

The C&D on Masterplan has me wondering about the rest of the adventure tool suite. The last release was the monster builder in July 09. It's about 10 months later and there isn't anything else. In the meantime, iplay4e, inCombat4e, and Masterplan have covered a lot of ground. Each of these is...

In the spirit of reading too much into things...if WotC keeps this structure for the next few years, then James' group will be pre-positioned to perform top secret development of 5th edition...

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